|Articles|March 12, 2019

We heart(worm) our veterinary clients

Do the words "heartworm preventative," "veterinary clients" and "compliance" make you cringe? We have a little something to make you laugh (and perhaps ease your pain).

My dog can't get heartworms because ...

Art by Roxy Townsend

How many of your veterinary clients fit into the tiniest sliver of that pie chart? If most, nice job! If you wish it were more, we've collected all of our best articles on compliance and more to combat heartworm disease at dvm360.com/heartwormessentials.

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