Toby is 21 mths old and lives with us and his siter Topaz.
They are in-door cats
Just this morning he started to dribble . Later today it began to increase to the point where it was obviously pooling on his coat as he lay curled in front of the heater.
Is this possibly a sign of something wrong?
Otherwise he seems his normal self and active but as he has never been one to dribble I have become a concerned dad.
What do you mean by "dribbling"? Do you mean drooling/salivating from the mouth, or do you mean urine dribbling?
In any case, get your kitty seen by a vet promptly..salivating could be from various things such as ingesting a toxic substance, severe dehydration, fever, tooth abcess or diseased teeth, or pain, etc. If he is leaking from his urogenital area, this may indicate a urinary tract infection or beginning of a blockage which would be an emergency (urinary tract blockages, especially in male cats, could be potentially fatal if not treated by a vet immediately --- blockages can become fatal within hours)
Don't wait, seek an emergency vet right away, best to play this safe.
dawlew wrote:thanks, were there any other symptons with mollie?
I will try to check it out with the vet
Not really, she was eating normally etc. One thing we did notice after a few days of antibiotics though was that she hadn't been meowing for a while - that soon came back though!
Thanks again Mollie's mum and thankyou Traci. The dribbling was from the mouth. Coming out the side on both sides. We had been away for 3 days and left them both with automatic feeders. Possibly it was a reaction to the dry food ?, as we have been giving them more meat lately.
He seems to be fine now, perhaps hastiy concern from an axious dad . We will keep a close eye on him and let you know if anything else develops, but, at this stage he seems to be e very happy boy.
We have been giving them a diet largely of meat in recent weeks. Fresh kangaroo or other pet meat from the butchers. Sometimes it has been frozen but we thaw it first. Almost always we give it to them raw.
It seems Tobys drooling has stopped completely, but I will keep a closs eye on him as he sleeps on my pillow.
We do not advocate raw meat/diets here. You really need to be careful about bacterials in raw meat, freezing does not kill bacteria. Other than keeping a watchful eye on your kitty, I would strongly suggest talking to your vet about the diet you're feeding, and beware of the potential risks.
. Later today it began to increase to the point where it was obviously pooling on his coat as he lay curled in front of the heater.
Is this possibly a sign of something wrong?
. We will keep a close eye on him and let you know if anything else develops, but, at this stage he seems to be e very happy boy.