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My cat is drooling for hours after licking soap. Should I worry?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 2 years and 8 months old | 11 lbs

My cat has started drooling suddenly. It’s persisted for about 8 hours. We found him licking a bar of soap. We’ve tried giving him additional fluid to flush his system. He shows no other symptoms. Should we be concerned? This is the first time he has ever done this.

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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Published on March 4th, 2020

Thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach with your question about Tater. Poor boy. I'm wondering if he's nauseous from licking the bar of soap causing the drooling. Feed him a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in his normal diet. If the drooling continues on the bland diet, he refuses to eat the bland diet, he vomits the bland diet, develops diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, he will need to see a vet right away. I hope this helps!

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