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Foaming at the mouth help!!!

Nicky00

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Hi! I'm freaking out! I was clean nut' s ear with a solution. I made the cotton ball extra wet to get down in there. She jumps off my lap and goes and his for a like 2 seconds. When I grab her again she is foaming at the mouth and appears to be chewing something. I open her mouth and nothing is there. I flushed her mouth out and tht appeared to help. I'm watching her now and she is perfectly fine. What happened? Should I take her to the vet ASAP?
 

MollysMom

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It is a stress reaction. Found this:

Common Causes
More common causes are listed first. Less common causes are listed later.

  • Nausea, such as that caused by carsickness or gastrointestinal upset, is a frequent cause of drooling or foaming at the mouth.
  • Anxiety may cause hypersalivation. Since anxiety often causes rapid breathing as well, anxiety is a very frequent cause of foaming at the mouth.
  • Exposure to foul-tasting substances may cause drooling or foaming at the mouth. This is common in cats that have recently received oral medications.
  • Dental disease, oral trauma, tooth abscesses, stomatitis, or tumors in the mouth may cause drooling, often in combination with halitosis or a malodorous hair coat.
  • Metabolic disorders such as liver disease or kidney disease may cause drooling.
  • Animals who have difficulty swallowing will appear to hypersalivate or foam at the mouth.
  • Drooling or foaming at the mouth can be a sign of poisoning.
  • Hypersalivation is a side effect of some medications.
  • Infection with rabies virus is perhaps the most famous cause of drooling or foaming at the mouth in cats and dogs. Rabies is rare in animals that have been vaccinated.
 
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