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The Deadly Truth: Heartworm Disease in Cats

The Deadly Truth: Heartworm Disease in Cats

Heartworm in cats can be deadly BUT it can be prevented.

Category: Slide Shows
Feline | Prevention | Treatment | Life Cycle | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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5 Facts Every Pet Owner Should Know About Heartworm Disease

5 Facts Every Pet Owner Should Know About Heartworm Disease

The five basic facts every pet owner needs to know about heartworm disease.

Category: Slide Shows
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Life Cycle | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners | Incidence

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Updated COVID-19 Recommendations (October 2020)

Updated COVID-19 Recommendations (October 2020)

Updated guidance on returning to normal protocols for heartworm prevention, testing, and treatment as COVID-19 mitigation measures were relaxed.

Category: Special Circumstances Guidance
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Treatment

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COVID-19 AHS Recommendation (April 2020)

COVID-19 AHS Recommendation (April 2020)

Guidance on handling deviations from heartworm prevention, testing, and treatment necessitated by practice changes during the initial weeks and months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Category: Special Circumstances Guidance
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Treatment

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Heartworm Preventive Waiver

Heartworm Preventive Waiver

Client declining recommended heartworm prevention or testing? This hold-harmless waiver may help change their mind.

Category: Special Circumstances Guidance
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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Bringing the 17th Triennial Heartworm Symposium to You

Bringing the 17th Triennial Heartworm Symposium to You

This Q&A provides highlights from 2022 AHS Triennial Heartworm Symposium speakers and moderators on leading issues presented and discussed at the conference.

Category: Triennial Symposium
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Life Cycle | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals | Incidence | Transport of Infected Pets | Resistance

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American Heartworm Society

Triennial Symposium Proceedings

Since the establishment of the American Heartworm Society in 1974, a symposium has been held every three years for the purpose of presenting the latest research on heartworm disease, diagnosis, and prevention. Presenters at each symposium come from all over the world.

Category: Triennial Symposium
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Exotics | Other | Veterinary Professionals

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American Heartworm Society

Triennial Symposium

Category: Triennial Symposium
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Exotics | Other | Veterinary Professionals

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Heat treatment of serum samples in heartworm testing

Parasitologist Dr. Byron Blagburn explains what veterinarians need to know about heat treatment of serum samples in heartworm testing.

Canine | Diagnosis | Veterinary Professionals
Category: Video

Heat treatment of feline serum samples

Parasitologist Dr. Byron Blagburn explains what veterinarians need to know about heat treatment of serum samples when testing cats for heartworm infection.

Feline | Diagnosis | Veterinary Professionals
Category: Video

Current knowledge about heartworm resistance

Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Clarke Atkins discusses the most current information about heartworm resistance.

Canine | Prevention | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals | Incidence | Resistance
Category: Video

How to minimize development of resistant heartworms

Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Clarke Atkins explains what steps veterinarians can take to minimize the risk of resistant heartworms developing in the future.

Canine | Prevention | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals | Resistance
Category: Video

The spread of heartworm disease in Europe

Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Laura Kramer of the University of Parma explains how heartworm disease has spread across Europe over the past several decades.

Canine | Veterinary Professionals | Incidence
Category: Video

Why alternative heartworm treatment protocols are needed

Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Laura Kramer of the University of Parma discusses the rationale for alternative heartworm treatment protocols.

Canine | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals | Resistance
Category: Video

"Watch-outs" with melarsomine in heartworm treatment

Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Laura Kramer of the University of Parma explains the pros and cons of treating heartworm infections with melarsomine.

Canine | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
Category: Video

Rationale for doxycycline in heartworm treatment

Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Laura Kramer of the University of Parma explains her rationale for including doxycycline in a heartworm treatment protocol.

Canine | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals | Resistance
Category: Video

Why combine macrocyclic lactones and repellents in a heartworm prevention protocol?

Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Matthew Miller discusses multimodal heartworm prevention strategies.

Canine | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals
Category: Video

Multimodal heartworm prevention

Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Matthew Miller explains why macrocyclic lactones are needed in conjunction with mosquito repellents in multimodal heartworm prevention protocols.

Canine | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals
Category: Video

The latest on HARD in cats

Former Auburn veterinary internist Dr. Ray Dillon explains the most current knowledge about heartworm associated respiratory disease in cats.

Feline | Veterinary Professionals | Incidence
Category: Video

Why prevention of feline heartworm disease is important

Former Auburn veterinary internist Dr. Ray Dillon discusses the importance of preventing heartworm disease in cats.

Feline | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals | Incidence
Category: Video

Decision tree for identifying resistant heartworm cases

University of Georgia veterinary parasitologist Dr. Ray Kaplan outlines strategies veterinarians can use to identify potentially heartworm-resistant cases.

Canine | Veterinary Professionals | Resistance
Category: Video

Role of genetics in study of heartworm resistance

University of Georgia veterinary parasitologist Dr. Ray Kaplan explains why it’s important for scientists to study the genetics of heartworm resistance.

Canine | Veterinary Professionals | Resistance
Category: Video

Pros and cons of doxycycline in a heartworm treatment protocol

Parasitologist Dr. Dwight Bowman explains why he has reservations about routinely using doxycycline in a heartworm treatment protocol.

Canine | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals | Resistance
Category: Video

Mosquito vectors in heartworm transmission

University of Arkansas entomologist Dr. Tanja McKay discusses mosquito vectors in the transmission of heartworm disease.

Life Cycle | Veterinary Professionals
Category: Video

Feeding habits of mosquito vectors

University of Arkansas entomologist Dr. Tanja McKay explains the feeding habits of mosquitoes that transmit heartworm disease.

Canine | Life Cycle | Veterinary Professionals
Category: Video


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