Drooling after Rabies Vaccine in cats

The FDA has received 200 reports of drooling in cats after Rabies Vaccine. That is 7.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 5.6% across reports for all cat medicines.

200Reports

63%Marked serious

41%Recovered

13%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

145 77%

1–2 days

19 10%

3–7 days

11 5.9%

1–4 weeks

8 4.3%

Over a month

5 2.7%

How the animals did

Recovered

79 40%

Recovered with lasting effects

2 1.0%

Still unwell when reported

51 26%

Died

11 5.5%

Euthanised

14 7.0%

Not known

43 22%

Problems reported at the same time

62 31%

61 31%

49 25%

43 22%

25 13%

24 12%

23 12%

22 11%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: vaccine.

Mild, short-lived lethargy, soreness or a small lump at the injection site are the most commonly reported vaccine reactions.

Questions owners ask

Can Rabies Vaccine cause drooling in cats?: 200 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 Feline Core Vaccine 90 reports · 5.8% of its reports
Drooling after Feline Leukemia Vaccine 61 reports · 7.6% of its reports
Drooling after Distemper-parvo Vaccine 40 reports · 14% of its reports

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