Disorientation after Methylprednisolone in cats
The FDA has received 26 reports of disorientation in cats after Methylprednisolone. That is 1.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.0% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
26Reports
62%Marked serious
3.8%Recovered
23%Died or euthanised
1 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
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Age of the animals
About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Methylprednisolone cause disorientation in cats?
- 26 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 1 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).
Disorientation with similar medicines
- Disorientation after Ketamine 51 reports · 1.6% of its reports
- Disorientation after Butorphanol 49 reports · 2.2% of its reports
- Disorientation after Isoflurane 44 reports · 2.2% of its reports
- Disorientation after Tiletamine + Zolazepam 34 reports · 2.1% of its reports
- Disorientation after Propofol 24 reports · 2.1% of its reports
- Disorientation after Atipamezole 21 reports · 2.0% of its reports
- Disorientation after Midazolam 26 reports · 3.5% of its reports
- Disorientation after Orbifloxacin 24 reports · 3.5% of its reports
All reported side effects of Methylprednisolone in cats · Medicines most reported with disorientation