Drooling after Buprenorphine in cats

306 reports to the FDA describe drooling in cats given Buprenorphine. That is 5.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 5.6% across reports for all cat medicines.

306Reports

44%Marked serious

26%Recovered

14%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

183 62%

1–2 days

68 23%

3–7 days

20 6.8%

1–4 weeks

10 3.4%

Over a month

14 4.7%

How the animals did

Recovered

78 25%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 0.3%

Still unwell when reported

120 39%

Died

23 7.5%

Euthanised

19 6.2%

Not known

65 21%

Problems reported at the same time

128 42%

68 22%

66 22%

63 21%

Restlessness or agitation

55 18%

Breathing problems

51 17%

Death

42 14%

Fever

38 12%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Buprenorphine pain relief (an opioid).

Questions owners ask

Can Buprenorphine cause drooling in cats?: 306 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).

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