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Questionnaires were completed by 708 dog owners. Year-round administration of heartworm preventive medication was reported by 208 (88%) respondents residing north of the 37th parallel. Dosing was based on the estimated weight of the dog by 54 (7%) respondents, 389 (55%) did not record the date prophylaxis was administered, and 89 (13%) observed the dogs spit out pills. Heartworm testing at least once per year was done by 556 (79%) respondents and test dates were spread throughout the year. Only 448 (64%) respondents tested newly acquired dogs for heartworm. These findings suggest that veterinarians should place a greater emphasis on the frequency and timing of heartworm diagnostic tests, the importance of weighing dogs, duration of administration, recording the date monthly heartworm prophylaxis is given, and observing dogs to ensure that oral medication is retained.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5326\/jaaha-ms-5643","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,4,16]],"date-time":"2011-04-16T03:30:13Z","timestamp":1302924613000},"page":"161-169","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Survey of Heartworm Prevention Practices Among Members of a National Hunting Dog Club"],"prefix":"10.5326","volume":"47","author":[{"given":"Barton W.","family":"Rohrbach","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Agricola","family":"Odoi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sharon","family":"Patton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"3280","reference":[{"issue":"2-3","key":"bib1","series-title":"Vet Parasitol","first-page":"191","article-title":"Evaluation of efficacy of heartworm preventive products at the FDA","volume":"133","author":"Hampshire","year":"2005","unstructured":"Hampshire\n              VA\n            \n          . 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