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UGA research investigates alternative to doxycycline in a heartworm treatment program
Dr. Molly Salvadelis explains the findings of a UGA study comparing doxycycline to minocycline in a heartworm treatment protocol
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Immune complex formation in dogs with heartworm infection
Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Lindsay Starkey explains why immune complexes can sometimes complicate heartworm diagnoses.
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New research on heartworm immune complex
Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Lindsay Starkey discusses published research on a novel way to break up immune complexes when diagnosing dogs with heartworm infection.
Canine | Feline | Diagnosis | Veterinary ProfessionalsCategory: Video
Making the case for heartworm prevention to cat owners
Feline practitioner Dr. Mark Cousins of New Orleans explains how he positions heartworm prevention to cat owners as part of a preventive healthcare program.
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How veterinarians can start the feline heartworm conversation with clients
Feline practitioner Dr. Mark Cousins of New Orleans explains how veterinarians who are new to discussing feline heartworm disease with clients can get comfortable with the topic.
Feline | Prevention | Veterinary ProfessionalsCategory: Video
When cats test positive for heartworms, what's next?
Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Clarke Atkins explains how veterinarians can interpret the results of antigen and antibody heartworm tests in cats.
Feline | Diagnosis | Veterinary Professionals | CostCategory: Video
When dogs test positive for heartworms, what's next?
Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Clarke Atkins outlines testing strategies for dogs that test positive for heartworms.
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Why does severe weather create a perfect storm for heartworm transmission?
Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Clarke Atkins explains how heartworm epidemics can occur as fallout from hurricanes.
Canine | Diagnosis | Treatment | Life Cycle | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals | IncidenceCategory: Video
Talking to dog owners about rest and recovery during heartworm treatment
Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Deb Horwitz provides easy tips owners can follow to keep their dogs mentally engaged but physically calm during heartworm treatment.
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Keeping dogs mentally stimulated but physically quiet during heartworm treatment
Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Deb Horwitz provides easy tips owners can follow to keep their dogs mentally engaged but physically calm during heartworm treatment.
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Handling bathroom breaks for dogs on cage rest
Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Deb Horwitz addresses the question of how owners can safely handle taking their dogs outside for bathroom breaks during heartworm treatment.
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Three Models of Care: Expanding Options for Treating Heartworms
Three specialists in shelter medicine explain how they are managing the medical, logistical and financial challenges of treating heartworm infection in patients.
Treatment | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals | Cost | Transport of Infected PetsCategory: Video
Heartworm Life Cycle for Pet Owners
An overview of the heartworm lifecycle, with an emphasis on the importance of prevention.
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Heartworm Life Cycle for Professionals
An in-depth overview of heartworm life cycle and prevention that is useful for students, new staff, and veterinary professionals.
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Do Cats Get Heartworms?
Yes, cats get heartworm disease and need heartworm prevention.
Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Veterinary Professionals | Pet OwnersCategory: Video
19 Dilemma of the Missed Dose (Clarke Atkins)
Dr. Clarke Atkins, DACVIM, discusses how veterinary professionals should treat the "missed" dose of heartworm preventative. Pet owners can accidentally forget to dose their pet. What is the impact or risk to the pet when this occurs? How should veterinarians and veterinary technicians better educate pet owners to prevent this from happening?
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Veterinary ProfessionalsCategory: Video
18 Why Prevent Heartworm in Non-Endemic Areas (Matthew W. Miller)
Pet owners can accidentally forget to dose their pet. What is the impact or risk to the pet when this occurrs? How should veterinarians and veterinary technicians better educate pet owners to prevent this from happening? Dr. Clarke Atkins, DACVIM (Cardiology), discusses how veterinary professionals should treat the "missed" dose of heartworm preventative.
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners | IncidenceCategory: Video
17 Why Do We Remind to Test and NOT Prevent? (Tom Nelson)
How should veterinarians and veterinary technicians be handling heartworm disease in non-endemic regions? Should pets still be treated? Dr. Matt Miller, DACVIM (Cardiology) discusses why it's important to prevent heartworm in non-endemic areas of the United States.
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Veterinary ProfessionalsCategory: Video
16 Diagnosing Heartworm Disease/Infection in Cats (Matthew W. Miller)
Dr. Tom Nelson, veterinarian at Animal Medical Center in Alabama, discusses why we are often taught to "test" for heartworm more than we are taught to "prevent" heartworm disease.
Feline | Diagnosis | Veterinary ProfessionalsCategory: Video
15 Dog in a Box But Not Bored (Debra F. Horwitz)
Veterinarians and veterinary technicians living in an endemic area must feel comfortable accurately diagnosing feline heartworm disease. Dr. Matt Miller, DACVIM (Cardiology), discusses how to diagnose heartworm disease/infection in cats.
Canine | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals | Pet OwnersCategory: Video
14 Repellency: Does it Really Prevent Heartworm Transmission? (John W. McCall)
Dr. Debra Horwitz, DACVB of Veterinary Behavior Consultations in St. Louis, Missouri, discusses the importance of appropriate client communication with the pet owner in the heartworm positive dog. By addressing the pet owner's concerns, addressing the pet's concerns, and still providing the heartworm positive dog with certain types of exercise, veterinary professionals can work with pet owners to ensure the best outcome for heartworm positive dogs that must be exercise-restricted. Dr. Debra Horwitz, DACVB of Veterinary Behavior Consultations in St. Louis, Missouri, discusses the importance of appropriate client communication with the pet owner in the heartworm positive dog.
Canine | Prevention | Veterinary ProfessionalsCategory: Video
13 There Goes the Neighborhood: The Potential Impact of 1 Heartworm Positive Dog (Matthew W. Miller)
Dr. John McCall, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses how repellency and insectile efficacy can help prevent heartworm transmission in dogs and cats. Veterinarians and veterinary technicians must be aware of the best ways to help minimize the risks of heartworm to their patients.
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12 Treating Heartworm Disease: Why Use the AHS Protocol (Tom Nelson)
Veterinarians and veterinary technicians, along with those who help rescue and place dogs throughout North America, must be aware of the impact of heartworm in their locales. Dr. Matt Miller, DACVIM (Cardiology), discusses the impact of just ONE positive heartworm dog and how it impacts your neighborhood or town.
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11 Minimizing Complications of Melarsomine (Stephen L. Jones)
Why is it important to use the American Heartworm Society heartworm treatment protocol? Dr. Tom Nelson, veterinarian at Animal Medical Center in Alabama, discusses what veterinarians should do when a patient is diagnosed as heartworm positive.
Canine | Treatment | Veterinary ProfessionalsCategory: Video
09 Thoracic Radiography and Feline Heartworm Disease (Clifford R. Berry)
Cats often have thickening of their pulmonary arteries as part of age-related changes, making thoracic radiographic interpretation of heartworm positive cats more difficult. Dr. Clifford Berry, DACVR, radiologist at University of Florida, reviews thoracic radiographic findings associated with feline heartworm disease.
Feline | Diagnosis | Veterinary ProfessionalsCategory: Video