Dripping Saliva

[Sharna3]

Hi all,

My 2 yr old mastiff x started salivating this afternoon, he always drools a bit (yay mastiffs), but this is different, more and thinner, just a constant drip from his mouth. He ate his dinner as per normal, is drinking fine, behaviour seems normal, but the dripping is not.

I checked his mouth for anything stuck - nothing. He does have a broken tooth, but I'm not 100% sure when that happened. Any ideas???

[Staffyluv]

Pain can cause drooling...

My old stafford had bladder stones and the first sign was the drooling...

If your dog has a broken tooth I would suggest a trip to the vet to get it looked at as it could become infected and or be causing him pain.

Edited to add that nausea can also cause drooling..

Edited April 28, 2012 by Staffyluv

[persephone]

Drooling like that can indeed be caused by things happening in his body .

nausea, pain, stress ...

Hope it's settled , and/or the vet has ruled out anything drastic :)

[Sharna3]

Thanks guys :) this morning he seems to have stopped the dripping, just back to his normal drooling. But will keep an eye on it! My other thought was could it have been an insect bite?

[trifecta]

My other thought was could it have been an insect bite?

Can also be one of the first signs of snakebite, so worth keeping an eye on him.