Drooling after Velagliflozin (Senvelgo) in cats

The FDA has received 133 reports of drooling in cats after Velagliflozin. That is 2.8% 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.

133Reports

11%Marked serious

30%Recovered

4.5%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

71 55%

1–2 days

18 14%

3–7 days

14 11%

1–4 weeks

11 8.6%

Over a month

14 11%

How the animals did

Recovered

40 30%

Still unwell when reported

6 4.5%

Euthanised

6 4.5%

Not known

81 61%

Problems reported at the same time

35 26%

20 15%

20 15%

17 13%

17 13%

16 12%

Didn't work as expected

11 8.3%

Liver problems

11 8.3%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Velagliflozin treats diabetes in cats (oral, an SGLT2 inhibitor).

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

Questions owners ask

Can Velagliflozin cause drooling in cats?: 133 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 Bexagliflozin (Bexacat) 20 reports · 0.5% of its reports
Drooling after Insulin 43 reports · 1.1% of its reports
Drooling after Methimazole 32 reports · 1.8% of its reports

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