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For detailed information on heartworm diagnostics, please refer to the complete AHS Current Canine Guidelines. PRINCIPLES OF HEARTWORM TREATMENT • The goals of any heartworm treatment are to improve the clinical condition of the animal and to eliminate all life stages of the heartworms (microfilariae, larval stages, juveniles,
- SUMMARY OF HIGHLIGHTS - American Heartworm Society
Heartworm antigen testing is the most reliable method of...
- SUMMARY OF HIGHLIGHTS - American Heartworm Society
For a detailed review of the heartworm life cycle and transmission of heartworm infection, please refer to the complete Canine Guidelines. HEARTWORM PREVENTION The AHS recommends year-round heartworm prophylaxis for maximal effectiveness. If seasonal treatment is chosen, administration should begin at least one month prior to the anticipated start
increase the overall efficacy of a heartworm prevention program in laboratory studies involving known resistant heartworm isolates by providing control of the arthropod vector of heartworm. In addition, AHS recommends reduction of exposure to mosquitoes through standard environmental control of mosquitoes and their breeding environments, and when
These guidelines are living documents and are revised periodically based on information presented at the American Heartworm Society’s Triennial Symposium, new research, and additional clinical experience.
Heartworm antigen testing is the most reliable method of confirming the eficacy of adulticidal therapy. Melarsomine, administered via deep intramuscular injection into the belly of the epaxial lumbar muscles between the 3rd and 5th lumbar vertebrae, is the only adulticidal drug approved by the FDA.
These guidelines, developed by the European Society for Dirofilaria and Angiostrongylus, are based on the latest information and include up-to-date recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis, and clinical management of feline heartworm disease (HWD).
The treatment protocol recommended by the American Heartworm Society (AHS) advocates administration of a monthly macrocyclic lactone (e.g., ivermectin, moxidectin) and a 28-day course of doxycycline (10 mg/kg PO q12h) at the time of diagnosis, with injection of melarsomine (2.5 mg/kg IM, given deep into an epaxial muscle) on days 60, 90, and 91.5
