Okay, here goes: My cat DROOLS.

[Writer]

Everytime he cuddles with me I find my shirt covered with drops of cold, sticky cat drool. Sometimes I even watch it fall from his lips onto my shirt. It's DISGUSTING.

Does your cat do this?

[Skittles]

1. you want I should kick his drooling feline ass, Writer?

he has it coming you know

[Writer]

2. Yes! He can haz azz kikking now, k?

[Chan790]

3. Just a guess here...

but perhaps that's why you're having problems making IRL friends.

1.) Cat drool stinks.
2.) I'd run screaming from any person covered in drool. It might be overkill...but thus far it seems to be working as an axe-murderer avoidance system.

[Writer]

4. Oh - I KNEW it. It's Gandalf's fault!

That's it. He's now on 24-hour mousing and spider duty. No more cuddling with moi.

[Fox Mulder]

5. Yep.

My cat also drools, especially when I'm petting him.

[Writer]

6. Why do they drool?

[Fox Mulder]

7. I have no idea.

I think maybe it's because he's really comfortable when I pet him. :shrug:

It's gross nonetheless.

[RoyGBiv]

8. 'Cause they are happy.

[ThomCat]

9. I've noticed that some cats start doing that as they get older.

They can't purr without drooling.

[Writer]

10. Gandalf's four, so I hope it doesn't get worse.

:P

[From The Ashes]

11. It could be worse....

...my cat breaks wind. It's nose shrivelingly smelly, too. :puke: Love my cat, but dang!

[Lasher]

12. Does he pull the covers over your head?

[Guava Jelly]

13. Can you blame him?

Heck I'd drool too.:rofl:

[LaurenG]

14. One of my cats does. She loves the love and is so "blissed" out

by the all the petting that she just purrs and drools all over the place.

:hi:

[Ikonoklast]

15. There is a way to stop cats from drooling

Tutch the but.

[Liberal Veteran]

16. One of my cats does that too.

Just take it as a sign of love and adoration.

[carlyhippy]

17. my cat does that too!

I don't know why, he rubs his face against our hands and its dripping cat spit. haha

[PeaceNikki]

18. My parents cat (now deceased) used to do this

Here's some interesting info:
http://www.pets.ca/pettips/tips-61.htm

Drooling cats - kneading cats - Cats that drool and knead

Occasionally adult cats will drool while they are being petted, massaged or while nuzzling into fabrics. This drooling is usually accompanied with the kneading of the cat's paws. This paw kneading action is identical to that performed by nursing kittens and it is this behaviour that the cat is reproducing involuntarily in adulthood. Those adult cats that do drool/knead, often choose sweaters, coats or other clothing reminiscent of their original suckling environments. There, the nursing kittens kneaded their paws on their mothers, to stimulate milk flow from their teats. The anticipation and smell of the milk caused the kitten to salivate and drool.

Even though the reason cats drool and knead is in response to the warmth and good feeling they're getting off of the petter or sweater, some people find that this is a behaviour that they'd like to correct. This is difficult since it is so primal and involuntary. It would be like trying to correct a human being for salivating at a summer barbeque. If the cat drools on you, get or wear older clothing or place a dishtowel on your lap. It would be best in this situation, to keep valuable/cherished clothing items AND/OR the materials that the cat finds 'droolable' locked away safely.

If your cat is not a drooler/kneader as described above, then sudden drooling normally indicates a problem. The problem can range from to a chipped/cracked tooth or gum infection (the more common reasons), to poisoning or a foreign object lodged in the throat. Try gently checking your cat's mouth and look to see if you can spot the problem. Maybe there is a splinter or foreign object you can see and easily remove it without hurting the animal. If not, then it's time to visit the vet and diagnose the severity of the condition.

[mike_c]

19. two of mine drool whenever they purr-- they're brothers and littermates...

...and even look nearly identical. They drool like spigots.

[Taverner]

20. "...and I can't return them because they have CAT SPIT ALL OVER THEM!!"

Sorry, Steve Martin moment

[moriah]

21. Our kitty *was* a major drooler.

Then we got his teeth cleaned, and they had to extract two teeth due to "kitty cavities", which are very painful.

He now eats dry food like a champ, and doesn't drool.

Kitties start getting cavities around age 4-5.

[Blue Gardener]

22. One out of four does

He's ten years old and has done it his whole life. I have learned to live with it.

[littlebit]

23. My little Lucy

drools a lot. What's really bad is when I am rubbing her ears and she decides to shake her head. The drool goes flying everywhere.

[City of Mills]

24. I had two cats that did this

Both females - one was an escaped housecat turned semi-feral, the other was her feral daughter. They both did a lot of kneading and drooling. I always assumed it was a feral trait, but maybe it's just a breed thing? Mom cat was grey and white shorthair, and her daughter a tuxedo.