The KNOW Heartworms Contest Winners

Launch Contest

The KNOW Heartworms Veterinary Hospital Awareness Contest recognized the top practices participating in the KNOW Heartworms campaign. Veterinary practices were encouraged to enter the contest to showcase how they used the KNOW Heartworms materials to educate their clients and community about feline heartworm disease and Heartworm Associated Respiratory Disease (HARD).


Dr. Jane Brunt Named 2008 AAFP KNOW Heartworms Spokesperson

Jane Brunt

AAFP past president Dr. Jane Brunt will assume the role of the 2008 AAFP spokesperson. Dr. Brunt is one of the leading feline practitioners in the United States, having practiced feline-exclusive medicine for over twenty years. In addition to her expertise in feline medicine, Dr. Brunt has a special interest in feline heartworm disease. Her practice philosophy of striving for excellence, providing compassionate care with empathy and courteous service while fostering the special bond has earned her accolades from her professional colleagues and her feline patients' owners. | read more . . .

Radio Interview

Click here to hear Arden Moore, host of "Oh Behave" on Pet Life Radio, interview Dr. Jane Brunt about the CATalyst Summit. Media interested in interviewing Dr. Brunt can e-mail leanne.breiby@germinder.com.


KNOW Heartworms Video News Release


Video News Release

James Robert Richards, DVM - 1948 - 2007

James R. Richards

Dr. Jim Richards, or "jimbob" as he affectionately signed off in his emails, has left us. Sadly, the gregarious, always smiling, always positive, always there for everyone veterinarian and ambassador of the veterinary profession was tragically lost to us due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. | read more . . .

Cornell University Release