Hair loss after Methylprednisolone in cats
The FDA has received 175 reports of hair loss in cats after Methylprednisolone. That is 11% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 14% across reports for all cat medicines.
175Reports
47%Marked serious
14%Recovered
7.4%Died or euthanised
7 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Methylprednisolone cause hair loss in cats?
- 175 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 7 days 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).
Hair loss with similar medicines
- Hair loss after Ketamine 73 reports · 2.3% of its reports
- Hair loss after Butorphanol 54 reports · 2.4% of its reports
- Hair loss after Isoflurane 114 reports · 5.6% of its reports
- Hair loss after Propofol 73 reports · 6.2% of its reports
- Hair loss after Atipamezole 22 reports · 2.1% of its reports
- Hair loss after Midazolam 52 reports · 7.0% of its reports
- Hair loss after Acepromazine 22 reports · 3.7% of its reports
- Hair loss after Marbofloxacin 28 reports · 4.9% of its reports
- Hair loss after Pradofloxacin 20 reports · 3.9% of its reports
- Hair loss after Clindamycin 21 reports · 4.4% of its reports
All reported side effects of Methylprednisolone in cats · Medicines most reported with hair loss