Foaming at the mouth after Cefovecin (Convenia) in cats

The FDA has received 44 reports of foaming at the mouth in cats after Cefovecin. That is 0.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.3% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.

44Reports

66%Marked serious

20%Recovered

30%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

25 58%

1–2 days

12 28%

3–7 days

2 4.7%

1–4 weeks

2 4.7%

Over a month

2 4.7%

How the animals did

Recovered

9 20%

Still unwell when reported

13 30%

Died

12 27%

Euthanised

1 2.3%

Not known

9 20%

Problems reported at the same time

13 30%

12 27%

11 25%

9 20%

9 20%

8 18%

7 16%

6 14%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Cefovecin a long-acting antibiotic injection.

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

Questions owners ask

Can Cefovecin cause foaming at the mouth in cats?: 44 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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