Abnormal menace reflex test after Orbifloxacin in cats

The FDA has received 20 reports of abnormal menace reflex test in cats after Orbifloxacin. That is 2.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.2% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

20Reports

100%Marked serious

55%Recovered

30%Died or euthanised

4 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

2 11%

1–2 days

4 22%

3–7 days

8 44%

1–4 weeks

4 22%

Over a month

0 0.0%

How the animals did

Recovered

2 10%

Recovered with lasting effects

9 45%

Still unwell when reported

1 5.0%

Died

1 5.0%

Euthanised

5 25%

Not known

2 10%

Problems reported at the same time

Eye or vision problems

18 90%

Abnormal pupil light reflex

11 55%

Dilated pupils

10 50%

Death

6 30%

Hypertension

4 20%

Liver problems

3 15%

Weight loss

2 10%

Not drinking

2 10%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Orbifloxacin cause abnormal menace reflex test in cats?: 20 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 4 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).

Abnormal menace reflex test with similar medicines

Abnormal menace reflex test after Ketamine 22 reports · 0.7% of its reports
Abnormal menace reflex test after Isoflurane 22 reports · 1.1% of its reports

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