Heartworm Disease Has Been Diagnosed in All 50 States2
>21%Increase in the average number of cases of canine heartworm disease*4
Average number of cases per reporting clinic:
<1 cases/clinic
1-5 cases/clinic
6-25 cases/clinic
26-50 cases/clinic
51-99 cases/clinic
>100 cases/clinic
Heartworm Disease Incidence 2016 Map3
200720132016
Prevention Is Less Expensive Than Treatment
Treatment isn’t just expensive
It involves multiple injections of arsenic-based melarsomine dihydrochloride next to the spine, and often requires hospitalization5
Heartworm disease leaves the dog with serious and permanent damage to invaded organs even after the worms are gone1
The process of treatment is a miserable experience for dogs, pet owners, and veterinarians
Heartworm Prevention vs Treatment6
*Per veterinary clinic 2013-2016. †Average cost for a 40-lb dog.
#1Prescribed Heartworm Preventative in Australia
Since 2000, doctors have administered ProHeart 12‡ in Australia, the second-largest canine heartworm market in the world.
‡Known in Australia as ProHeart SR-12.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Use PROHEART 12 in dogs 12 months of age or older. Do not administer to dogs that are sick, debilitated, underweight, have a history of weight loss, or to those previously found to be hypersensitive to the drug. Hypersensitivity reactions may occur in some dogs when PROHEART 12 is administered alone or with vaccines. Anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions can result in death and should be treated immediately with the same measures used to treat hypersensitivity reactions to vaccines and other injectable products. The most common reported side effects in clinical trials were vomiting, lethargy, diarrhea, and anorexia. People should avoid inhalation, contact with eyes, or accidental self-injection. Certification is required before veterinarians and staff administer PROHEART 12. See full Prescribing Information.
Reference: 1. Jones, S. Heartworm disease: What lies beneath; DVM 360, April 19, 2018. 2. AHS Canine Guidelines 2018. https://d3ft8sckhnqim2.cloudfront.net/images/pdf/2018-AHS-Canine-Guidelines-181114.pdf?1542248135. 3. Heartworm Incidence Maps. https://www.heartwormsociety.org/veterinary-resources/incidence-maps. Accessed March 8, 2019. 4. Drake, Jason and Scott Wiseman. Increasing incidence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs in USA with focus on the southeast region 2013 – 2016. Parasites & Vectors (2018) 11:39. 5. Rehm C. Do your heartworm protocols need an update? DVM 360. http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/do-your-heartworm-protocols-need-update. Posted February 11, 2019. Accessed March 7, 2019. 6. The costs of heartworm treatment. American Heartworm Society. https://d3ft8sckhnqim2.cloudfront.net/images/infographics/0010-weigh-the-costs.jpg. Accessed January 23, 2019.
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