Videos

Heartworms Unraveled: Heartworm Prevention and its Importance

In this veterinary nurse/technician training video, veterinary practitioner and American Heartworm Society Past President Dr. Chris Duke shares an overview of why year-round heartworm prevention for pets is so important. His talk covers heartworm incidence in the U.S., the heartworm life cycle, the mosquito vector and its control, heartworm diagnosis and some of the options for heartworm prevention in pets. CVT Paola Dominguez-Lopez concludes the video with a case study that illustrations how veterinary nurses/technicians can discuss heartworm prevention with clients and how to help them find the prevention option that fits their pet, their lifestyle and their budget.

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
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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
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High five for heartworm protection!

In this video reel, a dog shares a "high five" with her owner for protecting her from heartworm infection

Canine | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners
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How do heartworm preventives work?

Dr. Doug Carithers explains how macrocyclic lactones affect the heartworm parasite.

Canine | Feline | Prevention | Life Cycle | Veterinary Professionals
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How to manage pneumonitis in dogs with heartworm disease

Pneumonitis is a common complication in dogs with heartworm Disease. Cardiologist Dr. Marisa Ames explains how veterinarians can manage patients with this complication.

Canine | Diagnosis | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
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How to manage right-sided heartworm failure in dogs with heartworm disease

Dogs with pulmonary hypertension as a result of heartworm disease can also develop right-sided heart failure. Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Marisa Ames explains how veterinarians can identify this complication in canine patients and manage it.

Canine | Diagnosis | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
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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
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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 Professionals
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I'm fresh, clean and heartworm-free!

In this video reel, a bathing cat feels fresh and clean, thanks to heartworm prevention

Feline | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners
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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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