 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| HomeDiscussion GroupsGeneral TopicsCat AnecdotesHealth and BehaviorRescue CatKB.com Contact UsLink To UsSearch & Site Map |
Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2003Drooling cat - why?
A 2 year-old semi-feral spayed female cat who lives in my office is suddenly drooling quite a lot. I'll take her to the vet Friday - can't before that - but what *could* it be?? I managed to catch her and look in her mouth, and there's nothing noticeable or unusual there. There is nothing she could have "gotten into" - no chemicals at all, every wire is taped down. No new cats, no trauma. Aside from the drooling, she looks healthy - no third eyelid, moving around normally, eating, pooping & peeing just fine. What could it be? Mary T. Perhaps she has a bad/abscessed tooth. Cats can drool when they need dental work. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > A 2 year-old semi-feral spayed female cat who lives in my office is suddenly > drooling quite a lot. I'll take her to the vet Friday - can't before that - but [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Mary T. I agree. My cat drooled when she had teeth problems. Took her to the vet, tooth removed and no more drooling thank goodness. > A 2 year-old semi-feral spayed female cat who lives in my office is suddenly > drooling quite a lot. I'll take her to the vet Friday - can't before that - but [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Mary T. Drooling can be an indicator of an abscessed tooth, a viral infection causing oral ulcers, or even kidney disease. Take it to the vet when you have a chance. Well, we're going to the vet tomorrow *anyway* ... but she's stopped drooling now. Yesterday she was creating *pools* of drool - that's how I noticed - it was dripping off her perch and onto a draft document. And I checked her mouth again ... no visible tooth damage, no reddened gums. Would an abscessed tooth cause gum symptoms? Mary T. > Well, we're going to the vet tomorrow *anyway* ... but she's stopped drooling > now. Yesterday she was creating *pools* of drool - that's how I noticed - it [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Mary T. Not necessarily. One can have a raging infection in (or adjacent to) the root of a tooth, w/out reddened or swollen gums. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon I dont believe an abscessed tooth would have any gum symptoms. > Well, we're going to the vet tomorrow *anyway* ... but she's stopped drooling > now. Yesterday she was creating *pools* of drool - that's how I noticed - it [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Mary T. > Would an abscessed tooth cause gum symptoms? One of my cats had an abscess that we didn't know about until it ruptured on the *outside*. One morning she showed up with blood on the side of her face - I was frantic thinking that she'd been shot with a pellet gun and rushed her to the vet. She had to have several teeth pulled and was at the vets on an IV with fluids and antibiotics for one night, then came home and has been very happy since. It's been at least four years, and she's a 15 year old cat - what a trooper! Shelly |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.