Death after Lufenuron in cats
The FDA has received 88 reports of death in cats after Lufenuron. That is 7.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.9% across reports for all cat medicines.
88Reports
17%Marked serious
0.0%Recovered
97%Died or euthanised
–Typical onset
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How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
About this medicine
Lufenuron stops flea eggs from developing.
Questions owners ask
- Can Lufenuron cause death in cats?
- 88 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
- What should I do?
- Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).
Death with similar medicines
- Death after Spinosad (Comfortis) 322 reports · 2.8% of its reports
- Death after Nitenpyram (Capstar) 403 reports · 4.6% of its reports
- Death after Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (Advantage Multi) 377 reports · 4.6% of its reports
- Death after Flumethrin + Imidacloprid (Seresto) 32 reports · 4.7% of its reports
- Death after Imidacloprid + Pyriproxyfen 29 reports · 4.4% of its reports
- Death after Fipronil 22 reports · 4.4% of its reports
- Death after Fipronil + S-methoprene (Frontline Plus) 20 reports · 5.4% of its reports
All reported side effects of Lufenuron in cats · Medicines most reported with death