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Why Is My Cat Sticking Out Its Tongue?
A cat sticking out its tongue is often normal — cooling off (cats sweat poorly), grooming mid-play, or dazing. But it can also signal oral disease (with drooling, breathing trouble), oxygen lack after hard exercise, or poisoning. See a vet if it comes with other odd symptoms.
What Medicine for a Cat That Drools a Lot?
Don't medicate a drooling cat blindly — find the cause first. Oral foreign bodies (bone, fish bone) need removal then antiseptic spray; stomatitis needs mouth spray, anti-inflammatories, dental cleaning or extraction; pharyngitis needs vet amoxicillin and soft food, or IV fluids if it won't drink. Rinse the mouth if a strong-tasting substance caused it.
My cat keeps drooling clear mucus, sneezing, and squinting
Based on your description, the clear mucus and sneezing may indicate allergies, oral disease, or calicivirus infection. Check the mouth for redness, ulcers, or odor; if present, it is likely oral disease and you can use an antibacterial oral spray.
Why Does a Cat Suddenly Drool?
Sudden drooling can be physiological, such as from irritating food or stress, and usually passes quickly. Persistent drooling with other symptoms like lethargy or vomiting likely indicates disease and needs treatment.
My Cat Has Poor Appetite and Low Energy, Keeps Urinating, Drools Thick, Sour-Smelling Saliva
Persistent thick drool has many causes - stomatitis, oral disease, GI disease (gastritis, esophageal foreign body), toxin ingestion, bitter or irritating substances, drug side effects, stress. If stable and sour-smelling, maybe licked acidic household substance - rinse mouth with water and observe. If drooling persists with abnormal behavior (lethargy, no eating, abnormal elimination), gather info and go to vet promptly; don't delay.
Why Is My Cat Refusing Food and Has a Fishy Smell From Its Mouth?
A cat that won't eat, is lethargic, and has bad breath may have digestive issues or problems like stomatitis and tartar. Stomatitis causes obvious oral odor and thick saliva, and pain leads to refusal to eat. Tartar causes bad breath, gum pain, and drooling. Check the mouth; if normal, consider digestive issues. Probiotics can help.
My cat drooled; I noticed red gums, tongue ulcers, a lump-like thing at the back of the mouth; gave amoxicillin and B2 a few days, ulcers/gum redness faded but still eats little, refuses kibble; tonight after meds and a walk it vomited yellow fluid. Still won’t eat much—only cat strips and paste packets.
Per description/image: stomatitis—tongue tip ulcer, red gums/mucosa, drooling, low appetite. Causes bacterial or viral; screen for calicivirus, FIV first, then targeted meds. If ordinary bacterial, daily anti-inflammatory + antibacterial spray, feed soft/wet food to reduce irritation, supplement B vitamins. If no improvement, consider viral—add antivirals/interferon. Recurrent stomatitis often needs full-mouth extraction.
My kitten is about three months old. For the last three or four days it has stopped eating and drinking and is getting thinner, though it will eat a bit of cat treat paste. Its eyes are red with discharge, it’s drooling and sneezing.
Based on your description, your kitten has contracted some disease or infection. There are many causes for red eyes, increased discharge, drooling, sneezing, reduced appetite, and lethargy - common ones include feline rhinotracheitis caused by the herpes virus, calicivirus, mycoplasma, chlamydia, other pathogen-caused respiratory diseases, stomatitis, and feline infectious peritonitis. It is recommended to take the kitten to a veterinarian promptly for examination and diagnosis. The vet can determine the kitten's health through a physical exam, blood tests, and other necessary checks, and provide corresponding treatment. While waiting to see the vet, make sure the kitten stays warm, dry, and comfortable, provide clean drinking water and soft food, and clean its eyes and nose regularly.
My cat’s mouth area is losing fur and stays wet, with redness, swelling and ulceration—what should I do?
Redness and wetness around the mouth likely suggest an eosinophilic granuloma ulcer or, with gum/mucosal inflammation or drooling, calicivirus stomatitis. Eosinophilic granuloma comes from low immunity or allergens, thickening the lips; confirm with smear and biopsy and PCR for calicivirus. Treatment uses oral antibacterial spray, antibiotics, vitamins or corticosteroids under veterinary guidance.
My cat keeps sticking out its tongue, drooling, won’t eat, and is listless
Drooling and not eating in a cat may be from oral disease such as stomatitis or mouth ulcers, or pharyngitis. Early pharyngitis shows slow eating, later difficulty eating, drooling, vomiting, pharyngeal congestion, and pain. For pharyngitis, give pet-specific anti-inflammatory medication and soft or liquid food; for stomatitis, use a pet oral antiseptic spray and address the cause with good care.