Dribbling cat

[Wossisface]

Hey all, my cat is 11 months old. She dribbles a lot when you make a fuss of her. My sister says it's a sign of a bad tooth. However I'm not so sure as she doesn't dribble any other time other than when she is purring. So i thought I'd ask in here ?

[knockinonyerdoor]

Oh god, mine did this for YEARS! He's got better as he's got older; when he was younger he'd sit on my lap and I'd stroke him and I'd end up with a big wet patch. He would quite literally drip from the mouth when you made a fuss of him.

He's 16 now. He's not as bad, but still dribbles a bit when he's really 'getting into' having a fuss.

The vet said it was fine, some cats are just like that apparently!

[sprinkles77]

it's a sort of regression -to -kittenhood behaviour. Does he knead at your and / or suck / chew your clothes at the same time?

[Fluffycloudland77]

Mine does it sometimes. One if my childhood cats did it everytime you fussed him.

[Piggles]

I've got a drooler too.

She sometimes just gets so into having a fuss made of her that she can't seem to help it, she has this expression of pure bliss as her ears are rubbed... and then comes the slobbery chin.

[SnapesPlaything]

My cat is 13 and dribbles all over me when purring, always has, I think its normal.