Hiding after Rabies Vaccine in cats

The FDA has received 152 reports of hiding in cats after Rabies Vaccine. That is 5.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 2.4% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

152Reports

67%Marked serious

25%Recovered

18%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

69 48%

1–2 days

33 23%

3–7 days

12 8.3%

1–4 weeks

24 17%

Over a month

6 4.2%

How the animals did

Recovered

38 25%

Still unwell when reported

50 33%

Died

16 11%

Euthanised

11 7.2%

Not known

37 24%

Problems reported at the same time

99 65%

88 58%

49 32%

35 23%

27 18%

27 18%

23 15%

23 15%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: vaccine.

Mild, short-lived lethargy, soreness or a small lump at the injection site are the most commonly reported vaccine reactions.

Questions owners ask

Can Rabies Vaccine cause hiding in cats?: 152 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 1 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).

Hiding with similar medicines

Hiding after Feline Core Vaccine 78 reports · 5.0% of its reports
Hiding after Feline Leukemia Vaccine 52 reports · 6.5% of its reports

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