Inappropriate urination after Rabies Vaccine in cats

The FDA has received 42 reports of inappropriate urination in cats after Rabies Vaccine. That is 1.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.7% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

42Reports

67%Marked serious

31%Recovered

24%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

17 45%

1–2 days

6 16%

3–7 days

5 13%

1–4 weeks

8 21%

Over a month

2 5.3%

How the animals did

Recovered

13 31%

Still unwell when reported

14 33%

Died

3 7.1%

Euthanised

7 17%

Not known

5 12%

Problems reported at the same time

25 60%

19 45%

13 31%

12 29%

10 24%

9 21%

8 19%

8 19%

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 inappropriate urination in cats?: 42 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).

Inappropriate urination with similar medicines

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