Calling All Dog Owners 
You Can Help!!  
Win the war against Canine Heartworm Disease!!

Control of mosquito transmitted heartworm of dogs on a community wide basis can be achieved.


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Dr. Jerold Theis
School of Medicine, UC Davis

" The  combination of prevention 
of infection in dogs and mosquito 
control will terminate transmission."
- Dr. Jerold Theis, School of Medicine, UC Davis

 

We need a pilot program to demonstrate the process!

We need your help to fund this program!

Help us with your donation - Help eliminate this terrible disease from the West!

 

 

 

 

Check Prevalence Rates for your City - click here  
(Lake, Mendocino, Napa & Sonoma Counties)

Relative Risk Map - click here

Prevention Prophylaxis Schedule - click here

How to Donate! - click here 

Check Donation Totals - click here

Read more about the project - click here

Heartworm Frequently Asked Questions - click here

Check our Links Page - click here

e-mail us! jhtheis@heartworm-hotline.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This heart, from a dog 
that died of heartworm 
disease contains the adult
worms coiled in the right
ventricle.

Dogs infected with heart-
worms first develop a
cough, loss of exercise
tolerance, and may begin
to lose weight

 Permanent damage to
the heart and lungs can
occur within 6 months
of adult worms estab-
lishing themselves in
the pulmonary artery.

Diagnostic tests for
heartworm are available
and require a small
sample of the dog's
blood for examination.