What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:46:16 GMT

Sorry, portosystemic shunt

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:45:38 GMT

I had a kitten as well once whose only symptom was salivating a lot (and maybe in hindsight a stunted growth) and had a potto systemic shunt...

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Anne Seawright — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 22:04:34 GMT

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[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]

The neurologists may need to verify the exact mechanism of this but I seem to recall that there is an idiopathic syndrome in Labradors/Retrievers that affects the nerves associated with these symptoms although IME they tend to be rather more persistent. The good news is that it is self-limiting.

However I would also consider the possibility of a porto-systemic shunt especially if this is happening after feeding rather than before so blood tests including dynamic bile acids would be a good idea.

I'm sure you've already done this but rule out simple things, check its mouth for lesions and its teeth as it may be getting periodic oral pain.

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It would be unusual for a PSS to present at this age but I seem to remember that there is a type of limbic epilepsy that causes hypersalivation recognised in this breed. It would be good to hear from a neurologist but I think that it comes down to ruling out other causes as has been suggested and then trialling phenobarbitone to which it should be responsive,

Tim

[/quote] http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1748-5827.2000.tb03236.x/abstract

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Tim Charlesworth — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 18:30:07 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]

I'm sure you've already done this but rule out simple things, check its mouth for lesions and its teeth as it may be getting periodic oral pain.

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Tim

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Zofia Kuchta — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:44:33 GMT

What about just stress, anything new in the house or around? I'd ask the client to record this episodes and maybe have a diary with date, time and details (how long it lasted, what happened before, when was last meal, etc.)

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Bob Russell — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:27:03 GMT

Nausea, abdominal discomfort and the almost inevitable pancreatitis?

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Marie Kubiak — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:30:41 GMT

Nausea?

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Hannah Wynne Richards — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:35:31 GMT

Same here. I haven't quite reached the stage of running round biting wastes of space - but am not far off it!

Wynne

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

bob lehner — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:32:08 GMT

No idea - but I tend to dribble and look anxious towards the end of the year when completing my tax return looms...

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Ceri Gruffudd Jones — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:45:52 GMT

Oesophagitis / acid reflux? Might be worth a trial of cimetidine / ranitidine if they want to try a relatively benign trial therapy before starting diagnostics. or behavioural or partial seizures would also be possibilities.

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Martin Atkinson — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:24:27 GMT

I'm sure you've already done this but rule out simple things, check its mouth for lesions and its teeth as it may be getting periodic oral pain.

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Nicola Lawlor — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:27:19 GMT

My old Labrador did something similar if there was ever smoke around. She would stress out at birthday cake candles and matches that smoked after you blew them out!

Can the owner maybe video an episode and keep a diary of what is happening around the dog at the times this starts?

Re: What causes a dog to dribble and look anxious?

Michael Woodhouse — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:04:34 GMT

One of our neighbours dogs used to do something similar when she was cooking. Pavlov style conditioning.A proper pool of saliva on the floor.

Find out the times when it happens.