Poor cat. This is a difficult question to answer as there are many causes of excessive salivation.

There are several questions that need to be asked to help shed light on the problem, including your cat's eating habits, whether or not he goes out or whether he has had access to anything toxic.

Also, how long has this been happening for and have there also been any signs of vomiting or diarrhoea?

Your cat may have a mouth problem, such as tooth decay or gum disease, or he may have a more systemic problem, such as viral infection or kidney disease.

The best thing to do is to arrange an appointment with your vet as soon as possible, to discuss this and for your vet to examine your cat.

The consultation itself may uncover the problem, or your vet may want to run some further tests, including blood and urine tests.

Uncastrated male rabbits do spray, and so, in fact, do some females.

They usually spray pungent yellow urine.

Spraying is almost entirely hormone-dependent and usually resolves after neutering, even in older bunnies.

Many first-time rabbit owners lean towards adopting a single rabbit. However, rabbits are social animals and do naturally live in groups. People mistakenly think that two rabbits are twice as much work.

This is not true. Two rabbits in separate cages are twice as much work, but when you have a bonded pair sharing a cage, there is only one cage, water bottle and litter box to see to.

You may have twice as many vet visits, but it really isn't much extra work at all.

While rabbits are happier with friends around, you cannot just put any two rabbits together and expect them to get along instantly.

They must bond first.

Bonding isn't always easy, so if you are a first-time owner, it is easier to adopt an already bonded pair than to try to bond them yourself.

Please, only put rabbits together if they are spayed and castrated.

Don't forget that rabbits multiply very quickly!

2:49pm Thursday 17th April 2008

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