Which Worms Why - A quick guide to parasitic worms that pose the greatest threats to pets and people.

Naturally, you want to recommend a product that prevents heartworm disease and treats and controls the most dangerous parasitic worms you most often see in your clinic. Of the worms most dangerous to dogs, heartworms are tested for regularly, but the signs of hookworm or roundworm infection can be harder to detect. With a Fecal Log Book you can track the worm infections affecting your patients and ensure that you're providing the product that is most relevant and effective against the parasites to which they are actually exposed.

Prevalence of Parasitic Worms in the US by Region5

Roundworms Hookworms Whipworms
Northeast 2.2% 1.7% 1.5%
Midwest 2.6% 3.3% 1.5%
South 1.6% 4.0% 1.5%
West 2.8% 1.4% 0.5%
National 2.2% 2.5% 1.2%

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Beware and be informed... and be sure to select a heartworm disease preventive that also treats and controls the most common and significant parasitic worms the dogs in your care really get.

5Little SE, Johnson EM, Lewis D, et al. Prevalence of intestinal parasites in pet dogs in the United States. Veterinary Parasitology 2009;166:144–152.