Why is my cat drooling?

Abigail Lloyd

I noticed Babs my girl cat has a wet left cheek quite often and some drool on that side, she doesn´t seem to hurt at all and she had her teeth cleaned bout 7 months ago but it is a lot of drool. She has been like this for 2 days, what is it? Thanks Cat.

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18 Oct 2008 10:33

Cat the Vet

Hi Abigail,

It is difficult to say what is causing the drooling but you are right in thinking that mouth pain and teeth problems can cause cats to salivate a lot. If she had dental work only a few months ago it would be unusual for the teeth to be causing problems already. It is possible she has something stuck in her mouth, so have a good look if you can, or she may have been in a fight and been injured on her cheek. You need to take her to your vet for them to examine her, drooling from the mouth usually indicates pain of some sort and the sooner you can sort it out the better!

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