Loss of appetite after Potassium Gluconate in cats

The FDA has received 24 reports of loss of appetite in cats after Potassium Gluconate. That is 27% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 14% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

24Reports
58%Marked serious
25%Recovered
25%Died or euthanised
27 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
4 25%
1–2 days
1 6.3%
3–7 days
0 0.0%
1–4 weeks
4 25%
Over a month
7 44%

How the animals did

Recovered
6 25%
Still unwell when reported
6 25%
Euthanised
6 25%
Not known
6 25%

Problems reported at the same time

10 42%
Lethargy
8 33%
Dehydration
7 29%
Blood problems
6 25%
Kidney problems
6 25%
Death
6 25%
Hypokalaemia
5 21%
Nasal discharge
5 21%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
0
1–3 years
1
4–7 years
4
8–11 years
6
12+ years
13

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Potassium Gluconate cause loss of appetite in cats?
24 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 27 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).

Loss of appetite with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Potassium Gluconate in cats · Medicines most reported with loss of appetite