Drooling after Insulin in cats

43 reports to the FDA describe drooling in cats given Insulin. That is 1.1% 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.

43Reports

63%Marked serious

21%Recovered

23%Died or euthanised

3 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

10 37%

1–2 days

3 11%

3–7 days

2 7.4%

1–4 weeks

4 15%

Over a month

8 30%

How the animals did

Recovered

9 21%

Still unwell when reported

8 19%

Died

3 7.0%

Euthanised

7 16%

Not known

16 37%

Problems reported at the same time

16 37%

15 35%

13 30%

11 26%

10 23%

9 21%

7 16%

7 16%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Insulin treats diabetes.

Questions owners ask

Can Insulin cause drooling in cats?: 43 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 3 days 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 Velagliflozin (Senvelgo) 133 reports · 2.8% of its reports
Drooling after Bexagliflozin (Bexacat) 20 reports · 0.5% of its reports
Drooling after Methimazole 32 reports · 1.8% of its reports

All reported side effects of Insulin in cats · Medicines most reported with drooling