Drooling after Capromorelin (Entyce) in cats

The FDA has received 173 reports of drooling in cats after Capromorelin. That is 21% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 5.6% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

173Reports

31%Marked serious

36%Recovered

13%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

105 63%

1–2 days

22 13%

3–7 days

8 4.8%

1–4 weeks

10 6.0%

Over a month

23 14%

How the animals did

Recovered

62 36%

Still unwell when reported

30 17%

Died

6 3.5%

Euthanised

17 9.8%

Not known

58 34%

Problems reported at the same time

36 21%

30 17%

25 14%

23 13%

23 13%

15 8.7%

Didn't work as expected

15 8.7%

Hiding

13 7.5%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Capromorelin stimulates appetite.

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

Questions owners ask

Can Capromorelin cause drooling in cats?: 173 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

Drooling after Maropitant (Cerenia) 438 reports · 11% of its reports
Drooling after Mirtazapine (Mirataz) 123 reports · 6.5% of its reports

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