My 2 year old cat has been playing in the garden all day(uk).He came in
about 7pm as he is not allowed to stay out at night, about hour later he
started to froth at the mouth, he is not in any pain and eating and drinking
as normal.I think he has come in to contact with a toad and possible a slow
worm.Should i take him to a vet?
Mary - 02 Jun 2004 23:20 GMT
>I think he has come in to contact with a toad and possible a slow
>worm.Should i take him to a vet?
Do you use snarol to kill snails? If so, he could have ingested it. That can
kill him. If he ate a stink bug he could get a foamy mouth, then he'll vomit
and have diarrhea. I don't know much about worms or toads. You could just call
your vet.
Cat Protector - 02 Jun 2004 23:58 GMT
A poisonous spider could also cause this. I would get this cat immediately
to a vet.

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> >I think he has come in to contact with a toad and possible a slow
> >worm.Should i take him to a vet?
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> and have diarrhea. I don't know much about worms or toads. You could just call
> your vet.
~*Connie*~ - 02 Jun 2004 23:21 GMT
oh yea.. get the cat to a vet.. foaming at the mouth is not a good thing.
Good luck!!
> My 2 year old cat has been playing in the garden all day(uk).He came in
> about 7pm as he is not allowed to stay out at night, about hour later he
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> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 28/05/2004
MIKE - 02 Jun 2004 23:50 GMT
Frothing could be bad but not necessarily. Once, when I tried to give
Ike a pill, he started frothing after several attempts. I gave up!
-MIKE
Karen Chuplis - 03 Jun 2004 03:34 GMT
> My 2 year old cat has been playing in the garden all day(uk).He came in
> about 7pm as he is not allowed to stay out at night, about hour later he
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> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 28/05/2004
I would have it checked, but I *have* heard people say that if a cat bites a
toad something about it (probably some bitter substance) will cause the cat
to foam.