We all keep reaching for the hairball paste when a cat coughs dry for weeks, when it’s what he swallowed after the warm rain that decides

We all keep reaching for the hairball paste when a cat coughs dry for weeks, when it's what he swallowed after the warm ra...

That persistent dry cough you’ve been treating with hairball paste might actually be lungworm—a parasitic infection cats pick up from slugs and snails in the garden. From the invisible life cycle to why diagnosis matters, here’s everything cat owners need to know about this overlooked respiratory threat.

I dosed my cat with hairball paste for eight months just to stop the dry coughing: the day the vet looked at a stool sample, I understood what he’d swallowed in the garden

I dosed my cat with hairball paste for eight months just to stop the dry coughing: the day the vet looked at a stool sampl...

A persistent dry cough that sounds like a hairball attempt but produces nothing can mask a dangerous parasitic infection. One owner spent eight months treating the wrong condition until a stool sample revealed the truth: lungworm picked up from an unsuspecting garden snack.