Drooling after Prednisone in cats

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

50Reports

44%Marked serious

44%Recovered

18%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

16 39%

1–2 days

6 15%

3–7 days

4 9.8%

1–4 weeks

8 20%

Over a month

7 17%

How the animals did

Recovered

19 38%

Recovered with lasting effects

3 6.0%

Still unwell when reported

8 16%

Died

4 8.0%

Euthanised

5 10%

Not known

11 22%

Problems reported at the same time

12 24%

11 22%

11 22%

7 14%

7 14%

7 14%

7 14%

Didn't work as expected

5 10%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Prednisone reduces inflammation and immune activity.

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

Questions owners ask

Can Prednisone cause drooling in cats?: 50 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

Drooling after Prednisolone 62 reports · 5.0% of its reports
Drooling after Dexamethasone + Neomycin + Thiabendazole 21 reports · 2.6% of its reports
Drooling after Dexamethasone 62 reports · 8.1% of its reports

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