Drooling after Ketamine in cats

The FDA has received 146 reports of drooling in cats after Ketamine. That is 4.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 5.6% across reports for all cat medicines.

146Reports
42%Marked serious
36%Recovered
14%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
95 75%
1–2 days
18 14%
3–7 days
9 7.1%
1–4 weeks
3 2.4%
Over a month
2 1.6%

How the animals did

Recovered
51 35%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 0.7%
Still unwell when reported
46 32%
Died
14 9.6%
Euthanised
7 4.8%
Not known
27 18%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
30
1–3 years
16
4–7 years
19
8–11 years
45
12+ years
19

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Ketamine cause drooling in cats?
146 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

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