03 Why Not Slow Kill? Patient-Focused Reasons (Clarke Atkins)

In this American Heartworm Society video, Dr. Clarke Atkins, DACVIM, discusses the controversy of "slow-kill" for canine heartworm disease. If your canine patient was just diagnosed with heartworm, find out if it is indicated or contraindicated to use slow-kill protocols. Not only is slow kill slow, expensive, and potentially dangerous, but it can result in pulmonary emboli and secondary vascular damage. For more information, go to www.heartwormsociety.org.