This was written the Saturday after the program. I would like to thank everyone involved in making this trip possible and all of my traveling companions for making this trip both memorable and spectacular.
The program schedule saved the funnest days for last. I really loved the Berlin Zoo. One of the two staff veterinarians gave us a back stage tour, which including giving the black rhinos and hippos a snack, walking through the zoo clinic, and listening to interesting lectures about the zoos inmates and history. We even saw Knut the polar bear and the Berlin Zoo's own giant panda.
We even cross examined x-rays taken of an eel that showed off it's second set of jaw bones. Really cool.
At the clinics in Berlin, several students and I had a blast in the surgery wing. They had just opened their new clinics about a month before. The staff were obviously very proud of their new facilities. They were very nice. The first surgery involved a hind leg fracture in a cat, the second, a osteo hematoma, and medial collateral and CCL ligament, also in a cat. The local veterinarians were very condsiderate.
I would recommend this experience to anyone interested in different cultures and veterinary medicine. Thanks Dr. Wasser! Danke, Steffie! Thank you, Texas A&M!
Lindsey Sampson
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