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Just a warning - drooling may be a sign of a health problem.
15 years ago I had a wonderful old cat, Jeremy. He was not a kneeder/drooler, so when he started to drool, and his drool was yellowish, I took him to the vet. Vet said there was nothing wrong, that drooling was normal.
4 months later he was dead from a squamous cell cancer in his esophagus. I had taken him to a different vet for exam a few months after going to the first vet, and even though she operated to remove the cancer, he had to be euthanized a few weeks after that operation.
I don't think I'll ever forgive that first vet for not catching the problem when I first took Jeremy in. Take a history, vets out there, and listen to the pet owners, they know when something is different!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
True, and honestly as stoic as cats are I'd almost say...anytime something is different, watch the cat like a hawk and prepare to take it to the vet. Noticeable behavior changes are usually not a good sign. Drooling...if the cat is snuggling and purring and it happens, fine. But if the cat is just sitting there and drool is coming out of its mouth for no apparent reason, or if it's foamy or smelly or if the cat suddenly starts drooling... I would not only go to the vet, but if the vet tried to tell me it was just nothing, without doing any real testing, I'd throw a fit--or get a new vet.
More commonly than cancers of the mouth/throat, cats can get dental problems and I'm sure that certain kinds of pain in the mouth (which a vet should be able to remedy) would cause a cat to drool.
Good call 601.
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