Sedative side effects in cats

51 reports sent to the FDA between 2015 and 2025 involve Sedative in cats. The most reported problems were loss of appetite, lethargy, vomiting. 49% were marked serious.

51Reports
49%Marked serious
0.0%Only medicine involved
3.9%Recovered
20%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

Lethargy
15 29%
Vomiting
11 22%
Wobbliness (ataxia)
8 16%
Breathing problems
6 12%
Behaviour change
6 12%
Diarrhea
5 9.8%
Hiding
5 9.8%
Weight loss
5 9.8%
Vocalising
4 7.8%
Drooling
4 7.8%
Blood problems
4 7.8%
Fever
4 7.8%
Not drinking
4 7.8%
Abnormal radiograph finding
4 7.8%

Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.

Reports that it didn't work

Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a cat still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't work as expected
4 7.8%

How soon problems started

Same day
18 36%
1–2 days
16 32%
3–7 days
8 16%
1–4 weeks
5 10%
Over a month
3 6.0%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (50 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
2 3.9%
Still unwell when reported
23 45%
Died
6 12%
Euthanised
4 7.8%
Not known
16 31%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

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