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
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.