Drooling after Prednisone in dogs

The FDA has received 224 reports of drooling in dogs after Prednisone. That is 2.5% 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.

224Reports

70%Marked serious

21%Recovered

18%Died or euthanised

3 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

70 37%

1–2 days

21 11%

3–7 days

17 9.1%

1–4 weeks

33 18%

Over a month

46 25%

How the animals did

Recovered

43 19%

Recovered with lasting effects

3 1.3%

Still unwell when reported

101 45%

Died

16 7.1%

Euthanised

25 11%

Not known

36 16%

Problems reported at the same time

82 37%

80 36%

75 33%

64 29%

44 20%

42 19%

41 18%

37 17%

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 dogs?: 224 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 3 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 Dexamethasone 167 reports · 6.1% of its reports
Drooling after Prednisolone + Trimeprazine 24 reports · 1.1% of its reports
Drooling after Prednisolone 34 reports · 2.8% of its reports

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