My dog has a cavity and is drooling. Is she okay to wait for the vet?

Poor Lola. Unless she is foaming at the mouth, there is excessive drool from her mouth, vomiting, refusing to eat, or acting abnormal then I would watch her closely. If the drool is continuing tomorrow or becomes excessive, then I would consider taking her to your emergency vet. Drooling can be a sign of toxin ingestion but they usually are drilling excessively and it isn’t just from one side of the mouth. She could be drooling due to nausea, a tooth problem, oral ulcers, tumors in the mouth and much more. Your vet will be able to help determine the cause if she continues. I hope this helps.

You should have Pete examined by your veterinarian. There may be periodontal disease, infection or foreign body causing the symptoms. Sedation may be required to examine him fully. If it is periodontal disease, a complete dental cleaning may be indicated. This will require anesthesia and Pete may need extractions.

This may be an indication of oral pain from the extraction. I would recommend speaking with the veterinarian about pain management and add on additional pain medications. The suture used to close the extraction site may be causing some irritation as well. I would maybe have the veterinarian take a look at the mouth to be on the safe side. I hope this helps!

It definitely appears that something is causing an infection in the mouth. Diseased teeth could be the cause, but could also be due to a laceration in the mouth, or a foreign object stuck in her mouth. The drooling is likely due to the mouth problem, but the shaking is a bit worrying. This could indicate pain, but in worse cases could indicate shock. Unfortunately, I would need more information and in order to determine if this is an emergency or not. For this, you would be better off having an online consult with one of our vets. This service does cost a little, but may save you in emergency fees. I hope that helps and Puppy gets better soon.

I'm sorry to hear that! If its a large cheek tooth, or a canine tooth, try to get her in sooner than Saturday if at all possible. If its an incisor (one of the small teeth in the front) its probably fine to wait that long. In the meantime, offer her soft food, or moisten her dry food with water or chicken broth. You can use a dog oral rinse if you want to be proactive about it, but I don't think its entirely necessary. Whether or not specific treatment will be needed depends on what tooth it was and the extent of damage at the gumline. If there is a concern that the root fractured, or if the defect is quite large, surgery may be needed. If she seems to be painful or isn't eating anything, take her in as soon as you can. Good luck with her! Thanks for asking Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

As long as she is not lethargic, this can wait until the wait opens, this might be a blood clotting condition that she is developing, there is a good chance that the dental will need to be canceled.

If Hoyt does have two teeth cutting through at the moment, then the drooling certainly can be caused by that. Without seeing him person, however, I can't say that for certain. Given that he isn't acting any differently, I would monitor him for tonight, and if the excessive drooling continues through until tomorrow, then I would have him seen by a vet for a health check. Should he start act differently and shows other signs such a vomiting and lethargy, then I would take him into a vet ASAP.