Drooling after Dexamethasone + Neomycin + Thiabendazole in cats

21 reports to the FDA describe drooling in cats given Dexamethasone + Neomycin + Thiabendazole. That is 2.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 5.6% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.

21Reports

24%Marked serious

33%Recovered

19%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

9 64%

1–2 days

2 14%

3–7 days

2 14%

1–4 weeks

1 7.1%

Over a month

0 0.0%

How the animals did

Recovered

7 33%

Still unwell when reported

2 9.5%

Died

2 9.5%

Euthanised

2 9.5%

Not known

8 38%

Problems reported at the same time

4 19%

4 19%

3 14%

2 9.5%

2 9.5%

Pain

2 9.5%

Respiratory tract disorder

2 9.5%

Loss of appetite

2 9.5%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Dexamethasone reduces inflammation and immune activity.

Steroids commonly cause increased thirst, urination and appetite, especially at higher doses.

Questions owners ask

Can Dexamethasone + Neomycin + Thiabendazole cause drooling in cats?: 21 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 Prednisolone 62 reports · 5.0% of its reports
Drooling after Prednisone 50 reports · 5.6% of its reports
Drooling after Dexamethasone 62 reports · 8.1% of its reports

All reported side effects of Dexamethasone + Neomycin + Thiabendazole in cats · Medicines most reported with drooling