Posts Tagged ‘Ketamine’

CAT OWNERS: Ketamine Recall Expanded

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Teva Animal Health’s original Ketamine recall has been expanded to include these seven private labels:

  • Fort Dodge Ketaset
  • VEDCO KetaVed
  • AmTech Group Inc. Ketamine Hydrochloride Injection, USP
  • Butler KetaThesia
  • Phoenix Ketaject
  • LLOYD Laboratories VetaKet
  • RXV Keta-Sthetic

If your cat is due for surgery, verify with your veterinarian that the products she/he is using are not on the recall list.  Some of the lot numbers for these products are not part of the recall.

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Cat Owners: Anesthesia Drug Recall

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

If you share your life with a cat who is due for surgery anytime soon, you might want to double-check with your veterinarian that he/she is aware of the ketamine recall.  Ketamine hydrochloride is a fast-acting agent used to anesthetize cats and is being voluntarily recalled by Teva Animal Health for “serious adverse events.”

For more info, go to:   http://tinyurl.com/yedcdg5

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