Prifinial intolerance? Foaming at the mouth

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Hi everyone,

So, I took my cat to the vet yesterday because of some persistent diarrhoea. Among other things, the vet prescribed Prifinial. He gave him an injection and Aiden had a really bad reaction to it (vomiting and immediate diarrhoea at the surgery as soon as it was injected). Yet, he still prescribed it for me to give him at home, even though he said it was "strange that he threw it up".

This morning, trying to give it to him was a total nightmare. I had to force it into his mouth, but he didn't keep it down and only ended up swallowing about half of the dose. Right after that, he started drooling really heavily, and it was more like foam than spit. It lasted for about 5 minutes. I don't think this is normal, what do you lot think?

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    Ilham Icon representing the flag French
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    Hi everyone, I took my cat to the vet today because he’s been having some trouble with vomiting and diarrhoea. The vet prescribed some Prifinial, but my cat didn't swallow the tablet and started foaming at the mouth quite a bit. It was a white foam. I called the out-of-hours vet and they told me it's a normal reaction, but the problem is I still haven't managed to get him to take his medicine. On top of that, he's also supposed to be taking Smecta and Cerenia (for the vomiting). Does anyone have any advice on what I should do?
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    What a nightmare. It’s such a shame for a common vet medication! Thanks, I feel less alone now. ;-)
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    I haven't managed to sort it out, apparently it makes all cats drool, it's "normal" ^^ So I had to just pop it in his mouth and hold it shut so he was forced to swallow it, and then he was foaming at the mouth 😔
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    I know this thread is a bit old but I’m having the same problem! How did you resolve the issue with the Prifinial? My cat throws the tablet up every single time and foams at the mouth with white froth afterwards!
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