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Revert Back to Pre-Pandemic Heartworm Practices

As practices resume routine wellness checks, veterinarians should ensure patients are protected...

5 Fall Tips for Protecting your Pet’s Health

(BPT) - Whether fall is when you switch out your exercise regimen or schedule your annual flu...

No State is Heartworm Free

An American Heartworm Society survey of approximately 6,000 veterinary practices and shelters...

Managing heartworm during the COVID-19 pandemic

Heartworm management is a cornerstone of pet health care, but the need to reduce the risk of the...

How do pets get heartworms?

Heartworm disease is a devastating disease that starts with a single mosquito bite. Learn how pets...

Preventing, diagnosing and treating heartworms

The American Heartworm Society is the veterinary profession’s leading resource on heartworm...

Heartworm prevalent in South, expanding in other hot spots

By Greg Cima Heartworm disease became more common in hot spots across the U.S. and remained...

Prevention Amid Uncertainty

Veterinarians are concerned that the limitations of COVD-19 has placed on veterinary services...

Laying the groundwork for a canine heartworm vaccine

U.K. researchers are looking to determine whether the proteins that allow filarial parasites to...

The other heartworm patient

Brian Calabro, DVM When it comes to heartworms, cats may be overlooked but they’re certainly not...

The promise of heartworm prevention: An expert Q&A

Heartworm disease prevention and annual testing are a must for dogs and cats across the United...

Feline heartworm disease: A diagnostic dilemma

When using antigen and antibody tests, veterinarians need to be aware of their shortcomings By Tom...

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