Drooling 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

"MsKitty834" wrote in message
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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

"MsKitty834" wrote in message
...
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.

I agree. My cat drooled when she had teeth problems. Took her to the vet,
tooth removed and no more drooling thank goodness.
"MsKitty834" wrote in message
...
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.

I agree. My cat drooled when she had teeth problems. Took her to the vet,
tooth removed and no more drooling thank goodness.
"MsKitty834" wrote in message
...
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.

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.

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
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.

"MsKitty834" wrote in message
...
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.

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