Drooling cat

[minniecarousel]

My son & DIL's cat started to drool last evening. In fact, she was drooling so much, they took her to the emergency Vet. The Vet saw nothing on exam, but did some blood work, which didn't show anything alarming. Upset stomach?

To complicate things, they went out of town for a couple of nights. So I went and checked on her and she was fine. There was a little drool on the arm of the coach, where she was sitting when I walked in. But her little paws, neck and chin were completely dry. They were surprised when I called and told them that. (Apparently, she was really gushing last night.)

What would cause a cat to suddenly start drooling like that? She is around 3 years old. (The Vet said as long as she's eating & drinking, not to worry.)

 

[Biscuitsmom31]

My cat did that once. I was really worried too but it also stopped as quickly as it started. By the time we got in at the vet, the drooling had already almost stopped.

If I recall correctly, the vet guessed that he had been drinking out of the toilet (which had a bowl-cleaner in it) and the chemicals had irritated his mouth causing him to drool. We had to always remember to keep the seat down.

 

[themarquis]

Lol ... our guy did that at one point (picture giant wet circles on your couch the size of basketballs ) and he turned out to have tonsillitis -- poor guy! The vet said they can also do it if they have stomach issues or something stuck/caught in their mouth/throat/teeth. The only thing that could really be serious is the "stuck stuff" scenario.... you should make sure somebody has examined the inside of the cat's mouth (with a flashlight!) really really carefully to rule that out.

 

[minniecarousel]

Thanks for the ideas. I posted on The Cat Site, too, and teeth were the main thing brought up there. I'll ask my son if the Vet checked her teeth and gums. She is definitely eating and drinking.

 

[Imzadi]

I accidentally gave my kitty one of those snap & glow in the dark bracelets to play with. I figure it would be fun for her to chase it in the dark. She bit into it. The chemicals inside, luckily weren't fatal, but it does cause a drooling reaction. Scared me & kitty nearly to death until I called Poison Control.

It's likely the cat got into something that caused the same reaction.

 

[4cruisin]

Nothing new to add except what everyone else has said. My kitty did this last year. Was drooling like a bull mastiff....it scared the carp out of us. Took her to the emergency vet, spent a fortune on tests, x rays etc. They couldn't find any problem and it stopped after several hours.

We chalked it up to an upset tummy. Hasn't happened since.

BTW, she is an indoor cat in an adult home.

Many plants and flowers can be toxic to cats especially lillies. Make sure they are not in the home.

 

[mkingdomlvr]

I had that happen with two cats and both times it was dental issues. Kitties get bad teeth sometimes and that can cause drooling. Both times they had to have teeth extracted.

 

[Pomlover2586]

You seem to be getting a lot of different diagnosis so I'll add mine too!

My cat did the same thing once and we rushed him to the ER. When all was said and done the vet determined he had probably been stung buy either a bee or a spider and was having a mild allergic reaction.

Just keep an eye on her, i'm sure it will be fine

 

[almacdonald]

My cat isn't a big purr-er but he drools like crazy when he's enjoying getting petted. It's kinda weird actually.

 

[horseshowmom]

We have one cat who has had this happen on occasion. She has an auto-immune disease, and it sometimes flairs up in her mouth (inflamed gums). It has also caused her problems on the pads of her feet (swollen, raw, cracked - she actually had to have half of the pad of one of her front feet removed before it got better).

Normally though, a Depo-Medrol shot solves her problem (she's only had to have a few of them over the last 3 or 4 years).

 

[daisax]

In dogs it's usually something stuck into the soft palate or roof of the mouth (can be hard for an owner to spot). If it's hidden enough, it can progress to an active infection.

But since this appears to have passed...