My kitty is dripping

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Chelsea appears to be having a leakage problem, dripping what looks like saliva from her mouth (could also be a runny nose, but careful investigation of the drips suggests mouth). She doesn't seem to be bothered by it, though, just going about her regular kitty business. It's never been a problem before, and I only just noticed it today. I tried calling the vet, but they're closed already. Google searching leads me to believe it's either a tooth/gum problem or the flu. Any thoughts?

UPDATE: Kitty now appears to be making slurpy noises that precede lots of dripping, then it goes away for a little bit, then more slurping and dripping. She also seems to be mildly disturbed by her leaky face (licking it a lot once she realizes she's doing it), but is otherwise still behaving normally.

Comments

[bendy1.livejournal.com]

Did she eat a wasp?

Or it could be that her teeth need cleaning. If it isn't that bad, try dentabits or some other toothypeg food.

Lilycat drools like mad when she's asleep but it stops when she wakes up.

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Probably not a wasp. I did just buy Dental Diet cat food, since the last time she went to the vet, she had a little plaque. Now if only I could get her to stop throwing it on the floor... :-P

[bendy1.livejournal.com]

LOL yes, lilycat refuses to eat that stuff. Damn cats.

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Chelsea's not picky... she'll eat just about anything, but she prefers to eat it off the floor, apparently. Bowls are no good. She also likes to tip her water bowl over and lick the water up off the bathtub (which is where the bowl is, since I got tired of mopping up spilled water).

[bendy1.livejournal.com]

Well that's your own fault!

(I don't know why but it must be, cats have a way of telling you this)

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Of course it is, lol. I might as well just save us both time and leave the food directly on the floor and don't bother with the bowl.

[bendy1.livejournal.com]

In the shop the other day I saw this cat bowl with a rim about a foot wide to stop that, and I was just o_O where would I PUT IT? It's two feet wide!

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OMG you have no idea! I have gone through increasingly bigger bowls, thinking that would stop her... I even got one of those watering systems with the big jug that sits on top, thinking, "There's no way she can knock that fucker over," and wouldn't you know it, she did.

[bendy1.livejournal.com]

It looks like a dented Mexican Hat thing :D

I think sometimes it's bet just to give up and accept you will never win \o/

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True... the kitty is always right... even when she drips on my blanket. Where's my tissue??

[silverusagi]

I got this dog bowl for my cat.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2751847

It's harder to get hold of because of its shape, and it's heavy ceramic.

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Hmm, maybe that will be my next try. By the time I've had her a year, I'll have a whole collection of assorted bowls that have failed the Chelsea stress test, lol.