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    I don't why either -but Francis does it too. He dribbles
    all over my hand, arm, book (if I happen to be reading at the moment)
    pillow - everything. He's been doing that since the day I found
    him. I would like to know why - maybe he can't swallow and purr
    at the same time.????
    Pat
     

    My cat, Georgie does it too!!!  Again, it's only when he gets deliriously
    happy!  So I'd like to find out the answer to the question too...
    
    Karen

    Two of my three cats dribble; again, when they're very happy and
    purring.  Oliver in particular tends to dribble on visitors, who
    don't always appreciate it!  But I've no idea why they do it.

    Well, my little Chauncey does this, too.  But, he's also a kneader,
    so he tends to drool when kneading.  The kneading is something kittens
    do to Mom when they're nursing and very content (cause the milk
    is flowing!).  My vet says that in some cats, they associate this
    contentment and happiness with feeding, and that's what starts the
    mouth watering.  Maybe you're cat has grown out if the need to knead!
    It's sort of cute when Chauncey snuggles up to my arm and kneads
    like crazy, drooling and purring...but sometimes the claws get to
    me, and the drool is something else!!
    
    Mary

    And then again, some pussycats who drool get the hiccups.....
    

    Hmm.. Pookie still drools and she is 12 years old....this usullay
    occurs when she is being groomed.. she kneads and drools and purrs....
    as akitty mother I asked her personal physician about it.. and he
    said it was not her teeth,so not to worry.. he said it was because
    she loves to be combed and petted.. it is not unusual.. and not
    to worry..so all right already,, I wont worry..:*)....it is sooo
    cute..sweet little baby.. btw. I once had a kitty who drooled
    and sucked the pads of his paws..can't you just picture this 18
    lb
    puddytat.. sucking his paws.. tee-hee.. please don't tell Pookie
    about this conversation..
    regards
    Kate

    One of our cats, Smokey (alas no longer with us), was an inveterate
    drooler and kneader. I found that if ,just as he was about to dribble,
    I ran my finger along each side of his mouth from centre out and
    across his whiskers it gave me (1) a chance to check his teeth and
    gums (2) he appeared to appreciate the extra grooming providing
    even more dribble (tacky) (3) it kept my clothing drier 8^)}.
    
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    Brian

    I was watching "Wheel of Fortune" last night, something I normally
    don't do.  Anyway, at the end of the show, Vanna White mentioned
    her cat drools when it purrs.  My cats don't normally drool, but
    I have one cat who will knead and "nurse" on anything that's attached
    to me.  That can be a real *pain*, especially in the middle of the
    night.
    
    Mary
    

    When I went down to Maryland for Christmas vacation, I decided that
    it would be cruel to keep my two cats in the carrier for the 8 hour
    trip, so I made a barrier between the front seats and the back so
    they could roam around the entire back of the car.  After driving
    a little I looked back to see how things were going and saw Mielikki
    sitting there drooling.  Now this wasn't your normal drooling, she
    was *gushing* at the mouth, I didn't know she had that much liquid
    in her.  I went through about half a box of Kleenexes wiping her
    mouth off until I realized that if she was in my lap, she didn't
    drool.  I figured it was some sort of hyperventilation or something.
    
    Ishtar was perfectly fine, so I guess it depends on your cat.
    
    

    Re: .9 and drooling
    
    Holly had to have some medication recently, a liquid antibiotic,
    and she drooled in sheets after I got maybe two drops in her mouth.
     The vet said it was because the medication tasted bitter to her.
     So he changed her over to pills and everything was fine.  It was
    hard to believe one little mouth could produce that much saliva
    that fast.  (The "standard" antibiotic, that "pink stuff", makes
    her nauseous, that's why we tried the other liquid.)
    

    I'm glad to hear that there are so many "dribblers" around.  My
    Bill, named after the "Bloom County" cat because of the amazing
    similarities, does it too.
    
    When he's feeling affectionate (about 23.75 hrs/day), he kneads,
    purrs, and drips like crazy.  I mean, we're talking about streams
    running down your arms!!!  My explanation, when anyone asks, is
    that he has "loose lips".
    
    He also drips when he's in a very stressful situation -- i.e.,
    at the vet's office.  None of my other three cats do it at all.
    I thought he was the only "dripper" around!
    

    RE 10. 
    
    I had to give Sneakers a pill one time, and he ran around the
    house actually foaming at the mouth.  I was so scared that I
    had poisoned him or something.  He kept foaming for about 10-15
    minutes.  When I called the vet, he too said that it was because
    the pill was bitter, and it was nothing to worry about (nothing
    to worry about!  I thought I had a rabid cat on my hands!!).
    
    Needless to say, I was REALLY afraid to give him another pill!

    On the way to the airport for a cat show a few weeks ago I glanced
    back over my shoulder and found Kyrielle sneezing rapidly, pawing
    at her face and drooling all over the carrier.  We were about an
    hour away from home so I pulled off the freeway and found the nearest
    vet.  Luckily he wasn't very busy so I was able to get help.  He
    said she was having an allergic reaction to something.  He gave
    her an injection of antihistamine and she was fine within a few
    minutes.  We never did figure out what it was that bothered her.
    I took her to the show and she was fine all weekend.  Sure did
    scare me to death to see her acting like that.
    
    I have a cat named Jesse that is very old and he loves to knead
    and drool.  It is one of his favorite past times.  None of our other
    seven cats do this.
    
    Jo

    RE: 13
    
    Jo, My friend has a cat that drools - this cat also seems
    to have allergies - he is on chlortimiton (sp?) - the same
    stuff I take for allergies, prescribed by the Vet.  Would
    you, by any chance, know what type of antihistamine 
    injection that vet gave Kyrielle?  Sounds like whatever
    that Vet used works better than what we are using on
    Scotty Wanna Tissu!  
    
    Thanks,
    
    Elaine

    Elaine, I can't remember off hand what type of antihistamine it
    was, I will check my notes at home.
    
    I don't know if you would want to give injections like this long
    term since I think it contains a steroid also.
    
    I have used Chloratrimeton on my kitties to help relieve the congestion
    associated with colds (I sound like a commercial!).  We gave them
    half a tablet twice a day.
    
    Was Scotty sick as a kitten?  I attended a talk given by a vet
    opthamologist last night and he was saying that if kittens get ill
    very young, their immune systems don't learn to recognize the illness
    as something bad, and therefore don't make very gallant efforts to
    fight it off.
    
    Jo

    Thanks!  Yes Yes - he did get sick when he was a kitten!!!  I think
    you may have hit the nail on the head!  He is about a year now -
    and the symptoms are much less frequent and last for much less time!
    Both he and his sister had the same symptoms - she outgrew them
    very quickly; his remained longer but are very much better.  Vanity
    is much smaller than her brother Scotty - don't know if size is
    involved ?  The chlortimiton does seem to help a lot.  Boy, doncha
    wish kitties could talk and tell us exactly what is going on in
    their little bodies?  Sure would help us take better care of them.
    
    E.T.