1 00:00:11,862 --> 00:00:13,551 DR. JAN POL: Okay, so... 2 00:00:13,965 --> 00:00:16,172 Gary and Vicki are bringing their macaws in. 3 00:00:16,793 --> 00:00:18,551 GARY: That was pretty cool, wasn't it? 4 00:00:18,689 --> 00:00:21,793 DR. POL: It's easy for these birds to get to be 70, 80 years old. 5 00:00:22,862 --> 00:00:24,827 And one already is 56. 6 00:00:25,758 --> 00:00:28,896 Oh, my goodness, bringing 'em in a bunch at a time. 7 00:00:29,034 --> 00:00:30,379 Hi, big guy. 8 00:00:30,517 --> 00:00:31,724 VICKI: A 90-year-old man had them 9 00:00:31,862 --> 00:00:33,482 and he had passed away, 10 00:00:33,827 --> 00:00:35,620 so they came to us. 11 00:00:36,103 --> 00:00:37,655 They're just part of our family now. 12 00:00:38,827 --> 00:00:40,724 - DR. POL: God, that is long. - VICKI: Yes. 13 00:00:40,862 --> 00:00:42,965 DR. POL: Being in captivity their beak 14 00:00:43,103 --> 00:00:44,689 just grows too far out, 15 00:00:45,689 --> 00:00:47,965 and you have a little trouble eating sometimes. 16 00:00:48,896 --> 00:00:51,103 NARRATOR: Trimming a beak can be tricky. 17 00:00:51,689 --> 00:00:53,482 VICKI: He might try to bite. 18 00:00:53,620 --> 00:00:54,758 - DR. POL [off screen]: They will always do that. - VICKI [off screen]: Yeah. 19 00:00:54,896 --> 00:00:57,758 DR. POL: Your finger is no match for that beak. 20 00:00:58,172 --> 00:00:59,896 - Okay, sit in it. - [laughter] 21 00:01:00,034 --> 00:01:02,620 You put a towel on so they don't see what it is. 22 00:01:02,758 --> 00:01:03,827 Yes. 23 00:01:03,965 --> 00:01:05,793 Grab a hold of the head from the back. 24 00:01:05,931 --> 00:01:06,793 Right there. 25 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:10,413 Now the biggest problem is you cannot cut as much as you think. 26 00:01:10,965 --> 00:01:12,586 NARRATOR: Just like hair and fingernails... 27 00:01:12,724 --> 00:01:13,689 GARY: Hold on. 28 00:01:14,034 --> 00:01:15,551 NARRATOR: The beak is made of keratin 29 00:01:16,827 --> 00:01:19,034 and grows throughout the bird's life. 30 00:01:19,275 --> 00:01:21,724 DR. POL: There. Okay, put him in the cage. 31 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,000 VICKI: Dr. Pol is always amazing with my animals. 32 00:01:24,137 --> 00:01:26,000 He handles them with respect. 33 00:01:26,137 --> 00:01:27,965 DR. POL: Oh, yeah, you got sharp nails. 34 00:01:28,103 --> 00:01:29,275 [laughs] 35 00:01:29,413 --> 00:01:31,344 The younger bird, the beak looks fine, 36 00:01:31,482 --> 00:01:33,448 but the nails are very long and sharp. 37 00:01:33,827 --> 00:01:35,068 - [screeches] - Oh. 38 00:01:35,206 --> 00:01:37,482 Come here. You behave. 39 00:01:37,620 --> 00:01:40,241 What you have to do with the nails is get the points off. 40 00:01:40,379 --> 00:01:41,206 There is the last one. 41 00:01:41,344 --> 00:01:43,068 And that's it. Good boy. 42 00:01:43,206 --> 00:01:44,655 GARY: Let's show him your trick. 43 00:01:45,793 --> 00:01:46,931 DR. POL: Tss. 44 00:01:47,068 --> 00:01:48,413 VICKI: They're just really smart. 45 00:01:50,103 --> 00:01:51,068 They are amazing birds. 46 00:01:52,482 --> 00:01:53,344 [caws] 47 00:01:56,517 --> 00:01:57,448 ROBERTA: Junior. [smacks lips] 48 00:01:58,379 --> 00:01:59,482 Come on. [smacks lips] 49 00:02:00,724 --> 00:02:02,862 DR. LISA JONES: Roberta is here this morning with Junior. 50 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,344 ROBERTA: You're alright. Come on, bud. 51 00:02:04,655 --> 00:02:06,241 DR. LISA: She's not quite sure what happened. 52 00:02:06,379 --> 00:02:07,241 ROBERTA: Come on. 53 00:02:07,379 --> 00:02:08,413 DR. LISA: She noticed that he has 54 00:02:08,551 --> 00:02:10,448 quite a good-sized cut on his abdomen. 55 00:02:10,586 --> 00:02:11,482 ROBERTA: Come on. 56 00:02:11,793 --> 00:02:13,689 Junior's had a history of coming here. 57 00:02:13,931 --> 00:02:15,103 Oh, come on. 58 00:02:15,241 --> 00:02:17,896 The past couple visits haven't been very fun. 59 00:02:18,034 --> 00:02:20,586 We're being a little bit dramatic. [laughs] 60 00:02:20,724 --> 00:02:22,206 So, he's a little bit nervous. 61 00:02:22,344 --> 00:02:23,620 [laughs] 62 00:02:23,931 --> 00:02:27,241 We have six working dogs that work the farm. 63 00:02:27,379 --> 00:02:28,793 No. [laughs] 64 00:02:28,931 --> 00:02:29,758 Come on. 65 00:02:29,896 --> 00:02:31,758 Trouble tends to find him 66 00:02:31,896 --> 00:02:34,310 compared to the other dogs. 67 00:02:34,586 --> 00:02:36,344 Go inside. 68 00:02:36,793 --> 00:02:38,724 But we love him just the way he is. 69 00:02:40,241 --> 00:02:42,413 DR. LISA: Hi, bud. So what happened? 70 00:02:42,551 --> 00:02:45,896 ROBERTA: So there's a gash up in the groin area. 71 00:02:46,034 --> 00:02:47,413 - DR. LISA: Oh, my goodness. - ROBERTA: Um... 72 00:02:47,551 --> 00:02:49,172 DR. LISA: Yeah, looks pretty deep. 73 00:02:49,379 --> 00:02:50,862 ROBERTA [off screen]: There is barbed wire fencing, 74 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,413 I don't know if maybe the barbed wire 75 00:02:52,551 --> 00:02:53,620 - got caught on him. - DR. LISA: Got caught. 76 00:02:54,931 --> 00:02:57,517 ROBERTA: Because Junior is an outdoor working dog, 77 00:02:57,655 --> 00:02:59,379 I'm concerned about the possibility of 78 00:02:59,517 --> 00:03:03,034 there being some foreign material in the wound. 79 00:03:04,275 --> 00:03:06,310 - DR. LISA: So he's definitely gonna need to be... - ROBERTA: Sedated? 80 00:03:06,448 --> 00:03:07,862 - DR. LISA: Sedated. - ROBERTA [off screen]: Yeah. 81 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:09,551 DR. LISA: I wanna make sure I thoroughly explore it 82 00:03:09,689 --> 00:03:10,931 and make sure that there's nothing 83 00:03:11,068 --> 00:03:12,827 still contaminating the area. 84 00:03:12,965 --> 00:03:14,344 He's a working dog. 85 00:03:15,379 --> 00:03:17,965 ROBERTA: He's very important to us because without him 86 00:03:18,344 --> 00:03:20,965 we can't keep our livestock safe with our local predators. 87 00:03:22,310 --> 00:03:23,758 DR. LISA: Gonna shave all the hair out of the way. 88 00:03:23,896 --> 00:03:25,310 [whirring] 89 00:03:25,448 --> 00:03:28,310 The wound, it's a little bit on the older side, 90 00:03:28,448 --> 00:03:29,862 it certainly isn't fresh. 91 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,344 It's sore, huh, buddy? 92 00:03:31,482 --> 00:03:33,310 Junior has a lot of shaggy hair 93 00:03:33,655 --> 00:03:37,344 so I can understand it not being noticed right away. 94 00:03:37,482 --> 00:03:38,413 Kiddo. 95 00:03:39,689 --> 00:03:40,517 Looks like it's gonna require quite a bit of cleaning 96 00:03:40,655 --> 00:03:43,103 before I can close it up. 97 00:03:43,241 --> 00:03:45,137 ROBERTA: It's always a worry in the back of your mind, 98 00:03:45,275 --> 00:03:47,896 what if it was worse than we had anticipated 99 00:03:48,034 --> 00:03:50,310 or if there was lacerations to an organ. 100 00:03:52,068 --> 00:03:53,620 All the worst-case scenarios. 101 00:03:53,758 --> 00:03:56,862 Am I gonna go home without my dog today? 102 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,620 DR. LISA: Looks like the injuries 103 00:03:58,758 --> 00:04:01,379 through the skin aren't too severe. 104 00:04:01,517 --> 00:04:03,034 'Cause this wound is dirty, 105 00:04:03,551 --> 00:04:06,103 there's gonna be quite a bit of drainage as it heals. 106 00:04:08,413 --> 00:04:12,482 So I put this rubber drain in, just to allow that extra fluid 107 00:04:12,758 --> 00:04:14,655 Junior's body is producing to drain out 108 00:04:14,793 --> 00:04:16,448 so it doesn't cause more problems 109 00:04:16,586 --> 00:04:18,000 and prevent the wound from healing. 110 00:04:18,379 --> 00:04:20,448 ROBERTA: Oh, buddy. 111 00:04:20,586 --> 00:04:22,000 DR. LISA: He forgot how to move. 112 00:04:23,310 --> 00:04:25,689 ROBERTA: He's my little drama queen. 113 00:04:25,827 --> 00:04:28,586 Everyone's gonna be happy that it wasn't worst-case scenario 114 00:04:28,724 --> 00:04:30,655 and that he's still gonna be home to get his loving. 115 00:04:30,793 --> 00:04:32,275 Nope, this way. Come on, Junior. 116 00:04:32,413 --> 00:04:34,137 DR. LISA: I'm just gonna have him come back in a few days... 117 00:04:34,275 --> 00:04:35,586 ROBERTA: Aw, sweet boy, come on. 118 00:04:35,724 --> 00:04:37,724 DR. LISA: ...so I can remove that drain, 119 00:04:38,689 --> 00:04:41,068 and then take the sutures out once the wound has healed. 120 00:04:44,413 --> 00:04:46,758 IOANA [off screen]: You wanna take the troublemakers? 121 00:04:46,896 --> 00:04:49,448 DR. NICOLE ARCY: Ioana is bringing in her ferrets. 122 00:04:49,586 --> 00:04:51,034 IOANA: Hello. 123 00:04:51,172 --> 00:04:53,620 DR. NICOLE: Ferrets aren't very common at Pol Vet's. 124 00:04:54,241 --> 00:04:56,275 So it's very exciting when we get to see 'em. 125 00:04:56,413 --> 00:04:58,000 Caesar Salad. 126 00:04:58,137 --> 00:05:00,758 IOANA: One of the ferrets' name is Caesar Salad. 127 00:05:00,896 --> 00:05:02,275 Yes, like the salad. 128 00:05:03,172 --> 00:05:05,103 The other one Noodle Marie. 129 00:05:05,241 --> 00:05:07,965 Noodle because every ferret, it's a noddle. 130 00:05:09,827 --> 00:05:11,758 - DR. NICOLE: Hello. Hi. - IOANA: Hi. 131 00:05:12,241 --> 00:05:14,379 There's just the yearly checkup and vaccination. 132 00:05:14,517 --> 00:05:16,586 Nothing serious, it's just their routine. 133 00:05:17,068 --> 00:05:18,275 - DR. NICOLE: Who is this one? - HUNTER: This one's Caesar. 134 00:05:18,413 --> 00:05:19,965 - DR. NICOLE: Hi, Caesar. - IOANA: Caesar Salad. 135 00:05:20,413 --> 00:05:22,931 DR. NICOLE: I'm not sure I've ever heard any animal 136 00:05:23,068 --> 00:05:24,482 named Caesar Salad. 137 00:05:24,758 --> 00:05:27,103 One pound six ounces. 138 00:05:27,241 --> 00:05:29,034 - IOANA: One pound? [gasps] - DR. NICOLE: Yeah. 139 00:05:29,275 --> 00:05:31,137 DR. NICOLE: Ferrets always have a little musk to 'em. 140 00:05:31,275 --> 00:05:32,137 Ooh. 141 00:05:33,137 --> 00:05:35,517 I can't put a name on what it smells like, 142 00:05:35,655 --> 00:05:37,620 but it's definitely an odor. 143 00:05:38,448 --> 00:05:40,344 Did you want all the vaccines for her? 144 00:05:40,482 --> 00:05:41,689 - IOANA [off screen]: All of 'em. - DR. NICOLE: All of 'em? Okay. 145 00:05:41,827 --> 00:05:42,931 IOANA: Yeah. 146 00:05:43,068 --> 00:05:44,689 NARRATOR: Just like cats and dogs... 147 00:05:44,827 --> 00:05:46,137 DR. NICOLE: Hi, sweetheart. 148 00:05:46,275 --> 00:05:47,758 NARRATOR: ...ferrets need routine checkups... 149 00:05:48,206 --> 00:05:49,965 - DR. NICOLE: Okay. - NARRATOR: ...and vaccinations. 150 00:05:50,103 --> 00:05:51,034 DR. NICOLE: There, all done. 151 00:05:51,172 --> 00:05:52,103 You wanna get the other one? 152 00:05:52,448 --> 00:05:53,275 HUNTER: Okay. 153 00:05:54,310 --> 00:05:55,931 IOANA: She is the opposite of Caesar Salad. 154 00:05:56,724 --> 00:05:57,793 DR. NICOLE: Okay, Noodle. 155 00:05:57,931 --> 00:06:00,586 IOANA: She gets in trouble all the time. 156 00:06:00,965 --> 00:06:03,103 - All the time. - DR. NICOLE: Hold on, hold on. 157 00:06:03,241 --> 00:06:06,034 IOANA: Ferrets, they can be a little bit challenging 158 00:06:06,379 --> 00:06:07,517 because they are so wiggly. 159 00:06:07,655 --> 00:06:09,000 DR. NICOLE: Hey, quit, quit, quit. 160 00:06:09,551 --> 00:06:11,379 IOANA: But she was absolutely amazing. 161 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,758 DR. NICOLE: You did very good, thank you. 162 00:06:14,482 --> 00:06:17,689 This appointment has definitely been a good breakup to my day. 163 00:06:17,827 --> 00:06:18,931 They're adorable. 164 00:06:19,068 --> 00:06:21,103 Caesar Salad and Noodle both look great. 165 00:06:21,793 --> 00:06:24,551 IOANA: I think those two ferrets made everybody's day. 166 00:06:24,689 --> 00:06:25,655 [laughs] 167 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:26,862 NARRATOR: From ferrets... 168 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:27,620 DR. NICOLE [off screen]: Pretty girl. 169 00:06:27,758 --> 00:06:28,758 [squeaks] 170 00:06:28,896 --> 00:06:29,965 NARRATOR: ...to parrots, 171 00:06:30,206 --> 00:06:31,275 PVS sees them all. 172 00:06:31,758 --> 00:06:32,517 [grunts] 173 00:06:32,655 --> 00:06:34,172 Everyone has a favorite. 174 00:06:34,689 --> 00:06:35,517 DR. POL [off screen]: Come on, guys. 175 00:06:35,655 --> 00:06:36,586 NARRATOR: For doc and Diane... 176 00:06:36,724 --> 00:06:37,827 DR. POL: Come on, Donar. 177 00:06:37,965 --> 00:06:39,000 NARRATOR: ...theirs is a classic... 178 00:06:39,448 --> 00:06:41,517 - DR. POL: Oh, my gosh. - NARRATOR: ...dogs. 179 00:06:41,655 --> 00:06:44,068 - Big dogs. - DR. POL [off screen]: Hey! 180 00:06:44,206 --> 00:06:46,068 When Diane and I got married, 181 00:06:46,206 --> 00:06:47,931 we wanted to have big dogs. 182 00:06:48,068 --> 00:06:49,793 - DIANE: This way. - NARRATOR: Over the years... 183 00:06:49,931 --> 00:06:51,034 DR. POL: Athena! 184 00:06:51,172 --> 00:06:52,379 NARRATOR: ...Danes, St. Bernards... 185 00:06:52,517 --> 00:06:53,793 DR. POL: Such a nice dog. 186 00:06:53,931 --> 00:06:55,896 NARRATOR: ...and Newfoundlands have all found 187 00:06:56,034 --> 00:06:58,206 a loving home with the Pols. 188 00:06:58,344 --> 00:06:59,620 DR. POL: Now throw it underhand. 189 00:06:59,758 --> 00:07:02,034 - DIANE: Slimy. - [toy squeaks] 190 00:07:02,172 --> 00:07:04,034 DR. POL: Ani is a very sweet dog. 191 00:07:04,172 --> 00:07:05,344 DIANE [off screen]: Bring me your toy. 192 00:07:05,482 --> 00:07:07,413 DR. POL: We got her on our anniversary. 193 00:07:07,551 --> 00:07:08,965 DIANE: Bring it here. 194 00:07:09,103 --> 00:07:10,172 DR. POL: When you've had an animal for a long time... 195 00:07:10,310 --> 00:07:11,758 DIANE: Good girl. 196 00:07:11,896 --> 00:07:13,620 DR. POL: ...you wanna keep it as long as possible. 197 00:07:13,758 --> 00:07:14,758 Silly dogs. 198 00:07:16,034 --> 00:07:17,724 DIANE: Ani passed away about a year and a half ago. 199 00:07:17,862 --> 00:07:18,758 DR. POL: Come on, go. 200 00:07:19,448 --> 00:07:20,620 DIANE: And we really missed her 201 00:07:20,758 --> 00:07:22,862 and we really missed the breed of the Newfie. 202 00:07:26,241 --> 00:07:28,620 So we went looking for a new dog, 203 00:07:28,758 --> 00:07:29,620 and we found a puppy. 204 00:07:30,862 --> 00:07:33,379 Okay, Lily, should we go in and meet the rest of the family? 205 00:07:33,517 --> 00:07:34,896 Huh? Come on. 206 00:07:35,034 --> 00:07:36,551 You can do the steps, come on. 207 00:07:36,689 --> 00:07:37,931 Since I've first seen the breed, 208 00:07:38,068 --> 00:07:39,551 I've always liked 'em. 209 00:07:39,689 --> 00:07:40,758 There you go. 210 00:07:40,896 --> 00:07:42,413 They're like big fluffy teddy bears, 211 00:07:42,551 --> 00:07:44,241 especially as young puppies. 212 00:07:44,482 --> 00:07:45,931 Let's go, come on. 213 00:07:46,068 --> 00:07:47,275 Yeah, come on. 214 00:07:47,793 --> 00:07:49,275 DR. POL: Psst. Come here. 215 00:07:49,413 --> 00:07:52,068 This one is a very happy puppy. 216 00:07:52,206 --> 00:07:54,241 DR. POL: Oh, my goodness gracious. 217 00:07:54,758 --> 00:07:56,655 And busier than all get-out. 218 00:07:57,482 --> 00:07:58,689 She still smells good. 219 00:07:58,965 --> 00:08:01,655 But still sweet as the sweet can be. 220 00:08:03,275 --> 00:08:04,241 Okay, come on. 221 00:08:04,379 --> 00:08:05,241 CHARLES: My mom and dad have 222 00:08:05,379 --> 00:08:07,310 a real strong connection to animals, 223 00:08:07,448 --> 00:08:08,344 they love their dogs. 224 00:08:08,931 --> 00:08:10,206 DR. POL: Come on, little girl. 225 00:08:10,344 --> 00:08:11,793 - CHARLES: I can't imagine... - DR. POL: Come on. 226 00:08:11,931 --> 00:08:13,931 CHARLES: ...them ever not having animals. 227 00:08:14,068 --> 00:08:15,241 DR. POL [off screen]: Hey, this way, come here. 228 00:08:16,862 --> 00:08:18,241 - DIANE: So are you a good girl? - DR. POL: Yes. 229 00:08:18,379 --> 00:08:20,655 DIANE: We're gonna be keeping her here at the clinic 230 00:08:20,793 --> 00:08:21,965 for the next couple of weeks 231 00:08:22,103 --> 00:08:23,655 'cause we wanna get her used to going outside 232 00:08:23,793 --> 00:08:25,172 and going to the bathroom and training her. 233 00:08:25,310 --> 00:08:27,103 DR. POL: Yes, you're a good girl, huh? 234 00:08:27,241 --> 00:08:30,103 Yeah, let's go back inside. 235 00:08:30,241 --> 00:08:33,000 DIANE: I think she's gonna be a nice addition to our family. 236 00:08:33,551 --> 00:08:34,827 What do you think about that? 237 00:08:36,310 --> 00:08:37,275 [puppy grunts] 238 00:08:41,068 --> 00:08:42,344 DR. LISA: Okey-dokey. 239 00:08:43,620 --> 00:08:45,379 Chloe is here with her mom today. 240 00:08:45,517 --> 00:08:46,620 [bleats] 241 00:08:46,758 --> 00:08:48,896 They have her young goat, Hero. 242 00:08:49,034 --> 00:08:50,206 [bleats] 243 00:08:50,344 --> 00:08:53,344 They have some pretty big plans for his future. 244 00:08:54,137 --> 00:08:55,000 DR. LISA: Good morning. 245 00:08:55,620 --> 00:08:57,275 He's a very handsome young goat. 246 00:08:57,517 --> 00:09:01,827 CHLOE: Hoping to breed him with my two younger does this year. 247 00:09:03,068 --> 00:09:06,758 NARRATOR: Chloe's concerned Hero may not be up to the challenge. 248 00:09:08,413 --> 00:09:09,758 CHLOE: When I went out to work with him 249 00:09:09,896 --> 00:09:11,482 I noticed there was a lot of blood 250 00:09:11,620 --> 00:09:12,965 on the back of his front legs. 251 00:09:13,862 --> 00:09:15,896 He was peeing blood. 252 00:09:16,551 --> 00:09:18,034 DR. LISA: Has he been eating okay? 253 00:09:18,448 --> 00:09:19,482 CHLOE: He's still been eating. 254 00:09:20,689 --> 00:09:23,172 DR. LISA: Urinary problems are not uncommon in male goats. 255 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,689 They are pretty prone to developing urinary stones 256 00:09:27,827 --> 00:09:30,172 if they aren't being fed the appropriate diet. 257 00:09:31,896 --> 00:09:34,310 NARRATOR: Livestock grains are often loaded with minerals... 258 00:09:34,448 --> 00:09:35,620 [Hero bleats] 259 00:09:36,172 --> 00:09:38,827 ...that can calcify, creating stones. 260 00:09:39,862 --> 00:09:42,000 DR. LISA: Does the grain have ammonium chloride in it? 261 00:09:42,137 --> 00:09:43,241 CHLOE: It does not. 262 00:09:43,896 --> 00:09:44,931 DR. LISA: I always recommend to make sure 263 00:09:45,068 --> 00:09:46,758 that they're being fed a grain 264 00:09:46,896 --> 00:09:48,551 that has ammonium chloride in it. 265 00:09:48,689 --> 00:09:50,517 I'm just gonna check his temperature. 266 00:09:50,896 --> 00:09:52,793 This is a chemical compound 267 00:09:52,931 --> 00:09:55,793 that helps to dissolve any potential stones 268 00:09:55,931 --> 00:09:58,551 before they have a chance to cause problems. 269 00:09:59,068 --> 00:10:00,758 His temperature is normal. 270 00:10:00,896 --> 00:10:02,275 He doesn't have a fever. 271 00:10:02,586 --> 00:10:05,275 He's a nice weight. He is right in the sweet spot. 272 00:10:06,034 --> 00:10:08,379 And he seems bright and alert, happy. 273 00:10:08,758 --> 00:10:10,482 Everything's looking okay right now. 274 00:10:11,275 --> 00:10:14,448 Unfortunately, we weren't able to catch a urinary sample, 275 00:10:14,586 --> 00:10:15,689 but Hero did... 276 00:10:17,137 --> 00:10:19,206 give me a nice preview of what that might look like. 277 00:10:19,827 --> 00:10:23,275 DR. LISA: I don't see any blood in the urine drops here. 278 00:10:23,586 --> 00:10:25,103 Looks like the urine is pretty normal 279 00:10:25,241 --> 00:10:27,896 just from watching. 280 00:10:28,034 --> 00:10:30,620 A urinary infection is a little bit lower on the list now. 281 00:10:30,758 --> 00:10:33,000 I don't know if he could have also cut himself 282 00:10:33,137 --> 00:10:34,448 on his actual penis. 283 00:10:34,862 --> 00:10:36,206 It can bleed quite a bit, 284 00:10:36,344 --> 00:10:38,620 there's a lot of blood vessels down there, so... 285 00:10:38,758 --> 00:10:40,344 I kinda take a peek under the hood. 286 00:10:41,137 --> 00:10:42,448 Oh, yeah. 287 00:10:42,586 --> 00:10:44,827 He has quite a bit of irritation and swelling. 288 00:10:45,517 --> 00:10:46,758 Even just a mild scratch 289 00:10:46,896 --> 00:10:49,241 could bleed pretty profusely for a short time. 290 00:10:49,379 --> 00:10:50,655 CHLOE [off screen]: Okay. 291 00:10:50,793 --> 00:10:52,689 DR. LISA: And I'm wondering is that the source of the blood 292 00:10:52,827 --> 00:10:53,931 that Chloe was seeing. 293 00:10:54,068 --> 00:10:56,241 DR. LISA: I bet he snagged himself 294 00:10:56,379 --> 00:10:58,655 'cause it looked like there was a little bit of bruising there. 295 00:10:58,793 --> 00:11:00,137 The irritated area 296 00:11:00,275 --> 00:11:02,034 is already starting to heal up a little bit. 297 00:11:02,896 --> 00:11:04,758 But I don't think it's gonna need antibiotics or anything, 298 00:11:04,896 --> 00:11:07,000 it already seems like it's already improving. 299 00:11:07,137 --> 00:11:08,655 I don't need to intervene. 300 00:11:09,068 --> 00:11:11,137 CHLOE: Definitely a lot more relieved and calm 301 00:11:11,275 --> 00:11:13,413 now that he's on the way to recovery. 302 00:11:13,827 --> 00:11:16,379 I was gonna put him with my girls next week. 303 00:11:16,517 --> 00:11:17,517 DR. LISA [off screen]: Uh-oh. 304 00:11:17,655 --> 00:11:19,620 CHLOE: Do you think that he's able to or... 305 00:11:19,758 --> 00:11:21,310 DR. LISA: The more active he is, 306 00:11:21,448 --> 00:11:24,241 it'll probably take longer to get all the way better. 307 00:11:25,103 --> 00:11:27,172 CHLOE: Should be okay to wait another week. 308 00:11:27,310 --> 00:11:28,827 - DR. LISA: Okay. - CHLOE [off screen]: Come on. 309 00:11:29,310 --> 00:11:31,137 DR. LISA: I think with just a little bit more time 310 00:11:31,275 --> 00:11:33,103 he can go hang out with the ladies 311 00:11:33,241 --> 00:11:35,068 and have a lovely time in the future. 312 00:11:42,034 --> 00:11:44,862 CINDY: We don't really know much about him, he was a stray. 313 00:11:45,344 --> 00:11:47,103 DR. POL: Cynthya's bringing Bubba in. 314 00:11:47,689 --> 00:11:48,413 - Oh, my gosh. - CINDY: Yeah. 315 00:11:48,551 --> 00:11:49,517 DR. POL: What happened here? 316 00:11:50,655 --> 00:11:52,275 She found him this morning, he was gone for a day 317 00:11:52,413 --> 00:11:55,896 and there's a huge hole on his side. 318 00:11:56,724 --> 00:11:57,896 Oh, my goodness. 319 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:00,206 CINDY: It looked like either a coyote 320 00:12:00,344 --> 00:12:02,034 or an eagle had grabbed him. 321 00:12:02,482 --> 00:12:05,551 DR. POL: He's opened up from stem to stern. 322 00:12:05,689 --> 00:12:06,827 DR. LISA [off screen]: Poor cat. 323 00:12:08,068 --> 00:12:10,103 DR. POL: Coyote, eagle, who knows what. 324 00:12:10,586 --> 00:12:12,034 CINDY: It's a pretty deep wound. 325 00:12:13,344 --> 00:12:14,620 I'm hoping he'll be okay 326 00:12:14,758 --> 00:12:18,482 and he doesn't have to be put down or anything like that. 327 00:12:18,620 --> 00:12:22,344 DR. POL: Funny that it's not inside in the guts, isn't it? 328 00:12:22,896 --> 00:12:27,241 It doesn't get into the chest or into the belly. 329 00:12:28,137 --> 00:12:30,310 NARRATOR: Luckily, Bubba's internal organs 330 00:12:30,448 --> 00:12:31,344 are still intact. 331 00:12:32,482 --> 00:12:33,896 DR. POL: I'm gonna sew him up. 332 00:12:34,931 --> 00:12:37,137 CINDY: Dr. Pol said he was gonna have to spend the night. 333 00:12:37,275 --> 00:12:40,758 So it just depends on what they can do for him. 334 00:12:40,896 --> 00:12:42,448 DR. POL: Maggots in there already. 335 00:12:42,586 --> 00:12:43,965 Oh, yeah, they're all over. 336 00:12:44,448 --> 00:12:48,103 So we definitely have a bad infection in there. 337 00:12:48,241 --> 00:12:50,000 So what we have to do is, you know, 338 00:12:50,137 --> 00:12:51,000 clean it up, 339 00:12:51,862 --> 00:12:53,103 stitch him up. 340 00:12:53,241 --> 00:12:54,206 Oh, that's deep. 341 00:12:54,344 --> 00:12:56,103 The tissue has to heal. 342 00:12:56,241 --> 00:12:58,206 Oh, yeah. Quite deep. 343 00:12:58,344 --> 00:13:02,344 That damage, when it heals it produces all this fluid. 344 00:13:02,482 --> 00:13:03,931 Okay. 345 00:13:04,068 --> 00:13:05,620 So we put a drain in there, 346 00:13:05,758 --> 00:13:08,551 and we leave it in until it stops draining. 347 00:13:22,758 --> 00:13:24,379 CINDY: We weren't sure if he was gonna make it through the night. 348 00:13:27,724 --> 00:13:30,241 DR. POL: There you go, huh? Look at this. 349 00:13:30,379 --> 00:13:33,172 Next morning he's up and he's looking for food. 350 00:13:33,310 --> 00:13:34,172 Hey, buddy. 351 00:13:35,275 --> 00:13:36,482 CINDY: It's pretty amazing that he's up. 352 00:13:36,620 --> 00:13:37,379 DR. POL: Look at that. 353 00:13:37,517 --> 00:13:38,793 CINDY: I wouldn't be if I had 354 00:13:38,931 --> 00:13:40,344 a ten-inch hole in my side. 355 00:13:41,206 --> 00:13:42,068 AUTUMN: Alright, bud. 356 00:13:42,206 --> 00:13:43,862 CINDY: We love Dr. Pol. 357 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,068 AUTUMN: You get to go home. 358 00:13:46,344 --> 00:13:47,931 CINDY: He's right there to help you in an emergency. 359 00:13:48,206 --> 00:13:50,655 - Here's a kitty. - AUTUMN: Alright, one Bubba. 360 00:13:50,793 --> 00:13:52,275 CINDY: Thank you very much. 361 00:13:52,413 --> 00:13:55,275 DR. POL: It's a cat, it's amazing how they heal up. 362 00:13:55,413 --> 00:13:56,310 See you later. 363 00:13:56,448 --> 00:13:57,379 We'll see what happens. 364 00:13:57,517 --> 00:13:58,517 CINDY: Alright, thank you. 365 00:13:59,206 --> 00:14:00,551 NARRATOR: Bubba's next battle... 366 00:14:01,103 --> 00:14:02,206 CINDY: Keep your hand over him. 367 00:14:02,482 --> 00:14:04,379 NARRATOR: ...fending off infection. 368 00:14:04,517 --> 00:14:06,896 CINDY: He has antibiotic and gel 369 00:14:07,034 --> 00:14:08,827 that we have to put on so that it heals up. 370 00:14:16,586 --> 00:14:18,103 MARTY: Chevy's five-year-old German shepherd, 371 00:14:19,034 --> 00:14:20,379 we've had him since a pup. 372 00:14:20,896 --> 00:14:22,793 Unfortunately this morning he decided 373 00:14:22,931 --> 00:14:24,689 to try to make friends with a porcupine. 374 00:14:25,862 --> 00:14:26,965 DR. BRENDA GRETTENBERGER: It could be worse, he only has half of his face. 375 00:14:27,103 --> 00:14:28,482 MARTY [off screen]: I know. 376 00:14:28,620 --> 00:14:29,758 DR. BRENDA: Even though he's got a lot of quills, 377 00:14:29,896 --> 00:14:31,034 he doesn't have enough quills for me 378 00:14:31,172 --> 00:14:32,344 to be really concerned about this at all. 379 00:14:32,689 --> 00:14:35,275 So I'm gonna put sedative in his right front leg, 380 00:14:35,517 --> 00:14:37,137 since he's got quills in the left front. 381 00:14:37,275 --> 00:14:38,965 And then we're gonna move him to the back. 382 00:14:39,517 --> 00:14:41,517 MARTY: Something like this has never happened before. 383 00:14:41,655 --> 00:14:42,517 DR. BRENDA: How you doing there, bud? 384 00:14:43,655 --> 00:14:45,206 MARTY: Where we live, yeah, we figured sooner or later 385 00:14:45,344 --> 00:14:47,586 it was gonna be a skunk or maybe a porcupine. 386 00:14:48,172 --> 00:14:49,206 DR. BRENDA: Chevy, I know, I know, 387 00:14:49,344 --> 00:14:50,517 but you can't go that way. 388 00:14:50,655 --> 00:14:51,758 MARTY: She said she's gonna pull those quills 389 00:14:51,896 --> 00:14:53,862 and she can reverse the anesthesia, 390 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,000 so we can get him home here shortly. 391 00:14:57,137 --> 00:14:58,620 NARRATOR: Both canine... 392 00:14:58,758 --> 00:14:59,862 DR. POL: Okay, so... 393 00:15:01,034 --> 00:15:02,793 NARRATOR: ...and equine are humbled by the quill. 394 00:15:03,206 --> 00:15:04,689 DR. POL: Yeah, that hurts. 395 00:15:04,965 --> 00:15:07,586 NARRATOR: Breeze also had an encounter with a porcupine. 396 00:15:08,758 --> 00:15:10,724 DR. POL: They don't bite 'em like a dog does, 397 00:15:10,862 --> 00:15:12,724 they don't attack it, but they get curious. 398 00:15:12,862 --> 00:15:14,172 DR. POL: Where is the swelling? 399 00:15:14,620 --> 00:15:16,896 - KATIE: From here all the way down. - DR. POL: Oh! 400 00:15:17,034 --> 00:15:19,000 He has swelling underneath his throat 401 00:15:19,137 --> 00:15:21,241 from all these quills that they didn't get out 402 00:15:21,379 --> 00:15:23,413 and probably went in deeper. 403 00:15:23,551 --> 00:15:26,172 Oh, yes, it's here. Right there. 404 00:15:26,310 --> 00:15:27,655 - Here, look at this. - KATIE: We didn't get 'em all. 405 00:15:27,793 --> 00:15:29,620 DR. POL: He still had a quill in his nose 406 00:15:29,758 --> 00:15:33,137 and it was in so deep that my fingers couldn't do it, 407 00:15:33,275 --> 00:15:35,310 you know, just couldn't hang on to it. 408 00:15:39,517 --> 00:15:40,896 KATIE: Dang. 409 00:15:41,034 --> 00:15:41,896 DR. POL: Good teeth, huh? 410 00:15:42,137 --> 00:15:43,793 KATIE: Yes! Dang. 411 00:15:44,172 --> 00:15:45,620 DR. POL: Teeth work like a charm. 412 00:15:46,482 --> 00:15:48,448 - But that's what the problem is. - KATIE: Okay. 413 00:15:48,586 --> 00:15:49,655 DR. POL: What we gonna treat him with 414 00:15:49,793 --> 00:15:52,137 is anti-inflammatories and antibiotics, 415 00:15:52,275 --> 00:15:55,000 and everything should be fine. 416 00:15:55,137 --> 00:15:58,413 NARRATOR: Chevy's now chilled and ready to be de-quilled. 417 00:15:59,482 --> 00:16:00,827 DR. BRENDA: Good boy. 418 00:16:00,965 --> 00:16:03,310 The quill has scales that are sort of like barbs 419 00:16:03,827 --> 00:16:05,206 that are holding it in the skin. 420 00:16:05,344 --> 00:16:07,241 That's why they're kinda hard to pull out. 421 00:16:08,413 --> 00:16:10,310 And I usually twist it sorta like spaghetti. 422 00:16:10,448 --> 00:16:11,724 Okay. 423 00:16:11,862 --> 00:16:13,689 And pulling against the quill with the instrument, 424 00:16:13,827 --> 00:16:15,310 not just pulling it straight out. 425 00:16:15,448 --> 00:16:16,862 Alright, that looks good. 426 00:16:17,620 --> 00:16:19,000 That's just my experience and how I do it. 427 00:16:22,344 --> 00:16:23,413 There you go. 428 00:16:23,551 --> 00:16:24,758 Typically, there's not a lot of aftercare 429 00:16:24,896 --> 00:16:26,068 with the porcupine quills. 430 00:16:26,206 --> 00:16:27,758 Chevy, are you thinking about getting up yet? 431 00:16:28,344 --> 00:16:30,000 It's like getting a sliver and taking the sliver out. 432 00:16:30,137 --> 00:16:31,206 Good boy. 433 00:16:31,689 --> 00:16:32,724 And the immune system will get 434 00:16:32,862 --> 00:16:34,310 everything cleaned up and good to go. 435 00:16:34,448 --> 00:16:35,517 Come on here, sweetie. 436 00:16:36,586 --> 00:16:37,689 MARTY: It was quick and easy. 437 00:16:37,827 --> 00:16:39,068 It looks like he's gonna do well. 438 00:16:40,310 --> 00:16:41,862 Obviously, you have a full recovery 439 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,137 and that's what's most important. 440 00:16:45,206 --> 00:16:46,827 NARRATOR: Chevy should be fine 441 00:16:47,275 --> 00:16:49,965 as long as he minds the porcupines. 442 00:16:50,827 --> 00:16:51,655 [Lily barking] 443 00:16:52,551 --> 00:16:55,103 DR. POL: One and a half CC and... 444 00:16:56,241 --> 00:16:57,379 [barking] 445 00:16:57,517 --> 00:16:59,448 DIANE: She does not like to be in the crate. 446 00:17:00,206 --> 00:17:01,758 NARRATOR: The Pols' new pup, Lily, 447 00:17:02,689 --> 00:17:05,482 is proving to be a wild child. 448 00:17:05,620 --> 00:17:06,586 DIANE: No. 449 00:17:06,724 --> 00:17:08,206 She is very smart, 450 00:17:08,344 --> 00:17:09,965 she is picking up very fast, but... 451 00:17:10,103 --> 00:17:11,241 Lily! 452 00:17:11,379 --> 00:17:13,000 You've gotta be on top of her all the time. 453 00:17:13,137 --> 00:17:16,241 - Uh-uh. Nope, that's mine. - [barks, whines] 454 00:17:16,689 --> 00:17:18,793 She's chewing on everything right now. 455 00:17:20,172 --> 00:17:21,034 Lily. 456 00:17:21,310 --> 00:17:23,344 - Hey! - DR. POL: Lily. 457 00:17:23,482 --> 00:17:25,172 DIANE: So we've had to correct her for that. 458 00:17:26,103 --> 00:17:27,551 She needs to be trained... 459 00:17:27,689 --> 00:17:28,758 DR. POL: [laughs] Look at her. 460 00:17:28,896 --> 00:17:30,103 DIANE: ...so that she lets us know 461 00:17:30,241 --> 00:17:31,344 when she has to go to the bathroom 462 00:17:31,482 --> 00:17:33,103 and then we can take her outside. 463 00:17:33,655 --> 00:17:35,241 - So are you a good girl? - DR. POL: Yes. 464 00:17:35,448 --> 00:17:38,379 DIANE: So we're at a learning process for both of us. 465 00:17:38,517 --> 00:17:40,965 - No. - DR. POL [off screen]: I know you want attention. 466 00:17:41,103 --> 00:17:41,931 DIANE [off screen]: Lily! 467 00:17:42,068 --> 00:17:43,551 She seems to be pretty smart 468 00:17:43,689 --> 00:17:45,827 and picking up pretty fast, so I hope she keeps it up. 469 00:17:54,413 --> 00:17:55,344 [snorts] 470 00:17:55,482 --> 00:17:56,724 DR. LISA: I got a call 471 00:17:56,862 --> 00:18:00,206 about a farrowing at a pig farm, 472 00:18:01,206 --> 00:18:03,206 it's a first-time mom 473 00:18:03,344 --> 00:18:06,034 and she's having a hard time getting through her litter. 474 00:18:08,448 --> 00:18:11,931 Kevin is not here yet, so I'll start without him. 475 00:18:12,068 --> 00:18:16,103 Pigs often have litters of over ten plus piglets. 476 00:18:17,655 --> 00:18:20,448 With only a count of five piglets so far, 477 00:18:21,206 --> 00:18:23,896 I'm suspicious that there's quite a few more inside. 478 00:18:24,862 --> 00:18:27,275 So somebody's stuck in there blocking up the works. 479 00:18:30,068 --> 00:18:32,586 DR. LISA: There's a piglet right here in the birth canal. 480 00:18:33,827 --> 00:18:34,827 Oh, my gosh. 481 00:18:36,103 --> 00:18:38,068 I think this is the piglet that has caused the problem. 482 00:18:38,206 --> 00:18:39,965 I think he's been dead for a while. 483 00:18:40,517 --> 00:18:44,448 With the state of the first piglet that I remove, 484 00:18:44,586 --> 00:18:46,655 I kinda think that all of the piglets 485 00:18:46,793 --> 00:18:51,413 that might be left inside mom aren't alive anymore. 486 00:18:51,551 --> 00:18:53,448 So at this point I just really wanna make sure 487 00:18:53,586 --> 00:18:56,103 I get all the piglets out, so that mom doesn't get sick. 488 00:18:57,655 --> 00:19:01,206 NARRATOR: Keeping mom safe takes hustle and muscle. 489 00:19:01,344 --> 00:19:02,551 DR. LISA: No, come back. 490 00:19:02,689 --> 00:19:05,586 These calls can be physically demanding. 491 00:19:07,103 --> 00:19:10,310 The size of a pig's birth canal 492 00:19:10,448 --> 00:19:15,448 is only slightly larger than my forearm, 493 00:19:15,586 --> 00:19:17,965 so it's quite painful to kinda 494 00:19:18,103 --> 00:19:19,517 force my arm inside that deep... 495 00:19:19,655 --> 00:19:21,068 [grunts] 496 00:19:21,206 --> 00:19:24,758 ...and then to have to work with a head snare 497 00:19:24,896 --> 00:19:28,413 by using just my forearm muscles and fingers. 498 00:19:28,551 --> 00:19:29,724 [exhales] 499 00:19:29,862 --> 00:19:31,344 It gets pretty exhausting. 500 00:19:32,517 --> 00:19:33,724 Oh, my gosh. 501 00:19:34,137 --> 00:19:35,655 That's a very big one. 502 00:19:36,689 --> 00:19:38,413 NARRATOR: As Dr. Lisa suspected, 503 00:19:38,758 --> 00:19:40,793 the trapped piglets are stillborn. 504 00:19:43,034 --> 00:19:44,275 DR. LISA: I don't feel any more. 505 00:19:44,827 --> 00:19:46,758 The fact that I have removed a couple piglets 506 00:19:46,896 --> 00:19:48,310 and don't feel any more doesn't mean 507 00:19:48,448 --> 00:19:49,413 there aren't any more left. 508 00:19:49,551 --> 00:19:51,482 [squealing] 509 00:19:52,068 --> 00:19:54,344 Their uterus extends two-thirds up 510 00:19:54,482 --> 00:19:55,620 the way of their body. 511 00:19:55,862 --> 00:19:58,068 It just means that they're floating somewhere 512 00:19:58,206 --> 00:19:59,620 out of my reach most likely. 513 00:20:01,827 --> 00:20:03,793 I'm gonna give her a dose of oxytocin 514 00:20:03,931 --> 00:20:05,862 to contract her uterus, 515 00:20:06,655 --> 00:20:08,586 and if there's any more it, should hopefully push them 516 00:20:08,724 --> 00:20:10,103 into arm's length. 517 00:20:11,689 --> 00:20:14,827 They're a massive source of infection, 518 00:20:14,965 --> 00:20:16,689 which could be life-threatening for her, 519 00:20:17,482 --> 00:20:19,965 so we gotta make sure we get every last one. 520 00:20:20,655 --> 00:20:21,689 Alright. 521 00:20:23,275 --> 00:20:24,413 As I suspected, 522 00:20:24,931 --> 00:20:27,724 I can feel another piglet there waiting for me, 523 00:20:28,103 --> 00:20:29,413 which is great. 524 00:20:29,551 --> 00:20:31,344 We're getting the piglets out just as I hoped. 525 00:20:32,586 --> 00:20:35,517 NARRATOR: Dr. Lisa goes in for a final check. 526 00:20:36,758 --> 00:20:38,413 DR. LISA: I don't feel anything. 527 00:20:39,103 --> 00:20:41,206 With all of the piglets removed, 528 00:20:41,724 --> 00:20:42,896 I think she'll be just fine. 529 00:20:44,448 --> 00:20:48,413 NARRATOR: That means mom can get down to parenting her five new piglets. 530 00:20:49,620 --> 00:20:52,448 DR. LISA: Hopefully by the time she's ready to have her next litter, 531 00:20:52,586 --> 00:20:54,000 she'll be a little bit better able 532 00:20:54,137 --> 00:20:55,793 to handle the situation on her own 533 00:20:55,931 --> 00:20:57,793 and we won't have to intervene. 534 00:21:03,965 --> 00:21:05,413 DIANE: Lily. Come on! 535 00:21:05,551 --> 00:21:06,689 NARRATOR: Lily and Diane... 536 00:21:06,827 --> 00:21:07,689 DIANE [off screen]: Come on, Lily. 537 00:21:07,827 --> 00:21:09,172 NARRATOR: ...are forging a bond. 538 00:21:09,310 --> 00:21:10,551 DIANE: Come on. 539 00:21:10,689 --> 00:21:12,000 I thought it's probably time she goes out and plays 540 00:21:12,137 --> 00:21:13,655 around the other animals. 541 00:21:14,103 --> 00:21:16,172 Tater. Come here, Tater. 542 00:21:16,620 --> 00:21:18,586 Tater didn't really wanna have anything to do with her. 543 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,448 Hey. I still love you, too. Come on, Tater. 544 00:21:21,586 --> 00:21:22,793 Kinda turned his back on me, 545 00:21:22,931 --> 00:21:25,344 so maybe his nose is out of joint, I'm not sure. 546 00:21:26,379 --> 00:21:28,206 You're too rambunctious for Tater. 547 00:21:29,172 --> 00:21:30,896 Right, Samson? 548 00:21:31,034 --> 00:21:33,034 Samson the horse is kinda curious. 549 00:21:33,586 --> 00:21:35,724 Something new, something different, something little, 550 00:21:35,862 --> 00:21:38,655 and he's not quite sure how to take this whole situation in. 551 00:21:40,344 --> 00:21:41,793 She just wants to play with everybody 552 00:21:41,931 --> 00:21:43,448 and be all over everybody else. 553 00:21:43,586 --> 00:21:45,068 Let's go. 554 00:21:45,206 --> 00:21:46,241 They're not so sure about her. 555 00:21:46,379 --> 00:21:47,551 Come on. 556 00:21:53,517 --> 00:21:54,862 [clucking] 557 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,793 DR. POL: There are two chickens coming in. 558 00:21:57,931 --> 00:22:01,206 Strange how many people have pet chickens now, isn't it? 559 00:22:01,344 --> 00:22:03,000 MATT: Come here, buddy. 560 00:22:03,137 --> 00:22:04,793 DR. POL: Chickens can be real nice pets. 561 00:22:05,482 --> 00:22:06,482 MILLIE: You're okay. 562 00:22:06,620 --> 00:22:08,448 I am obsessed with him, I love him. 563 00:22:09,275 --> 00:22:10,586 He's like a dog. 564 00:22:10,724 --> 00:22:12,379 AUTUMN: Put him up there. Hi, buddy. 565 00:22:12,896 --> 00:22:14,137 MATT: His demeanor's great. 566 00:22:14,275 --> 00:22:15,655 Runs around the yard, we've got a few hens 567 00:22:15,793 --> 00:22:18,344 that he hangs out with, and he just does his thing. 568 00:22:19,931 --> 00:22:22,103 DR. POL: Okay. So what's his problem? 569 00:22:22,413 --> 00:22:24,379 MATT [off screen]: Losing his balance, breathing really heavy. 570 00:22:24,517 --> 00:22:25,586 DR. POL: Ooh. 571 00:22:25,724 --> 00:22:27,000 This rooster's not in good shape. 572 00:22:27,655 --> 00:22:29,275 He is very thin. 573 00:22:29,413 --> 00:22:31,793 When I look at it, his comb is blue. 574 00:22:32,310 --> 00:22:34,896 Yeah, look that. He has no oxygen in him. 575 00:22:35,379 --> 00:22:38,620 There's a very fast heartbeat which is normal for chickens, 576 00:22:39,862 --> 00:22:42,103 but I can't even hear the lungs. 577 00:22:42,241 --> 00:22:44,620 I suspect bad pneumonia. 578 00:22:44,758 --> 00:22:45,965 I'm gonna mix up antibiotics. 579 00:22:46,103 --> 00:22:47,103 MATT: Okay. 580 00:22:48,275 --> 00:22:50,482 DR. POL: We just mix up some medicine for this rooster. 581 00:22:50,620 --> 00:22:51,655 See if that works. 582 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,103 And hopefully it helps. 583 00:22:54,620 --> 00:22:55,689 [clucking] 584 00:22:55,827 --> 00:22:57,137 So this is another rooster. 585 00:22:57,275 --> 00:22:58,137 What's going on? 586 00:22:59,206 --> 00:23:00,724 MILLIE: His leg goes like straight out. 587 00:23:00,862 --> 00:23:02,000 DR. POL: Oh. 588 00:23:02,137 --> 00:23:03,482 So he's having a really hard time walking. 589 00:23:04,172 --> 00:23:06,551 - DR. POL: This tendon slips off. - MILLIE: Mm-hmm. 590 00:23:06,689 --> 00:23:08,310 - MILLIE: Oh. - DR. POL: And that's what it is. 591 00:23:08,724 --> 00:23:11,965 The tendon does not stay on the hock, 592 00:23:12,379 --> 00:23:14,034 and they cannot put their foot down. 593 00:23:14,172 --> 00:23:15,034 You know what you should do? 594 00:23:15,172 --> 00:23:16,379 Tie his legs together like that. 595 00:23:16,517 --> 00:23:18,310 And then they'll start walking. 596 00:23:18,586 --> 00:23:20,793 Sometimes they get over it, 597 00:23:20,931 --> 00:23:22,896 but what I do, I tie the legs together 598 00:23:23,034 --> 00:23:24,827 so it cannot go to the side. 599 00:23:25,931 --> 00:23:27,965 I tell ya, they're tough. 600 00:23:28,103 --> 00:23:30,172 When you tie the legs together, the tendon, 601 00:23:30,586 --> 00:23:33,310 you know, goes back into a normal place, 602 00:23:33,517 --> 00:23:36,000 and hopefully in a couple weeks it heals up. 603 00:23:36,310 --> 00:23:37,448 See what that does. 604 00:23:38,068 --> 00:23:40,448 MILLIE: I am feeling relieved, I'm glad he's okay. 605 00:23:40,793 --> 00:23:42,137 DR. POL: See ya. 606 00:23:42,275 --> 00:23:43,793 MILLIE: He said just let him be with his flock. 607 00:23:44,172 --> 00:23:46,034 So I'm gonna do that, and he's just gonna live his life. 608 00:23:48,241 --> 00:23:49,620 [clucking] 609 00:23:50,034 --> 00:23:51,586 ROBERTA: Yep. Yeah, right here. 610 00:23:51,724 --> 00:23:53,034 Come here. This way. 611 00:23:53,172 --> 00:23:54,413 NARRATOR: A few days ago... 612 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,758 Junior underwent surgery to repair a wound. 613 00:24:00,034 --> 00:24:02,448 ROBERTA: [sighs] Okay. We're doing this again. 614 00:24:02,965 --> 00:24:06,103 Today I'm here to get Junior's draining tube out. 615 00:24:06,551 --> 00:24:10,068 And to check the sutures and the healing process of his puncture wound. 616 00:24:10,758 --> 00:24:12,896 We have a flair for the dramatic. 617 00:24:13,448 --> 00:24:15,586 It's always nice to see Dr. Lisa, 618 00:24:16,034 --> 00:24:17,034 she's a breath of fresh air. 619 00:24:17,172 --> 00:24:18,862 DR. LISA: Hello, handsome. 620 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,551 ROBERTA: My fur babies are in good hands 621 00:24:20,689 --> 00:24:22,758 whenever we are here to see Dr. Lisa. 622 00:24:24,655 --> 00:24:26,241 DR. LISA: That looks pretty nice. 623 00:24:26,379 --> 00:24:28,172 Looks like everything is healing up pretty well. 624 00:24:28,310 --> 00:24:30,034 Hold still, kiddo. 625 00:24:30,172 --> 00:24:32,586 ROBERTA: She got right in there, got that tube out. 626 00:24:32,724 --> 00:24:34,034 DR. LISA: There it is. 627 00:24:34,172 --> 00:24:37,103 ROBERTA: Alright. See? Not so bad. 628 00:24:37,724 --> 00:24:40,413 It was very simple and quick. 629 00:24:40,551 --> 00:24:42,586 DR. LISA: He might have a little bit of a scar there, 630 00:24:42,724 --> 00:24:43,896 but looks pretty good. 631 00:24:44,034 --> 00:24:47,448 Back to your previously scheduled activities. 632 00:24:47,586 --> 00:24:48,655 ROBERTA: Yeah? 633 00:24:48,793 --> 00:24:50,551 DR. LISA: As long as he stays out of trouble 634 00:24:50,689 --> 00:24:51,724 in the course of his job, 635 00:24:51,862 --> 00:24:53,206 I think Junior will be just fine. 636 00:24:56,827 --> 00:24:59,034 - HEATHER: Yeah, I know. - [meows] 637 00:24:59,275 --> 00:25:01,448 DR. NICOLE: Heather is bringing in her cat Phineas today, 638 00:25:01,586 --> 00:25:04,931 who is new to her, and he has two cloudy eyes. 639 00:25:06,310 --> 00:25:08,827 My goodness. Honey, what's wrong with your eyes? 640 00:25:12,172 --> 00:25:13,482 DR. NICOLE: Oh, Phineas. 641 00:25:14,275 --> 00:25:15,965 HEATHER: Looks like the lower lid part 642 00:25:16,103 --> 00:25:19,827 is kind of growing over his eyes. 643 00:25:19,965 --> 00:25:20,827 [meows] 644 00:25:22,448 --> 00:25:24,000 DR. NICOLE: Has his eyes always been like that? 645 00:25:25,344 --> 00:25:27,896 HEATHER: Yeah, but they're getting worse. 646 00:25:28,034 --> 00:25:29,275 DR. NICOLE: Okay. 647 00:25:29,413 --> 00:25:31,448 According to Heather, ever since she had Phineas, 648 00:25:31,586 --> 00:25:33,068 his eyes have never been normal. 649 00:25:33,206 --> 00:25:36,206 DR. NICOLE: See this big darker blue area right there? 650 00:25:36,655 --> 00:25:39,344 - That's a big ulcer on his eye. - HEATHER: Oh. 651 00:25:39,482 --> 00:25:42,620 DR. NICOLE: And then over here, that's another ulcer on his eye. 652 00:25:42,758 --> 00:25:44,482 That means that that skin layer is gone 653 00:25:44,620 --> 00:25:46,551 and therefore exposing it to the underlayer. 654 00:25:48,068 --> 00:25:49,931 And that is very painful as well. 655 00:25:50,655 --> 00:25:52,206 DR. NICOLE: Could be something that he was born with 656 00:25:52,344 --> 00:25:54,068 and that's why we have these issues. 657 00:25:55,344 --> 00:25:57,137 Sometimes if mom has any diseases, 658 00:25:57,275 --> 00:25:59,413 they can cross the placenta and infect the kitten. 659 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,448 HEATHER: I was told he's FIV positive. 660 00:26:03,586 --> 00:26:04,551 DR. NICOLE: FIV? Okay. 661 00:26:04,689 --> 00:26:06,620 He is FIV positive, 662 00:26:06,758 --> 00:26:08,206 which is a disease 663 00:26:08,344 --> 00:26:10,310 that basically lowers the immune system. 664 00:26:11,206 --> 00:26:13,724 NARRATOR: Allowing even minor eye infections 665 00:26:13,862 --> 00:26:15,103 to become severe. 666 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,034 - DR. NICOLE: Stevie's boy? - HEATHER [off screen]: Yes. 667 00:26:18,172 --> 00:26:19,931 DR. NICOLE: I wanna stain Phineas' eyes 668 00:26:20,068 --> 00:26:24,000 just to look for those ulcers and make them glow back at me. 669 00:26:24,137 --> 00:26:25,793 NARRATOR: The drops allow Dr. Nicole 670 00:26:25,931 --> 00:26:28,000 to assess the extent of the damage. 671 00:26:29,517 --> 00:26:31,758 DR. NICOLE: See how unclear that is up there, 672 00:26:32,379 --> 00:26:35,172 where you can't see the colors of his eyes at all? 673 00:26:35,310 --> 00:26:38,068 Just because he has all this extra tissue on top of it. 674 00:26:38,482 --> 00:26:40,137 I'm very worried for Phineas, 675 00:26:40,275 --> 00:26:42,137 especially since his eyes have been like this 676 00:26:42,275 --> 00:26:43,448 since he was born. 677 00:26:44,206 --> 00:26:46,793 I'm kind of afraid that it's a little too late 678 00:26:46,931 --> 00:26:49,655 'cause we have all that, basically scarring. 679 00:26:50,344 --> 00:26:52,137 I don't know if there's gonna be much I can do for him. 680 00:26:53,551 --> 00:26:55,448 So, yeah, he can't see really much at all. 681 00:26:55,862 --> 00:26:57,896 We may just have to take the eyes. 682 00:26:58,034 --> 00:26:59,241 HEATHER: I kind of prepared for this 683 00:26:59,379 --> 00:27:01,310 when I first adopted Phineas. 684 00:27:01,793 --> 00:27:04,275 DR. NICOLE: Cats can get along just fine without their eyes. 685 00:27:04,413 --> 00:27:07,344 They use their other senses, they use their whiskers a lot. 686 00:27:08,034 --> 00:27:10,206 Even though Phineas has lost sight 687 00:27:10,344 --> 00:27:12,068 we still have those other senses, 688 00:27:12,206 --> 00:27:13,689 even their whiskers can tell 'em 689 00:27:13,827 --> 00:27:16,068 if there's something close to their face, 690 00:27:16,206 --> 00:27:18,068 or if there's vibrations near them. 691 00:27:18,206 --> 00:27:20,034 DR. NICOLE: I just would not have him outside at all. 692 00:27:20,172 --> 00:27:21,862 - HEATHER: Okay. - DR. NICOLE [off screen]: Okay? 693 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:26,379 HEATHER: He's actually I think been preparing for it, 694 00:27:26,517 --> 00:27:31,551 'cause he's slowly been getting up to this moment. 695 00:27:31,689 --> 00:27:33,068 DR. NICOLE: Call us around one o'clock. 696 00:27:33,206 --> 00:27:34,068 HEATHER: Okay. 697 00:27:34,206 --> 00:27:35,896 He's just a really cool cat. 698 00:27:36,034 --> 00:27:37,413 [meows] 699 00:27:37,551 --> 00:27:39,586 He's still gonna be really cool just without eyes. 700 00:27:41,379 --> 00:27:42,344 [meows] 701 00:27:44,206 --> 00:27:45,793 DR. POL: We are headed to Stutzman. 702 00:27:46,206 --> 00:27:47,758 They have a pet cow 703 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,689 that supplies the milk for the family. 704 00:27:50,275 --> 00:27:51,620 - She's got big horns. - MALINDA [off screen]: Yeah. 705 00:27:51,758 --> 00:27:52,620 - [laughter] - Yeah. 706 00:27:52,758 --> 00:27:54,517 DR. POL: Look at the horns. 707 00:27:54,965 --> 00:27:57,241 That's too dangerous with the horns, I'm gonna tie her. 708 00:27:57,793 --> 00:28:00,965 Otherwise I'll be just running all over God's creation. 709 00:28:01,103 --> 00:28:02,000 We have to pregnancy check her, 710 00:28:02,137 --> 00:28:03,689 they thought she was pregnant 711 00:28:03,827 --> 00:28:04,827 and they wanna make sure. 712 00:28:05,793 --> 00:28:06,655 No! 713 00:28:07,896 --> 00:28:10,793 Well, I have to be able to get my hand up you know where. 714 00:28:11,275 --> 00:28:12,448 It doesn't take much. 715 00:28:13,275 --> 00:28:14,172 She doesn't want it. 716 00:28:14,689 --> 00:28:15,586 No. 717 00:28:15,793 --> 00:28:16,758 She is a wild one. 718 00:28:17,689 --> 00:28:18,827 NARRATOR: Those horns... 719 00:28:19,551 --> 00:28:20,931 mean safety first. 720 00:28:21,724 --> 00:28:22,655 DR. POL: This way. 721 00:28:23,896 --> 00:28:25,655 So we end up just putting her in the milking stanchion. 722 00:28:25,793 --> 00:28:26,862 That's it. 723 00:28:28,172 --> 00:28:30,482 Come on. Will you just relax a little bit? 724 00:28:30,620 --> 00:28:33,793 You feel the uterus inside and you can tell how big it is 725 00:28:33,931 --> 00:28:35,206 and how far along. 726 00:28:36,068 --> 00:28:37,586 She is... 727 00:28:38,310 --> 00:28:39,931 four months pregnant. 728 00:28:40,068 --> 00:28:42,241 At this moment she's four months pregnant and everything is fine. 729 00:28:42,379 --> 00:28:45,206 MALINDA: What about her overall health, is she good? 730 00:28:45,344 --> 00:28:46,482 DR. POL: She looks very good. 731 00:28:46,620 --> 00:28:47,827 - MALINDA: Okay. - DR. POL: Yeah. 732 00:28:47,965 --> 00:28:49,344 DR. POL: Okay, that was good. 733 00:28:49,965 --> 00:28:51,000 Good seeing ya. 734 00:28:52,896 --> 00:28:54,137 [device chirps] 735 00:28:54,275 --> 00:28:55,448 Mobile one to base. 736 00:28:59,689 --> 00:29:00,689 CINDY: Yeah, don't bite. 737 00:29:02,482 --> 00:29:04,275 NARRATOR: Bubba's back for a checkup. 738 00:29:05,206 --> 00:29:06,482 DR. POL: Oh, my goodness. 739 00:29:06,620 --> 00:29:08,241 NARRATOR: He's been recovering from surgery 740 00:29:08,379 --> 00:29:09,655 for a massive wound. 741 00:29:09,793 --> 00:29:12,172 DR. POL: He's opened up from stem to stern. 742 00:29:13,068 --> 00:29:15,896 It looks like something was trying to grab him 743 00:29:16,034 --> 00:29:16,965 and he got away. 744 00:29:17,103 --> 00:29:18,724 I'm gonna sew him up. 745 00:29:19,068 --> 00:29:22,172 CINDY: Dr. Pol put stiches in him and a drain tube. 746 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:24,206 And he's doing really well. 747 00:29:24,344 --> 00:29:25,413 What are you lounging? 748 00:29:25,551 --> 00:29:26,931 He acts like nothing's even wrong. 749 00:29:27,896 --> 00:29:29,172 - DR. POL: Hello. - CINDY: Hello. 750 00:29:29,310 --> 00:29:30,172 DR. POL: How we doing? 751 00:29:30,482 --> 00:29:32,206 Cynthia's bringing Bubba back now 752 00:29:32,344 --> 00:29:33,551 to have the drain removed. 753 00:29:33,689 --> 00:29:35,413 CINDY: The tube has not drained at all so... 754 00:29:35,551 --> 00:29:36,586 DR. POL: Nope. Nope. 755 00:29:36,965 --> 00:29:39,551 Heck, in a couple days it already quit draining. 756 00:29:41,034 --> 00:29:44,000 That means that the wound has healed from the inside out. 757 00:29:45,206 --> 00:29:47,000 So the drain comes out. 758 00:29:47,137 --> 00:29:49,241 To be honest, it's cleaner than what I thought. 759 00:29:49,379 --> 00:29:50,517 My compliments. 760 00:29:50,655 --> 00:29:51,896 CINDY: Thank you. [laughs] 761 00:29:52,034 --> 00:29:53,586 DR. POL: What you see is a couple holes on the top 762 00:29:53,724 --> 00:29:55,103 and the bottom where the drain was. 763 00:29:55,241 --> 00:29:56,793 You just spray this on, doesn't hurt. 764 00:29:58,448 --> 00:30:00,551 This helps heal it just like that, too. 765 00:30:00,689 --> 00:30:03,551 It increases blood flow and keeps it clean. 766 00:30:03,689 --> 00:30:04,965 Just keep spraying it 767 00:30:05,103 --> 00:30:06,586 'cause it looks like it's holding there and there. 768 00:30:06,724 --> 00:30:07,931 CINDY [off screen]: Mm-hmm. 769 00:30:08,068 --> 00:30:09,620 DR. POL: And that's where the deepest hole was. 770 00:30:10,448 --> 00:30:11,724 CINDY: It was bad. 771 00:30:11,862 --> 00:30:13,275 DR. POL: Amazing that it didn't get into his chest. 772 00:30:13,413 --> 00:30:14,551 CINDY [off screen]: I know. 773 00:30:14,689 --> 00:30:17,551 DR. POL: The skin where the damage was 774 00:30:17,689 --> 00:30:19,034 is a little rough. 775 00:30:19,172 --> 00:30:22,344 I sure hope that the stitches will hold, but we'll see. 776 00:30:22,482 --> 00:30:24,379 - Let's see in a week from now. - CINDY: Okay. 777 00:30:24,517 --> 00:30:26,931 Probably just go home and relax for a while, 778 00:30:27,068 --> 00:30:28,172 we don't want him up running around. 779 00:30:28,310 --> 00:30:29,586 Come on, Bubba. 780 00:30:29,724 --> 00:30:30,965 We don't want him to rip any stitches open. 781 00:30:37,586 --> 00:30:39,448 [rooster crows] 782 00:30:39,586 --> 00:30:41,482 DIANE [off screen]: Lily, come on. 783 00:30:41,620 --> 00:30:43,103 Let's go. Come on. 784 00:30:43,241 --> 00:30:44,620 I think everything's going well 785 00:30:44,758 --> 00:30:45,689 with the new puppy now. 786 00:30:45,827 --> 00:30:47,172 Come on, you can do it. 787 00:30:47,310 --> 00:30:48,724 She's come a long way. 788 00:30:48,862 --> 00:30:51,275 See, you did it. Good girl. 789 00:30:51,896 --> 00:30:53,379 DR. POL [off screen]: Lily, come here. 790 00:30:53,517 --> 00:30:55,034 DIANE: We've been working on her coming 791 00:30:55,172 --> 00:30:56,482 when we call her name. 792 00:30:56,896 --> 00:30:58,344 DR. POL: Are you coming? 793 00:30:58,482 --> 00:31:00,172 DIANE: And going outside to go to the bathroom. 794 00:31:00,310 --> 00:31:02,172 DR. POL [off screen]: Well, hallelujah. 795 00:31:02,310 --> 00:31:05,344 The main thing is that you do positive reinforcement. 796 00:31:05,482 --> 00:31:07,275 Yeah, you're a good girl. 797 00:31:07,413 --> 00:31:08,482 She gets a little treat. 798 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,413 DIANE: Inside. Good girl. 799 00:31:12,206 --> 00:31:14,344 And I've noticed that's one of the things with this breed, 800 00:31:14,482 --> 00:31:17,103 that they seem to, you know, thrive on praise. 801 00:31:17,862 --> 00:31:18,896 DR. POL: Hi, sweet. 802 00:31:19,034 --> 00:31:20,448 DIANE: And he loves her. 803 00:31:26,758 --> 00:31:29,206 SHEILA: Come with me. No, come with me. 804 00:31:29,344 --> 00:31:30,758 Coco is a standard poodle. 805 00:31:30,896 --> 00:31:32,896 No, hey, come on. 806 00:31:33,034 --> 00:31:35,448 She's nine years old and she's wild. 807 00:31:35,586 --> 00:31:37,724 She acts like she's two years old, all the time. 808 00:31:37,862 --> 00:31:38,896 Coco, come here. 809 00:31:39,034 --> 00:31:40,206 She's a stubborn dog. 810 00:31:41,586 --> 00:31:42,931 No, come here. 811 00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:44,103 ASSISTANT [off screen]: Alright, you wanna to bring Coco back? 812 00:31:44,241 --> 00:31:45,241 SHEILA: Yep. 813 00:31:46,379 --> 00:31:48,689 Found a mass in Coco's mouth. 814 00:31:49,620 --> 00:31:50,310 Doesn't look good. 815 00:31:50,448 --> 00:31:51,517 I know. 816 00:31:51,862 --> 00:31:54,448 Scares me because I had a standard poodle, 817 00:31:54,586 --> 00:31:56,620 and she had this same thing, 818 00:31:56,758 --> 00:31:58,551 and it was cancer. 819 00:31:58,689 --> 00:31:59,758 You're gonna be okay. 820 00:32:01,103 --> 00:32:02,068 - DR. BRENDA: Hello. How are you? - SHEILA: Hello. 821 00:32:02,206 --> 00:32:03,448 Good. How are you? 822 00:32:03,586 --> 00:32:04,413 DR. BRENDA: It's not uncommon with 823 00:32:04,551 --> 00:32:05,620 various lumps and bumps 824 00:32:05,758 --> 00:32:07,000 that people are concerned 825 00:32:07,137 --> 00:32:08,620 that they could be cancerous, some of them are... 826 00:32:08,758 --> 00:32:10,241 - SHEILA: Stop Coco. - DR. BRENDA: Deep breath, let me look. 827 00:32:10,379 --> 00:32:11,551 ...some of them are not. 828 00:32:11,689 --> 00:32:12,793 SHEILA: She's so nervous. 829 00:32:13,241 --> 00:32:14,586 DR. BRENDA: We don't know until we look. 830 00:32:16,172 --> 00:32:18,724 DR. BRENDA: Okay, that I think is the dental epulis, 831 00:32:18,862 --> 00:32:20,551 usually benign. 832 00:32:20,689 --> 00:32:21,758 SHEILA [off screen]: Ohh. 833 00:32:21,896 --> 00:32:23,310 DR. BRENDA: They come from the ligament 834 00:32:23,448 --> 00:32:26,000 that holds the tooth in the tooth socket. 835 00:32:26,137 --> 00:32:27,068 DR. BRENDA: Stop. 836 00:32:27,206 --> 00:32:28,344 NARRATOR: The benign growths 837 00:32:28,482 --> 00:32:30,896 are often the result of trauma to the gums. 838 00:32:31,034 --> 00:32:32,689 DR. BRENDA: The best plan of action 839 00:32:32,827 --> 00:32:34,517 would be to go in and remove that. 840 00:32:34,655 --> 00:32:36,413 NARRATOR: Until it's removed, 841 00:32:36,551 --> 00:32:38,896 the epulis will continue to grow... 842 00:32:39,034 --> 00:32:40,103 SHEILA: Sit down. 843 00:32:40,241 --> 00:32:41,448 NARRATOR: ...making Coco susceptible 844 00:32:41,586 --> 00:32:43,862 to a host of dental issues. 845 00:32:44,758 --> 00:32:46,137 DR. BRENDA: Before surgery we're going to do some blood work 846 00:32:46,275 --> 00:32:47,551 and take a listen to Coco. 847 00:32:47,689 --> 00:32:49,137 You look good. 848 00:32:49,275 --> 00:32:50,172 We're just making sure 849 00:32:50,310 --> 00:32:51,689 that she's in the best possible health 850 00:32:51,827 --> 00:32:53,793 before we give her anesthetic. 851 00:32:53,931 --> 00:32:55,344 - Hey. - SHEILA: Hey! 852 00:32:55,482 --> 00:32:57,275 You don't do that. 853 00:32:57,413 --> 00:32:59,068 She's never done that before, ever. 854 00:32:59,206 --> 00:33:00,310 Did she get ya? 855 00:33:00,448 --> 00:33:01,620 - DR. BRENDA: No. - [Sheila laughs] 856 00:33:01,758 --> 00:33:02,931 SHEILA: It wasn't good. 857 00:33:04,241 --> 00:33:05,896 NARRATOR: Coco's likely just a little stressed out. 858 00:33:06,034 --> 00:33:07,586 DR. BRENDA: Takes about ten minutes for this to run. 859 00:33:07,724 --> 00:33:10,379 SHEILA: Okay. I've never seen her do that before. 860 00:33:10,689 --> 00:33:12,034 You're so naughty. 861 00:33:12,413 --> 00:33:14,896 I did not like it. 862 00:33:15,034 --> 00:33:17,137 NARRATOR: Time for a little time out. 863 00:33:17,275 --> 00:33:19,413 SHEILA: She snapped at Brenda. 864 00:33:31,137 --> 00:33:32,724 DR. BRENDA: Okay, her blood work looks good. 865 00:33:33,758 --> 00:33:36,310 Coco is okay to go to surgery. 866 00:33:36,448 --> 00:33:38,896 We're going to remove the mass that's in her mouth. 867 00:33:39,206 --> 00:33:41,310 DR. BRENDA: Gonna remove it here at the back side. 868 00:33:41,448 --> 00:33:43,724 Hopefully we'll be able to get rid of all of it 869 00:33:43,862 --> 00:33:45,206 and Coco will do well. 870 00:33:47,034 --> 00:33:50,000 SHEILA: Call at one o'clock and see how she's doing and time for pick up. 871 00:33:57,344 --> 00:34:00,000 NARRATOR: Earlier, Heather's cat, Phineas, 872 00:34:00,137 --> 00:34:03,551 had his eyes removed due to painful ulcers. 873 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,413 DR. NICOLE: It's gotta be a rude awakening for Phineas 874 00:34:08,551 --> 00:34:09,965 to not have any vision. 875 00:34:10,517 --> 00:34:12,275 But now that I got rid of the sense of pain 876 00:34:13,034 --> 00:34:16,000 from his eyes being so sore and irritated for so long, 877 00:34:16,137 --> 00:34:17,482 I'm hoping that makes up for it. 878 00:34:17,620 --> 00:34:19,000 ASSISTANT [off screen]: I'll be right back with him. 879 00:34:19,689 --> 00:34:20,758 HEATHER [mouths]: Okay. 880 00:34:20,896 --> 00:34:22,620 He's just a really cool cat. 881 00:34:22,758 --> 00:34:26,482 And his other senses will go into high gear 882 00:34:26,620 --> 00:34:28,137 and it'll be okay. 883 00:34:29,655 --> 00:34:31,310 DR. NICOLE: He looks a little different, huh? 884 00:34:31,448 --> 00:34:33,482 Infections are still something 885 00:34:33,620 --> 00:34:35,586 I wanna make sure we keep an eye on, but... 886 00:34:36,896 --> 00:34:38,586 he'll be fine without his eyes. 887 00:34:40,689 --> 00:34:41,482 Just look at Tater, 888 00:34:41,620 --> 00:34:43,620 Tater does great with three legs. 889 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,689 Yes Phineas didn't lose a leg, but just like Tater, 890 00:34:46,827 --> 00:34:48,758 Phineas will be able to adapt quickly. 891 00:34:51,862 --> 00:34:53,068 DIANE: Good girl. 892 00:34:53,862 --> 00:34:55,172 Yes. 893 00:34:55,517 --> 00:34:56,586 That was good. 894 00:34:57,862 --> 00:34:59,379 NARRATOR: It didn't take long for the new Pol pup 895 00:34:59,758 --> 00:35:01,448 to make plenty of pals. 896 00:35:02,551 --> 00:35:04,965 DIANE: Everybody in the clinic seems to be very enthusiastic about her. 897 00:35:06,862 --> 00:35:10,172 DR. POL: It is healthy to have animals around. 898 00:35:10,310 --> 00:35:11,862 And I think that's very important. 899 00:35:13,862 --> 00:35:14,862 DIANE: She's a cute little puppy. 900 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:16,103 WOMAN [off screen]: Come here, Lily. 901 00:35:16,241 --> 00:35:17,482 DIANE: And who doesn't love a puppy? 902 00:35:18,482 --> 00:35:19,482 NARRATOR: Even Tater is... 903 00:35:19,620 --> 00:35:20,862 DIANE: She loves attention. 904 00:35:21,310 --> 00:35:23,965 NARRATOR: ...well, let's say warming up to the idea. 905 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:25,827 DIANE: Extra spark in the house. 906 00:35:25,965 --> 00:35:27,586 Let's go home. 907 00:35:27,724 --> 00:35:29,068 And he loves her. 908 00:35:29,206 --> 00:35:30,310 [inaudible] 909 00:35:30,448 --> 00:35:32,068 'Cause she is a little princess. 910 00:35:32,586 --> 00:35:34,724 DR. POL: Okay. I'll see you soon as I can. 911 00:35:47,103 --> 00:35:49,206 [crows] 912 00:35:49,344 --> 00:35:50,758 SHEILA: Okay, come on, you two. 913 00:35:51,862 --> 00:35:54,344 [barking] 914 00:35:54,482 --> 00:35:56,344 I'm here to get the howling Coco. 915 00:35:56,482 --> 00:35:57,758 [laughs] 916 00:35:57,896 --> 00:35:59,344 We can hear her outside. 917 00:36:00,896 --> 00:36:02,862 DR. BRENDA: Surgery went well. Coco looks good. 918 00:36:03,551 --> 00:36:05,517 Prognosis at this point is good. 919 00:36:06,448 --> 00:36:08,103 There may be some regrowth of this tissue, 920 00:36:08,241 --> 00:36:10,241 but it does look like it's going to be benign. 921 00:36:10,379 --> 00:36:11,517 SHEILA: Coco. 922 00:36:12,172 --> 00:36:14,034 DR. BRENDA: So that's all positive things for Coco. 923 00:36:14,586 --> 00:36:15,620 SHEILA: There's your kids. 924 00:36:15,758 --> 00:36:18,068 Which one do you want? [laughs] 925 00:36:18,206 --> 00:36:20,206 She didn't know which grandkid to go to. 926 00:36:20,344 --> 00:36:21,448 Coco, come here. 927 00:36:21,586 --> 00:36:22,517 She loves 'em. 928 00:36:23,965 --> 00:36:25,379 She's gonna get all sorts of attention 929 00:36:25,517 --> 00:36:26,689 when she gets home. 930 00:36:26,827 --> 00:36:28,482 Alrighty. Thanks. 931 00:36:28,620 --> 00:36:29,862 Shut the door, sister. 932 00:36:36,310 --> 00:36:38,655 DR. LISA: I'm going out to Lori's farm 933 00:36:38,793 --> 00:36:42,689 to take a look at one of her mini horses, Little Man. 934 00:36:44,034 --> 00:36:45,724 You're a lot bigger than I remember. 935 00:36:45,862 --> 00:36:47,517 - LORI [off screen]: Yeah. - DR. LISA: He used to be tiny. 936 00:36:48,172 --> 00:36:49,172 LORI: Not no more. 937 00:36:51,275 --> 00:36:52,517 I'll go get the pony. 938 00:36:52,655 --> 00:36:55,758 Little Man is a two-and-a-half-year-old mini, 939 00:36:55,896 --> 00:36:58,000 and he's as sweet as pie. 940 00:36:58,379 --> 00:37:00,655 Last year he broke his collar bone here. 941 00:37:01,068 --> 00:37:05,551 He's been wobbly, like, his body was shifting back and forth. 942 00:37:05,689 --> 00:37:07,000 Watch when he walks. 943 00:37:07,310 --> 00:37:09,137 DR. LISA: He does seem weak in his hind legs. 944 00:37:09,620 --> 00:37:10,862 LORI [off screen]: Watch his back. 945 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:12,103 DR. LISA: Seems like he doesn't quite know 946 00:37:12,241 --> 00:37:14,413 where his hind legs are at times. 947 00:37:15,862 --> 00:37:18,137 DR. LISA: There's something fairly significant going on. 948 00:37:18,862 --> 00:37:22,896 He is walking with a very wide based stance on his hind legs, 949 00:37:23,034 --> 00:37:25,103 sometimes they almost cross over. 950 00:37:26,517 --> 00:37:29,275 Has he been getting more unsteady over time 951 00:37:29,413 --> 00:37:30,689 or staying about the same? 952 00:37:31,137 --> 00:37:33,758 LORI: Getting worse. That's why I got you out here. 953 00:37:36,137 --> 00:37:38,034 LORI: What do we do for that? 954 00:37:38,172 --> 00:37:39,344 He wasn't getting any better, 955 00:37:39,482 --> 00:37:42,137 so we figured maybe we'd have to put him down 956 00:37:42,275 --> 00:37:44,551 and, uh, I couldn't do it. 957 00:37:45,068 --> 00:37:46,241 The kids love him to death, 958 00:37:46,379 --> 00:37:47,793 they come out here and play with him all the time. 959 00:37:49,689 --> 00:37:50,655 DR. LISA: Just wanna try walking him 960 00:37:50,793 --> 00:37:52,000 in a little bit of a circle here. 961 00:37:53,448 --> 00:37:57,758 There's different causes of hind leg unsteadiness in horses. 962 00:37:59,137 --> 00:38:00,172 LORI [off screen]: Get out of there, Rio. 963 00:38:00,310 --> 00:38:01,724 DR. LISA: Right now his unsteadiness 964 00:38:01,862 --> 00:38:04,482 seems to be primarily in his hind legs. 965 00:38:06,137 --> 00:38:07,827 LORI: Well, he broke this whole side here. 966 00:38:07,965 --> 00:38:09,793 DR. LISA: Yeah, I could feel that. 967 00:38:09,931 --> 00:38:11,413 He get kicked or he fell or... 968 00:38:11,551 --> 00:38:13,379 - LORI: No, we think he flipped. - DR. LISA: Oof. 969 00:38:13,724 --> 00:38:17,068 He has an old injury in his shoulder 970 00:38:17,206 --> 00:38:18,551 that looks like it's pretty much healed. 971 00:38:19,206 --> 00:38:22,413 When it's high up like this there's enough big muscles 972 00:38:22,551 --> 00:38:24,137 that are holding a lot of stuff in place 973 00:38:24,275 --> 00:38:26,310 - that the bone doesn't move as much. - LORI [off screen]: Yeah. 974 00:38:26,448 --> 00:38:29,034 DR. LISA: I don't think that that is causing the issue. 975 00:38:29,172 --> 00:38:30,896 When did he start kinda acting... 976 00:38:31,034 --> 00:38:33,344 LORI: He's been like that for maybe three or four months. 977 00:38:33,482 --> 00:38:35,620 We had a chiropractor come out, 978 00:38:35,758 --> 00:38:37,413 he wasn't getting any better. 979 00:38:37,793 --> 00:38:40,068 DR. LISA: There's a few different diseases 980 00:38:40,206 --> 00:38:43,241 that can cause unsteadiness or wobbliness. 981 00:38:43,379 --> 00:38:44,586 If it were West Nile 982 00:38:44,724 --> 00:38:46,448 or one of the encephalitis viruses 983 00:38:46,586 --> 00:38:48,517 he would have gotten a lot worse a lot faster 984 00:38:48,655 --> 00:38:49,827 - than he has been doing. - LORI: Yeah. 985 00:38:50,758 --> 00:38:52,034 NARRATOR: If it's not viral... 986 00:38:52,172 --> 00:38:54,482 DR. LISA: Selenium deficiency can cause 987 00:38:54,620 --> 00:38:55,655 unsteadiness like this. 988 00:38:57,241 --> 00:38:59,275 NARRATOR: ... it could be something lacking in Little Man's diet. 989 00:39:00,206 --> 00:39:02,482 DR. LISA: We live in an area that is deficient 990 00:39:02,620 --> 00:39:04,413 in some vitamins and minerals 991 00:39:04,551 --> 00:39:08,413 that horses require for muscle development. 992 00:39:09,103 --> 00:39:11,103 We could start treating him for it. 993 00:39:11,655 --> 00:39:15,034 Start by giving him selenium, vitamin E boosters. 994 00:39:15,724 --> 00:39:17,931 If deficiency was the source of his weakness, 995 00:39:18,068 --> 00:39:20,758 then his prognosis in the future is extremely good. 996 00:39:21,413 --> 00:39:24,793 Other than the unsteadiness, he seems healthy. 997 00:39:26,275 --> 00:39:27,724 LORI: We'll just wait it out, see what happens. 998 00:39:27,862 --> 00:39:29,586 In the meantime he's healthy, he's happy. 999 00:39:30,275 --> 00:39:31,448 There you go. 1000 00:39:31,586 --> 00:39:33,241 He does whatever he wants around here, 1001 00:39:33,379 --> 00:39:35,482 he's pretty much king of the roost. 1002 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,896 NARRATOR: The supplements and boosters 1003 00:39:38,034 --> 00:39:40,448 should kick in within 24 hours. 1004 00:39:40,586 --> 00:39:42,448 LORI: That'll make you feel a little better, huh? 1005 00:39:44,551 --> 00:39:45,655 [Lucy meowing] 1006 00:39:47,448 --> 00:39:48,379 LORI: Lucy. 1007 00:39:49,793 --> 00:39:51,827 DR. NICOLE: Lori is bringing in her big orange cat Lucy today 1008 00:39:53,482 --> 00:39:55,241 because her butt has been smelling. 1009 00:39:56,931 --> 00:39:58,896 LORI: Lucy is seven years old. 1010 00:40:00,172 --> 00:40:01,655 She's our only animal that we have 1011 00:40:01,793 --> 00:40:03,275 and we're pretty fond of her. 1012 00:40:03,827 --> 00:40:05,172 DR. NICOLE: Hello, how are you? 1013 00:40:05,310 --> 00:40:07,137 - LORI: I'm good and yourself? - DR. NICOLE: Good. 1014 00:40:07,275 --> 00:40:09,827 I'm not sure what I'm walking into for this appointment. 1015 00:40:09,965 --> 00:40:12,103 DR. NICOLE: What's going on with your butt, Lucy? 1016 00:40:12,241 --> 00:40:13,137 If a butt smells... 1017 00:40:13,275 --> 00:40:14,172 Ooh. 1018 00:40:14,310 --> 00:40:15,379 ...I don't know if it's medical 1019 00:40:15,517 --> 00:40:16,586 or just some poop back there. 1020 00:40:16,724 --> 00:40:17,448 We'll see. 1021 00:40:17,586 --> 00:40:18,517 Girlie. 1022 00:40:19,965 --> 00:40:22,275 LORI: At first I thought she was just not cleaning herself. 1023 00:40:22,655 --> 00:40:24,586 We gave her a bath, that did not go well. 1024 00:40:24,724 --> 00:40:26,965 Then it was just a couple days later 1025 00:40:27,103 --> 00:40:28,551 she had a stinky butt again. 1026 00:40:28,689 --> 00:40:29,724 DR. NICOLE: Oh, my goodness. 1027 00:40:29,862 --> 00:40:30,896 LORI [off screen]: But other than that, 1028 00:40:31,034 --> 00:40:32,379 you know, regular... 1029 00:40:33,172 --> 00:40:36,275 DR. NICOLE: Jeez, fourteen pounds, four ounces. 1030 00:40:36,586 --> 00:40:38,068 - She is overweight. - LORI: Yep. 1031 00:40:38,206 --> 00:40:39,931 DR. NICOLE: and I think that's part of her issue. 1032 00:40:40,068 --> 00:40:41,034 LORI: Really? 1033 00:40:41,172 --> 00:40:43,482 DR. NICOLE: Lucy weighs a whole 14 pounds 1034 00:40:43,620 --> 00:40:45,724 which is pretty big for a cat. 1035 00:40:45,862 --> 00:40:47,034 LORI: It's alright. 1036 00:40:47,172 --> 00:40:48,068 DR. NICOLE: What she should be weighing 1037 00:40:48,206 --> 00:40:51,965 is probably more around like ten pounds. 1038 00:40:52,103 --> 00:40:54,655 I'm gonna take her on back, shave her butt area, 1039 00:40:54,793 --> 00:40:56,241 and then clean it up for her. 1040 00:40:56,379 --> 00:40:57,344 She's so round, 1041 00:40:57,482 --> 00:40:58,862 she can't actually get back 1042 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:00,620 to her butt to groom herself. 1043 00:41:01,137 --> 00:41:03,448 LORI: My husband is gonna just love hearing you say that. 1044 00:41:04,137 --> 00:41:05,310 Lucy is overweight. 1045 00:41:05,965 --> 00:41:07,482 Apparently, she can't reach herself. 1046 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:09,758 [whirring] 1047 00:41:09,896 --> 00:41:11,517 DR. NICOLE: If you would clean your own stinky butt, 1048 00:41:11,655 --> 00:41:12,896 I wouldn't have to. 1049 00:41:13,344 --> 00:41:15,344 Sometimes I hope if I talk to my clients, 1050 00:41:15,482 --> 00:41:16,793 they'll listen to me. 1051 00:41:16,931 --> 00:41:19,551 Poor girl. I know it's irritating. 1052 00:41:19,689 --> 00:41:21,724 Man, if Lucy would only clean her own butt, 1053 00:41:22,103 --> 00:41:23,448 we wouldn't be here right now. 1054 00:41:24,551 --> 00:41:26,448 You're a sweet girly though, huh? 1055 00:41:27,965 --> 00:41:31,758 She's got like little extra folds all around her vulva. 1056 00:41:31,896 --> 00:41:33,689 Lucy does have some accumulation 1057 00:41:33,827 --> 00:41:35,827 in the folds around her vulva. 1058 00:41:35,965 --> 00:41:38,103 That's what was really stinky. 1059 00:41:38,241 --> 00:41:40,827 So poop and urine can just sit there 1060 00:41:40,965 --> 00:41:42,482 and therefore start smelling. 1061 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:44,689 DR. NICOLE: Should we go show mom your clean butt? 1062 00:41:45,206 --> 00:41:48,103 While we have had some fun poking fun at Lucy... 1063 00:41:48,241 --> 00:41:49,586 Come on, clean butt. 1064 00:41:49,724 --> 00:41:52,172 ...it is very important that she loses weight. 1065 00:41:52,310 --> 00:41:54,586 I just don't think she's able to clean herself. 1066 00:41:55,103 --> 00:41:57,068 Very good news, we just have to lose some weight. 1067 00:41:57,206 --> 00:41:58,310 And you have to help her in the meantime. 1068 00:41:58,448 --> 00:41:59,448 LORI [off screen]: Right. 1069 00:41:59,793 --> 00:42:01,413 She is in for a lifestyle change, 1070 00:42:01,551 --> 00:42:03,275 she has an automatic feeder 1071 00:42:03,413 --> 00:42:05,689 and we may have to go back to one dish at a time. 1072 00:42:05,827 --> 00:42:07,655 DR. NICOLE: Okay, big girl. 1073 00:42:07,793 --> 00:42:09,206 I really do love Lucy 1074 00:42:09,344 --> 00:42:10,724 and I just really want the best for her 1075 00:42:10,862 --> 00:42:12,344 which is to lose some weight. 1076 00:42:12,482 --> 00:42:13,896 [meows] 1077 00:42:17,862 --> 00:42:19,379 DR. POL: I hope you don't know that. 1078 00:42:19,517 --> 00:42:21,000 Okay, what next? 1079 00:42:21,137 --> 00:42:22,793 - CINDY: No. - DR. POL: Bubba is back. 1080 00:42:22,931 --> 00:42:23,758 CINDY: Don't jump out. 1081 00:42:23,896 --> 00:42:25,103 DR. POL: He was outside 1082 00:42:25,241 --> 00:42:26,758 and it looks like something 1083 00:42:26,896 --> 00:42:29,413 was trying to grab him and he got away. 1084 00:42:29,551 --> 00:42:30,931 - CINDY: He's healing up. - DR. POL: I know. 1085 00:42:31,068 --> 00:42:32,379 - CINDY: It's pulling together. - DR. POL: I know. 1086 00:42:32,517 --> 00:42:33,655 CINDY: It looks a lot better than it did. 1087 00:42:33,793 --> 00:42:35,206 DR. POL: Hi, sweet. 1088 00:42:35,344 --> 00:42:37,413 At this point it doesn't look bad at all. 1089 00:42:37,551 --> 00:42:38,551 CINDY: It's a miracle. 1090 00:42:38,689 --> 00:42:39,827 - [Cindy laughs] - DR. POL: Yeah. 1091 00:42:40,275 --> 00:42:41,793 The wound underneath has healed up, 1092 00:42:41,931 --> 00:42:43,172 it looks very clean. 1093 00:42:44,793 --> 00:42:47,068 But part of the skin has died off, 1094 00:42:47,206 --> 00:42:48,655 which was almost expected. 1095 00:42:49,793 --> 00:42:51,620 I would like to put some stitches in there 1096 00:42:51,758 --> 00:42:53,758 - and help make it faster. - CINDY: Okay. 1097 00:42:54,379 --> 00:42:56,758 DR. POL: When we get the clean skin sutured together 1098 00:42:56,896 --> 00:42:58,137 it'll hold up real good. 1099 00:42:58,275 --> 00:42:59,448 Perfect. 1100 00:42:59,586 --> 00:43:00,931 And everything should be fine. 1101 00:43:01,068 --> 00:43:01,965 Keep it up. 1102 00:43:02,103 --> 00:43:03,586 CINDY: Alright, thank you. 1103 00:43:03,724 --> 00:43:06,344 We really appreciate Dr. Pol for everything that he does. 1104 00:43:06,482 --> 00:43:08,551 And he cares so much for the animals. 1105 00:43:08,689 --> 00:43:10,482 Can't ask for anything more. 1106 00:43:10,620 --> 00:43:12,034 [purring] 1107 00:43:14,517 --> 00:43:15,896 DIANE [off screen]: Alright, let's go. 1108 00:43:16,034 --> 00:43:17,620 Out, come on. 1109 00:43:17,758 --> 00:43:19,931 NARRATOR: After four months of puppy growth spurts... 1110 00:43:20,068 --> 00:43:21,172 DIANE [off screen]: Come on, guys. 1111 00:43:22,448 --> 00:43:24,551 NARRATOR: Lily's officially part of the Pol pack. 1112 00:43:24,689 --> 00:43:25,758 DIANE: Come on. 1113 00:43:25,896 --> 00:43:26,931 She's always attracted herself 1114 00:43:27,068 --> 00:43:28,620 to Killian, the St. Bernard. 1115 00:43:29,482 --> 00:43:32,793 DR. POL: She instantly cottoned to the old man. 1116 00:43:32,931 --> 00:43:34,689 DIANE: That's her big brother. 1117 00:43:34,827 --> 00:43:35,931 [Diane speaks indistinctly] 1118 00:43:36,068 --> 00:43:37,517 DR. POL: She just went right to him, 1119 00:43:37,655 --> 00:43:38,862 said here I am. 1120 00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:40,103 DIANE [off screen]: Yeah. [laughs] 1121 00:43:40,241 --> 00:43:41,344 DR. POL: And when he lays down, 1122 00:43:41,482 --> 00:43:43,379 she just cuddles up to him. 1123 00:43:43,517 --> 00:43:45,413 DIANE: Come on. Over here. 1124 00:43:45,551 --> 00:43:46,551 She's very smart. 1125 00:43:46,689 --> 00:43:49,482 No, sit. Good, easy. 1126 00:43:49,620 --> 00:43:51,448 But, being a puppy, 1127 00:43:51,586 --> 00:43:53,862 she still tries to get away with what she can. 1128 00:43:54,724 --> 00:43:56,896 I'm hoping for a long happy life with her. 1129 00:43:57,034 --> 00:43:58,344 Let's go. Come on. 1130 00:43:58,482 --> 00:43:59,620 She certainly is a sweet dog. 1131 00:43:59,758 --> 00:44:00,896 Yeah, come on. 1132 00:44:01,034 --> 00:44:03,034 Captioned by Point.360