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Hi everyone, I have a question concerning my 14-year-old cat. She has started drooling a bit a while ago. She's doesn't drool constantly, but sometimes I can see a drop hanging at the front of her mouth. Is this something that I should be concern of? She has very good appetite and she plays sometimes. She also has no problem going to the litter box.

Also, she doesn't drink much water. To make sure she has at least some water, I feed her a 85g canned food every night. I also mixed it with some water (probably around 2 table spoon) after heating it up. Would that be enough for a cat? I also give her about 1/2 cup of dry food each morning and let her eat whenever she wants.

Thanks so much for your help.

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To be on the safe side, I would have the vet look at her. Drooling could indicate nausea, difficulty digesting her food or tooth problems. With older cats, you never know.
Do you leave water down for her? Very important, particularly if she is eating dry food. The 'soup' you give her in the evening is a good idea.
85 g of canned and 1/2 cup dry seems a little stingy to me, but then I probably overfeed....

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I leave her a bowl of fresh water everyday even though she rarely touches it. How much do you feed your cat? Mine doesn't usually finish her dry food but finish the canned food. Here's a picture of her...

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What a beautiful cat. Line up my gang of criminals next to her, they would be dumb struck.
I probably feed a little more of the dry (which they finish) and morning and evening they get a spoonful of canned.
But not all cats are the same, I swear they are as varied as people.
In my previous post, I hope I didn't make you anxious or rush off to the vet at midnight, because it doesn't sound like a huge emergency. I just wanted to point out that in older cats small problems can become big problems quite quickly.

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Thanks. It was love at first sight for me... ....
I didn't rush to the vet but I am planning to do it this week. Hopefully, she's fine.

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My oldest guy had this problem a few years back, and it turned out to be an abcessed (sp) tooth, that had to be removed.
Good luck to you and your sweet kitty.

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I don't have much to add about the drooling as my thoughts are the same as everyone elses.

The only thing I wanted to add was you could try one of those pet water fountains, there is a thread on here somewhere discussing it. Some have found it really encourages their cats to drink more. Most pet supply stores carry them as well as canadian tire.

Good luck at the vets, hope everything is fine, she's a cutie

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Originally Posted by dustybird
The only thing I wanted to add was you could try one of those pet water fountains, there is a thread on here somewhere discussing it. Some have found it really encourages their cats to drink more. Most pet supply stores carry them as well as canadian tire.

I bought one of those before I moved back to Hong Kong. However, the voltage here is different (220V instead of 110V). I need to use a electricity converter but I worry about its safeness if I turn it on 24/7. Anyone knows if those pet fountains are safe?

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VCheng,at 14yrs old,if she's never had any dental-care,my guess is a bad tooth,one of my cats(Sammy )had the same drooling.
She is really beautiful

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I have a 16 year old Persian who started drooling probably about 6 years ago. He drools more when he is happy and being pet. When it started happening I did some research because it was odd and found that some cats just start drooling when they get older and can be totally normal. However, I would not discourage a vet visit.

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Thanks everyone. I am definitely going to make an appointment with her vet.

I am just wondering is it a necessary thing to do yearly blood test for my cat? I have been doing that since I come back to Hong Kong. Her vet did the blood panel (for glucose level, kidneys function, blood count, ...), she also recommend taking her urine for testing. She gave me some sterile cat litter crystal for that but my cat absolutely refused to pee with that cat litter. She would rather hold a whole day than to pee. Is there any better way to do that? Thanks.

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VCheng,my vet recommends a yearly blood-test for senior cats,although my Rocky is only 10.
When he was diagnozed with Hyperthyroidism,he also had a urinetest.
She kept him at the office for the day and they were finally able to get urine to test,don't really want to know how they did it.
Once with my diabetic cat Peppi( )I managed to catch him going to the litterbox,I stuck a little container under him and got enough pee,you don't need much.
It's much less stress for the cat if you can get the urine yourself. Good Luck!

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