Drooling after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) in cats

74 reports to the FDA describe drooling in cats given Enrofloxacin. That is 4.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 5.6% across reports for all cat medicines.

74Reports

50%Marked serious

32%Recovered

22%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

18 38%

1–2 days

16 33%

3–7 days

9 19%

1–4 weeks

2 4.2%

Over a month

3 6.3%

How the animals did

Recovered

23 31%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 1.4%

Still unwell when reported

1 1.4%

Died

9 12%

Euthanised

7 9.5%

Not known

33 45%

Problems reported at the same time

Eye or vision problems

20 27%

17 23%

17 23%

17 23%

15 20%

13 18%

12 16%

11 15%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Enrofloxacin treats bacterial infections.

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

Questions owners ask

Can Enrofloxacin cause drooling in cats?: 74 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 1 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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Drooling after Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) 102 reports · 4.3% of its reports
Drooling after Amoxicillin 31 reports · 6.0% of its reports
Drooling after Metronidazole 35 reports · 8.9% of its reports

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