Small Animal Veterinary Information Network: Pseudoptyalism

Gautam Unny a pup who has extreme salivation when sleeping. he literally gets wet. when awake hes fine. im foxed. no clue as to what it is. when he sleeps the side hes sleeping gets wet. also oral exam is normal. ideas please.. urgent

25 July at 15:11 · Comment · · Flag

- Sumit Virmani
  CAUSES
  
  Conformational Disorder of the Lips
  Particularly in giant-breed dogs
  
  Oral and Pharyngeal Diseases
  
  Foreign body
  Neoplasm
  Gingivitis or stomatitis—secondary to perio-dontal disease, FeLV infection in cats, viral upper respiratory infection, immune-mediated disease (e.g., lymphoplasmacytic stomatitis, pemphigus vulgaris), uremia, ingestion of a caustic agent, poisonous plant, or burns (e.g., those from biting on an electrical cord)
  Neurologic or functional disorder of the pharynx
  
  Salivary Gland Diseases
  
  Foreign body
  Neoplasm
  Sialoadenitis
  Hyperplasia
  Infarction
  Sialocele (ranula)
  
  Esophageal or Gastrointestinal Disorders
  
  Esophageal foreign body
  Esophageal neoplasm
  Esophagitis—secondary to ingestion of a caustic agent or poisonous plant
  Gastroesophageal reflux
  Hiatal hernia
  Megaesophagus
  Gastric distension/volvulus
  Gastric ulcer
  
  Metabolic Disorders
  
  Hepatoencephalopathy (especially in cats)—caused by congenital or acquired portosystemic shunt or hepatic failure
  Hyperthermia
  Uremia
  
  Neurologic Disorders
  
  Rabies
  Pseudorabies in dogs
  Botulism
  Tetanus
  Disorders that cause dysphagia
  Disorders that cause facial nerve palsy or a dropped jaw
  Disorders that cause seizures—during a seizure, ptyalism may occur because of autonomic discharge or reduced swallowing of saliva and may be exacerbated by chomping of the jaws
  Nausea associated with vestibular disease
  
  Drugs and Toxins
  
  Those that are caustic (e.g., household cleaning products and some common house plants)
  Those with a disagreeable taste (especially in cats)—many antibiotics and anthelminthics
  Those that induce hypersalivation, including organophosphate compounds, cholinergic drugs, insecticides containing boric acid, pyrethrin and pyrethroid insecticides, iver mectin (dogs), fluids containing benzoic acid derivatives (cats), caffeine, and illicit drugs such as amphetamines, cocaine, and opiates
  Animal venom (e.g., black widow spiders, Gila monsters, and North American scorpions)
  Toad and newt secretions
  25 July at 15:42 ·
- Cyril Roy gingivitis
  25 July at 15:49 ·
- Premal Darji is this salivation thing recently developed..or was always like that???
  25 July at 16:13 ·
- Saurabh Saxena i thought u were keeping sundays off for family...working again!!!!!!
  25 July at 16:39 ·
- Premal Darji savin has bcum like a family..
  25 July at 16:40 · · 3 people
- Swarupmay Majumdar doesnot seem to be a medical conditions as I am sure u had a through check up. So medical negligence and making the owner understand that some people even have it when their chicks are loose.
  25 July at 19:08 ·
- Gautam Unny
  docs, get the point the gums are normal.
  
  it is happening only when asleep
  
  he is putting on weight normally
  
  eating well not regurgitating
  
  hes just 50 days ol nfd prob started 5 days ago
  
  when awake not a drop of saliva
  26 July at 07:11 ·
- Joseph Cyrus do a contrast radiograph. look for congenital abnormailities. no fits right?
  26 July at 18:31 ·
- Sp Singh will be ok when he will grow up
  26 July at 22:06 ·
- Elena Madgliani trauma to the facial nerve?
  28 July at 17:16 ·
- Joseph Cyrus only when he is sleeping?
  28 July at 17:17 ·
- Elena Madgliani
  durring the day you a councious animal that swallows the saliva
  has i understood it, it doesnt produce too much saliva but he doesnt swallow it durring the night ...
  could be a abnormality of the pharinx or esophagus or o trauma to the facial nerve that affected the muscles in a way that he cannot keep his mouth shut
  28 July at 17:21 ·
- Joseph Cyrus wound there not be pain and dysphagia, as per the history that is not there?
  28 July at 17:22 ·
- Elena Madgliani could be inflamatory response
  but tell me both sides or just one?
  28 July at 17:23 ·
- Joseph Cyrus we will have to see a video to decide!
  28 July at 17:24 ·
- Elena Madgliani yep
  28 July at 17:27 ·