feline asthma

Cat cough with neck stretched flat: hairball or asthma?

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We all keep waiting for the hairball to come up, when it's that low cough with the neck stretched flat that shuts the airw...

That low cough with your cat’s neck stretched flat isn’t a hairball—it could be feline asthma, a life-threatening condition affecting over 800,000 cats in America alone. Understanding the posture, sounds, and body language of an asthma attack versus a hairball could be the difference between a routine vet visit and a respiratory emergency.

Cat coughing in wildfire smoke may be asthma, not a hairball

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« I thought he was just bringing up a hairball »: why that crouched, neck-stretched cough during wildfire smoke can't wait...

That familiar crouch and retching sound might not be a hairball at all—during wildfire smoke season, it could be your cat struggling to breathe. Vets warn this is the most commonly missed emergency of smoke season, precisely because it mimics something harmless. Know the warning signs that demand immediate action.