Quick Question About HW

[.sarah]

I would, but then again I live in Florida. I actually test twice a year.

[lute]

i do once a year. it can get kind of costly because i get ALL my rescued HW tested too.

[caseysmom]

My vet won't give me the meds without a test, they require it once a year.

[lv4dogs]

I keep my dogs on preventative all year round, therefore they only need to be tested every other year.

In my area if you are not on preventaive all year round it is reccomended to have your dog tested yearly.
And you can not get any preventative unless your dog is recently tested.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

My vet won't give me the meds without a test, they require it once a year.

Same here. Unless they have been on preventative all year, I think they are supposed to get tested once a year so the vet can dispense the hw preventative.

[lv4dogs]

I was wondering if anyone had a link to the website that has a map of the USA. It states what areas/states are more common for heartworm.
I am doing a study on it for a presentation for a local shelter and can not find the site. I know it's out there somewhere, I've seen it before.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I was wondering if anyone had a link to the website that has a map of the USA. It states what areas/states are more common for heartworm.
I am doing a study on it for a presentation for a local shelter and can not find the site. I know it's out there somewhere, I've seen it before.

This is all I could find...

Heartworm Locations

[kufan]

We test every year for safety and keep them on preventative all year round!

[lv4dogs]

This is all I could find...

Heartworm Locations

Well you're doing better than I am, at least you found something. lol It's still not what I am looking for, the one I have seen before is more detailed than that. You can zoom in & out and it also states the "known" possitive cases of heartworm for each area as well.

[pnance]

I was wondering if anyone had a link to the website that has a map of the USA. It states what areas/states are more common for heartworm.
I am doing a study on it for a presentation for a local shelter and can not find the site. I know it's out there somewhere, I've seen it before.

Don't know if this will help but I saw this

http://www.heartwormsociety.org/incidencemapnew.htm

Heartworm wasn't big in CA for years, so most people did't test or have their dogs on prevention. It's unfortunately becoming much more common, so we're now having to include that in normal checkups like a lot of other states, but to be honest most don't even think about it hear.

[binka_nugget]

I haven't tested my dogs. They haven't had any preventatives this year either. I think I may test them (just to be 100% sure) as soon as I save up some extra money. HW isn't a huge concern here though. I heard from a holistic vet that there are only 2-3 reported cases in the Okanagan alone. A dog is more likely to react badly to HW preventative than get HW (in Vancouver).

[lv4dogs]

Don't know if this will help but I saw this

http://www.heartwormsociety.org/incidencemapnew.htm

Heartworm wasn't big in CA for years, so most people did't test or have their dogs on prevention. It's unfortunately becoming much more common, so we're now having to include that in normal checkups like a lot of other states, but to be honest most don't even think about it hear.

Well it's still not the same one I've seen before (but it was a couple/few years ago, maybe it doesn't even exist anymore???) but it's better than the other ones I can find. Thanks a bunch!!
It is very similar to the one I'm looking for but it's not as defined. The one I am looking for has all that info but it also displays more detail about how many cases are found in different sections of each state, not just the whole state in general.