Companion Animal Parasite Council
CAPC Outreach Program
Takes Education on the Road

Visit our Road Show Blog
Check out the Road Show Blog from the summer (linked in a separate window from CAPC's pet owner website, PetsandParasites.org). It was a great success!

Order New Pet Owner Brochures from CAPC
Order FormCAPC has added several new consumer-
friendly brochures that you can order at no-to-low cost to have available for educating pet owners. New brochures available are Fleas, Ticks & Your Pet and Heartworms, Pets and People. Also available are our Pets, Parasites and People brochure (now available in French) and a short version of the 2007 CAPC Guidelines. Download and fax us this handy CAPC Order Form. Other downloads are available from our Resources page.

CAPC Guidelines
CAPC Guidelines are constantly updated to provide you with the latest information and recommendations on the prevention and treatment of companion animal parasites. The CAPC Guidelines are revised and updated by respected veterinary colleagues to protect the health of pets, enhance the safety of the public and preserve the bond between pets and people. Our goal with this website is to provide easy-to-access parasite management resources for animal care practitioners, as well as others seeking information on the proper control of the most common parasites of pets and people. (more...)

CAPC Warns Public About Raw Food Dangers
The Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) recently issued a raw pet food alert to consumers. In lieu of recent pet food recalls, pet owners may turn to raw meat as an alternative food source for their pets. However, some parasites and bacteria found in raw meats can be transmitted to humans and make animals sick.
Click here to read the full alert.

CAPC National Review Study Guide
CAPC Board Member Dr. Susan Little has created a CAPC Senior Veterinary Board Review with embedded photos and an answer key on the last page. There is a link to the PDF file on the Resources page. (more...)

Implementing CAPC Guidelines—Making a Difference in Your Veterinary Practice
Dr. Gary Holfinger and Dr. Jeanne Eisenhour talk about how to make CAPC Guidelines work for you. The tenth installment in a twelve-part series. (more...)


 Honoring Our Sponsors
Without the gracious support of our sponsors, our work wouldn't be possible. Find out more about the organizations that help support us. (more...)

 

   
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Link to CAPC website for pet owners
The mission of CAPC is to foster animal and human health, while preserving the human-animal bond through recommendtions for the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of parasitic infections.