My cat is drooling excessively. What home remedies can help?

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• Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

  Veterinary Technician

  Published on July 3rd, 2017

  Drooling can be a sign of a number of things including issues such as mouth or dental problems, nausea, or even as a response to eating something toxic or bad tasting. It would be best to have Zena looked at by your vet if she continues to drool or shows any other signs of illness. There may be an underlying tooth abscess that is not easily seen, a GI illness or distress, or other cause behind it that should be looked at.

  

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• Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

  Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

  Published on May 19th, 2017

  Poor Toby! That does look like a really excessive amount of saliva. Excessive drooling can be caused by pain or discomfort in the mouth, nausea, or certain types of systemic illness such as liver disease. You can try taking a look in his mouth to see if you can see any obvious problems, such as a foreign body stuck in his teeth or under his tongue, a cracked or broken tooth, etc.
  
  If there is nothing obvious, it would be best to take Toby to the vet for a more complete exam. He/she can do blood work or other testing if needed to help determine what may be causing this so that Toby can get started on appropriate treatment.

  

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• Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on December 2nd, 2016

  Dribbling from the mouth can have several causes. The most likely cause in an older kitty is a bad tooth, severe gingivitis or mouth ulcers. Ingestion of toxic material, or an irritant (some house plants can cause this), a foreign body such as a string, is also a possibility. Trauma, an oral tumor, and a few other causes are also possible. The best would be to take your kitty to a veterinarian tomorrow morning for an exam. In the meantime you can yourself try to look in your kitty's mouth and hopefully see the culprit. If your kitty has bad teeth, gingivitis/tartar, she will need a teeth cleaning and antibiotics. All other causes need to be treated depending on how severe they are.

  

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• Answered By Linda G, MS, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on March 1st, 2018

  Hello. Drooling can be the result of nausea from many diseases, & toxic exposures. Drooling can also occur from mouth problems such as inflamed gums or tooth disease. Bentley is probably not being lazy, he does not feel well & eating less is a clear indication that he is sick. It is pretty important to make an appointment with your veterinarian to have Bentley examined. The sooner he is seen, the quicker the proper treatment can be initiated. This will hopefully have Bentley feeling better soon. Thank for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

  

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