Thick saliva from a cat's mouth may be caused by stomatitis or food poisoning. It is not recommended that the owner self-medicates. He needs to take the cat to a pet hospital as soon as possible to check the condition of the mouth and treat the root cause. If the owner cannot take the cat to the doctor immediately, you can Use "Kouyankang" to relieve inflammation, then take it to the hospital for careful examination and cooperate with the doctor's treatment plan for treatment.
1. What to do if stomatitis causes a cat to drool
Cat’s mouth drools thickly, which means the cat secretes too much saliva. The stimulation of oral diseases is the most common cause. Owners can observe the conditions in the cat’s mouth. If the oral mucosa is red, swollen and ulcerated, has an unpleasant putrid smell, has sticky, brown, foul-smelling secretions coming out of the mouth, refuses to check the mouth, and has a poor appetite, it often indicates that the cat has a bad appetite. Stomatitis. Then the owner must take the cat to the doctor to remove the cause of cat stomatitis. And the owner needs to improve the cat's food, feed liquid or easy-to-chew food, spray anti-inflammatory drugs (such as Kouyankang) as directed by the doctor, supplement vitamins, and use antibiotics to prevent secondary infections. If the cat is in a serious condition and has severe dental calculus, , gum recession, tooth fracture, must undergo surgical treatment (dental scaling, tooth extraction). Cats with mild illness will also need their owners to clean their cats’ mouths regularly, using Vick’s mouthwash or saline to rinse their mouths in the morning and evening.
2. What to do if the cat accidentally eats toxic substances that cause drooling
It is also possible that the cat accidentally ingested toxic substances (lilies, oleander, lily of the valley, human drugs, poisonous insects) etc.), causing the cat to salivate and abnormal behavior (lethargy, not eating or drinking, convulsions, etc.). If the cat may be exposed to some toxic substances, this situation is more critical. It is recommended that the owner send the cat to the doctor immediately and remove the cat before drooling. Communicating with the doctor about the things you come into contact with will help to further diagnose the cat’s condition.
