Drooling after Doxycycline in dogs

118 reports to the FDA describe drooling in dogs given Doxycycline. That is 2.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

118Reports

69%Marked serious

24%Recovered

24%Died or euthanised

17 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

23 23%

1–2 days

12 12%

3–7 days

10 9.9%

1–4 weeks

13 13%

Over a month

43 43%

How the animals did

Recovered

28 24%

Still unwell when reported

41 35%

Died

8 6.8%

Euthanised

20 17%

Not known

21 18%

Problems reported at the same time

50 42%

49 42%

46 39%

45 38%

28 24%

25 21%

25 21%

23 19%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Doxycycline treats bacterial and tick-borne infections.

Questions owners ask

Can Doxycycline cause drooling in dogs?: 118 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 17 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 Amoxicillin + Clavulanate (Clavamox) 130 reports · 2.4% of its reports
Drooling after Cefovecin (Convenia) 97 reports · 2.6% of its reports
Drooling after Enrofloxacin (Baytril) 118 reports · 3.1% of its reports
Drooling after Metronidazole 110 reports · 3.6% of its reports
Drooling after Amoxicillin 39 reports · 2.9% of its reports

All reported side effects of Doxycycline in dogs · Medicines most reported with drooling