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1/26/14, 08:08 PM
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2/7/14, 04:45 PM
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2/14/14, 03:19 PM
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Apparently I'm turning into Dr. Doolittle. Had the deal with the dog a few weeks ago, finally got over that deal and then last night a little cat with no tail (not a bob tail, no tail at ALL) shows up.
Went out on the porch and heard meowing, next thing you know here it comes. Climbing all over everything, right up under your damned feet when you try to walk.
Freakin' annoying bastard. Already trying to run in the house and garage every time you open a door and wont stay away from your feet.
Went out on the porch and heard meowing, next thing you know here it comes. Climbing all over everything, right up under your damned feet when you try to walk.
Freakin' annoying bastard. Already trying to run in the house and garage every time you open a door and wont stay away from your feet.
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2/15/14, 10:25 PM
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Hey guys, I've got a serious question for you cat people.
I've never owned a cat except for a few feral ones that I let hang around that didn't want to be petted, touched or close to people. I'm just not a cat person.
However, I kind of like this cat and I've pondered getting it fixed (its a female) and keeping it. However I noticed something today I've never seen a cat do. It drips saliva from its mouth, not thick mucus but just drops of saliva that falls (like its mouth is watering, like humans do at times). And it doesn't do it all the time, just when you pet it and pay attention to it, and it wants attention badly, it follows you around like a dog and want to be petted badly.
It also has done something else strange for a cat. They are usually very nimble, this one seemed a bit clumsy sometimes. Part of the house is brick halfway up with a ledge of brick around it. It loves to walk around on that ledge which ranges from 6 to 12 feet off the ground. It has fallen off of that ledge twice today when trying to turn around. I thought maybe it was because it didn't have a tail and thought a cat's tail was used for balance.
I was curious about the excessive saliva and googled it. One of the causes came up as a symptom of rabies, along with loss of coordination.
Anyone else have experience with cats salivating when they get excited by petting? Do I need to get rid of this ****er quickly? Is this lack of coordination due to the fact that it is still very young and has no tail?
It seems very normal other than those things, nothing out of the ordinary at all.
Any help would be appreciated.
I've never owned a cat except for a few feral ones that I let hang around that didn't want to be petted, touched or close to people. I'm just not a cat person.
However, I kind of like this cat and I've pondered getting it fixed (its a female) and keeping it. However I noticed something today I've never seen a cat do. It drips saliva from its mouth, not thick mucus but just drops of saliva that falls (like its mouth is watering, like humans do at times). And it doesn't do it all the time, just when you pet it and pay attention to it, and it wants attention badly, it follows you around like a dog and want to be petted badly.
It also has done something else strange for a cat. They are usually very nimble, this one seemed a bit clumsy sometimes. Part of the house is brick halfway up with a ledge of brick around it. It loves to walk around on that ledge which ranges from 6 to 12 feet off the ground. It has fallen off of that ledge twice today when trying to turn around. I thought maybe it was because it didn't have a tail and thought a cat's tail was used for balance.
I was curious about the excessive saliva and googled it. One of the causes came up as a symptom of rabies, along with loss of coordination.
Anyone else have experience with cats salivating when they get excited by petting? Do I need to get rid of this ****er quickly? Is this lack of coordination due to the fact that it is still very young and has no tail?
It seems very normal other than those things, nothing out of the ordinary at all.
Any help would be appreciated.
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2/15/14, 10:31 PM
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The rabies thing is scary, but google any symptom you're having and you have ten different types of cancer, so. 
Sandy and Blackberry have both drooled but it's pretty rare. Not even sure why they do it. The tail thing could be why it falls off the ledge, but I really don't know. I'm definitely not a cat expert.
Sandy and Blackberry have both drooled but it's pretty rare. Not even sure why they do it. The tail thing could be why it falls off the ledge, but I really don't know. I'm definitely not a cat expert.
2/15/14, 10:52 PM
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The rabies thing is scary, but google any symptom you're having and you have ten different types of cancer, so.
Sandy and Blackberry have both drooled but it's pretty rare. Not even sure why they do it. The tail thing could be why it falls off the ledge, but I really don't know. I'm definitely not a cat expert.
Sandy and Blackberry have both drooled but it's pretty rare. Not even sure why they do it. The tail thing could be why it falls off the ledge, but I really don't know. I'm definitely not a cat expert.
The cat doesn't walk around constantly dripping saliva, in fact I had never seen it at all until today. I had been trying to avoid petting it in hopes it would leave. But today I was on the porch and it hopped up on the railing and was looking at me, meowing, and sticking its little paw out to touch me. I gave in and started petting it on the head and around the neck and ears. Soon as I did, its motor started running (purring) and saliva started dripping out of its mouth. As soon as I stopped, the saliva stopped dripping a few minutes later.
But then I remembered it falling off of the ledge.
Not sure what to make of it.
2/16/14, 12:54 AM
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That's what I ran into while googleing. The excessive salivating (called ptyalism in the things I've read) came up as a symptom of everything from oral infections, to poisoning, to being excited from touching stimulation to rabies.
The cat doesn't walk around constantly dripping saliva, in fact I had never seen it at all until today. I had been trying to avoid petting it in hopes it would leave. But today I was on the porch and it hopped up on the railing and was looking at me, meowing, and sticking its little paw out to touch me. I gave in and started petting it on the head and around the neck and ears. Soon as I did, its motor started running (purring) and saliva started dripping out of its mouth. As soon as I stopped, the saliva stopped dripping a few minutes later.
But then I remembered it falling off of the ledge.
Not sure what to make of it.
The cat doesn't walk around constantly dripping saliva, in fact I had never seen it at all until today. I had been trying to avoid petting it in hopes it would leave. But today I was on the porch and it hopped up on the railing and was looking at me, meowing, and sticking its little paw out to touch me. I gave in and started petting it on the head and around the neck and ears. Soon as I did, its motor started running (purring) and saliva started dripping out of its mouth. As soon as I stopped, the saliva stopped dripping a few minutes later.
But then I remembered it falling off of the ledge.
Not sure what to make of it.
2/16/14, 07:02 AM
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Lee, if the cat drools only when you pet it, it's fine.if it were constantly drooling or had difficulty eating then there might be an issue in its mouth. Obviously no vet can diagnose an animal without actually examining the specimen,
As for the Rabies, it's highly unlikely, it would be difficult to tell on this cat due to the lack of a tail, which may cause it to losing its balance, and the fact that it is a stray, meaning it will be quite skittish.
Without a 30day quarantine of the animal ( normally after 2 weeks we would know) or euthanizing and performing a rabies test would we know for sure.
Is it a boy or girl? If it's a girl, it might be in heat
As for the Rabies, it's highly unlikely, it would be difficult to tell on this cat due to the lack of a tail, which may cause it to losing its balance, and the fact that it is a stray, meaning it will be quite skittish.
Without a 30day quarantine of the animal ( normally after 2 weeks we would know) or euthanizing and performing a rabies test would we know for sure.
Is it a boy or girl? If it's a girl, it might be in heat
2/16/14, 09:41 AM
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Could be a bad tooth. One of my cats had the drooling and it was because of an abscessed tooth.