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Looking for information or educational tools on heartworm management? Our NEW Heartworm Resource Center makes it easy to get the answers or assets you’re looking for. You may search/filter by one or more of the fields below.



Testing Algorithm

Just 10 minutes is all it takes each year to test your dog for heartworms. This infographic helps you determine if your dog should be tested.

Category: Infographics
Canine | Diagnosis | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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Does My Dog Need a Heartworm Test?

Category: Infographics
Canine | Diagnosis | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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Dogs VS Cats

Dogs are definitely different from cats but they both need heartworm prevention, according to this infographic.

Category: Infographics
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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Incidence Map 2022 (Spanish)

Category: Incidence Maps
Canine | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals | Media | Pet Owners | Incidence

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Incidence Map 2022

Category: Incidence Maps
Canine | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals | Media | Pet Owners | Incidence

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Incidence Map 2019 (Spanish)

Category: Incidence Maps
Canine | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals | Media | Pet Owners | Incidence

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Incidence Map 2019

Category: Incidence Maps
Canine | Feline | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Media | Pet Owners | Incidence

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Incidence Map 2016

Category: Incidence Maps
Canine | Feline | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Media | Pet Owners | Incidence

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Incidence Map 2013

Category: Incidence Maps
Canine | Feline | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Media | Pet Owners | Incidence

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Incidence Map 2010

Category: Incidence Maps
Canine | Feline | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Media | Pet Owners | Incidence

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Incidence Map 2007

Category: Incidence Maps
Canine | Feline | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Media | Pet Owners | Incidence

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Incidence Map 2004

Category: Incidence Maps
Canine | Feline | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Media | Pet Owners | Incidence

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Incidence Map 2001

Category: Incidence Maps
Canine | Feline | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Media | Pet Owners | Incidence

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Word Scramble + Answer Key

Who can get heartworms? Unscramble these words to find out!

Category: Just for Kids
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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Heartworm Word Search + Answer Key

Older kids learn about heartworm terms in this more difficult word search activity.

Category: Just for Kids
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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Word Search

Younger kids learn about veterinary terms in this simple word search activity.

Category: Just for Kids
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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Heartworm Disease Crossword + Answer Key

Crossword clues help to teach older children heartworm disease terms.

Category: Just for Kids
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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Road Maze

A fun maze helps get children on the right path to responsible pet care.

Category: Just for Kids
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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Heartworm Health Exam

Coloring page helps teach young kids about trips to the veterinarian.

Category: Just for Kids
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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At the Veterinarian

Coloring page to help young pet owners learn about heartworm prevention.

Category: Just for Kids
Canine | Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Exotics | Shelters | Other | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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Special Needs Pets: Can I Adopt a Heartworm-Positive Dog?

What you need to know if you're planning to adopt a heartworm-positive dog

Category: Pet Owner FAQs
Canine | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Life Cycle | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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My dog has tested positive for heartworms. Now what?

What owners need to know if their dog is diagnosed with heartworms

Category: Pet Owner FAQs
Canine | Prevention | Diagnosis | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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My cat has tested positive for heartworms. What can I do?

What owners need to know if their cat is diagnosed with heartworms

Category: Pet Owner FAQs
Feline | Prevention | Diagnosis | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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Does my dog need a heartworm preventive?

Why year-round heartworm prevention is essential to keeping a dog healthy

Category: Pet Owner FAQs
Canine | Diagnosis | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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Health Tips for Shelter Cat Adopters

Category: Pet Owner FAQs
Feline | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals | Pet Owners

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The colors are changing but your clients’ heartworm prevention programs shouldn’t. To help spice up your client outreach programs this fall, the AHS has created a new set of posters you can print or post on your social pages.

To keep this message front and center with your clients, we’re sharing a set of new posters you can print OR post on your Facebook or Instagram page.

  • To save or print a poster, just click on the image below, then click on the “download” button and save the PDF file.
  • To save a poster for use on your social pages, simply open the downloaded poster, then right click on the file and follow the menu instructions to save the file as a JPEG image.

For more client tools, be sure to visit the Resource Center. And if you don’t already, make sure you’re sharing our Facebook and Instagram posts!