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Our vision:

A world without heartworms.

More than a million pets in the U.S. have heartworms. But heartworm disease is preventable.

True to its mission of leading the veterinary profession and public in understanding heartworm disease, the American Heartworm Society sponsors heartworm education and research.

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American Heartworm Society Announces Updated Feline Guidelines

A rigorous review of the latest data on prevention, testing and treatment for feline heartworm disease has led the America Heartworm Society (AHS) to update their Feline Heartworm Guidelines. Development of the updated guidance, which available on the AHS website at heartwormsociety.org, was driven by the need to address persistent underdiagnosis and undermanagement of heartworm disease in cats and was completed after a thorough scientific review by experts from the fields of parasitology, cardiology, and clinical practice. Veterinarians who rely on this vital resource will find revised recommendations for heartworm screening, mosquito control and treatment options for heartworm-positive cats.
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Clinical Staff Training on Heartworm Management

Looking for staff training on heartworm management? Check out the new AHS “Heartworms Unraveled” video modules, designed specifically for clinical staff
members. From learning about the heartworm life cycle to understanding heartworm treatment to picking up client education tips, these training videos will sharpen your heartworm expertise.

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AHS Announces Updated Canine Heartworm Guidelines

The American Heartworm Society (AHS) has published an updated version of their Canine Heartworm Guidelines on heartworm prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The update, available on the AHS website at heartwormsociety.org, was recently completed after a thorough scientific review by a team of authors from the fields of parasitology, cardiology, and clinical practice. The revisions to the AHS Canine Guidelines were based on the latest research and understanding of heartworm management. They also address FAQs posed to the AHS by veterinary professionals like you.

Heartworm Guidelines

Preventing, diagnosing and treating heartworms

The American Heartworm Society is the veterinary profession’s leading resource on heartworm information. Our guidelines for heartworm management in dogs and cats incorporate the latest science and expert recommendations.

The colors are changing but your clients’ heartworm prevention programs shouldn’t. To help spice up your client outreach programs this fall, the AHS has created a new set of posters you can print or post on your social pages.

To keep this message front and center with your clients, we’re sharing a set of new posters you can print OR post on your Facebook or Instagram page.

  • To save or print a poster, just click on the image below, then click on the “download” button and save the PDF file.
  • To save a poster for use on your social pages, simply open the downloaded poster, then right click on the file and follow the menu instructions to save the file as a JPEG image.

For more client tools, be sure to visit the Resource Center. And if you don’t already, make sure you’re sharing our Facebook and Instagram posts!