my cat never drooled before but all of a sudden she started?

Question

ive had my cat for abour 8 years and she never drooled before but all of a sudden she started to and its constant my other cat slobers but not drools is it normal for her to drool or is she sick

Answer 1

This happened to my daughter's cat and it was ulcers in her mouth and on her tongue and she also had to have some teeth out. Take your cat to the vet.

Answer 2

I had that happen when one of my cats chewed on a toxic plant, he was so dehydrated from drooling the vet had to give him fluids under the skin. I tossed the plant out.

Another one started drooling bad when his tooth cracked. Same as an outdoor cat who jumped down onto concrete and snapped off his upper fang in the middle (we got him to the vets fast!). His drool was in ropy strands almost hanging to the ground, so both tooth problems involved heavy drooling, from my experience.

The vet should check the mouth out, it's possible that an ulcer in the mouth could cause this too. Ask the vet about stomatitis. They'll be able to see if that's in the cat's mouth with a regular visual exam.

Answer 3

Sometimes when cats purr they drool a bit. But if they've never done it before and it's constant, it could be a problem with her mouth, a disease, or not. You should go to the vet for this.

Answer 4

Trust your instincts. Are there any other signs of illness? Have you changed anything lately, like food, habits, etc? Is she stressed out for some reason? If you can't come up with a reason on your own, then you're probably right, something could be wrong. Take her to the vet and find out.

Answer 5

take your cat to the vet and have it checked for Stomatitis. drooling is a sympton of this mouth disease.

good luck

Answer 6

I would have her checked out by your local vet. She may have a tooth problem/injury or mouth ulcer. Poor thing. Good for you for picking up on your kitties condition. Hope she is feeling better soon. Blessings, Patti