What I Learned in Cincinnati....

Well, Well, Well...

It has been an amazing and educational eight weeks and sadly, my time here is coming to an end. My bags are packed, the car has gas in the tank, and come tomorrow after my final day on-the-job I will be headed on back to school for that one final semester. Before I can relay my excitement upon returning back to my second "home", I must relay all that I have mastered and experienced here.



1. I used to think I was pretty good with a hand held set of clippers. but let me tell you that after these eight weeks "Oster" and I are new best buddies. I am the master shaver! Need your bunny shaved?

2. I can adminster subcutaneous fluids and pain relief in 2 seconds flat to a flailing mouse, ready to chew your fingers in half rat, or a bug eyed bunny. Got a needle?

3. I have mastered gas! (Anesthestic gas that is...) Isoflurane and I have a very binding relationship. Want me to knock soemthin' down for you?

4. Tape, Tape, and more Tape. There is no tape that I cannot handle, even with gloves on!

5. Cardiac Sticks and Blood Collection. If it beats I can tap it! Thump-Thump, Thump-Thump, Thump-Thump.

6. Ear Vein Catheterization and Injections. There is nothing neater than passing a catheter into a rabbit ear vein.... LOADS of fun ya'll!

7. STERILITY! I can make a pack, clean a pack, sterilize a pack, and prep a pack.

8. The only alcohol I want to see in my next eight weeks had better be drinkable. Because Isopropal Alcohol just isn't cutting it anymore.

9. Harvesting body parts. I can section out vertebra, disect out a perfect trachea/heart/lungs, locate a corotid artery, remove a section of the small bowel, intubate a ferret, and give a mouse a heart attack and keep it alive.

10. I can flirt with all the HOTTIE researchers and DOCTORS! Oooh, I will soo miss our conversations!



Overall, I will miss the people and the bunnies the most. The research is AMAZING and the children's lives that are being saved everyday because it is even more astounding. The people are FUNNY and Fascinating. The diversity is bountiful and leads a eye to the world out there we don't see everyday. Sadly, I have to say goodbye to this wonderful city, but not without hope that in a few short months I will be able to return as a researcher ... doing my part to make a difference too!