Why do dogs drool so much?

It is very common for dogs to drool, but excessive drool may be caused by the following reasons.

Born with a lot of saliva

Some breeds of dogs are born with a lot of saliva, such as bulldogs, chows, Tibetan mastiffs, golden retrievers, Cane Corso, etc. Compared with dogs with less saliva, they salivate more. Dogs generally have shorter heads and more flesh on both sides of their lips. If you keep these breeds of dogs, you have to be prepared to have your face washed with dog saliva every day.

Excessive drool caused by disease

If a dog suddenly drools more, it may be that the mouth is injured or something is stuck. In this case, the dog will usually scratch it with its paws. Mouth, it may also be that the dog is changing teeth, because when the teeth are changing, the dog's salivary glands are stimulated, resulting in strong saliva secretion. Sometimes stomach disease or poisoning can also cause a sudden increase in saliva. At this time, you need to take him to the hospital for treatment. .

The dog salivates more when seeing food

When a dog sees food, it will be conditioned and stimulate the salivary glands to secrete saliva, so you will see that every time you feed something, the dog will salivate. You can’t stop it, this is a very common situation, don’t worry.

Excessive heat leads to increased saliva

Dogs are born without sweat glands and can only take away heat through their mouth exhalation, which will cause the hot air to turn into saliva in the mouth. This is a normal heat dissipation process. However, if the heat dissipation is too slow and the water is not replenished in time, it will cause heatstroke in the dog, so it is best to walk the dog in the morning and evening when it is cooler.