Companion Animal Parasite Council
Resources for Veterinary Clinicians,
Technicians, Hospital Staff, and Students
Student Resources
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Clinician, Technician, & Hospital Staff Resources
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CAPC Guidelines
- Short Version of 2010 Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) Guidelines (PDF 724KB)
- Order up to 5 free copies of the 2010 Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) Guidelines (short version, appropriate for in-clinic use)
NEW! Two New Brochures
- Felines and Your Family (PDF 807KB)
- Giardiasis, Dogs, Cats, & People (PDF 824KB)
CAPC Product Charts
- Product Applications for Dogs (PDF 93KB)
- Product Applications for Cats (PDF 72KB)
Heartworm Testing Recommendations
- Canine Heartworm Testing Recommendations (PDF 128KB)
- Feline Heartworm Testing Recommendations (PDF 69KB)
Fecal Examination and Diagnostics
- CAPC Recommended Fecal Examination Procedures
- “Fecal Diagnostic Principles” — A video in nine parts (45 minutes total length) available online.
- Order up to 2 free copies of “Fecal Diagnostic Principles” CD-ROM (a valuable resource and staff training tool)
- “The Scoop on Poop” — A Fecal Wet Lab Demonstration Video (High & Low Bandwidth Links)
- Order up to 2 free copies of “The Scoop on Poop” — A Fecal Wet Lab Demonstration Video on CD-ROM
Pets, People and Pathogens: Emerging Diseases
A Physician/Veterinarian Collaborative Seminar on Zoonotic diseases: parasitic diseases, bacterial resistance and emerging diseases. To be held November 18, 2009 at the Westin Hotel in Providence, RI. Learn more.
2009 TNAVC Conference CAPC Symposium
(Video presentations linked with permission from Clinician’s Brief)
- “Don’t Allow Parasites to Be a Catastrophe” by Dr. Catherine Lund
- “You Get What You Eat!” by Dr. Dwight Bowman
- “Why Don’t They Listen? Improving Pet Owner Adherence” by Dr. Gary Holfinger & Dr. Jay Stewart
- “Managing Heartworm Disease in the Sick Patient: Should All Infected Patients Be Treated & How?” by Dr. Tom Nelson
2009 CAPC Road Show Presentations
(PDF files created from PowerPoint)
- “Intestinal Parasites are Everywhere: The Case for Aggressive Year-round Control” by Dr. Dwight Bowman (PDF of Powerpoint, 3,802KB)
- “More Than Just Pets: Understanding the Risks of
Vector-Borne Diseases” by Dr. Lora R. Ballweber (PDF of Powerpoint, 468KB)
Link to Veterinary Technicians and
Assistants Resource Center (VTARC)
Link to Calvin Schabe One Health Project at UC Davis
Their mission is “To strengthen the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s commitment to the One World-One Health movement by educating veterinarians of the future to integrate human, animal, and ecosystem protection into their professional lives.”
Clinic Resources for Pet Owners
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Free and Low-cost Brochures for Your Waiting Room or Website
CAPC continues to add new “pet owner friendly” brochures for veterinary and medical clinics.
- Now order printed brochures online; we will invoice you for mailing costs. Pet owner brochures available in print include:
- CAPC Guidelines — Controlling Internal & External Parasites
- Pets, Parasites and People (also available in Spanish)
- Heartworms, Pets, and People
- Toxoplasmosis and Cats
- You can also download several brochures in PDF format, to view or use on your clinic’s website.
- Fleas, Ticks & Your Pet (English) (also available in Spanish)
- Heartworms, Pets and People (also available in Spanish)
- Pets, Parasites and People (also available in Spanish and French)
- Video trailers on parasites. Four short (15 second) videos on Intestinal Worms, Fleas, Ticks, and Heartworm.
- Coming soon: Short audio links with parasite information for pet owners to post on your clinic website.
Link to Webvet:
Pet Questions, Pet Answers
