Vitamin B12 side effects in cats

386 reports sent to the FDA between 2000 and 2026 involve Vitamin B12 in cats. The most reported problems were loss of appetite, lethargy, vomiting. 55% were marked serious.

386Reports
55%Marked serious
0.3%Only medicine involved
16%Recovered
21%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

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 stop worms
1 0.3%

How soon problems started

Same day
72 21%
1–2 days
53 16%
3–7 days
48 14%
1–4 weeks
76 22%
Over a month
90 27%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (339 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
58 15%
Recovered with lasting effects
3 0.8%
Still unwell when reported
152 39%
Died
34 8.8%
Euthanised
48 12%
Not known
91 24%

Breeds named most often

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

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