My 9 week old puppy is drooling alot all of a sudden.

[tanyason]

My 9 week old puppy started drooling about 45 minutes ago. He will not come to me and when I pick him up, he doesn't want me to touch his mouth. He is drooling so much that his ears are wet and my hair is wet from holding him. I'm not sure what to do because all the vets are closed now. I tried to look in his mouth and did not see anything and I have looked around the house and do not see anything that he could got into to make him sick. He is trying to go to sleep now, but I'm afraid to sleep in case he gets worse.

[ChrissieR1214]

Ok so my fur baby is going thru this same thing, she came to the side of my bed crying and when I picked her up her face was soaked in drool... Now I've read everyone's comments and it helped my panic calm down a little, but she keeps gagging but only small pieces of her food from earlier are coming up... Cocoa's only 7 about to be 8 weeks old and she tries to get into everything. She's a curious/adventurous little thing and every time I take her out to the yard she's either trying to eat the leaves of the bushes or catching bugs, which she most likely had succeeded in and is probably why she's sick... I'm going to stay up with her and try to find a vet I can call to get a professional opinion. I pray it stops and she either throws it up or can sleep it off which she's trying to do. It seems like a belly ache just like a child would get from eating something they shouldn't have ate... If anyone is in the Dothan Alabama area and knows a vet I can call or take her to that will bill me and let me bring her home well again. Pppllleeeeaaassseee let me know.

[ginger899]

In Alaska right now, would there be toads and stink bugs around? Or would it be way too cold for them?
If your pup is so young (65 days =2 months) then he/she has probably not been outside much in an Alaskan winter?

Of course it is possible a toad or a bug could have got into your house or garage etc Some creatures do head for the dry warmer areas such as a house after the summer is gone, and I suppose, could just about hang out there?

A thought is....could your dog have got into ANY cleaning product? Or even just licked a little bit accidentally? Even just a little shower gel or soap in the mouth could have that effect.

Are there any other symptoms? Such as vomiting, fever, loss of interest in food, head shaking, pawing at the mouth, or reddened eyes?

If you think your pup might have come in contact with a poisonous toad that could be urgent, and need emergency care, depending on the species of Toad. Bufo Toads for example, are very toxic for dogs.

It might be a good idea to call a vet on the phone, and ask for advice.

[Kddixon5]

Hello there. I know this is an old thread but I am having the same problem with my 65 day old lab/mastiff/boxer. For going on 20 hours of a non stop wet chin. Please help! I live in a tiny town in Alaska where the vet is far. Please help!

[peekawho]

One of our dogs picked up  a toad once, and he foamed at the mouth like he had rabies--it was very impressive!  

[ginger899]

Those stinkbugs....I think we get them in UK as well. They do really stink if you touch them or disturb them, and if the smell gets on to you, it's hard to get it off. Sometimes they come into the house. My dog got one in her mouth once, hurriedly spat it out, but was drooling like mad for a while afterwards.

[Ghilly]

I'm REALLY glad to hear that he's OK!   Y'know, after I wrote my first post to you I remembered about the day Kate caught a stinkbug in flight!  It was motoring right AT her and she spotted it, stood up on her hind legs, opened her mouth, and it flew right in!  The FACES she made!  And DROOL????  OY!  She drooled for 15 minutes!  LOL  But if I hadn't seen the bug fly in, I would have been totally at a loss as to know why she was drooling like that.  :)

Anyway, glad to hear that your puppy is A-OK!  Have a great weekend!

Ghilly

[ChrissieR1214]

OMG you and tanyason are a blessing... I feel bad and can relate to her because I'm going thru the samething with my 7 week old puppy tonight. She came to my bed crying and when I woke up I saw her whole face was wet and realized it was drool. Im 3 months pregnant right now so I tend to freak out alot faster, my husband told me to Google what could make her do that and reading your answers helped me figure it out... She's always chasing bugs in the yard when I let her out to go potty... Thank you guys... I'm sitting with her now...

[tanyason]

He stopped drooling shortly after I wrote the post. I stayed up and watched him sleep to make sure he did not start back or have a hard time breathing. He never seemed to be in pain or have any breathing problems. He got up the next morning bouncing off the walls!! He is eating, drinking and playing like normal. The vet said that he could have eaten a bug, but will never know for sure. He is an inside dog because he is so little and can't go out unless he is on a leash, so he had not been out. I had thought of him getting a toad, because we do have them in our yard. I was so upset that night that I put down his age wrong. He is almost 14 weeks. He is about 4 1/2 pounds. He is a highland hound, westie and mini daschund mix. Very CUTE!!! Thank you for the answers and concern!  Tanyason

[Ghilly]

Is there any news about your puppy?  What did the vet say?

Ghilly

[Ghilly]

Ptyalism, or hypersalivation, can be caused by a number of things, all of which should really be followed by a visit to the vet.

She could have something stuck in her mouth.  At nine weeks of age it is unlikely that she has a bad tooth, but she could have eaten something that is causing it as well.  Was she outside before it happened?  Do you have toads in your area?  The reason I ask is because dogs are naturally attracted to toads because of the way they hop around, and they will try to play with them, but as nature's way to ward off predators, toads secrete a substance through their skin that can cause excessive drooling and make them very ill.

Please post back and let us know what the vet says.  

Ghilly

[flmagi]

This post is already 4 hours old, so I hope your puppy is ok. It sounds like he has either eatten something very distastful or something that is causing him a problem. Sounds like you need to get him to a vet. There are emergency vets that you can take him to during the night. Look in the yellow pages. Or call your vet, there should be an emergency number.