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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

August 23, 2026 by Sophie Whitmore

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.

We all keep waiting for the hairball to come up, when it’s that low cough with the neck stretched flat that shuts the airways in seconds

August 9, 2026 by Sophie Whitmore

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.