FDA ADE reports for Ketamine Hydrochloride (dissociative injectable anesthetic / analgesic) — total reports, species & reaction breakdown

ade_ketamine_hydrochloride_adverse_events

ade en 2026-07-22

Ketamine Hydrochloride — FDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Event (ADE) Reports

Source: openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) adverse event report database. Data pulled 2026-07-22. Counts are report-level: one report may list multiple reactions and multiple animals, so figures are not additive and do not imply causation. Ketamine Hydrochloride is a dissociative injectable anesthetic / analgesic.

Total reports

Ketamine Hydrochloride: 4578

Reports by species (top entries)

Cat 2169
Dog 1019
Horse 561
Other 170
Rat 59
Mouse 39

Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)

INEFFECTIVE, ANESTHESIA 1277
Death 981
Cardiac arrest 333
Apnoea 329
Recovery prolonged 289
INEFFECTIVE, SEDATION 260
Convulsion 220
Lack of efficacy - NOS 216
Fever 193
Ataxia 164

"Lack of efficacy" terms denote product-performance reports, not adverse reactions.

Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_b8.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).

Sources

openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json (FDA CVM ADE), pulled 2026-07-22

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