Our team at AHD is pleased to announce Ceva has committed to a Sustaining Sponsorship for 2017. You will note that we have exchanged Ceva’s logo for their Double Defense Heartworm Protocol program logo.
Double Defense represents Ceva’s approach to fighting the rising incidence of heartworm infection in dogs. The Double Defense approach, which includes using repellents/insecticides such as Vectra® 3D for Dogs to kill and repel mosquitoes along with a macrocylic lactone should be part of a multi-modal approach to fight the spread of heartworm disease.
A two-part study conducted by John McCall, MS, PHD, professor emeritus in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, demonstrated using this Double Defense approach resulted in: Fewer mosquito bites*
- Fewer infected mosquitoes*
- Fewer infected dogs*
- Fewer L3 transmitted*
- No adult heartworms in dogs*
*references available on Ceva’s Double Defense website
Source: Ceva, December 13, 2016.
In the fall of 2016, in response to new research presented at the AVMA Convention, CAPC updated the Control and Prevention section of its Canine Heartworm Guidelines to include the statement that “limiting contact with mosquitoes further reduces risk of heartworm infection.” This may in part, be accomplished through the use of mosquito repellents approved for use in dogs
INSIGHTS: One of the expert videos features Dr. Susan Little. She discusses the importance of the Double Defense Heartworm Protocol.