My cat has been drooling

[Jordan2423]

My 9 month old cat the past couple have days has been drooling an excessive amount. I first noticed it when i found him sleeping on my desk chair and saw just a bench of what i thought was water but it was drool.

his behaviour has looked normal and nothing has changed in terms of his behaviour other than this excessive drooling these past couple days. I tried opening his mouth and did not find any redness or inflammation around his teeth, also when he yawned i quickly checked inside his mouth and did not find anything of concern.

should i make a visit to my vet?

I should have prefaced this with something that happened 4-5 days ago.

my mother saw my cat vomit and found a piece of balloon ribbon in his vomit. Perhaps a few inches in length. After he got that out, he vomited 1-2 more times of just empty content in his stomach. From that day on he got some rest and was fine. He has been eating and drinking normally.

 

[KittyFriday]

When in doubt, see a vet. Better safe than sorry. When my cat was drooling excessively he had a bad tooth and needed it to be removed; once it was removed he was fine again. It could come down to a lot of different things and I think only your vet could really tell you for sure.

 

[fionasmom]

I just want to second that you have a couple potential situations here as were mentioned. A bad tooth or a mouth condition (and it is very hard to examine your own cat's mouth) or an ingested ribbon. I would get to a vet sooner than later if possible.

 

[Binxie]

I would make a trip to the vet especially since he ate something he should not have, drooling can sometimes be a sign of nausea and since you know he ate some ribbon it is possible that a small piece did not come out with the vomit and may still be inside.

 

[silent meowlook]

Please go to your vet and when you make the appointment be sure to tell them about the balloon...

 

[neely]

I couldn't agree more with all the above posts. You have a majority of recommendations to take your cat to the vet. If you cannot get an appointment soon please take him to a veterinary emergency clinic. And please keep us updated on his condition. Good luck!