My Tippy Kitteh is drooling. A lot.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

It's clear liquid, and it's dripping from the corners of her mouth as she lies comfortably on my lap. It doesn't appear that she's in any sort of pain or distress.

She will not eat anything other than dry food, and she likes her water running fresh from the tap. She last drank over an hour ago- I watched as she drank from the kitchen tap.

Any ideas what could be going on??

[Liberal Veteran]

1. It could be nothing. Two of my cats have similar idiosyncracies.

When I pet Grendel, he drools like a leaky faucet. When I pet DeeDee, her nose runs clear liquid.

It still wouldn't hurt to have it checked by a professional, just in case, but I wouldn't panic.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. wrong place

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

4. I've had her for almost 2 years

I've never seen this before. :shrug:

[Liberal Veteran]

6. Both of mine that drool (if a runny nose can be called a drool)...

....were adopted full grown. They have been doing it for years now.

Cats can be undemonstrative and you have to watch for changes in behavior. It couldn't hurt to have a vet have a look.

[csziggy]

2. My cat drools when he is really happy

Like when he is cuddling and getting scritched.

Some cats drool when they have been exposed to something toxic - we had one cat that ate a skink and drooled like crazy until he barfed it up. One of our cats drooled for a couple days after he got a flea treatment.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Some cats drool like Newfoundland dogs.

Might be nothing wrong at all, but if she drools all the time or seems sick, give the vet a call.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. How does her breath smell? My Pretzel started drooling and I realized his

breath smelled bad. Turned out to be bad teeth that needed to be removed.

[Brigid]

8. I have had several cats over the past couple of decades.

I have never seen or heard of this. It wouldn't hurt to have the vet take a look. Is she an older kitty?

[Brigid]

9. I have had several cats over the past couple of decades.

I have never seen or heard of this. It wouldn't hurt to have the vet take a look. Is she an older kitty?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

11. She's a 3 year old tortie.

n/t

[petronius]

10. I would check inside her mouth, and make sure there are no injuries or objects

Wouldn't hurt to call the vet if it persists, but I'd think that real distress would come with behavior changes, like not eating or drinking, pacing, or some other form of agitation...

[freshwest]

12. Maybe ate a bug? Sometimes that causes drooling. Is this a new thing?