Drooling?

I've been noticing for the past couple of days that Tiggy's chin and throat sometimes feel wet.  Today I come home from work and there's this small puddle of liquid on the floor in front of the bedroom.  Didn't smell, so I know it wan't pee, and too liquid to be saliva I think.

Perhaps it's unrelated so I ignore that part.  I go to the kitchenette and he's (as per usual) sprawled as long as he can, and I find a smaller puddle of liquid (maybe the size of a nickel) near his mouth.  Again too liquid to be saliva and again, his chin and chest feel wet.

My place is air conditioned, but the past few days have been hot and humid in Toronto, could that be it?

Does his breath stink? Since this is something new, you might want to check by the vet....
Hope does drool a storm though :lol3: Puddles and puddles.... Always when she sleeps, I am sure to find it there - no smell, and she has great teeth, dentist certifed :lol3:
It is just her :nod:

That is obviously drooling. Why your cat drools, only a vet can say. Look for other symptoms so you know if an appointment is needed.

Yeah, now I'm worried sick and will book an appointment at the Vet...here I am going "please don't be sick Tiggy, please be well"...and he bites my hand, a good firm chomp.  Keeping my hand still and going "ooow" in a high pitched voice only seemed to make him bite harder...I don't know what to do about his biting any more.  

I miss my lovable, cuddly Tiggy...and I sure can't wear cowboy boots and biker gloves at all times when I'm near him...sigh...

I don't want to scare you to death, but has he had a rabies shot? Biting and drooling are the classic symptoms of rabies.

I would say dentist..... he might be in pain :/

EmilyMayWilcha said:

I don't want to scare you to death, but has he had a rabies shot? Biting and drooling are the classic symptoms of rabies.

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Yes.  And I've had a tetanos shot from a previous cat!

Carolina said:

I would say dentist..... he might be in pain :/

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That's what I'm thinking too.  Looks like the Pet Insurance will be coming in handy!

Aw, poor baby! :rub: That amount of drooling is likely a dental problem. And pain would also explain the biting. :nod:

But the lack of smell is interesting. In my cat, it turned out drooling was a sign of nausea. He had ulcers (and cancer). I don't know how old your Tiggy is, but Lazlo was 9 at the time. Ulcers can be detected via ultrasound or endoscopy, if the dental thing doesn't turn out to be the problem.

Vibes for you and Tiggy! !!!!

Back from the Vet (Tiggy's 2 by the way )  Gums & teeth are fine, no visible ulcers in the mouth.  Tiggy still eats with good appetite (which is a good sign according to the Vet). So far it looks viral: his inner eyelid was red and irritated.  We're looking at a possible relapse of his feline herpes but he took some swabs just to be sure.  One shot for nausea, one shot to reduce saliva production; one antibiotic shot (just in case it's bacterial) and one Favmir pill (a lower dosage of the same antiviral pill I took when I had the shingles 14 years ago).

One Famvir every 24 hours for the next 10 days; the Vet will call me back on Monday to check on Tiggy and hopefully with the lab results.  Faxed my first claim form for the Vet to complete...this visit ended up costing me $326.00..yikes!

Keeping my fingers crossed that he responds to treatment!

Captain_Feline said:

I've been noticing for the past couple of days that Tiggy's chin and throat sometimes feel wet.  Today I come home from work and there's this small puddle of liquid on the floor in front of the bedroom.  Didn't smell, so I know it wan't pee, and too liquid to be saliva I think.

Perhaps it's unrelated so I ignore that part.  I go to the kitchenette and he's (as per usual) sprawled as long as he can, and I find a smaller puddle of liquid (maybe the size of a nickel) near his mouth.  Again too liquid to be saliva and again, his chin and chest feel wet.

My place is air conditioned, but the past few days have been hot and humid in Toronto, could that be it?

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It sounds like a tooth issue but the vet will be able to tell you for sure.  I say that because you indicated the drooling is very recent.  I have a friend that has a cat that has drooled since it was just a kitten and has nothing wrong with him, but, apparently he was born this way.  Just a guess but I'd say maybe a sensitive tooth or a dental might need to be done.  Let us know what you find out if you can.  Sending "going to the doc" vibes to Tiggy

Sending vibes! :rub:

Our feral cat was drooling a lot when we got her to come into the house.  Turned out it was tooth related.  We had her teeth cleaned and examined.  Several teeth fell out during the exam and several had to be extracted, but the drooling stopped immediately.

My feral Lucky drools too. :nod: He went to the vet and they said in his situation, it was bad dental health and age. He doesn't seem to be in any pain though, and he strangely has only two teeth.

...and I also wanted to jump in to say hi to a fellow Torontonian I live in Toronto as well, and it has indeed been humid here.

Swab results are in: Tiggy tested negative for feline herpes, positive for feline calici (thus the drooling) and positive for bacterial infection (how he got that is beyond me since Tiggy's an indoor cat). Since the Famvir seems to be helping the Vet told me not to discontinue; but he wants me to pick up an antibiotic to treat the bacterial infection.  Tiggy is a rescued cat we adopted from the Humane Society, so I'm not surprised. He was treated for a cold as a kitten (likely due to feline herpes); then for round worm and now, calici and bacterial infection...poor guy!

Yet he's very playful and vigorous!

Aw, I'm glad you found out what it is! he's all healed up right quick!