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Let's talk about heartworm

Looking for a non-threatening, kid-friendly way to approach the subject of heartworm treatment? Try using these printable activity pages and handouts. They make great discussion starters and help put kids at ease about their pets' treatment plan.


Who can get heartworms? Unscramble these words to find out!

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Canine | Diagnosis | Exotics | Feline | Other | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals

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Older kids learn about heartworm terms in this more difficult word search activity.

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Canine | Diagnosis | Exotics | Feline | Other | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals

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Crossword clues help to teach older children heartworm disease terms.

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Canine | Diagnosis | Exotics | Feline | Other | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals

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Coloring page to help young pet owners learn about heartworm prevention.

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Canine | Diagnosis | Exotics | Feline | Other | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals

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Coloring page helps teach young kids about trips to the veterinarian.

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Canine | Diagnosis | Exotics | Feline | Other | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals

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A fun maze helps get children on the right path to responsible pet care.

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Canine | Diagnosis | Exotics | Feline | Other | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals

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Younger kids learn about veterinary terms in this simple word search activity.

Category: Just for Kids
Canine | Diagnosis | Exotics | Feline | Other | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals

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When warm weather hits, you will want to ramp up your heartworm education efforts. To help make this goal easy--and fun--the AHS has created a new set of posters to print or post on your social pages.

  • 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.

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