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Hey everyone. Friday afternoon I noticed my 2 year indoor old cat salivating ALOT (no purring and no foaming). No other strange behavior (drinks, eats, goes to bathroom and plays and cuddles). I took her to the vet right away Friday and they said she looks great and its most likely something in her mouth. They also said she had swollen gums and some plaque build up. My little lady is NO friend of the vet and almost took their arm off. They gave her a shot to reduce the swelling in her mouth and the salivation stopped. Now its Sunday and she has not salivated anymore. She's "normal" although her almost constant play with the other kitten has reduced.
The vet wants me to bring her in first thing tomorrow to sedate her and do a more thorough inspection of mouth and if necessary clean or extract whatever is bothering her. I hate sedating her, she is not a big animal and has a very fragile constitution (terrible case of eye herpes, uveitis, etc). I would like to avoid "over-reacting" and putting her through things that are not necessary. Its not a financial question, we live in Mexico City and vet care is inexpensive.
Has anyone had experience with a cat excessively salivating but that otherwise acted fine? What was the cause? Any other opinions or ideas on what it could be?
She eats Instinct dry food with Royal Canin wet mixed in and powder L-Lysine (for the herpes). She will not eat human food and does not chew on house plants or anything green, even though she has a pot of cat grass. She never leaves the house or the balcony, and has no interaction with other animals except her "sister" (a 9 month old Tabbby rescued May 2015).
The vet wants me to bring her in first thing tomorrow to sedate her and do a more thorough inspection of mouth and if necessary clean or extract whatever is bothering her. I hate sedating her, she is not a big animal and has a very fragile constitution (terrible case of eye herpes, uveitis, etc). I would like to avoid "over-reacting" and putting her through things that are not necessary. Its not a financial question, we live in Mexico City and vet care is inexpensive.
Has anyone had experience with a cat excessively salivating but that otherwise acted fine? What was the cause? Any other opinions or ideas on what it could be?
She eats Instinct dry food with Royal Canin wet mixed in and powder L-Lysine (for the herpes). She will not eat human food and does not chew on house plants or anything green, even though she has a pot of cat grass. She never leaves the house or the balcony, and has no interaction with other animals except her "sister" (a 9 month old Tabbby rescued May 2015).