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American Heartworm Society
Post Office Box 1352
Holly Springs, NC 27540
USA

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AHS Consultation Requests
We will make every effort to respond promptly; however, please note that the Board of Directors is composed of volunteers, and response times may vary. If you have not received a reply within three business days, please follow up with us by emailing info@heartwormsociety.org.
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From Pet Owners

To help us provide the most accurate and timely recommendations, please provde the following information.

Please note that we are unable to provide specific medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment recommendations without a direct examination of your pet and an established veterinary-client-patient relationship.

 

We are happy to offer general information and educational resources to help guide you, and we welcome collaboration with your veterinarian if they would like to contact us directly.

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      Patient

      Patient

      Signalment *(age, breed, sex, weight)
      Location and origin; travel history *
      Clinical signs, comorbidities *
      Pet Name & Breed *
      DOB & Current Weight
      City & State *
      Travel History (if any)
      Clinical Signs Present
      Other Medical Conditions
      All known information about heartworm preventive history (purchase dates, drug, dose and frequency; administration dates)

      Prevention history

      Product(s), dosing schedule/dates
      Purchase history (if available)

      Diagnostics

      Antigen test(s) date, manufacturer/method, heat treatment/method
      Microfilaria test(s) date, method (e.g., Knott’s), quantification
      Fecal results (method)
      CBC/chem/UA
      Thoracic radiographs (± interpretation)
      Disease stage (if known)

      Treatment

      Type of Treatment
      Macrocyclic lactone
      Doxycycline
      Pre-melarsomine meds
      Prednisone/Prednisolone protocol
      Melarsomine
      Deviations from standard protocol
      Dose, Injections site and Dates of Melarsomine treatment
      Macrocyclic lactone drug, dose, route, protocol
      Doxycycline dose, duration
      Prednisone/Prednisolone dose, duration

      Outcomes/follow-up

      Complications
      Concerns for efficacy/resistance
      Current prevention plan
      Post-treatment antigen/microfilaria results (dates, methods; heat treatment if done)

      Heartworm History

      Is this pet on heartworm prevention?
      Name of the heartworm preventive
      Is heartworm preventive given year-round?
      Explain why heartworm prevention is not given year-round
      Has the pet been diagnosed with heartworm disease?
      Date of diagnosis
      Is this pet being treated for heartworm infection?
      Explain treatment for heartworm infection
      Anything else you would like us to know?
      Medical records, lab reports, imaging, radiology reports
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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.

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