Veterinary Case Study #3 - Transmissible disease (small animal)

Introduce your students to the veterinary diagnostic process, while working on collaboration, identifying credible resources, & critical thinking!

This lab package presents a patient group, group history, & facility findings in a step-by-step fashion. Each page gives students a litlte more information & poses questions for students to work through. This particular case presents a case of canine parvovirus, a very common, highly contagious disease that can be prevented with proper vaccination.

While working through this case in small groups, or even as a class, students will...

1. Practice working collaboratively in small groups

2. Practice identifying credible sources & sifting through information

3. Practice working up a veterinary case, including

   1. Collecting & evaluating historical information

   2. Evaluating physical exam findings

   3. Interpreting in house lab results

   4. Identifying abnormal findings

   5. Formulating problem lists & differential diagnoses

4. Use critical thinking to synthesize case information with prior knowledge

5. Learn & use new veterinary vocabulary

6. Learn more about canine parvovirus, a common highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease of dogs

***This product will be downloaded as a ZIP folder. After downloading, extract the folder to access all files (usually right click > Extract).***

What's Included?

1. Case Study #3 Student Activity Worksheet

2. Case Study #3 Teacher Activity Key

3. Case Study #3 Presentation (includes images related to case)