Leukemia side effects in cats

71 reports sent to the FDA between 2012 and 2023 involve Leukemia in cats. The most reported problems were hair loss, lethargy, application site reaction. 72% were marked serious.

71Reports
72%Marked serious
0.0%Only medicine involved
44%Recovered
2.8%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

28 39%
Lethargy
18 25%
Application site reaction
18 25%
Loss of appetite
14 20%
Vomiting
13 18%
Wobbliness (ataxia)
12 17%
Itching
11 15%
Drooling
10 14%
Tremors
8 11%
Behaviour change
7 9.9%
Skin redness
6 8.5%
Restlessness or agitation
5 7.0%
Adipsia
4 5.6%
Breathing problems
3 4.2%
Fever
3 4.2%

Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.

Reports that it didn't work

Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a cat still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't stop fleas
1 1.4%

How soon problems started

Same day
25 39%
1–2 days
21 33%
3–7 days
15 23%
1–4 weeks
2 3.1%
Over a month
1 1.6%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (64 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
31 44%
Still unwell when reported
2 2.8%
Euthanised
2 2.8%
Not known
36 51%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

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