Fever after Detomidine in horses

51 reports to the FDA describe fever in horses given Detomidine. That is 5.1% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 4.8% across reports for all horse medicines.

51Reports

45%Marked serious

43%Recovered

9.8%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

19 58%

1–2 days

12 36%

3–7 days

0 0.0%

1–4 weeks

1 3.0%

Over a month

1 3.0%

How the animals did

Recovered

22 43%

Still unwell when reported

5 9.8%

Died

4 7.8%

Euthanised

1 2.0%

Not known

19 37%

Problems reported at the same time

24 47%

14 27%

10 20%

8 16%

8 16%

6 12%

Injection site reaction

5 9.8%

Hyperventilation

5 9.8%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Detomidine cause fever in horses?: 51 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).

Fever with similar medicines

Fever after Omeprazole 31 reports · 1.6% of its reports
Fever after Pergolide 37 reports · 3.0% of its reports
Fever after Ceftiofur 206 reports · 17% of its reports
Fever after Flunixin Meglumine 67 reports · 11% of its reports
Fever after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 65 reports · 13% of its reports
Fever after Hyaluronate Sodium 31 reports · 7.4% of its reports
Fever after Butorphanol 20 reports · 6.7% of its reports
Fever after Nitazoxanide 27 reports · 41% of its reports

All reported side effects of Detomidine in horses · Medicines most reported with fever