Drooling after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) in cats

The FDA has received 102 reports of drooling in cats after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate. That is 4.3% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 5.6% across reports for all cat medicines.

102Reports
35%Marked serious
20%Recovered
22%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
31 52%
1–2 days
10 17%
3–7 days
10 17%
1–4 weeks
6 10%
Over a month
3 5.0%

How the animals did

Recovered
19 19%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 1.0%
Still unwell when reported
19 19%
Died
17 17%
Euthanised
5 4.9%
Not known
41 40%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
15
1–3 years
11
4–7 years
18
8–11 years
21
12+ years
30

About this medicine

Amoxicillin treats bacterial infections.

Products with this combination include Clavamox. The FDA hides brand names in its public data, so these reports cover every product with the same active ingredients.

Questions owners ask

Can Amoxicillin + Clavulanate cause drooling in cats?
102 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?
In half of the reports with dates, it started within the same day of the first dose.
What should I do?
Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Drooling with similar medicines

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