Why do cats always swallow saliva

 9:24am, 10 July 2025

1. Mascotosis causes

Usually, cats frequently swallow saliva. This may be because after the cat combs the hair with its tongue, some of the hairs are wrapped in the mouth due to the barbs on the tongue. After the cat swallows them into the throat, the hair does not completely swallow, which leads to this situation. Therefore, it is recommended that cat owners can recall the cat's daily hair licking behavior when encountering this situation. If it is because of hair balls, it is recommended that cats be fed some hair shaving cream, hair shaving balls, cat grass, etc. every day at this time, so as to inhibit the development and formation of hair balls in the cat's body, and at the same time promote the discharge of hair balls.

2. Throat discomfort causes cats to swallow saliva frequently. It may also be caused by throat discomfort. For example, cats have colds, throat inflammation, or too dryness, etc., such throat diseases, which may also cause cats to swallow saliva continuously to relieve symptoms of discomfort. It is recommended that in this case, the owner will take the cat directly to the pet hospital to check the lower respiratory tract, and then take the right medicine according to the actual condition under the guidance of the pet doctor to treat it to avoid the aggravation of the condition and cause other more serious consequences.

3. Foreign objects get stuck in the throat, causing the cat to subconsciously swallow saliva when it is unable to swallow things. Therefore, when the owner encounters this kind of situation, he needs to check in time to see if the cat's throat is stuck in a foreign object or take it to the pet hospital for examination and confirmation, so as to avoid the cat's foreign objects get stuck in the throat, causing difficulty in breathing and causing suffocation. At the same time, I would like to remind all cat owners that when raising cats, try not to give them bones or foods that are difficult to swallow and digest when raising cats.

4. Polyps in the throat cause

Excluding the above situations, there may be another action of cats swallowing saliva, that is, polyps in the cat's throat. If this is the case, other symptoms such as coughing and vomiting will generally occur, because the growth of polyps will make the cat feel very uncomfortable and want to cough it out with force. In this case, we recommend taking the cat directly to the pet hospital for professional and formal treatment, and never taking medicine for treatment by yourself.