10 year old GSD ...Drooling?... - Page 1

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Yesterday all dogs were fed at 6pm, stayed outside till 7:30pm. post feeding.
Misty my 10 year old came in with my youngest female and both laid down...Bailey the youngest was out like a light...
Misty seemed uncomfortable so I brought in old wool blanked that was stored in a garage and she laid down, i noticed that she kept licking her chops, and her tongue was going in/out like she had a mouth full of peanut butter...she did it enough times that I was starting to question her "activity"...she finally laid her head down and seemed to be relaxed...a cat walked by across the room which caused her to lift her head and you can see a line of drool running out of her mouth...she licked her lips again and again, laid down...lifted her head and there was drool...not foamy, not water works but enough to get me to do a search online and post here..... This is a dog who licks her paws when they are wet, she is a very clean dog, she never drooled even with bacon laying in front of her...just not that type of a dog...this morning she seemed fine, no lip licking, did not have time to inspect her area, since she did ask to go outside and remained there for the night.

Any ideas on sudden drooling? I know she is not a spring chicken but she is in great shape...
Her food is the same, no changes, she had Kirkland Lamb/Rice...with chicken broth...all 3 dogs had the same food so I do not think food is the cause...I did not see anything in her mouth....I considered a tooth ache her teeth are filed down quiet a bit, but if she was in pain she would not be laying down comfortably with her head down and snoozing...

any suggestions on basic "in house" checks that I can do?..

bloat did enter my mind, but that was obviously not the case...

Is the drool like string?  Are you sure she isn't in intusseption?  That has taken as many as 40 + days in the study before diagnosis.  Have you tried to palpate the abdominal area to see if you feel anything like a hard mass, or if it elicits a pain response? I have had dogs with bone cancer that showed no sign of pain until the end, so can't always tell if they are in pain.  Is the stool normal?  Is the dog playing?

Hmm....it was like string....morning are crazy in my house, so aside from visual assessment, i did not physically checked her.
She was barking her head off at 12:50am at something on the other side of the fence...this morning she was stretching when I let the youngest one outside, so she did seem to be okay...I will check her for hard mass when I get home...

I usually do not even see their stool...they go as far as they can into acre of a back yard and usually somewhere behind bushes or greenery...so..no...

I will post update tomorrow, and try to get off work earlier to spend extra time observing her...

thanks for good points.

My Male GSD 2 year old was doing this one day, I have a friend that works at a vet clinic so I called her, I took him into the vet, and they could find nothing wrong, they told me that drooling can be caused from an upset stomach.  Maybe she just had a tummy ache?  I hope all is well with her today :)

:)

gsdshow...thank you...

also.. sometimes if they have something stuck in thier teeth they will lick and drool.

something in the gut - also a sign of bloat or impending bloat - keep a close eye on  her.

At Schutzhund one time I noticed my young dog (13 months at the time) drooling terribly, like large strings of clear mucus running out and his chin and chest were soaked.  He was otherwise acting fine, ready to do obedience, not shaking or lethargic, even ate and drank what I offered.  He drooled like that for about 4 hours.  The best guess anyone had was that he got some wild mushroom in his mouth while tracking.  I saw a few small ones on my track but thought I was careful to make sure not to put bait near them.  However, when I got home I found a sock in his kennel where he sleeps.  He must have chewed the sock while I was getting ready for training and then barfed it out and because he barfed and heaved so hard he drooled for a long time.  Gross!  But, glad it wasn't mushroom poisoning!

A bad tooth?

Could be any number of reasons: impending bloat, a bone or stick or other sharp object stuck in the teeth or back of throat, rabies [shudder!] upset stomach, even certain poisons, especially insecticides.

I would check her teeth, mouth and back of throat with a flashlight. If there's nothing there, just keep a close eye on her. Rush her to the vet if things get worse.