Feline Leukemia Vaccine, Killed Virus

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66 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
66
Total Reports
6
Deaths Reported
910.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Feline Leukemia Vaccine, Killed Virus

Administration Routes

SubcutaneousUnknownParenteral

Species Affected

Cat 66

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 48
Domestic Longhair 5
Siamese 4
Domestic Mediumhair 2
Himalayan 1
Crossbred Feline/cat 1
Bengal 1
Cat (unknown) 1
Bombay 1
American Bobtail 1

Most Reported Reactions

Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 16
Vomiting 15
Behavioural disorder NOS 12
Pain NOS 9
Not eating 8
Injection site sarcoma 7
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 7
Fever 7
Anorexia 6
Hiding 6
Not drinking 6
Emesis (multiple) 6

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
25 (37.9%)
Ongoing
18 (27.3%)
Outcome Unknown
16 (24.2%)
Died
4 (6.1%)
Euthanized
2 (3.0%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (1.5%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 66
Reports involving death 6
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 910.0%
Distinct species in reports 1
Distinct breeds in reports 11
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Feline Leukemia Vaccine, Killed Virus Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 66 adverse event reports referencing Feline Leukemia Vaccine, Killed Virus, including 6 reports in which the animal died — a 910.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Feline Leukemia Vaccine, Killed Virus. Reported administration routes include Subcutaneous, Unknown, Parenteral. These numbers reflect voluntary submissions from pet owners, veterinarians, and manufacturers and therefore under-represent mild events and over-represent severe ones — a pattern the FDA has documented repeatedly for pharmacovigilance datasets.

The species most frequently named in Feline Leukemia Vaccine, Killed Virus reports are Cat (66 reports), with Cat accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (48), Domestic Longhair (5), Siamese (4) appear most often — though breed popularity and ownership density shape these counts as much as any drug-specific sensitivity. This distribution matters because the same active ingredient can behave very differently across body sizes, ages, and species physiology.

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with Feline Leukemia Vaccine, Killed Virus are Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) (16), Vomiting (15), Behavioural disorder NOS (12), Pain NOS (9). Of the 66 reports with a coded outcome, Recovered/Normal is the leading category at 37.9%. Because FDA adverse event data describes correlation rather than causation, these figures are best used to frame informed questions with a veterinarian and to compare reporting patterns across related products — not as a standalone safety verdict on Feline Leukemia Vaccine, Killed Virus.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial