With Susie's results visible, it was hard to wonder what the thin obstruction in her heart was or the foreign protein in her blood. We've always wondered if these symptoms Susie was experiencing were isolated to her, or if other dogs were experiencing the same thing!
We got our hands on some sad results from a dog who unfortunately passed away with the same symptoms as Susie. We spent some time digging deep into the necropsy report!
We got our hands on some sad results from a dog who unfortunately passed away with the same symptoms as Susie. We spent some time digging deep into the necropsy report!
All this digging deep got us thinking about how the worms could have gotten into the dog in the first place. Check out our models along with our thoughts about them!
We recognized that there were some models that seemed to contradict the results of Buddy's necropsy, so we needed to go back to the drawing board and look at it even deeper! Check out how these groups of students worked to eliminate some of the models we were trying to discuss!
Our discussion over Google Meets felt like a scientist circle...we began really using the necropsy report to rule out various models, including eating or drinking the worms since there was no evidence of the heartworms in the deceased dog's stomach or intestines. We also ruled out worms entering a wound since Buddy had no visible injuries or scars on his body. With some research, we decided to narrow down our thinking into some questions that came up with our remaining possible causes:
1. Inheritance of the disease
2. Worms digging/chewing their way in to the dog's blood.
3. A bug/mosquito
1. Inheritance of the disease
2. Worms digging/chewing their way in to the dog's blood.
3. A bug/mosquito
All our conversation eventually led us to consensus...but not without more questions of course!