Sedation after Butorphanol in dogs

The FDA has received 96 reports of sedation in dogs after Butorphanol. That is 2.2% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.1% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

96Reports
49%Marked serious
47%Recovered
7.3%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
60 83%
1–2 days
1 1.4%
3–7 days
3 4.2%
1–4 weeks
1 1.4%
Over a month
7 9.7%

How the animals did

Recovered
44 46%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 1.0%
Still unwell when reported
22 23%
Died
5 5.2%
Euthanised
2 2.1%
Not known
22 23%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
6
1–3 years
23
4–7 years
19
8–11 years
22
12+ years
12

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Butorphanol cause sedation in dogs?
96 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).

Sedation with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Butorphanol in dogs · Medicines most reported with sedation