Cat Frothing At Mouth After Flea Treatment

Foaming at the mouth though is a whole different story.

Cat frothing at mouth after flea treatment. Its natural for a cat to drool a bit after a flea treatment. Give your cat some water and a small amount of food or a treat to get rid of the taste. Apply topical flea products to the back of the neck where the cat cant reach. Generally when a cat gets a bit of flea medication in her mouth it will trigger drooling and some foaming at the mouth certainly an alarming sight.

Topical flea products usually can foam at the mouth if they ingest a small number of topical flea products. Less than a minute after it was applied to the back of her neck she began running around and there was a lot of continuous white foam dripping out of her mouth. It cant be pleasant to taste and it can cause foaming or froth from the mouth. This should resolve quickly.

I just gave her a dose of advantage 9 topical flea ointment. The reason you apply spot on flea treatments to the base of the neck is because this is supposed to be an area cats cant lick. Viral infections one infamous cause of cat foaming at the mouth is rabies. Well some cats might be able to get to it.

Cats are highly allergic to pyrethrin. Pyrethrin based insecticides often used in flea and tick treatments for both cats and dogs can be toxic to your cat if ingested and can cause excessive drooling and foaming at the mouth. My 7 month old female cat has been having a flea problem. Especially if youve applied it a little off center.

Perhaps the most infamous cause of foaming at the mouth in pets is due to the rabies virus which your cat must be vaccinated for by law. However a call to your veterinarian can set your mind at ease. Ive tried frontline plus without success as well as other products. This happened to me when i treated my cat two years ago.

One of the main symptoms of the ingestion of toxins will be excessive foaming and drooling at your cats mouth. Selemectin for example the main ingredient used in revolution produces salivation and vomiting in cats but is generally safe. Some cats are even allergic to the ingredients in cat spray your cat is being poisoned so you need. It doesnt have to be ingested in order to poison your cat it can be poisoning by absorption.

If you used a flea spray for dogs it contains pyrethrin. If youre positive then id say you need to get the cat to the vet if you can possibly wash the cat in dawn or cat shampoo to get the chemical off of the kitty. If you are using a flea preventive on your cat that is specifically meant for cats chances are shell be fine. She is drooling because she is having a negative affect to the flea treatment.

I needed to sham.