Does your cat dribble when purring and is it female?

[Dansak]

I have had four cats, two male and two female. Both of the female cats were big dribblers when purring but neither male cats did.

Is it a female thing or is it something else that makes them dribble?

[flanjabelle]

dribble - yes
female - yes

[Myfoofneedspruning]

Yes she does, it sounds like she is having an orgasm when she does that !

[Kraggle]

Yes and Yes. There is so much drool!

[Dansak]

I can't bear it when its just hanging out of her mouth waiting to drop or if she shakes her head .

I wonder why it happens...might have to do some googling.

[babyiwantabump]

My male always dribbled but my female never has!

[babyiwantabump]

My male was long haired my female is short haired

[westcountrywoman]

I've had dribbly cats, both male and female.

[Dansak]

Oh bang goes that theory then.

[Opheliabumps]

My boy did this, a long haired ginger, he used to nuzzle my jumper dribbling furiously, I would be soaked! He grew out of it aged about 5 though.

[ShuShuFontana]

idiotcat and his sister both dribble. previous cats have not, and have all been boys.

[babyiwantabump]

Could it be hair length related?

[jimblejambles]

Yes and yes. The vet told us it was probably because she was taken away from her mum too soon.

[ProfYaffle]

Our short haired female used to do it, long haired male didn't.

[Mendeleyev]

Both girl cats I've had have done it. Yuk! Present cat likes to knead, purr loudly, put her nose on you (like she's suckling) and dribble. It's very sweet in a disgusting way!

[BeautifulBatman]

I've got 5 cats. Two dribble. One boy, one girl.

[russiandwarf]

I have 2 cats, one male and one female and the female is a dribbler when she purrs...mainly when she is hanging over my shoulder so I can get the full impact

[smoothieooo]

Dribbling boy here! Definitely not removed from his mum too soon either. Oddly enough, he's been more affectionate/dribbly since we lost his brother 2 years ago (he's 5).

[Dansak]

According to google its a sign of total contentment, but still quite gross.

[luxuriousblossom]

Meet my dribbler- male

[GemmaTeller]

Male and female cat here and they both dribble.

luxurious thats a beautiful photo (and cat)

[Dansak]

luxurious he is a beauty!

[ASorcererIsAWizardSquared]

yup!

[TheOneWiththeNicestSmile]

3 females, no dribblers

[shaska]

White soppy dribbler girl.

She also has slightly dodgy teeth and I have wondered if dribbling/tooth stuff was related.

[Madbengalmum]

My baby dribbler, male