When the cat is very relaxed, the looseness of the jaw will make the tongue slightly stick out.

Tapping your tongue when licking your hair...

is normal, but it will only appear briefly.

The cat was suddenly interrupted while licking her hair, and her energy was distracted, and her tongue had not yet been retracted.

Sometimes I can't close my mouth and stick out my tongue slightly...

If it is a cat with a smaller mandible, it will happen occasionally.

Some breeds of cats (mostly due to unpropriated births, resulting in some deformities) have small mandibles and cannot close their mouths well. Sometimes they will stick out their tongues slightly.

panting when I stick out my tongue...

Exception! This is a sign of cats’ poor breathing, and intervention should be made as soon as possible!

Priority is given to heart disease (heart failure or pleural effusion), heatstroke, motion sickness, etc.

◝ Note: Unlike dogs, cats stick out their tongues are not hot, but poor breathing; further deterioration will lead to difficulty in breathing, insufficient oxygen supply and even shock and sudden death.

Therefore, when playing with a cat, don't let the cat play wildly until it sticks out its tongue; if the cat often sticks out its tongue after playing for a few minutes (exercise intolerance), you should also have a physical examination to check whether there are heart diseases.

Drooling when sticking out your tongue...

Exception!

Preferential considerations for oral diseases, poisoning, oral foreign objects, etc.

In the case of oral diseases, because inflammation will be accompanied by pain, in addition to drooling, cats will also reduce their eating, unable to close their mouths, and are accompanied by bad breath.

When you are poisoned, the cat will drool heavily, which may be accompanied by poisoning symptoms such as vomiting, difficulty breathing, and dizziness.

When there is a foreign object in the mouth, the cat will try to suck its tongue and try to get out the tiny things stuck in its mouth.