Drooling

[chivas]

Ok, this is a new one on me. My 6.5 yr old spayed rescued female occassionally drools, A LOT. Ive noticed it about 4-5 times now, maybe every 2 months or so. Looks like a water spigot is turned on. Nothing caught in her teeth or throat, no chemicals, nothing she could of eaten that causes her to salivate alot. It goes on for about 3-4 hours then stops. And I mean she is DROOLING, normal for some breeds but not for her. I know when Chivas was taking cytotec it made her salivate at times for a while but this dog is on NOTHING. She has no other problems. Any ideas? I might add that I feel she is mixed with some kind of hound, mostly rott and her papers SAY she is purebred but she reminds me of a bloodhound somewhat, loose jowels, droopy eyes, thick legs. Not that that may make a difference.

[brinabear]

This is just a thought, she could be having a seizure of some sort. My 4 yr old has seizures, sometimes they are bad, sometimes its just drooling really bad. Also our specialist for her spotted signs that her thyroid was off, like Droopy eyes, too large(125 lbs) or thick and loose jowels. She is now being treated with meds and is showing signs of improvement. I could be way off the mark, but i would have her thyroid checked.
Brinabear

[chivas]

Hmmmm, interesting. I dont know about the seizure part since it goes on for a long time and she is totally normal in every aspect while this is going on but I will look into a thyroid check, thanks for the suggestion!

[NikkiDeland]

I too thought of seizures. My dog Alex (RIP) used to do this. It was as you described, like a faucet. It would ususally last a couple of hours, just constant salivating and dripping. He would literally soak a towel in less than 30 minutes. Occassionally, when it would happen it would follow a strange kicking of his back legs and acting a little strange and very, very, clingy. Although sometimes I wouldn't notice anything until the 'drooling'. He was diagnosed with seizures.
Hope you find out what's causing this.

[chivas]

Nikki, now what you described is right on how Hannah acts. Drools A LOT, and acts clingy and somewhat uncomfortable but not right in your face noticable. She will sit and stare at me, but eats cookies that I offer her all the while still drooling. I will mention this to the vet on her appt next week.

[NikkiDeland]

Originally Posted by chivas

Nikki, now what you described is right on how Hannah acts. Drools A LOT, and acts clingy and somewhat uncomfortable but not right in your face noticable. She will sit and stare at me, but eats cookies that I offer her all the while still drooling. I will mention this to the vet on her appt next week.

Yup, sounds just like Alex. Especially when you mentioned water spigot, that's EXACTLY what it seemed like with him. I would sit with his head in my lap with a towel changing them as they got soaked.
It also seemed to go in spurts also. It would happen perhaps once or twice a week for awhile, then nothing for months.
I hope you get to the bottom of this with Hannah. I know it was so frustrating for us when we didn't know what was causing it, or how to make it stop.
I'll be interested to read what your vets says.