Elevated temperature after Propofol in cats

The FDA has received 53 reports of elevated temperature in cats after Propofol. That is 4.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.4% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

53Reports

36%Marked serious

42%Recovered

13%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

39 74%

1–2 days

14 26%

3–7 days

0 0.0%

1–4 weeks

0 0.0%

Over a month

0 0.0%

How the animals did

Recovered

22 42%

Still unwell when reported

21 40%

Died

2 3.8%

Euthanised

5 9.4%

Not known

3 5.7%

Problems reported at the same time

15 28%

14 26%

14 26%

13 25%

11 21%

8 15%

7 13%

7 13%

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 Propofol cause elevated temperature in cats?: 53 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 the same 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).

Elevated temperature with similar medicines

Elevated temperature after Ketamine 87 reports · 2.7% of its reports
Elevated temperature after Butorphanol 63 reports · 2.8% of its reports
Elevated temperature after Isoflurane 90 reports · 4.4% of its reports
Elevated temperature after Atipamezole 22 reports · 2.1% of its reports
Elevated temperature after Midazolam 35 reports · 4.7% of its reports
Elevated temperature after Acepromazine 29 reports · 4.9% of its reports

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