The American Heartworm Society and the Association of Shelter Veterinarians are developing a canine heartworm management decision-making tool. This webinar will provide an overview of and rationale for portions of this new tool. We will focus on the components most relevant to shelter medicine and operations staff. Shelter leadership wishing to start or enhance their programs to care for dogs with heartworm disease will greatly benefit from attending. Attendees will leave with a strategy for answering the following questions:

• What should my organization consider prior to admitting a heartworm positive dog?
• What resources are needed to provide treatment for heartworm positive dogs?
• What are the housing and husbandry considerations for heartworm positive dogs?
• How can we safely promote behavioral health of heartworm positive dogs during their shelter stay?

This session is part of the Shelter Medicine series, a collaboration between the Association of Shelter Veterinarians and The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement.

This live and recorded program is:

• Approved for 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit
• Pending approval for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE

WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/p/sheltermed-2-23-22