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MAY-JUN 2014

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the time from clients," said Angela Albers, DVM, of Stow-Kent Animal Hospital in Kent, Ohio. "They tell me that their cat doesn't need heartworm preventive because their cat doesn't go outside." A study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association found that 25% of the cats diag- nosed with heartworm disease were identi- fi ed by their owners as indoor-only cats. 3 Dr. Albers is encouraged that, while not all her clients are compliant yet, she sees at- titudes toward feline pets changing. "More people are taking cats seriously as pets," she observed, and she urges her veterinary colleagues to recommend heartworm preven- tives for their feline patients. "As veterinarians, we need to give people a choice. I tell my colleagues: don't automatically think that your client won't want heartworm preventive for their cats. By not of ering the option, you are taking away the client's right to be a good owner. If I were that cat owner, I'd be upset if my cat died of an easily preventable disease." Dr. Albers recommends REVOLUTION® (selamectin) for her feline patients, and uses it on her own cat. She observed that no mat- ter what a pill tastes like, there will always be cats that won't take it. Dr. Albers relies on REVOLUTION because it is easy to administer and she is comfortable with the safety profi le, 4 which notes that studies have been done and even if a cat ingests some REVOLUTION, there are no adverse ef ects. With the challenges of diagnosis and the lack of ef ective treatment options, researchers and practicing veterinarians agree that year- round, monthly heartworm prevention is the current best option to protect cats, outdoor and indoor, from this serious and potentially fatal disease. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Do not use REVOLUTION on sick, weak, or underweight cats. Use only on cats 8 weeks and older. Side ef ects may include digestive upset and temporary hair loss at application site with possible infl ammation. In people, REVOLUTION may be irritating to skin and eyes. Wash hands after use. See full Prescribing Information on page XX. 1 Blagburn B. Heartworm-associated respiratory disease (HARD) in cats: what we know and don't know. Paper presented at: American Heartworm Society Symposium; September 9, 2013; New Orleans, La. 2 Companion Animal Parasite Council. Current advice on parasite control: heartworm - feline heartworm. Available at: http://www.capcvet.org/capc-recommendations/feline-heartworm. Accessed March 12, 2014. 3 Atkins CE et al. Heartworm infection in cats: 50 cases (1985-1997). JAVMA . 2000 Aug 1;217(3):355-358. 4 Zoetis.com. Revolution Prescribing Information. Available at: https://online.zoetis.com/US/EN/Products/pdf/REVOLUTION %20Prescribing%20Information%20Sept%202010.pdf. Accessed March 12, 2014. 5 American Heartworm Society. 2013 Infographic. Available at: http://www.heartwormsociety.org/pdf/AHS_InfoGraphic.pdf. Accessed February 26, 2014. THERE ARE Approved TREATMENTS For Heartworm IN CATS. 5 ZERO All trademarks are the property of Zoetis Inc., its affi liates and/or its licensors. ©2014 Zoetis Inc. All rights reserved. May 2014. REV0314029B 38. TVP_2014-0506_Seizure Patient.indd 37 5/24/2014 10:44:52 AM

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