Retinal disorder after Orbifloxacin in cats

The FDA has received 29 reports of retinal disorder in cats after Orbifloxacin. That is 4.3% 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.

29Reports

31%Marked serious

17%Recovered

31%Died or euthanised

–Typical onset

How the animals did

Recovered

1 3.4%

Recovered with lasting effects

4 14%

Still unwell when reported

1 3.4%

Died

7 24%

Euthanised

2 6.9%

Not known

14 48%

Problems reported at the same time

Eye or vision problems

27 93%

Death

8 28%

Abnormal pupil light reflex

6 21%

Fixed pupil

5 17%

Hypertension

5 17%

Wobbliness (ataxia)

3 10%

Eye disorder (for photophobia see 'neurological')

3 10%

Dilated pupils

3 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 retinal disorder in cats?: 29 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).

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