Tachycardia after Maropitant (Cerenia) in cats

74 reports to the FDA describe tachycardia in cats given Maropitant. That is 1.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.7% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

74Reports

86%Marked serious

24%Recovered

38%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

48 69%

1–2 days

9 13%

3–7 days

7 10%

1–4 weeks

1 1.4%

Over a month

5 7.1%

How the animals did

Recovered

18 24%

Still unwell when reported

18 24%

Died

6 8.1%

Euthanised

22 30%

Not known

10 14%

Problems reported at the same time

38 51%

28 38%

25 34%

25 34%

22 30%

20 27%

19 26%

19 26%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Maropitant prevents vomiting and motion sickness.

Products with this ingredient include Cerenia. The FDA hides brand names in its public data, so these reports cover every product with the same active ingredients.

Questions owners ask

Can Maropitant cause tachycardia in cats?: 74 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.
How soon after a dose was it reported?: In half of the reports with dates, it started within the same day of the first dose.
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).

Tachycardia with similar medicines

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