Videos

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.

The Staff's Role: Improving Heartworm Prevention in dogs (Kristen Lyon)

The Test Your Pet Should Take

Testing, along with prevention, is an important part of keeping our dogs and cats healthy and free of disease. Here are important facts to know about heartworm disease and heartworm testing.

There Goes the Neighborhood: The Potential Impact of 1 Heartworm Positive Dog (Matthew W. Miller)

There's no running--or skating--away from heartworms!

In this video reel, a skateboard dog explains that he can't run fast enough to hide from heartworms

There's No Season for Heartworm

Thoracic Radiography and Canine Heartworm Disease (Clifford H. Berry)

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 options for heartworm-positive cats

While cats are susceptible to heartworms, unfortunately there are no approved treatments for cats with adult worms. However, as veterinary practitioner and past AHS president Dr. Tom Nelson explains, that doesn't mean veterinarians have no options for managing these patients.

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