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.

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Hmm... she doesn't go outside, and it's winter, so not too many insects around. But I'll definitely try the vet again tomorrow. (And in the meantime, follow her around with a tissue, lol.)

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Ah, of course...one of those different weather things. LOL We get spiders in the house at all times of the year.

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Heh, yeah, it just got way freezing cold in the past week or so, so I think all the bugs have gone away. On the other hand, I wonder if it had something to do with me turning the heat on... could that make her sick? (I know I had a cold last week, lol.)

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If she's not off her food and not feeling lethargic I'd say the chances are pretty high that she isn't sick.
She might have a mouth ulcer, or could have scratched the inside of her mouth on something she's been chewing on.

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Yeah, she seems to be okay otherwise... do those types of mouth things usually heal on their own, or will the vet need to give her some meds?

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I think it will depend on what it is...Jkeira usually stops drooling after a few hours, so I have never worried about the vet.

If she is still doing it tomorrow I'd definitely phone the vet and ask their advice, if they are anything like the ones over here they will want you to go in. I imagine if it is a tooth problem the vet will need to intervene in some way, if it is something simpler it will probably fix itself.

Here's hoping she has stopped by tomorrow!

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Thanks for the advice! She's been doing it since lunchtime, so it's been about 6 hours... I figured I'd wait and see if it was still happening when I got home from work before I called the vet, which it turns out she is. (It also turns out the vet closed at 4 today, grr.) *crosses fingers she's better by tomorrow*