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Is my cat's lethargy normal after vet, vaccines, and Profender?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 6 lbs

I took my 3 year old cat to the vet today where he was treated for ear inflammation, given vaccines, and treated with Profender as a preventative. He is now acting lethargic and slow and just not really himself. I started googling and saw all kinds of horror stories about profender killing people’s cats both days and weeks after application. Is this a safe treatment and should I be worried for my cat especially with the symptoms I’m already seeing? Please help I’m so scared

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Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on December 2nd, 2020

Please don't read what you find in the internet about this stuff, it will only freak you out. What you are seeing are anecdotal stories, you don't even know if the people telling them are telling the truth. It's normal to see some lethargy after vaccines, plus Simba has some stress from going to the vet. He should be back to normal in a few days. I do not think you need to worry. I hope this helps!
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