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My 1 year old cat is drooling. Could this be from the frontline I put on her a few weeks ago?

I used frontline for the first time on my 1yr old cat a few weeks ago. She did have some salivation issues after I put it on her which the box said could happen. But now she's drooling (clear) & she never has before. I've been gone off & on for 2wks for work & I first noticed the drooling last week when I was home for a few days. I was petting her & I saw her drooling. I chaulked it up to her being happy I was home. Then this morning I felt the pillow she sleps on and it was really wet in one spot. After playing with her for a bit she went to lay down. All of a sudden I heard her licking herself & looked over & there was massive drool. I had to use a paper towel to clean it up. Her teeth & gums look fine. She's eating & drinking & no vomiting. I called the vet & they said to give her a bath to get the flea medicine off her & just watch her for a few days to see if its gone. I'm a worried mom and want to know if anyone knows of frontline causing this problem or if she's just content. In addition there is nothing she could have gotten into chemically. We've lived here in my apartment for over a year. I can't find anything wrong with her ears. She's not really being out of character. She ate today and drank some water. Her coat is fine because I gave her a bath but there was nothing funny about it before. Though she may be a little warm. Everything is pretty much the same. It sems the drooling is only when I'm petting her or when she's napping. She is purring and that's a good sign right? Maybe she has a little cold?

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1. I've never heard of that before but yep, give her the bath and if she's eating, drinking, and using the litterbox as normal she is probably okay. If the drooling gets worse or doesn't go away in a few days I would bring her in.
2. my cat drools to and i have had her for four years and haven't used frontline on her. they are like some people that drool when they sleep don't worry
3. Drooling can have a couple of causes, and could be unrelated to the use of Frontline. Nausea in a cat causes drooling, as well as a tooth problem. You indicated her gums look fine, but it could be a more subtle tooth problem. See what happens after her bath to remove the Frontline.
4. yes, it could definitely be the frontline. Some cats are more sensitive to it than others, and cats in general are pretty sensitive to a lot of things used to kill fleas. Definitely do what your vet says and give the cat a very thourough bath, use baby shampoo or watered down dish soap, don't use flea soap or anything with any pyrethirins in it, and see if she will get better. It may take a couple of days to clear her system. In the meantime, go around your home and see if there are any places where the cat may have been chewing on anything like wall paper, or if she could have gotten into something under a cabinet. Before you leave your home again, move all cleaners, chemicals and things to an area that can be secured and that your cat can't possibly reach, make sure that there aren't any places where chemicals or cleaners might have spilled and dried under the cabinets, or, it might be easiest if you cat proof a single room, make sure that there are no chemicals or anything in that room, put a litter box, food and water in there with her, just in case she may have gotten a hold of something else that was making her drool. Drooling is definitely not normal and usually a symptom of poisoning, even if it's something like a cat licking wall paper paste to get high and over doing it. Also, I just remembered that cats can get nausea and drool even if they don't vomit. The first thing I would check aside from the Frontline is her ears. Is she moving slower than usual or drooling more after activity? Is she holding her head tilted slightly to one side, stumbling, even just a little bit, or does her fur look like it's kind of stuck together or rougher looking than usual? If you haven't take her to the vet, and just called, you might want to take her in to have her ears checked. She could have an ear infection. If you didn't notice drooling between the day after you put the Frontline on her and the day last week that you noticed it, then there is less chance that it's the frontline and more of a chance that she's gotten into something since then or she's developed an ear problem or infection.
5. never heard of it happening from a medication. i give my three cats revolution and never experienced anything like that. my 1 1/2 year old Bengal drools though. She also sweats through her paws. she especially drools when she's getting pet.. she loves to get pet like a dog.. and the drool starts. maybe she was drooling because she was happen to have you home and have the loving attention? I'd give her a bath to make sure though. good luck.. hope it's nothing serious!