Videos

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.

Microclimates and their effects on mosquitoes and heartworm survival

American Heartworm Society Past President Dr. Stephen Jones what microclimates are and how they extend the length of time mosquitoes carrying heartworms can pose a threat.

Minimizing Complications of Melarsomine (Stephen L. Jones)

Mosquito vectors in heartworm transmission

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

Multimodal heartworm prevention

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

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.

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.

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.

Repellency: Does it Really Prevent Heartworm Transmission? (John W. McCall)

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.