Thank you Heather for asking and I am a bit confused by the question about Worm treatment. So many clients we work with have no idea that heartworms are not intestinal worms and/or that heartworms can be fatal if untreasted. We do have dewormer at our monthly clinics that can be dosed out if dogs require.
Our Heartworm Treatment program is one of our most successful programs because we "handhold" with the owners and offer education and incentive. We cannot offer fast kill, and our clients cannot afford this. We have 111 dogs currently enrolled and we have cured somewhere in between 70-80 dogs. We enroll dogs in treatment once they test positive and I stay in touch and follow these dogs until they test positive. We charge 150 dollars for treatment, and the clients, all at-risk, low-income, pay as they go along and do not need to pay a lump sum. If they cannot afford payment, we treat for free. We find it unconscionable to leave heartworms in a dog and do nothing. One of our advisors is past president of the American Heartworm Society. I urge anyone interested to read more on our website, and if you want to improve your knowledge of heartworm disease, please watch and share our website video. It's in 2 parts, the entire video is 15 minutes.
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genie goldring
VP
The Inner Pup
LA
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-12-2024 12:17 PM
From: Heather Hoffmann
Subject: Heartworm Disease prevention in underserved neighborhoods
I volunteer for a rural non profit rescue in Tarrytown, GA. I know you said you provide no cost/low cost tests but do you have a no/low cost treatment plan for the dogs who come up positive? One of our biggest expenses after food, is vet care. Most dogs taken in need some form of deworming. You work for your county I assume? Our county doesn't have services near by and SoCo is a full time job for the CEO presently as we can seem to find even staff that are reliable. We got a grant this year for spay/ neuter program which is wonderful but deworming eats up a lot of costs.
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Heather Hoffmann
Volunteer
SoCo Animal Rescue
GA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-05-2023 10:00 AM
From: Steve Marrero
Subject: Heartworm Disease prevention in underserved neighborhoods
I am in a municipal shelter in rural Georgia, I provide as many low to no-cost services to the community. I provide no-cost heartworm testing and preventative for a $5.00 donation. The same goes for flea/tick preventative.
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Steve Marrero
Liberty County Animal Services