Cat leaking from mouth

Hi all, I need some help here urgently. We rescued a kitten two days ago and we did the basics: cleaned her up and fed her and gave her a private area away from the other cats, and she has been coming along ok. The main thing we noticed though that is alarming is that she's consistently leaking clear water from her mouth, not necessarily after drinking water. It doesn't smell and has no color and is not foamy. She is calm and affectionate. Tonight though she leaked out a LOT of clear water from her mouth, and wet the cushion. We're still waiting for the vets to open after the holidays. Any help on this? What IS THIS?! She is a short hair tabby around 2 months old, not neutered.

Cheers,

Sam

So she is drooling? It doesn't sound normal. As long as she is eating, drinking, peeing and pooping normally then you can wait and take her to the vet ASAP and have her looked at. In the meantime keep her isolated from all of the other animals and make sure to wash your hands thoroughly after handling her.

How old is she?

Poor little baby. I don't have anything at all profound to add in the way of assistance, sorry - but I did want to say thank you for caring for this kitty.

~gf~

I have heard of cats drooling as a response to stress, and I also am working with one right now who drools because his nose is all stuffy due to a respiratory infection.

I would agree with those who said to keep her isolated and to get her to a vet when you can.

drooling can be a sign of a uri. the calicivirus can cause mouth sores, leading to drooling.

Calicivirus is what I was thinking too. I would recommend visiting the nearest 24 hour hospital because the regular vet may not open until Tuesday if you are in the US and that is too long to wait if there is a serious problem.

She is two months old, Hissy. Eupnia, I thought it might be stress at first but she was drooling since we picked her up. She seems fine in terms of breathing but she drooled a large amnount of water, and I mean a LOT while she was sitting relaxing on our couch, and it just came out in an instant, (as much as you'ld find on a sheet if a 5 year old child wets the bed, it was that much!) Otherwise it's a slow dribble. What made me think it not to be drool was that it was clear and odourless, not even the least bit holding itself like normal saliva, but running like pure water.

She's off to the vet tonight and I'll let you know tomorrow. I hope it's not a virus. I suspect that with her bad leg, she simply jumped down too high a ledge, and as the vet told me when it happened to one of my other kittens is that kittens can't fully support their heads and they usually land and hurt one back leg from the back body weight and the nose smacks the ground and takes the front body weight grunt. SO maybe it's still hurt and she's not breathing from that. Hope so.

Cheers,
Sam

Ok, been to the vet. He says that she's virus free, and simply has extreme gengivitis, where the food particles are sticking inside her mouth and fermenting, and causing her to drool constantly. He says only solution is to take out the bad teeth. I don't know about this, any second opinions? The guy made me feel that this is something that is final. He says every six months I'll have to come back to take more out. Wasn't very comfortable, I can't think of cat dental problems that are more common, and I don't think that something like that doesn't have a cure. Any ideas?

Also, how come something like that is in a 4 month old kitten?! (She's 4 not 2 according to him)

Sam

Hi Sam, I know this was years ago, but did you ever figure out what was causing your cat to drool excessively? My 2 year old cat just started doing the same exact thing. Thanks!