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Ingredients / Sevoflurane

Sevoflurane: FDA adverse event reports for pets

Reports received through June 26, 2026. Data and limitations.

1,331Total reports
830Dog reports
381Cat reports

FDA-approved products with this ingredient (Green Book)

All approved products with this ingredient, for any species.

Brand names come only from the Green Book. Brand names in FDA's public report data are masked, so counts cannot be attributed to any brand. Ingredient names in the reports are written many ways; we group them under one ingredient name and count each report once per ingredient (method).

Reports by year received

20003
200127
200253
200353
200477
200540
200648
200749
200832
200943
201029
201136
201249
201380
201448
201552
201653
201738
201840
201936
202039
202141
202260
202377
202488
202590
202650

Species named in reports

Dog830
Cat381
Human24
Not given22
Horse14
Other13
Rabbit9
Other Birds7

Signs reported after Sevoflurane

Death336
Cardiac arrest221
Apnoea175
Bradycardia137
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological)118
Vomiting113
Anorexia92
INEFFECTIVE, ANESTHESIA87
Tachycardia57
Hypothermia54
Diarrhoea54
Not eating54
Fever53
Death by euthanasia52
Pale mucous membrane51
Behavioural disorder NOS48
Cyanosis46
Hypotension44
Recovery prolonged41
Other abnormal test result NOS41
Tachypnoea39
Anaemia NOS39
Dilated pupils39
Lack of efficacy - NOS39
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)37

Breeds named in reports

Domestic Shorthair137
Dog (unknown)106
Domestic (unspecified)76
Crossbred Canine/dog71
Retriever - Labrador68
Cat (unknown)59
Chihuahua31
Poodle (unspecified)28
Shih Tzu27
Dachshund (unspecified)27
Mixed (Dog)26
Terrier - Yorkshire25
Retriever - Golden24
Boxer (German Boxer)24
Domestic Longhair24

Reported outcomes

Died360
Recovered/Normal278
Ongoing212
Outcome Unknown114
Euthanized44
Recovered with Sequela3

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