1 00:00:08,959 --> 00:00:11,543 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:11,545 --> 00:00:13,545 (horse nickers) 3 00:00:13,547 --> 00:00:15,614 ♪ ♪ 4 00:00:15,616 --> 00:00:17,016 (meow) 5 00:00:17,018 --> 00:00:19,751 NARRATOR: At Pol Vet Clinic... 6 00:00:19,753 --> 00:00:21,220 (baa) 7 00:00:21,222 --> 00:00:23,221 a frenzy. 8 00:00:23,223 --> 00:00:24,156 (baa) 9 00:00:24,158 --> 00:00:25,290 (children playing) 10 00:00:25,292 --> 00:00:27,760 DR. POL: Goats, pig, rabbit. 11 00:00:27,762 --> 00:00:32,097 Aubrey is coming in today with a whole bunch of animals. 12 00:00:32,099 --> 00:00:34,766 NARRATOR: And a whole bunch of future farmhands. 13 00:00:34,768 --> 00:00:37,102 GIRL: Alright, little rabbit. 14 00:00:37,104 --> 00:00:39,705 DR. POL: When people bring their kids with them... 15 00:00:39,707 --> 00:00:40,906 GIRL: His name is Jack. 16 00:00:40,908 --> 00:00:43,575 DR. POL: it's good because yes, they should learn 17 00:00:43,577 --> 00:00:46,645 about the facts of life, and this is part of it. 18 00:00:46,647 --> 00:00:48,447 How are you? Four? 19 00:00:48,449 --> 00:00:50,516 I didn't say how old are you, I says how are you. 20 00:00:50,518 --> 00:00:52,384 (boy screams) DR. POL: Okay, grab one. 21 00:00:52,386 --> 00:00:53,585 (baa) 22 00:00:53,587 --> 00:00:55,988 She wanted all the goats vaccinated. 23 00:00:55,990 --> 00:00:56,989 One. 24 00:00:56,991 --> 00:00:57,990 (goat crying) 25 00:00:57,992 --> 00:00:58,791 Two. 26 00:00:58,793 --> 00:01:00,125 Goats are like horses, 27 00:01:00,127 --> 00:01:03,528 they are very susceptible to tetanus, which is lockjaw. 28 00:01:03,530 --> 00:01:04,663 Grab the horns. 29 00:01:04,665 --> 00:01:07,065 So, we vaccinated all the goats. 30 00:01:07,067 --> 00:01:08,133 They're looking good. 31 00:01:08,135 --> 00:01:10,002 They all look good. 32 00:01:10,004 --> 00:01:11,403 BOY: There! 33 00:01:11,405 --> 00:01:14,073 DR. POL: Aubrey bought a potbellied pig. 34 00:01:14,075 --> 00:01:16,208 AUBREY: My big female, she hates him. 35 00:01:16,210 --> 00:01:17,609 (laughing) 36 00:01:17,611 --> 00:01:19,678 DR. POL: It was supposed to be a boar... 37 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:20,913 (squealing) 38 00:01:20,915 --> 00:01:23,549 and she wanted to have little ones, 39 00:01:23,551 --> 00:01:27,086 but he was not interested in the sow at all. 40 00:01:27,088 --> 00:01:29,154 Spread it, let me feel. 41 00:01:29,156 --> 00:01:30,355 (squealing) 42 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,694 There were some scars between his hind legs 43 00:01:35,696 --> 00:01:38,230 that showed that he had been castrated already. 44 00:01:38,232 --> 00:01:39,431 Yeah, right there. 45 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:40,699 AUBREY: Alright. 46 00:01:40,701 --> 00:01:42,767 DR. POL: Ain't working. 47 00:01:42,769 --> 00:01:44,236 It happens. 48 00:01:44,238 --> 00:01:46,038 AUBREY: He's potty-trained. 49 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,374 I might find a home where he can be a house pig. I don't know. 50 00:01:49,376 --> 00:01:50,909 DR. POL: Yeah. 51 00:01:50,911 --> 00:01:52,177 So, the rabbit. 52 00:01:52,179 --> 00:01:54,046 AUBREY: The rabbit with a goopy eye. 53 00:01:54,048 --> 00:01:56,782 BOY: Rabbit with a goopy eye. 54 00:01:56,784 --> 00:01:58,583 DR. POL: That eye, yes. 55 00:01:58,585 --> 00:02:00,385 That was an injury. 56 00:02:00,387 --> 00:02:01,386 And look at how infected, 57 00:02:01,388 --> 00:02:02,838 you see the pus coming out right there? 58 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:04,122 Look at this. 59 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:06,859 Maybe some wire from the cage poked in there 60 00:02:06,861 --> 00:02:09,594 or something like this, we never know what happened. 61 00:02:09,596 --> 00:02:13,198 There was some pus coming out, but the eye itself was good. 62 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:14,199 He's eating alright, huh? 63 00:02:14,201 --> 00:02:15,066 AUBREY: Yeah. 64 00:02:15,068 --> 00:02:16,535 DR. POL: Yeah, he's in good shape. 65 00:02:16,537 --> 00:02:18,336 Well, I'm thinking what I'm gonna do 66 00:02:18,338 --> 00:02:21,473 is give you local eye salve. 67 00:02:21,475 --> 00:02:24,676 Pull the eyelid down, drop it right in there, 68 00:02:24,678 --> 00:02:27,880 twice a day that much for about a week. 69 00:02:27,882 --> 00:02:29,882 I think you can do that. You're a good girl. 70 00:02:29,884 --> 00:02:30,749 AUBREY: Sounds great. 71 00:02:30,751 --> 00:02:32,417 DR. POL: Okay, what else we got? 72 00:02:32,419 --> 00:02:33,552 AUBREY: That's it, right? 73 00:02:33,554 --> 00:02:34,753 DR. POL: Are we sure? 74 00:02:34,755 --> 00:02:36,688 Kids don't need any shots? 75 00:02:36,690 --> 00:02:37,689 (baa) 76 00:02:37,691 --> 00:02:39,558 You know, she knows how to handle these animals, 77 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,426 and that makes it easiest. 78 00:02:41,428 --> 00:02:42,427 Watch out. 79 00:02:42,429 --> 00:02:43,862 Yeah, they are all in good shape, 80 00:02:43,864 --> 00:02:45,430 they get vaccinated. 81 00:02:45,432 --> 00:02:48,767 Sorry about the pig, but everything will heal up. 82 00:02:48,769 --> 00:02:49,568 WYATT: Whee! 83 00:02:49,570 --> 00:02:50,636 DR. POL: Whee! 84 00:02:51,972 --> 00:02:53,638 ♪ ♪ 85 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:54,573 (snort) 86 00:02:54,575 --> 00:03:00,712 ♪ ♪ 87 00:03:03,383 --> 00:03:06,385 HARRY: He's a rescue dog. 88 00:03:06,387 --> 00:03:09,120 They found him in a home with three other dogs 89 00:03:09,122 --> 00:03:11,590 and no food and no water. 90 00:03:11,592 --> 00:03:14,660 Prince is a border collie/terrier mix. 91 00:03:14,662 --> 00:03:17,262 Seven years old. 92 00:03:17,264 --> 00:03:19,731 NARRATOR: Harry gave Prince a home years ago. 93 00:03:19,733 --> 00:03:22,267 HARRY: Yeah, he's a good boy. 94 00:03:22,269 --> 00:03:24,936 NARRATOR: Last week he noticed a new problem 95 00:03:24,938 --> 00:03:26,871 with his old friend. 96 00:03:26,873 --> 00:03:29,875 HARRY: Oh, his left front paw, he's limping. 97 00:03:29,877 --> 00:03:31,143 DR. LISA: Okay. 98 00:03:31,145 --> 00:03:34,680 HARRY: I took him out for a walk on Sunday, and he did real good. 99 00:03:34,682 --> 00:03:35,681 DR. LISA: Okay. 100 00:03:35,683 --> 00:03:38,149 HARRY: Fantastic. That was it. 101 00:03:38,151 --> 00:03:40,619 After that, it's back down limping again. 102 00:03:40,621 --> 00:03:43,088 DR. LISA: Anything you can think of that happened that... 103 00:03:43,090 --> 00:03:44,356 HARRY: Nothing, nothing, there's nothing. 104 00:03:44,358 --> 00:03:45,557 DR. LISA: Just kind of out of the blue? 105 00:03:45,559 --> 00:03:47,359 HARRY: I squeezed his paw, I do everything, 106 00:03:47,361 --> 00:03:48,493 and nothing bothers him. 107 00:03:48,495 --> 00:03:50,095 DR. LISA: Okay. HARRY: But he limps. 108 00:03:50,097 --> 00:03:51,963 DR. LISA: Alright, we'll see what we can do. 109 00:03:51,965 --> 00:03:52,897 HARRY: Okay. 110 00:03:52,899 --> 00:03:53,966 DR. LISA: Come on, kiddo. 111 00:03:56,103 --> 00:03:58,637 NARRATOR: Rescues keep rolling in. 112 00:03:58,639 --> 00:04:01,623 HARVEY: Gus is my three-year-old paint mini horse. 113 00:04:01,625 --> 00:04:03,441 We took his mother in. 114 00:04:03,443 --> 00:04:04,843 She was an abused rescue. 115 00:04:04,845 --> 00:04:09,581 So we took her in, and she was already bred when we got her, 116 00:04:09,583 --> 00:04:11,850 and that's where Gus come from, so. 117 00:04:11,852 --> 00:04:13,318 He's a pet. 118 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,720 He's into everything, he tugs on your coat, 119 00:04:15,722 --> 00:04:17,522 he's in your pockets, 120 00:04:17,524 --> 00:04:20,058 you can't work on a fence because he grabs the tools up, 121 00:04:20,060 --> 00:04:21,793 takes off and runs with them. 122 00:04:21,795 --> 00:04:24,996 He just, he's a pest, but he's a buddy. 123 00:04:24,998 --> 00:04:28,266 About four or five days ago he took off across the field 124 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:30,135 and got on the ice and went down, 125 00:04:30,137 --> 00:04:32,337 and for two days all he did 126 00:04:32,339 --> 00:04:35,807 was lay on the, on the floor and moan and groan, so. 127 00:04:35,809 --> 00:04:37,809 You know, he ain't no good if I have to put him down, 128 00:04:37,811 --> 00:04:40,078 and I don't want to put him down. 129 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:41,146 It swelled up clear to here. 130 00:04:41,148 --> 00:04:42,214 DR. POL: Oh. 131 00:04:42,216 --> 00:04:44,149 Bring him out, I want to see how bad he is. 132 00:04:44,151 --> 00:04:46,217 HARVEY: Come on, Gus. 133 00:04:46,219 --> 00:04:48,353 DR. POL: Ha! 134 00:04:48,355 --> 00:04:50,956 Yup, he jumps. 135 00:04:50,958 --> 00:04:52,424 Nothing is broke, 136 00:04:52,426 --> 00:04:55,360 because otherwise he wouldn't be standing on it. 137 00:04:55,362 --> 00:04:57,495 He walks tender on his feet. 138 00:04:57,497 --> 00:05:01,966 This... swelled up, he's just a little fat here. 139 00:05:01,968 --> 00:05:04,236 A little bit more swelling here. 140 00:05:04,238 --> 00:05:06,038 There was a hematoma in there, 141 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,106 but it's already down to normal size. 142 00:05:08,108 --> 00:05:09,041 HARVEY: Okay. 143 00:05:09,043 --> 00:05:11,509 DR. POL: This is not the problem, this is. 144 00:05:11,511 --> 00:05:13,578 Oh, yeah, he needs his feet trimmed. 145 00:05:13,580 --> 00:05:14,579 HARVEY: Alright, well... 146 00:05:14,581 --> 00:05:16,581 DR. POL: Okay, he's gonna go on bute pills. 147 00:05:16,583 --> 00:05:17,382 HARVEY: Alright. 148 00:05:17,384 --> 00:05:18,650 DR. POL: You have those? HARVEY: Yes. 149 00:05:18,652 --> 00:05:19,718 DR. POL: Twice a day. 150 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,454 The leg is hurt somewhere in the muscle, 151 00:05:22,456 --> 00:05:24,523 so pain pills for that. 152 00:05:24,525 --> 00:05:27,392 Go home, clean up his feet with a hoof pick, 153 00:05:27,394 --> 00:05:28,593 and you have Kopertox at home? 154 00:05:28,595 --> 00:05:29,594 HARVEY: Yup. 155 00:05:29,596 --> 00:05:31,747 DR. POL: Put it on. Bute pills, Kopertox. 156 00:05:31,749 --> 00:05:32,597 HARVEY: Alright, Doc. 157 00:05:32,599 --> 00:05:34,399 DR. POL: That's all we need. 158 00:05:34,401 --> 00:05:36,401 Load him up. 159 00:05:36,403 --> 00:05:38,870 Hopefully Gus will just, with time 160 00:05:38,872 --> 00:05:42,407 and some anti-inflammatories, will heal up good. 161 00:05:42,409 --> 00:05:44,409 HARVEY: I was worried that maybe he'd broken something 162 00:05:44,411 --> 00:05:45,610 in his shoulder, 163 00:05:45,612 --> 00:05:47,746 I was worried that maybe he had a fracture in his leg, but... 164 00:05:47,748 --> 00:05:48,747 DR. POL: Ready? 165 00:05:48,749 --> 00:05:49,881 HARVEY: Doc seems to think 166 00:05:49,883 --> 00:05:51,816 everything's gonna be alright, so I'm happy. 167 00:05:51,818 --> 00:05:53,318 DR. POL: That's how you do it. 168 00:05:55,088 --> 00:05:58,623 DR. LISA: Let me see your front end, bud. 169 00:05:58,625 --> 00:06:01,827 As I'm examining Prince, I'm just trying to localize 170 00:06:01,829 --> 00:06:05,363 any specific part of the leg that's causing him pain, 171 00:06:05,365 --> 00:06:09,768 making sure he has good range of motion in the joints of his leg. 172 00:06:09,770 --> 00:06:11,770 As I'm doing this, I can't really find 173 00:06:11,772 --> 00:06:13,105 any specific location 174 00:06:13,107 --> 00:06:16,241 that's causing Prince to react like it's painful. 175 00:06:16,243 --> 00:06:17,442 Come on, bud. 176 00:06:17,444 --> 00:06:19,978 So I really want to see Prince walk around 177 00:06:19,980 --> 00:06:24,716 so I can see the lameness that Harry has described to me. 178 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:25,717 Good boy. 179 00:06:25,719 --> 00:06:28,319 Come on. Come on! 180 00:06:28,321 --> 00:06:29,855 After watching Prince walk 181 00:06:29,857 --> 00:06:32,257 and seeing how his foot is kind of turning oddly, 182 00:06:32,259 --> 00:06:33,725 I take a closer look at his foot, 183 00:06:33,727 --> 00:06:38,863 and I see that his toenails are pretty badly overgrown. 184 00:06:38,865 --> 00:06:42,734 Let's see if trimming your nails will make you feel better. 185 00:06:42,736 --> 00:06:45,069 Nails that haven't been trimmed in a long time 186 00:06:45,071 --> 00:06:48,606 can sometimes grow past the ends of the toes... 187 00:06:48,608 --> 00:06:50,141 (snip, snip, snip) 188 00:06:50,143 --> 00:06:52,076 and start to catch on the ground 189 00:06:52,078 --> 00:06:54,946 and maybe turn the toe sideways a little bit 190 00:06:54,948 --> 00:06:58,950 and can cause some gait issues, that's for sure. 191 00:06:58,952 --> 00:07:00,819 These ones are so long, 192 00:07:00,821 --> 00:07:03,354 they're bending to the side a little bit. 193 00:07:03,356 --> 00:07:04,823 (snip) 194 00:07:04,825 --> 00:07:06,825 NARRATOR: Untrimmed nails can bring about 195 00:07:06,827 --> 00:07:10,094 serious issues down the road. 196 00:07:10,096 --> 00:07:13,298 DR. LISA: If the toes are chronically turned sideways, 197 00:07:13,300 --> 00:07:15,033 this can abnormally stretch 198 00:07:15,035 --> 00:07:17,235 the bones and ligaments of the toe, 199 00:07:17,237 --> 00:07:19,103 and even after the toes are trimmed, 200 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:20,705 we might be dealing with some issues 201 00:07:20,707 --> 00:07:23,575 of arthritis or joint strain. 202 00:07:23,577 --> 00:07:26,778 Let's see if that works for you, bud. 203 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:29,647 He wasn't limping too badly right now, but, you know, 204 00:07:29,649 --> 00:07:31,917 if he steps weird or gets it caught in something 205 00:07:31,919 --> 00:07:34,586 while he's outside, it would be a little sore. 206 00:07:34,588 --> 00:07:38,056 So, this is some pain medication if he starts limping again. 207 00:07:38,058 --> 00:07:39,991 I'm hoping that the nail trim fixes everything, 208 00:07:39,993 --> 00:07:42,794 but if he's still limping, give the clinic a call, okay? 209 00:07:42,796 --> 00:07:44,529 HARRY: Okay, will do. 210 00:07:45,332 --> 00:07:46,931 ♪ ♪ 211 00:07:46,933 --> 00:07:47,933 (neigh) 212 00:07:47,935 --> 00:07:51,736 ♪ ♪ 213 00:07:51,738 --> 00:07:52,938 (moo) 214 00:07:56,276 --> 00:07:58,944 DAVE: Come on, Stormy. (clicks tongue) 215 00:07:58,946 --> 00:08:01,212 You good baby, you good baby. 216 00:08:01,214 --> 00:08:02,414 You good baby. 217 00:08:02,416 --> 00:08:04,215 (bells jingling) 218 00:08:04,217 --> 00:08:05,350 NARRATOR: Holiday events 219 00:08:05,352 --> 00:08:09,287 packed Rooftop Landing's calendar last season. 220 00:08:09,289 --> 00:08:11,690 If bookings increase next year, 221 00:08:11,692 --> 00:08:13,558 they're going to need more reindeer 222 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,094 to keep up with demand. 223 00:08:16,096 --> 00:08:18,630 DAVE: We want to build the herd up a little bit more. 224 00:08:18,632 --> 00:08:22,300 And we do need some, some more females hopefully. 225 00:08:22,302 --> 00:08:24,102 NARRATOR: Because reindeer typically breed 226 00:08:24,104 --> 00:08:25,971 just once a year, 227 00:08:25,973 --> 00:08:30,242 successful pregnancies are precious. 228 00:08:30,244 --> 00:08:31,243 DR. BRENDA: Hello. 229 00:08:31,245 --> 00:08:32,911 DAVE: How we doing? DR. BRENDA: Good. 230 00:08:32,913 --> 00:08:34,646 Today we're gonna just pregnancy-check the cows, 231 00:08:34,648 --> 00:08:37,982 which for reindeer cows, it involves a blood sample. 232 00:08:37,984 --> 00:08:39,584 DAVE: Well, that'll kind of help us plan 233 00:08:39,586 --> 00:08:41,052 whether we need to go out 234 00:08:41,054 --> 00:08:45,390 and purchase some more calves this year from other sources. 235 00:08:45,392 --> 00:08:46,525 They're pretty hard to find, 236 00:08:46,527 --> 00:08:49,661 so we would like to get as many as we can on our own. 237 00:08:49,663 --> 00:08:50,462 DR. BRENDA: Who is this? 238 00:08:50,464 --> 00:08:51,730 DAN: Angel. 239 00:08:51,732 --> 00:08:52,864 DR. BRENDA: This would be easier 240 00:08:52,866 --> 00:08:55,800 if they were just a little less hairy. 241 00:08:55,802 --> 00:08:58,002 So, the blood samples collected today from the cows, 242 00:08:58,004 --> 00:08:58,937 part of what we're going to do 243 00:08:58,939 --> 00:08:59,871 is we're gonna send that to a lab 244 00:08:59,873 --> 00:09:02,274 to have it checked for pregnancy. 245 00:09:02,276 --> 00:09:03,675 DAN: You're alright. 246 00:09:03,677 --> 00:09:04,876 DR. BRENDA: While we're here with them, also, 247 00:09:04,878 --> 00:09:07,612 we usually take enough extra blood to collect plasma 248 00:09:07,614 --> 00:09:10,481 to give to the new calves that are coming. 249 00:09:10,483 --> 00:09:12,750 NARRATOR: Plasma, rich in antibodies, 250 00:09:12,752 --> 00:09:15,620 will eventually supplement the calf's diet. 251 00:09:15,622 --> 00:09:18,022 Dr. Brenda keeps it in cold storage 252 00:09:18,024 --> 00:09:19,958 until babies arrive. 253 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:21,826 DR. BRENDA: It helps keep the babies protected 254 00:09:21,828 --> 00:09:23,428 as they continue to grow 255 00:09:23,430 --> 00:09:26,031 and their immune systems continue to develop. 256 00:09:26,033 --> 00:09:29,317 DAN: This is Clairice, this is a nine-year-old cow, 257 00:09:29,319 --> 00:09:32,837 produced many good calves for us. 258 00:09:32,839 --> 00:09:34,105 DR. BRENDA: Reindeer are cool, they're different, 259 00:09:34,107 --> 00:09:36,507 they're still a lot like cattle, which makes me happy. 260 00:09:36,509 --> 00:09:39,044 But they've got their own personalities, their own quirks. 261 00:09:39,046 --> 00:09:41,846 Okay, everybody hold still. 262 00:09:41,848 --> 00:09:44,182 The biggest concern is restraint. 263 00:09:44,184 --> 00:09:45,850 DAN: Alright, girl. 264 00:09:45,852 --> 00:09:46,651 DR. BRENDA: For the reindeer it means 265 00:09:46,653 --> 00:09:48,386 somebody holding the antlers, 266 00:09:48,388 --> 00:09:50,655 so I hopefully don't get whacked in the head. 267 00:09:50,657 --> 00:09:52,590 The antlers are about three feet long, 268 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:53,792 so they can injure me, 269 00:09:53,794 --> 00:09:56,461 and sometimes pretty severely if we're not careful. 270 00:09:58,665 --> 00:10:00,064 DAN: You got enough? 271 00:10:00,066 --> 00:10:01,800 DR. BRENDA: I think so. 272 00:10:01,802 --> 00:10:02,934 This is Velvet? 273 00:10:02,936 --> 00:10:04,736 DAN: This is Velvet. 274 00:10:04,738 --> 00:10:06,604 Velvet gave us a female calf last year, 275 00:10:06,606 --> 00:10:09,140 we hope she gives us another female. 276 00:10:09,142 --> 00:10:10,608 DR. BRENDA: You always hope they're all females. 277 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:12,610 DAN: We do. 278 00:10:12,612 --> 00:10:15,213 DR. BRENDA: You need to talk to your bull about that. 279 00:10:15,215 --> 00:10:18,483 DAVE: Girls are at a premium in the reindeer business. 280 00:10:18,485 --> 00:10:20,952 So we'd like to see three female calves born. 281 00:10:20,954 --> 00:10:22,553 We can sure use them. 282 00:10:22,555 --> 00:10:24,756 DR. BRENDA: Don't move, Velvet. 283 00:10:24,758 --> 00:10:25,557 Ah! 284 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:26,558 DAN: Sorry. 285 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:28,026 DR. BRENDA: It's alright, it's alright. 286 00:10:28,028 --> 00:10:30,028 We've got some from her, too. 287 00:10:30,030 --> 00:10:31,763 But I think we're gonna let her go today. 288 00:10:31,765 --> 00:10:33,098 DAN: You got enough for the test, though? 289 00:10:33,100 --> 00:10:35,967 DR. BRENDA: Yeah, we got enough for the test. 290 00:10:35,969 --> 00:10:37,835 So I will get those mailed out, 291 00:10:37,837 --> 00:10:40,705 takes about a week or so to get results back. 292 00:10:40,707 --> 00:10:42,440 I'll let you know when I find out something. 293 00:10:42,442 --> 00:10:45,043 DAVE: Alright, we appreciate it. 294 00:10:45,045 --> 00:10:47,379 Dr. Brenda did great as always. 295 00:10:47,381 --> 00:10:49,781 We're confident in what she does when she comes, 296 00:10:49,783 --> 00:10:51,316 so everything's good. 297 00:10:51,318 --> 00:10:54,419 We're moving on, we just got to wait for some results. 298 00:11:01,661 --> 00:11:03,528 NARRATOR: Snow. 299 00:11:03,530 --> 00:11:05,129 Wind. 300 00:11:05,131 --> 00:11:06,831 Freezing temperatures. 301 00:11:09,202 --> 00:11:12,337 Autumn has arrived. 302 00:11:12,339 --> 00:11:13,872 JOANNA: She's a very playful dog, 303 00:11:13,874 --> 00:11:16,875 loves to play fetch. 304 00:11:16,877 --> 00:11:19,477 SHANNON: My brother was playing with her. 305 00:11:19,479 --> 00:11:24,615 She jumped up to grab a stick, came back on her hind leg. 306 00:11:24,617 --> 00:11:26,418 It's definitely hurting her. 307 00:11:33,226 --> 00:11:34,892 DR. NICOLE: Hello. You have Autumn? 308 00:11:34,894 --> 00:11:35,893 JOANNA: Yes. 309 00:11:35,895 --> 00:11:36,961 DR. NICOLE: Okay. 310 00:11:36,963 --> 00:11:39,831 Hi, girlie. Hi. 311 00:11:39,833 --> 00:11:41,833 So what happened to her? 312 00:11:41,835 --> 00:11:43,501 SHANNON: She jumped up to grab a stick. 313 00:11:43,503 --> 00:11:44,368 DR. NICOLE: Okay. 314 00:11:44,370 --> 00:11:46,104 SHANNON: Back on her hind leg. 315 00:11:46,106 --> 00:11:47,839 DR. NICOLE: At first glance I can see that Autumn 316 00:11:47,841 --> 00:11:50,308 is not putting any weight on her back leg, 317 00:11:50,310 --> 00:11:52,577 and it looks super swollen. 318 00:11:52,579 --> 00:11:54,579 Can she walk? 319 00:11:54,581 --> 00:11:56,981 It's okay, good girl, good girl. 320 00:11:56,983 --> 00:11:57,982 Okay. 321 00:11:57,984 --> 00:11:59,851 And she's just under a year old? 322 00:11:59,853 --> 00:12:00,852 Is that right? 323 00:12:00,854 --> 00:12:02,053 SHANNON: Uh, 9 months. 324 00:12:02,055 --> 00:12:03,254 DR. NICOLE: Okay. 325 00:12:03,256 --> 00:12:05,990 Come on, sweetheart. 326 00:12:05,992 --> 00:12:08,192 SHANNON: Autumn is a German shepherd. 327 00:12:08,194 --> 00:12:11,796 And yeah, I went all the way to Texas for her. 328 00:12:11,798 --> 00:12:13,931 She's my only dog. 329 00:12:13,933 --> 00:12:16,467 She means a lot to me. 330 00:12:16,469 --> 00:12:18,603 DR. NICOLE: Oh, your whole foot is swollen. 331 00:12:18,605 --> 00:12:20,338 WOMAN: Good girl. 332 00:12:20,340 --> 00:12:23,675 DR. NICOLE: Seems like her tibia's super painful. 333 00:12:23,677 --> 00:12:26,144 She doesn't like me touching that. 334 00:12:26,146 --> 00:12:28,279 (beep) 335 00:12:28,281 --> 00:12:29,814 Looks like a nice clean break. 336 00:12:29,816 --> 00:12:31,215 WOMAN: Yep. 337 00:12:31,217 --> 00:12:34,018 DR. NICOLE: Just took it and broke it in half. So... 338 00:12:34,020 --> 00:12:36,221 JOANNA: Wow, how did that happen? I mean, that's crazy. 339 00:12:36,223 --> 00:12:37,088 DR. NICOLE: I'm not sure. 340 00:12:37,090 --> 00:12:38,689 It could have been some uneven ground, 341 00:12:38,691 --> 00:12:40,825 something stuck under the snow. 342 00:12:40,827 --> 00:12:44,095 It's a pretty much clean break, which is good, 343 00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:47,365 but it's not gonna heal on its own. 344 00:12:47,367 --> 00:12:49,901 We can go ahead and splint her leg, 345 00:12:49,903 --> 00:12:52,370 and she walks around with this big metal cage 346 00:12:52,372 --> 00:12:54,372 basically around her leg for a couple weeks. 347 00:12:54,374 --> 00:12:55,507 JOANNA: Sure. 348 00:12:55,509 --> 00:12:57,709 DR. NICOLE: Maybe a couple months, worst-case scenario. 349 00:12:57,711 --> 00:12:59,711 The big thing is caring for it. 350 00:12:59,713 --> 00:13:00,912 You do have to keep an eye on it 351 00:13:00,914 --> 00:13:02,380 and make sure it stays clean and it's on correctly. 352 00:13:02,382 --> 00:13:03,581 JOANNA: Right. 353 00:13:03,583 --> 00:13:05,183 DR. NICOLE: So that her leg will heal as straight as possible. 354 00:13:05,185 --> 00:13:06,251 JOANNA: Sure. 355 00:13:06,253 --> 00:13:08,319 I mean, that's probably what you want to do, right? 356 00:13:08,321 --> 00:13:09,921 SHANNON: Mm-hmm. 357 00:13:09,923 --> 00:13:11,389 DR. NICOLE: I'll have her hang out with you guys 358 00:13:11,391 --> 00:13:14,125 while I go get some paperwork started. 359 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:17,462 SHANNON: Autumn, she's a good friend. 360 00:13:17,464 --> 00:13:19,264 DR. NICOLE: So we'll get her started on some pain meds, 361 00:13:19,266 --> 00:13:22,266 she'll go home on pain meds, we'll keep her here, 362 00:13:22,268 --> 00:13:25,069 we'll get the splint on as soon as possible. 363 00:13:25,071 --> 00:13:27,271 SHANNON: She loves running and playing, 364 00:13:27,273 --> 00:13:31,109 and I just want to get her fixed up, back to normal. 365 00:13:33,547 --> 00:13:36,414 (wind howling) 366 00:13:36,416 --> 00:13:38,749 CAROLINE: Oh, he is our baby. 367 00:13:38,751 --> 00:13:41,285 He's old, but he's our baby. 368 00:13:41,287 --> 00:13:43,020 His name is Shadow. 369 00:13:43,022 --> 00:13:45,890 He's about 12 years old. 370 00:13:45,892 --> 00:13:49,227 I'm worried about a growth on his neck. 371 00:13:49,229 --> 00:13:50,895 DR. LISA: Hello. RON: Hi. 372 00:13:50,897 --> 00:13:52,296 DR. LISA: How's Shadow? 373 00:13:52,298 --> 00:13:54,365 RON: See them little tags that come out on him? 374 00:13:54,367 --> 00:13:55,500 DR. LISA: Uh-huh. 375 00:13:55,502 --> 00:13:57,902 RON: Well, he's got one right there, but see there, 376 00:13:57,904 --> 00:13:59,571 and then he's got an awful one here, 377 00:13:59,573 --> 00:14:02,574 that thing really broke or something. 378 00:14:02,576 --> 00:14:04,375 DR. LISA: Oh, yeah, ouch. 379 00:14:04,377 --> 00:14:05,776 CAROLINE: It's really sore, that one is. 380 00:14:05,778 --> 00:14:09,314 DR. LISA: Yeah, I bet it is. 381 00:14:09,316 --> 00:14:10,448 It's one of those poodles 382 00:14:10,450 --> 00:14:12,650 that gets all those little warty things. 383 00:14:12,652 --> 00:14:13,918 (clippers whirring) 384 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:14,919 He's got quite a few. 385 00:14:14,921 --> 00:14:18,389 But the problem is this guy over here. 386 00:14:18,391 --> 00:14:21,792 There's plenty of things that could be causing lumps and bumps 387 00:14:21,794 --> 00:14:23,861 and oozy things on your dog. 388 00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:25,796 I know, that hurts, doesn't it, bud? 389 00:14:25,798 --> 00:14:28,065 Look how red it is. 390 00:14:28,067 --> 00:14:31,336 So having it evaluated is definitely very important. 391 00:14:31,338 --> 00:14:32,337 WOMAN: Hang on, bud. 392 00:14:32,339 --> 00:14:34,806 DR. LISA: It's all red all the way around it. 393 00:14:34,808 --> 00:14:37,275 Probably hurts a lot. 394 00:14:37,277 --> 00:14:40,945 So dog skin is covered in sebaceous glands 395 00:14:40,947 --> 00:14:44,615 that help produce oils that coat the hair 396 00:14:44,617 --> 00:14:47,151 and make your dog nice and shiny. 397 00:14:47,153 --> 00:14:48,019 (dog whimpering) 398 00:14:48,021 --> 00:14:50,288 I know, bud. 399 00:14:50,290 --> 00:14:51,890 I got to see it. 400 00:14:51,892 --> 00:14:56,895 These glands can sometimes become blocked or infected, 401 00:14:56,897 --> 00:15:00,565 and then it kind of starts to grow out of control, 402 00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:05,369 and it can rupture and cause these oozy sores. 403 00:15:05,371 --> 00:15:08,106 A cheesy core in there. 404 00:15:08,108 --> 00:15:09,907 WOMAN: Gross. 405 00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:12,644 DR. LISA: I can see why that hurts. 406 00:15:12,646 --> 00:15:17,114 I'll get some lidocaine and see if I can numb that. 407 00:15:17,116 --> 00:15:18,583 So once I have him calm, 408 00:15:18,585 --> 00:15:22,987 I can thoroughly clean the infected gland 409 00:15:22,989 --> 00:15:27,458 and make sure all that cheese is squeezed out of there. 410 00:15:27,460 --> 00:15:28,393 Good boy. 411 00:15:28,395 --> 00:15:29,660 Yeah. 412 00:15:29,662 --> 00:15:30,662 And then we can start him 413 00:15:30,664 --> 00:15:33,397 on some antibiotics and pain medications. 414 00:15:33,399 --> 00:15:37,401 See, that wasn't so bad. You survived. 415 00:15:37,403 --> 00:15:40,138 Ron and Caroline were definitely very concerned. 416 00:15:40,140 --> 00:15:42,073 It's called a sebaceous cyst. 417 00:15:42,075 --> 00:15:43,207 They can get obstructed 418 00:15:43,209 --> 00:15:45,743 just like a zit in a person, basically, 419 00:15:45,745 --> 00:15:47,745 and then infection can set in. 420 00:15:47,747 --> 00:15:49,814 CAROLINE: So what do I do with it, just keep this... 421 00:15:49,816 --> 00:15:53,017 DR. LISA: Yeah, I have a wound spray for you to put on there, 422 00:15:53,019 --> 00:15:54,685 and then there's antibiotics. 423 00:15:54,687 --> 00:15:56,487 You can give him the first one when you get home tonight. 424 00:15:56,489 --> 00:15:57,422 CAROLINE: Okay. 425 00:15:57,424 --> 00:15:58,756 DR. LISA: It's very good to be able to tell them 426 00:15:58,758 --> 00:16:00,358 that even though this is something 427 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,761 that looked really nasty and was very painful for him, 428 00:16:03,763 --> 00:16:05,830 this is something that we can treat really easily, 429 00:16:05,832 --> 00:16:07,765 and Shadow's gonna be just fine. 430 00:16:08,968 --> 00:16:10,635 (rooster crows) 431 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:17,542 ♪ ♪ 432 00:16:18,911 --> 00:16:23,314 DR. NICOLE: Let's go. Come on. 433 00:16:23,316 --> 00:16:26,517 NARRATOR: A shiny new splint can take some getting used to. 434 00:16:26,519 --> 00:16:28,652 DR. NICOLE: Come on. 435 00:16:28,654 --> 00:16:30,054 NARRATOR: For the patient... 436 00:16:30,056 --> 00:16:32,724 DR. NICOLE: Good girl. Look at you go. 437 00:16:32,726 --> 00:16:34,458 NARRATOR: as well as the caretaker. 438 00:16:34,460 --> 00:16:36,260 DR. NICOLE: Here she is. 439 00:16:36,262 --> 00:16:38,663 So her break is right here. 440 00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:40,664 JOANNA: Okay. Right in here. DR. NICOLE: Um, yeah. 441 00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:43,067 JOANNA: So basically, this keeps her leg in this position. 442 00:16:43,069 --> 00:16:45,269 DR. NICOLE: Yup, in place, so the fracture 443 00:16:45,271 --> 00:16:47,605 kind of is forced to heal. 444 00:16:47,607 --> 00:16:48,673 JOANNA: Sure. 445 00:16:48,675 --> 00:16:50,608 DR. NICOLE: The less she moves this leg the better, 446 00:16:50,610 --> 00:16:51,742 for the next couple weeks, 447 00:16:51,744 --> 00:16:54,012 'cause we want it to stay still and we want it to heal. 448 00:16:54,014 --> 00:16:55,079 I don't want her running, 449 00:16:55,081 --> 00:16:57,682 I don't want her going up stairs, no jumping. 450 00:16:57,684 --> 00:16:59,217 So, if she goes outside, 451 00:16:59,219 --> 00:17:01,552 she only gets to go outside on a leash to go to the bathroom 452 00:17:01,554 --> 00:17:03,221 and then come right back in. 453 00:17:03,223 --> 00:17:05,223 And then I would always put a bag on it 454 00:17:05,225 --> 00:17:06,557 whenever you take her outside, 455 00:17:06,559 --> 00:17:08,159 just 'cause you don't want it to get wet, 456 00:17:08,161 --> 00:17:09,760 'cause then that can cause some irritation to the skin. 457 00:17:09,762 --> 00:17:10,961 JOANNA: Sure. 458 00:17:10,963 --> 00:17:12,430 DR. NICOLE: As long as Autumn stays still 459 00:17:12,432 --> 00:17:14,032 and doesn't mess with her splint, 460 00:17:14,034 --> 00:17:15,566 the bone should heal up nicely, 461 00:17:15,568 --> 00:17:19,103 and hopefully in the next couple weeks we can take this off. 462 00:17:19,105 --> 00:17:20,771 Bye, girlie. 463 00:17:20,773 --> 00:17:22,039 SHANNON: It's gonna be a challenge, 464 00:17:22,041 --> 00:17:25,376 once we get her home, keep her out of mischief. 465 00:17:25,378 --> 00:17:28,646 But I have a couple brothers and sisters 466 00:17:28,648 --> 00:17:30,981 that'll help me out, too, so. 467 00:17:30,983 --> 00:17:33,451 Yeah, I can't wait till she's healed. 468 00:17:33,453 --> 00:17:37,422 ♪ ♪ 469 00:17:39,192 --> 00:17:41,525 ♪ ♪ 470 00:17:41,527 --> 00:17:42,994 (panting) 471 00:17:42,996 --> 00:17:44,128 (groaning) 472 00:17:44,130 --> 00:17:48,399 NARRATOR: Dog days are usually a summer thing. 473 00:17:48,401 --> 00:17:51,469 But don't tell them that. 474 00:17:51,471 --> 00:17:54,405 Fido keeps filing in this winter. 475 00:17:54,407 --> 00:17:55,807 DR. BRENDA: I like working with dogs 476 00:17:55,809 --> 00:17:58,276 because, I don't know, they're interesting. 477 00:17:58,278 --> 00:18:00,144 DR. POL: Big dogs is my favorite. 478 00:18:00,146 --> 00:18:03,081 DR. LISA: Poodle, toy poodle, standard poodle. 479 00:18:03,083 --> 00:18:04,348 DR. NICOLE: My favorite dog breeds 480 00:18:04,350 --> 00:18:07,685 would have to be a beagle and German shepherds. 481 00:18:07,687 --> 00:18:09,554 DR. BRENDA: I don't know that I have a favorite dog breed. 482 00:18:09,556 --> 00:18:11,822 DR. LISA: Dalmatian, corgi. 483 00:18:11,824 --> 00:18:13,024 DR. BRENDA: I might want a Rottweiler. 484 00:18:13,026 --> 00:18:15,560 I might want a Boston terrier. 485 00:18:15,562 --> 00:18:17,361 DR. LISA: Bichon frise. 486 00:18:17,363 --> 00:18:18,896 DR. NICOLE: I love all the dogs that come in. 487 00:18:18,898 --> 00:18:20,498 They're all my buddies. 488 00:18:20,500 --> 00:18:22,833 DR. LISA: Golden retrievers are almost without exception 489 00:18:22,835 --> 00:18:24,835 the best dogs to work with as a vet. 490 00:18:24,837 --> 00:18:26,104 DR. BRENDA: Ah, thank you, thank you, thank you. 491 00:18:26,106 --> 00:18:28,973 As long as they're not trying to eat me, that's a good breed. 492 00:18:28,975 --> 00:18:31,041 DR. POL: It makes no difference what dogs come in. 493 00:18:31,043 --> 00:18:32,910 If they need help, I help them. 494 00:18:32,912 --> 00:18:34,011 Come on! 495 00:18:34,013 --> 00:18:36,047 DR. BRENDA: Sometimes it'd be nice if they could talk. 496 00:18:36,049 --> 00:18:38,782 Sometimes I'm pretty sure I'm glad they can't talk. 497 00:18:38,784 --> 00:18:43,788 (barking) 498 00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:44,989 DR. POL: Oh, go ahead and bite me. 499 00:18:44,991 --> 00:18:46,524 AUBRINA: Hi. DR. POL: Hello. 500 00:18:46,526 --> 00:18:47,525 AUBRINA: Hello. 501 00:18:47,527 --> 00:18:48,593 (barking) 502 00:18:48,595 --> 00:18:49,927 (Dr. Pol laughs) 503 00:18:49,929 --> 00:18:50,928 She's not... 504 00:18:50,930 --> 00:18:52,796 DR. POL: Okay, so what's going on? 505 00:18:52,798 --> 00:18:54,398 AUBRINA: I think she's pregnant. 506 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:55,199 (barking) 507 00:18:55,201 --> 00:18:57,001 DR. POL: Is she supposed to be? 508 00:18:57,003 --> 00:18:59,670 AUBRINA: No, I don't, I don't know if she got bred or not. 509 00:18:59,672 --> 00:19:02,623 I mean, I didn't do it on purpose. 510 00:19:02,625 --> 00:19:04,942 I think my dog Tiny is pregnant. 511 00:19:04,944 --> 00:19:07,411 I think, I don't know. 512 00:19:07,413 --> 00:19:11,349 My neighbor's dog snuck in my house, and I wasn't home, 513 00:19:11,351 --> 00:19:13,217 so I don't know what happened. 514 00:19:13,219 --> 00:19:14,018 (barking) 515 00:19:14,020 --> 00:19:15,553 DR. POL: A little one like this? 516 00:19:15,555 --> 00:19:17,955 AUBRINA: He's a little bit bigger than her. 517 00:19:17,957 --> 00:19:19,690 DR. POL: Okay, come on in. 518 00:19:19,692 --> 00:19:22,293 Let's have a feel and maybe take an x-ray if you want to. 519 00:19:22,295 --> 00:19:23,360 (barking) 520 00:19:23,362 --> 00:19:24,895 Oh, be quiet, you. 521 00:19:24,897 --> 00:19:26,764 AUBRINA: I know, she barks a lot. 522 00:19:26,766 --> 00:19:28,632 DR. POL: That's what Chihuahuas do. 523 00:19:28,634 --> 00:19:31,101 And then they attack you. 524 00:19:31,103 --> 00:19:34,038 AUBRINA: I hope she has all alive puppies, 525 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:35,706 because I would really like some puppies 526 00:19:35,708 --> 00:19:37,841 'cause she's getting old. 527 00:19:37,843 --> 00:19:39,043 DR. POL: Okay, now you're in my... 528 00:19:39,045 --> 00:19:40,778 (growls) 529 00:19:40,780 --> 00:19:42,580 AUBRINA: Tiny, you're okay. DR. POL: Hold still. 530 00:19:42,582 --> 00:19:43,380 (snarling) 531 00:19:43,382 --> 00:19:44,715 AUBRINA: Aww, stop. 532 00:19:44,717 --> 00:19:47,184 DR. POL: Will you just be quiet. 533 00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:48,052 (growling) 534 00:19:48,054 --> 00:19:49,453 AUBRINA: Stop, stop. 535 00:19:49,455 --> 00:19:50,421 DR. POL: When... (barking) 536 00:19:56,062 --> 00:19:56,861 DR. POL: Okay, now you're... 537 00:19:56,863 --> 00:19:57,795 (barking) 538 00:19:57,797 --> 00:19:59,931 Oh. I appreciate you hanging on to her. 539 00:19:59,933 --> 00:20:00,798 (snarling) 540 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,466 Oh, come on, you little. 541 00:20:02,468 --> 00:20:03,867 NARRATOR: Tiny has a big belly. 542 00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:04,735 (snarling) 543 00:20:04,737 --> 00:20:06,470 And a bigger attitude. 544 00:20:06,472 --> 00:20:07,605 AUBRINA: Tiny, you're okay. 545 00:20:07,607 --> 00:20:09,340 DR. POL: Hold still. 546 00:20:09,342 --> 00:20:10,341 Not bloated. 547 00:20:10,343 --> 00:20:11,208 AUBRINA: Okay. 548 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:12,410 DR. POL: Yes, she is pregnant. 549 00:20:12,412 --> 00:20:13,611 AUBRINA: Okay. 550 00:20:13,613 --> 00:20:15,279 DR. POL: She is already swollen up, 551 00:20:15,281 --> 00:20:18,415 mammary glands are swelling up, so she's very close. 552 00:20:18,417 --> 00:20:20,284 Looks to me like she's due pretty soon. 553 00:20:20,286 --> 00:20:21,485 AUBRINA: Pretty soon? Okay. 554 00:20:21,487 --> 00:20:22,419 DR. POL: Yeah. 555 00:20:22,421 --> 00:20:24,889 Now, we have no idea what the male was. 556 00:20:24,891 --> 00:20:29,627 So, when she goes into labor, we may have to do a C-section. 557 00:20:29,629 --> 00:20:30,561 AUBRINA: Okay. 558 00:20:30,563 --> 00:20:32,096 DR. POL: So be prepared. 559 00:20:32,098 --> 00:20:35,633 When she starts having labor pains--eeeg!--straining, 560 00:20:35,635 --> 00:20:38,302 and there's mucus coming that is green, 561 00:20:38,304 --> 00:20:40,771 that means that the puppies should come out. 562 00:20:40,773 --> 00:20:42,640 If they don't, call us. 563 00:20:42,642 --> 00:20:43,641 AUBRINA: Okay. DR. POL: Okay? 564 00:20:43,643 --> 00:20:44,975 AUBRINA: Mm-hmm. 565 00:20:44,977 --> 00:20:46,577 NARRATOR: With her hunch confirmed, 566 00:20:46,579 --> 00:20:49,981 Aubrina's better prepared for what's to come. 567 00:20:49,983 --> 00:20:51,382 AUBRINA: I'm happy. 568 00:20:51,384 --> 00:20:53,918 Dr. Pol said that she will have her puppies 569 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,454 in maybe like two, three days. 570 00:20:56,456 --> 00:20:57,788 DR. POL: Take care of her and watch her. 571 00:20:57,790 --> 00:20:59,256 AUBRINA: Alright. 572 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:03,260 When I get home, just make sure she's got what she needs, 573 00:21:03,262 --> 00:21:06,697 and I just hope she just has a safe delivery. 574 00:21:07,933 --> 00:21:08,899 (bark) 575 00:21:10,136 --> 00:21:11,869 (door chime) 576 00:21:11,871 --> 00:21:13,337 DR. LISA: Good morning. ISAIAH: Morning. 577 00:21:13,339 --> 00:21:15,273 DR. LISA: How's it going? ISAIAH: Good, how are you? 578 00:21:15,275 --> 00:21:18,609 DR. LISA: What's going on with our friend in the box? 579 00:21:18,611 --> 00:21:21,545 ISAIAH: I came into Dr. Pol's today to have my goat looked at. 580 00:21:21,547 --> 00:21:23,747 She was on three legs earlier this week, 581 00:21:23,749 --> 00:21:25,349 and it raised a little concern. 582 00:21:25,351 --> 00:21:27,952 So, I brought her in here to see if we can figure it out. 583 00:21:27,954 --> 00:21:29,486 When she runs, she kind of holds it 584 00:21:29,488 --> 00:21:30,821 like completely off the ground, 585 00:21:30,823 --> 00:21:32,623 she doesn't put any weight on it at all. 586 00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:34,425 DR. LISA: And when did it all kind of start? 587 00:21:34,427 --> 00:21:38,162 ISAIAH: Um, we noticed it like Sunday night, Monday morning. 588 00:21:38,164 --> 00:21:39,897 She means a lot to our farm. 589 00:21:39,899 --> 00:21:42,166 We have five goats back home and they're just pets, 590 00:21:42,168 --> 00:21:46,037 just, we, we enjoy them, they're fun to have, so I was concerned. 591 00:21:46,039 --> 00:21:47,905 Some people might not be, but I was, 592 00:21:47,907 --> 00:21:51,308 so we had to get her checked out. 593 00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:53,510 DR. LISA: This goat's feet I can tell immediately 594 00:21:53,512 --> 00:21:55,446 that the leg that she's lame on, 595 00:21:55,448 --> 00:21:59,050 the toe is kind of overgrown and long. 596 00:21:59,052 --> 00:22:01,619 I'd like to see her walk. 597 00:22:03,990 --> 00:22:06,256 (baa) 598 00:22:06,258 --> 00:22:10,527 This toe here, it's almost like twisting her foot sideways. 599 00:22:10,529 --> 00:22:16,133 I think that unevenness might be causing her some issues. 600 00:22:16,135 --> 00:22:17,534 NARRATOR: This patient's symptoms 601 00:22:17,536 --> 00:22:20,604 match another's seen earlier in the week. 602 00:22:20,606 --> 00:22:24,942 DR. LISA: The overgrown toe is causing her to place weight 603 00:22:24,944 --> 00:22:27,278 on the wrong part of the foot. 604 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,881 NARRATOR: A similar diagnosis calls for a similar treatment. 605 00:22:30,883 --> 00:22:32,416 (boing boing boing) 606 00:22:32,418 --> 00:22:34,685 DR. LISA: I'm gonna get as much of this loose part off 607 00:22:34,687 --> 00:22:36,553 as possible. 608 00:22:36,555 --> 00:22:38,088 Trimming back the toe... 609 00:22:38,090 --> 00:22:39,490 (boing boing boing) 610 00:22:39,492 --> 00:22:42,693 and making sure that she's walking on a flat surface... 611 00:22:42,695 --> 00:22:44,762 I know, we're getting there. 612 00:22:44,764 --> 00:22:46,563 I think is going to make a big difference 613 00:22:46,565 --> 00:22:49,166 in her ability to walk normally. 614 00:22:49,168 --> 00:22:51,101 She's an awfully nice goat. 615 00:22:51,103 --> 00:22:52,103 (baa) 616 00:22:52,105 --> 00:22:54,571 Very cooperative. 617 00:22:54,573 --> 00:22:55,973 NARRATOR: Hooves and fingernails are made 618 00:22:55,975 --> 00:23:00,244 from the same substance: keratin. 619 00:23:00,246 --> 00:23:02,646 This pedicure is painless. 620 00:23:02,648 --> 00:23:05,516 (baa) 621 00:23:05,518 --> 00:23:06,850 DR. LISA: That looks flatter. 622 00:23:06,852 --> 00:23:07,852 NARRATOR: Nailed it. 623 00:23:07,854 --> 00:23:09,186 (baa) 624 00:23:09,188 --> 00:23:11,922 DR. LISA: I think now that we have the main issue resolved, 625 00:23:11,924 --> 00:23:14,525 this goat should be able to get around just fine. 626 00:23:14,527 --> 00:23:17,528 So you give two of these once a day. 627 00:23:17,530 --> 00:23:19,530 NARRATOR: Anti-inflammatories will take care 628 00:23:19,532 --> 00:23:22,599 of lingering joint swelling. 629 00:23:22,601 --> 00:23:24,668 ISAIAH: Pretty relieving, saved a lot of stress 630 00:23:24,670 --> 00:23:26,737 as far as she could have had an injury 631 00:23:26,739 --> 00:23:29,206 or anything else serious going on, 632 00:23:29,208 --> 00:23:30,875 so we got the best-case scenario. 633 00:23:30,877 --> 00:23:32,443 (baa) 634 00:23:33,780 --> 00:23:35,679 ♪ ♪ 635 00:23:35,681 --> 00:23:38,349 NARRATOR: Doc and his son, Charles, are on the move. 636 00:23:38,351 --> 00:23:41,886 ♪ ♪ 637 00:23:41,888 --> 00:23:45,556 CHARLES: The suspension in this car is horrible. 638 00:23:45,558 --> 00:23:48,358 Either that or your wheels are about to come off. 639 00:23:48,360 --> 00:23:50,494 (Dr. Pol laughs) 640 00:23:50,496 --> 00:23:54,431 NARRATOR: Hopefully this is the day's only bumpy ride. 641 00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:57,301 The next patient is an Angus cow. 642 00:23:57,303 --> 00:24:00,504 And the first rule when treating an Angus cow... 643 00:24:00,506 --> 00:24:04,308 DR. POL: Oh. I'm not sure if the cow is here. 644 00:24:04,310 --> 00:24:06,577 NARRATOR: find the Angus cow. 645 00:24:06,579 --> 00:24:09,580 DR. POL: No, they got only horses at the other place. 646 00:24:09,582 --> 00:24:12,383 Calves, no cows. We're not gonna... 647 00:24:12,385 --> 00:24:14,718 CHARLES: It said out in the field, actually, 648 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,187 I think it did say on the, the book. 649 00:24:17,189 --> 00:24:18,389 What was it again? 650 00:24:18,391 --> 00:24:19,456 DR. POL: A cow. 651 00:24:19,458 --> 00:24:20,724 CHARLES: Oh. 652 00:24:20,726 --> 00:24:22,125 DR. POL: Mobile one to base. 653 00:24:22,127 --> 00:24:23,327 WOMAN: Go ahead. 654 00:24:23,329 --> 00:24:24,995 DR. POL: Was it on 17 Mile Road 655 00:24:24,997 --> 00:24:27,598 or was it right at their home place? 656 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:32,803 WOMAN: The cow is in a shed in the field is what it says. 657 00:24:32,805 --> 00:24:33,938 (radio chirps) 658 00:24:33,940 --> 00:24:35,405 DR. POL: Uh-huh. 659 00:24:35,407 --> 00:24:38,475 Okay, I'll go to the home place. 660 00:24:38,477 --> 00:24:40,277 (engine revving) 661 00:24:40,279 --> 00:24:41,479 Okay, let's go find it. 662 00:24:41,481 --> 00:24:43,146 KATIE: Alright. 663 00:24:43,148 --> 00:24:46,484 NARRATOR: It never takes long to get back on track. 664 00:24:46,486 --> 00:24:48,018 DR. POL: Oh, my gosh. 665 00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:49,019 This one. 666 00:24:49,021 --> 00:24:50,020 KATIE: This one, yep. 667 00:24:50,022 --> 00:24:51,088 DR. POL: Okay. 668 00:24:51,090 --> 00:24:52,422 NARRATOR: One of Katie's cows 669 00:24:52,424 --> 00:24:55,359 recently delivered a stillborn calf. 670 00:24:55,361 --> 00:24:57,294 DR. POL: And Katie was wondering 671 00:24:57,296 --> 00:25:01,031 if all the afterbirth has come out. 672 00:25:01,033 --> 00:25:03,100 NARRATOR: A retained placenta can fester 673 00:25:03,102 --> 00:25:05,636 and lead to a toxic infection. 674 00:25:05,638 --> 00:25:08,105 DR. POL: Now, come on, girl, stick your head in here. 675 00:25:08,107 --> 00:25:10,107 This is easy to check. 676 00:25:10,109 --> 00:25:14,044 But Angus cows are not that easy-going. 677 00:25:14,046 --> 00:25:15,312 KATIE: They'll try to get out. 678 00:25:15,314 --> 00:25:17,248 CHARLES: Yeah, no, we'll keep them out. 679 00:25:17,250 --> 00:25:18,249 I'm gonna stay here. 680 00:25:18,251 --> 00:25:19,450 KATIE: Okay. 681 00:25:19,452 --> 00:25:21,385 CHARLES: Not that I can stop them if they try to get out, 682 00:25:21,387 --> 00:25:22,319 but I can discourage it. 683 00:25:22,321 --> 00:25:23,587 KATIE: They're not mean, they're just. 684 00:25:23,589 --> 00:25:26,123 DR. POL: No, they're just Angus. 685 00:25:26,125 --> 00:25:30,661 Two cows are easier to handle than one. 686 00:25:30,663 --> 00:25:33,330 When you have two, they think, well, 687 00:25:33,332 --> 00:25:36,133 maybe they are after the other one and not me. 688 00:25:36,135 --> 00:25:37,734 CHARLES: Do you want to get another gate in here? 689 00:25:37,736 --> 00:25:38,736 DR. POL: No. 690 00:25:38,738 --> 00:25:40,137 KATIE: If you're not gonna do anything with her, 691 00:25:40,139 --> 00:25:41,071 we could let her out. 692 00:25:41,073 --> 00:25:42,606 DR. POL: No, she's fine. KATIE: She's fine? 693 00:25:42,608 --> 00:25:44,475 CHARLES: You done? 694 00:25:44,477 --> 00:25:46,610 Alright, watch out, everybody. 695 00:25:46,612 --> 00:25:49,280 DR. POL: No! Guys! 696 00:25:49,282 --> 00:25:50,547 (sighs) 697 00:25:50,549 --> 00:25:54,552 When you have one cow, they know that you're after them. 698 00:25:54,554 --> 00:25:55,819 Charles, close the gate 'cause she's gonna... 699 00:25:55,821 --> 00:25:56,954 CHARLES: It's closed. 700 00:25:56,956 --> 00:25:58,222 DR. POL: That's why I didn't want the other one out. 701 00:25:58,224 --> 00:26:00,224 So they really try to get away. 702 00:26:00,226 --> 00:26:01,825 CHARLES: Back, hold on. 703 00:26:01,827 --> 00:26:03,627 DR. POL: No, Charles, what the... 704 00:26:03,629 --> 00:26:04,762 CHARLES: Hold on. 705 00:26:04,764 --> 00:26:06,830 DR. POL: Charles, watch it, she's gonna get ya. 706 00:26:06,832 --> 00:26:08,098 CHARLES: Oh, no. 707 00:26:08,100 --> 00:26:09,733 DR. POL: Yes, she's gonna get ya! 708 00:26:15,057 --> 00:26:16,523 DR. POL: Charles! 709 00:26:16,525 --> 00:26:18,926 CHARLES: She is definitely too close for comfort. 710 00:26:18,928 --> 00:26:20,527 Do you want to come? Hold on. 711 00:26:20,529 --> 00:26:24,198 This is by far the worst position I could have been in. 712 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:25,332 Go, go, go, go, go. 713 00:26:25,334 --> 00:26:26,934 DR. POL: Get! 714 00:26:26,936 --> 00:26:31,739 CHARLES: Hold on. Grab it, right around that post. 715 00:26:31,741 --> 00:26:34,341 She knows where the exit is, but she's not angry. 716 00:26:34,343 --> 00:26:36,543 DR. POL: Okay, now we got her. 717 00:26:36,545 --> 00:26:37,544 Okay. 718 00:26:37,546 --> 00:26:39,479 CHARLES: She's not gonna be going anywhere. 719 00:26:39,481 --> 00:26:40,948 DR. POL: No, not now. 720 00:26:40,950 --> 00:26:45,219 CHARLES: She's playing with me, trying to get me to move. 721 00:26:45,221 --> 00:26:46,753 I got lucky today. 722 00:26:46,755 --> 00:26:48,289 Could have gone a lot different way, 723 00:26:48,291 --> 00:26:50,557 and I could have got hurt. 724 00:26:50,559 --> 00:26:52,960 DR. POL: Yeah, look at this, she already cleaned. 725 00:26:52,962 --> 00:26:56,297 There was no afterbirth left, and she can be bred again. 726 00:26:56,299 --> 00:26:57,298 KATIE: Okay. 727 00:26:57,300 --> 00:26:58,632 DR. POL: Open the gate. 728 00:26:58,634 --> 00:26:59,433 CHARLES: Go on. 729 00:26:59,435 --> 00:27:00,567 DR. POL: We're done. 730 00:27:00,569 --> 00:27:02,169 So that's all we do for her. 731 00:27:02,171 --> 00:27:03,437 KATIE: Okay. 732 00:27:03,439 --> 00:27:04,638 DR. POL: Take care! 733 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:08,842 ♪ ♪ 734 00:27:08,844 --> 00:27:10,444 (moo) 735 00:27:12,648 --> 00:27:19,186 ♪ ♪ 736 00:27:19,188 --> 00:27:20,254 NARRATOR: Another day... 737 00:27:20,256 --> 00:27:22,055 (puppy yelps) 738 00:27:22,057 --> 00:27:24,391 another collar. 739 00:27:24,393 --> 00:27:26,460 STACY: Doc is about 12 weeks old. 740 00:27:26,462 --> 00:27:27,461 We got him last week, 741 00:27:27,463 --> 00:27:30,264 so he's coming in for his first puppy visit. 742 00:27:30,266 --> 00:27:31,398 NARRATOR: Although young, 743 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:35,202 this Australian shepherd has had it "ruff." 744 00:27:35,204 --> 00:27:36,337 DR. LISA: How's he doing? 745 00:27:36,339 --> 00:27:38,605 STACY: He's doing pretty good. We got him last Monday. 746 00:27:38,607 --> 00:27:39,540 DR. LISA: Okay. 747 00:27:39,542 --> 00:27:41,341 STACY: He had gone through like quite a bit 748 00:27:41,343 --> 00:27:42,743 where they said they ended up having to feed him 749 00:27:42,745 --> 00:27:43,744 like goat's milk and stuff 750 00:27:43,746 --> 00:27:45,679 to keep that, like, the litter going. 751 00:27:45,681 --> 00:27:47,548 So he's pretty small. 752 00:27:47,550 --> 00:27:49,282 The mom had some medical issues, 753 00:27:49,284 --> 00:27:51,818 and so the puppies weren't getting a lot of nutrition, 754 00:27:51,820 --> 00:27:53,287 so they had to give them goat's milk 755 00:27:53,289 --> 00:27:55,422 to kind of keep them going. 756 00:27:55,424 --> 00:27:57,958 I gave him the flea and tick last Tuesday 757 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:00,027 and the wormer last Thursday. 758 00:28:00,029 --> 00:28:02,963 He did pass a couple of tapeworms, but nothing since. 759 00:28:02,965 --> 00:28:03,764 And I did bring... 760 00:28:03,766 --> 00:28:04,631 DR. LISA: Good boy. 761 00:28:04,633 --> 00:28:05,966 STACY: a lovely sample for you. 762 00:28:05,968 --> 00:28:07,868 DR. LISA: Oh, yeah, I'll take a look at it. 763 00:28:10,306 --> 00:28:12,506 SHANNON: Gigi, come here. 764 00:28:12,508 --> 00:28:16,910 Gigi is a cane corso, which she is an Italian mastiff. 765 00:28:16,912 --> 00:28:18,379 DR. POL: Oh, my gosh. 766 00:28:18,381 --> 00:28:20,647 SHANNON: We've always only had golden retrievers, 767 00:28:20,649 --> 00:28:23,784 so Gigi has been quite a challenge for us. 768 00:28:23,786 --> 00:28:26,253 DR. POL: Come on. Come on. 769 00:28:26,255 --> 00:28:29,256 SHANNON: She was bred as a working dog in Italy 770 00:28:29,258 --> 00:28:33,660 and also a guard dog, so she is very stubborn. 771 00:28:33,662 --> 00:28:34,795 DR. POL: Come on, let's go. 772 00:28:34,797 --> 00:28:36,663 I'm going behind you. 773 00:28:36,665 --> 00:28:38,865 SHANNON: And she's very protective, 774 00:28:38,867 --> 00:28:41,935 so she doesn't do well around strangers yet. 775 00:28:41,937 --> 00:28:44,872 DR. POL: Just follow the old guy. 776 00:28:44,874 --> 00:28:47,074 DR. LISA: Hi, bud. 777 00:28:47,076 --> 00:28:51,411 Stacy's noticed a couple tapeworm segments in his stool. 778 00:28:51,413 --> 00:28:54,281 Puppies are almost 100% of the time 779 00:28:54,283 --> 00:28:56,884 born with parasites in their GI tract, 780 00:28:56,886 --> 00:29:00,754 and they can cause problems with diarrhea and weight loss. 781 00:29:00,756 --> 00:29:03,223 Almost 10 pounds. 782 00:29:03,225 --> 00:29:04,625 Just a little guy. 783 00:29:04,627 --> 00:29:07,561 And Doc already has enough on his plate 784 00:29:07,563 --> 00:29:11,098 as far as growing and playing and being a happy puppy. 785 00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:12,899 We don't want him dealing with that as well. 786 00:29:12,901 --> 00:29:14,434 So we're definitely gonna be dosing him up 787 00:29:14,436 --> 00:29:16,503 with some dewormer today. 788 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:18,972 Bwah! 789 00:29:18,974 --> 00:29:21,508 He seems perfectly healthy otherwise. 790 00:29:21,510 --> 00:29:23,777 He gained like almost two pounds since last time. 791 00:29:23,779 --> 00:29:24,845 STACY: Oh, he did, good, good. 792 00:29:24,847 --> 00:29:26,046 DR. LISA: He's 10 pounds today. 793 00:29:26,048 --> 00:29:29,516 He is still, I would say, a little bit on the skinny side, 794 00:29:29,518 --> 00:29:30,517 but he's getting there. 795 00:29:30,519 --> 00:29:31,518 STACY: Okay, good. 796 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:32,786 DR. LISA: And as long as he's eating well, 797 00:29:32,788 --> 00:29:35,122 he's gonna compensate for that pretty quickly. 798 00:29:35,124 --> 00:29:37,324 STACY: Perfect. 799 00:29:37,326 --> 00:29:38,325 DR. POL: Come on. 800 00:29:38,327 --> 00:29:39,659 It's okay. 801 00:29:39,661 --> 00:29:40,794 Hey, look at me. 802 00:29:40,796 --> 00:29:42,329 It's okay. 803 00:29:42,331 --> 00:29:45,199 SHANNON: We came to Dr. Pol specifically for Gigi 804 00:29:45,201 --> 00:29:48,068 because he is so good with large animals, 805 00:29:48,070 --> 00:29:50,871 and he loves mastiffs. 806 00:29:50,873 --> 00:29:55,142 DR. POL: Oh, my gosh. You're fine. You're fine. 807 00:29:55,144 --> 00:29:56,810 NARRATOR: Shannon has big plans 808 00:29:56,812 --> 00:29:59,480 to help Gigi break out of her shell. 809 00:29:59,482 --> 00:30:01,682 SHANNON: We're putting her in a bunch of puppy classes, 810 00:30:01,684 --> 00:30:03,083 she goes to doggy day care, 811 00:30:03,085 --> 00:30:05,285 so that she can get the socialization. 812 00:30:05,287 --> 00:30:07,087 DR. POL: She's 20 weeks? 813 00:30:07,089 --> 00:30:11,291 Distemper, adenovirus, parvo, parainfluenza, 814 00:30:11,293 --> 00:30:14,694 and Bordetella, kennel cough. 815 00:30:14,696 --> 00:30:16,763 These puppies have to be vaccinated, 816 00:30:16,765 --> 00:30:19,833 otherwise they really can pick up, you know, 817 00:30:19,835 --> 00:30:21,968 other, all kinds of diseases. 818 00:30:21,970 --> 00:30:25,706 Everything in one shot, 'cause I hate to keep poking you. 819 00:30:25,708 --> 00:30:27,374 Okay. 820 00:30:27,376 --> 00:30:30,510 And it's a lot cheaper and healthier and better for the pet 821 00:30:30,512 --> 00:30:32,913 to be vaccinated than to get the disease. 822 00:30:32,915 --> 00:30:33,914 SHANNON: Come on. 823 00:30:33,916 --> 00:30:34,915 It was wonderful. 824 00:30:34,917 --> 00:30:38,385 Dr. Pol makes everything so easy and painless. 825 00:30:38,387 --> 00:30:39,853 You're fine, Gigi. 826 00:30:44,126 --> 00:30:45,459 ♪ ♪ 827 00:30:45,461 --> 00:30:46,593 (meow) 828 00:30:46,595 --> 00:30:52,332 ♪ ♪ 829 00:30:56,605 --> 00:30:59,006 ♪ ♪ 830 00:30:59,008 --> 00:31:02,542 DR. NICOLE: Today I'm going to the Babcock farm. 831 00:31:02,544 --> 00:31:04,411 When I first pull in the driveway, 832 00:31:04,413 --> 00:31:07,948 I am kind of shocked because I see a horse laying down. 833 00:31:07,950 --> 00:31:10,350 That's not usually normal, 834 00:31:10,352 --> 00:31:13,487 and at closer look, I see that he's not moving. 835 00:31:19,344 --> 00:31:20,610 DR. NICOLE: Hi, bud. 836 00:31:20,612 --> 00:31:23,347 What happened to you, hmm? 837 00:31:23,349 --> 00:31:27,150 NARRATOR: Dr. Nicole's routine farm call takes a dire turn. 838 00:31:27,152 --> 00:31:28,885 DR. NICOLE: Did he just recently go down or? 839 00:31:28,887 --> 00:31:31,488 VICKY: Just, he ate this morning, 840 00:31:31,490 --> 00:31:34,758 but I just come out an hour ago and he was down. 841 00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:37,160 DR. NICOLE: And he hasn't been having any other issues 842 00:31:37,162 --> 00:31:38,762 besides today just going down? 843 00:31:38,764 --> 00:31:40,297 VICKY: Right. 844 00:31:40,299 --> 00:31:43,300 DR. NICOLE: This horse does not look good at all. 845 00:31:43,302 --> 00:31:48,038 He's not moving, and he almost looks lifeless. 846 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:51,908 I want to listen to his heartbeat. 847 00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:54,444 And I can barely hear it. 848 00:31:54,446 --> 00:31:57,915 It's super faint, it's super slow. 849 00:31:57,917 --> 00:32:00,234 Has he been trying to roll or anything? 850 00:32:00,236 --> 00:32:01,318 VICKY: Yeah, he has. 851 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:05,121 He gets his head up, but he's not real strong. 852 00:32:05,123 --> 00:32:07,124 I'm sure it's just his age. 853 00:32:07,126 --> 00:32:08,858 He's 34. 854 00:32:08,860 --> 00:32:10,594 DR. NICOLE: Okay. 855 00:32:10,596 --> 00:32:13,330 NARRATOR: This horse is on borrowed time. 856 00:32:13,332 --> 00:32:15,732 Few live past 30. 857 00:32:15,734 --> 00:32:18,468 DR. NICOLE: He is super cold. 858 00:32:18,470 --> 00:32:21,872 Yeah, his temperature's not even reading. 859 00:32:21,874 --> 00:32:24,341 Rectal temperature, it's not even reading, 860 00:32:24,343 --> 00:32:26,276 which means it's below 90 degrees, 861 00:32:26,278 --> 00:32:29,346 which is super hypothermic for a horse. 862 00:32:29,348 --> 00:32:32,148 Well, there's really no reason for him to be this cold, 863 00:32:32,150 --> 00:32:34,351 so that means something's going on. 864 00:32:34,353 --> 00:32:36,753 He's not looking too good. 865 00:32:36,755 --> 00:32:38,288 Maybe he has a bad heart, 866 00:32:38,290 --> 00:32:40,957 maybe he has some congestive heart failure. 867 00:32:40,959 --> 00:32:42,826 It's not pumping as it should be, 868 00:32:42,828 --> 00:32:45,562 meaning there's not enough blood flow throughout the body, 869 00:32:45,564 --> 00:32:47,297 and that's just cooling him off 870 00:32:47,299 --> 00:32:50,633 and causing him to become hypothermic. 871 00:32:50,635 --> 00:32:54,571 You just don't look like you have any life left in you. 872 00:32:54,573 --> 00:32:56,106 He is pretty old. 873 00:32:56,108 --> 00:32:57,441 His body could be saying 874 00:32:57,443 --> 00:33:00,577 "hey, I've had enough, and it's my time to go." 875 00:33:02,448 --> 00:33:06,116 VICKY: Yeah, I don't want him to suffer. 876 00:33:06,118 --> 00:33:08,118 DR. NICOLE: I think he's suffering right now. 877 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:09,453 MAN: Betcha. VICKY: Alright. 878 00:33:09,455 --> 00:33:11,722 DR. NICOLE: I'm sorry. 879 00:33:11,724 --> 00:33:13,790 Vicky and I are on the same page. 880 00:33:13,792 --> 00:33:17,661 We both feel that it's best to put him out of his suffering. 881 00:33:17,663 --> 00:33:20,664 Let me go get his shots, okay? 882 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:21,999 We could try and go ahead 883 00:33:22,001 --> 00:33:24,935 and do all these diagnostics and treatments, 884 00:33:24,937 --> 00:33:27,738 but I think we're just prolonging the worst. 885 00:33:30,208 --> 00:33:32,008 I'm so sorry. 886 00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:35,479 You're doing the best thing for him. 887 00:33:35,481 --> 00:33:37,814 Euthanasia is always hard. 888 00:33:37,816 --> 00:33:39,015 I wish all the animals 889 00:33:39,017 --> 00:33:40,683 could stay nice and healthy their whole lives 890 00:33:40,685 --> 00:33:41,751 and live forever, 891 00:33:41,753 --> 00:33:43,954 but I know that it's necessary 892 00:33:43,956 --> 00:33:47,491 to save the animal a lot of pain in the long run. 893 00:33:47,493 --> 00:33:48,492 (sobbing) 894 00:33:48,494 --> 00:33:50,761 I'm so sorry for your loss. 895 00:33:50,763 --> 00:33:56,966 ♪ ♪ 896 00:33:56,968 --> 00:34:03,173 (geese honking) 897 00:34:03,175 --> 00:34:08,111 ♪ ♪ 898 00:34:08,113 --> 00:34:10,180 STEPHANIE: We're having Dr. Pol out today. 899 00:34:10,182 --> 00:34:13,984 We have been dealing with a cow that's been bloating. 900 00:34:13,986 --> 00:34:15,251 DR. POL: How bad is he now? 901 00:34:15,253 --> 00:34:16,586 STEPHANIE: Well... 902 00:34:16,588 --> 00:34:19,656 He actually doesn't appear that he feels that bad, 903 00:34:19,658 --> 00:34:21,725 but he's not 100%, that's for sure. 904 00:34:21,727 --> 00:34:25,529 ♪ ♪ 905 00:34:25,531 --> 00:34:26,463 (clang) 906 00:34:26,465 --> 00:34:28,131 DR. POL: Ooh, he's a wild one. 907 00:34:28,133 --> 00:34:30,733 ♪ ♪ 908 00:34:30,735 --> 00:34:32,202 Hmm. 909 00:34:32,204 --> 00:34:35,805 This is a bloat caused by pneumonia. 910 00:34:35,807 --> 00:34:40,210 There is a nerve that runs from the brain in between the lungs 911 00:34:40,212 --> 00:34:42,812 that is supposed to make the stomach work. 912 00:34:42,814 --> 00:34:44,814 And when they have pneumonia, 913 00:34:44,816 --> 00:34:48,819 then this nerve gets damaged, and they bloat. 914 00:34:48,821 --> 00:34:52,555 It's easy to help, but it takes some time. 915 00:34:52,557 --> 00:34:55,758 Yep, we'll get the thing in there. 916 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:57,561 Knife. 917 00:34:57,563 --> 00:34:59,829 So, what we have to do now 918 00:34:59,831 --> 00:35:03,834 is put one of those screw-in trocars in the rumen 919 00:35:03,836 --> 00:35:07,571 so that the gas will go out. 920 00:35:07,573 --> 00:35:11,708 What I have to do is just make a hole in the skin. 921 00:35:11,710 --> 00:35:16,513 He's barely solid enough to get the tube in, but I'll try it. 922 00:35:16,515 --> 00:35:18,781 When there's not much gas in the stomach, 923 00:35:18,783 --> 00:35:22,919 then it's a lot harder to push that trocar all the way through. 924 00:35:22,921 --> 00:35:24,521 CHARLES: You losing the stomach? 925 00:35:24,523 --> 00:35:26,123 Or you having a hard time getting through the skin? 926 00:35:26,125 --> 00:35:28,925 DR. POL: The stomach is not hard enough. 927 00:35:28,927 --> 00:35:30,460 NARRATOR: If the inflated stomach 928 00:35:30,462 --> 00:35:33,864 isn't pressed up against the abdomen wall, 929 00:35:33,866 --> 00:35:35,865 the trocar will fail. 930 00:35:35,867 --> 00:35:37,400 (moo) 931 00:35:37,402 --> 00:35:41,604 Giving up, however, is not an option. 932 00:35:41,606 --> 00:35:43,806 If the stomach continues to grow, 933 00:35:43,808 --> 00:35:46,676 it can crush the lungs and suffocate the calf. 934 00:35:46,678 --> 00:35:50,480 ♪ ♪ 935 00:35:50,482 --> 00:35:54,885 ♪ ♪ 936 00:35:54,887 --> 00:35:56,219 CHARLES: Sounded like it went in there. 937 00:35:56,221 --> 00:35:57,621 DR. POL: Yeah. 938 00:35:57,623 --> 00:35:58,755 (clanging) 939 00:35:58,757 --> 00:36:00,490 Oh, stand still. 940 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:03,560 I can smell it, I got it. 941 00:36:03,562 --> 00:36:05,362 CHARLES: Yeah, I smell it, too. 942 00:36:05,364 --> 00:36:07,096 DR. POL: It's fermented grass, 943 00:36:07,098 --> 00:36:09,566 so it always smells a little bit funny. 944 00:36:09,568 --> 00:36:13,637 And when you smell it, you know that you're in the rumen. 945 00:36:13,639 --> 00:36:15,705 Okay, back him up. 946 00:36:15,707 --> 00:36:17,240 CHARLES: Go on! Go on! 947 00:36:17,242 --> 00:36:19,375 DR. POL: Okay, good. 948 00:36:19,377 --> 00:36:20,310 Alrighty. 949 00:36:20,312 --> 00:36:22,378 He won't bloat anymore. 950 00:36:22,380 --> 00:36:24,247 In about two weeks that thing comes out. 951 00:36:24,249 --> 00:36:25,782 And it heals up. 952 00:36:25,784 --> 00:36:29,052 And it's just like a screw, you just unscrew it. 953 00:36:29,054 --> 00:36:31,521 Normally these things heal up very well. 954 00:36:31,523 --> 00:36:34,124 Some antibiotics that clears up the pneumonia, 955 00:36:34,126 --> 00:36:36,726 we take the trocar out in a couple weeks. 956 00:36:36,728 --> 00:36:37,927 STEPHANIE: Alright. 957 00:36:37,929 --> 00:36:40,730 He looked like he had just a smidge of issue. 958 00:36:40,732 --> 00:36:41,931 DR. POL: See ya. 959 00:36:41,933 --> 00:36:45,268 STEPHANIE: But as usual, he made it work out, and the calf, 960 00:36:45,270 --> 00:36:47,137 he'll be back in the pasture with his friends 961 00:36:47,139 --> 00:36:50,840 and will hopefully grow up to be an awesome steer. 962 00:36:55,814 --> 00:36:59,482 NARRATOR: Roy's cat hasn't been herself lately. 963 00:36:59,484 --> 00:37:01,218 DR. LISA: Hello. ROY: Hi. 964 00:37:01,220 --> 00:37:03,220 DR. LISA: So, what's going on with Betty today? 965 00:37:03,222 --> 00:37:06,889 ROY: Well, hasn't had a bowel movement in about a week. 966 00:37:06,891 --> 00:37:08,424 DR. LISA: Is she eating and drinking okay? 967 00:37:08,426 --> 00:37:11,894 ROY: She is. Surprisingly she's eating pretty well. 968 00:37:11,896 --> 00:37:13,496 DR. LISA: Has she been peeing in the litter box? 969 00:37:13,498 --> 00:37:14,497 ROY: Off and on. 970 00:37:14,499 --> 00:37:15,832 DR. LISA: And no diet changes? 971 00:37:15,834 --> 00:37:17,968 ROY: No, hasn't been. 972 00:37:17,970 --> 00:37:18,902 DR. LISA: Okay. 973 00:37:18,904 --> 00:37:20,637 Depending on what I feel or don't feel, 974 00:37:20,639 --> 00:37:23,506 I might want to take an x-ray and see what's going on inside. 975 00:37:23,508 --> 00:37:25,375 ROY: Okay. 976 00:37:25,377 --> 00:37:28,645 My cat Betty's probably around 10 years old. 977 00:37:28,647 --> 00:37:29,846 I don't know the exact age 978 00:37:29,848 --> 00:37:32,582 because she came to us as a stray. 979 00:37:32,584 --> 00:37:33,717 DR. LISA: Come on out. 980 00:37:33,719 --> 00:37:36,853 ROY: And really became kind of part of our family, 981 00:37:36,855 --> 00:37:40,189 so you know, she'd definitely be missed if she wasn't around. 982 00:37:40,191 --> 00:37:41,658 DR. LISA: Hey, baby. 983 00:37:41,660 --> 00:37:43,059 Oh, you're very round. 984 00:37:43,061 --> 00:37:44,327 WOMAN: Mm-hmm. 985 00:37:44,329 --> 00:37:48,331 DR. LISA: Doesn't want to go inside her butt. 986 00:37:48,333 --> 00:37:50,533 Immediately it's pretty difficult 987 00:37:50,535 --> 00:37:55,538 to get the thermometer in Betty's hind end. 988 00:37:55,540 --> 00:37:58,041 She doesn't feel constipated. 989 00:38:00,879 --> 00:38:02,345 WOMAN: It's alright. 990 00:38:02,347 --> 00:38:03,613 DR. LISA: What the heck? 991 00:38:03,615 --> 00:38:08,351 That is, okay, that feels-- There's something hard in there. 992 00:38:14,643 --> 00:38:17,043 DR. LISA: This is going to be gross. 993 00:38:17,045 --> 00:38:20,113 NARRATOR: Unclogging pipes is dirty work. 994 00:38:20,115 --> 00:38:22,182 ROY: I'm hoping that she leaves feeling a lot better. 995 00:38:22,184 --> 00:38:23,850 She's been, you know, pretty miserable 996 00:38:23,852 --> 00:38:27,253 trying to relieve herself. 997 00:38:27,255 --> 00:38:29,923 DR. LISA: Yeah, it's coming out. 998 00:38:29,925 --> 00:38:33,459 I do feel some pretty hard material in her rectum. 999 00:38:33,461 --> 00:38:34,460 I got... 1000 00:38:34,462 --> 00:38:35,461 WOMAN: A chunk? 1001 00:38:35,463 --> 00:38:37,397 DR. LISA: The first chunk out. 1002 00:38:37,399 --> 00:38:40,066 Normally the rectum is totally empty 1003 00:38:40,068 --> 00:38:43,603 or there might be a small amount of normal soft feces, 1004 00:38:43,605 --> 00:38:47,807 but finding this hard mass is definitely abnormal. 1005 00:38:47,809 --> 00:38:51,144 It doesn't feel like it extends very far. 1006 00:38:51,146 --> 00:38:54,547 Yeah, I think I'm gonna sedate her to get the rest out. 1007 00:38:54,549 --> 00:38:58,284 You've put up with a lot there, kiddo. 1008 00:38:58,286 --> 00:39:02,155 NARRATOR: Dr. Lisa can help more when Betty's relaxed. 1009 00:39:02,157 --> 00:39:03,956 WOMAN: You're okay. 1010 00:39:03,958 --> 00:39:05,091 DR. LISA: And once she's asleep 1011 00:39:05,093 --> 00:39:09,495 I'm able to more fully kind of explore the problem. 1012 00:39:09,497 --> 00:39:13,166 ♪ ♪ 1013 00:39:13,168 --> 00:39:16,970 I'm pulling out some really dry impacted fecal material 1014 00:39:16,972 --> 00:39:20,774 with a lot of hair matted in it. 1015 00:39:20,776 --> 00:39:24,110 As far as other constipated cats I've seen, 1016 00:39:24,112 --> 00:39:27,447 Betty's definitely one of the worst cases. 1017 00:39:27,449 --> 00:39:30,783 Yeah, everything else feels nice and small. 1018 00:39:30,785 --> 00:39:31,901 It's likely that Betty 1019 00:39:31,903 --> 00:39:36,589 has been kind of mildly constipated for some time. 1020 00:39:36,591 --> 00:39:39,859 I think it's just there's lots of hair and stuff in there, 1021 00:39:39,861 --> 00:39:43,063 and probably one chunk stalled the flow 1022 00:39:43,065 --> 00:39:44,464 and then everything got dried out. 1023 00:39:44,466 --> 00:39:46,866 WOMAN: Yeah. 1024 00:39:46,868 --> 00:39:48,468 (door chime) 1025 00:39:48,470 --> 00:39:49,602 DR. LISA: Success. 1026 00:39:49,604 --> 00:39:51,003 ROY: Oh, okay, cool. 1027 00:39:51,005 --> 00:39:53,673 DR. LISA: I don't feel anything further up in her abdomen, 1028 00:39:53,675 --> 00:39:55,408 but this is syrup, 1029 00:39:55,410 --> 00:39:57,543 this is just gonna help loosen everything that's... 1030 00:39:57,545 --> 00:39:58,344 ROY: Okay. 1031 00:39:58,346 --> 00:39:59,412 DR. LISA: still in there. 1032 00:39:59,414 --> 00:40:02,615 Now that we've removed the big dry obstruction 1033 00:40:02,617 --> 00:40:04,283 that was stopping everything up... 1034 00:40:04,285 --> 00:40:05,151 ROY: Thank you very much. 1035 00:40:05,153 --> 00:40:06,686 DR. LISA: Have a good day. ROY: Yep. 1036 00:40:06,688 --> 00:40:09,422 DR. LISA: I think Betty's gonna be just fine. 1037 00:40:09,424 --> 00:40:10,457 (honks horn) 1038 00:40:12,494 --> 00:40:15,895 ♪ ♪ 1039 00:40:15,897 --> 00:40:19,565 NARRATOR: As things start to run a little hot, 1040 00:40:19,567 --> 00:40:22,702 two docs run to farm calls. 1041 00:40:22,704 --> 00:40:26,506 MARSHA: My goat Dora's not eating. 1042 00:40:26,508 --> 00:40:29,642 She didn't even want to eat her peanuts this morning, 1043 00:40:29,644 --> 00:40:32,245 which she usually gobbles right up. 1044 00:40:32,247 --> 00:40:33,513 DR. BRENDA: There ya go. 1045 00:40:33,515 --> 00:40:34,981 How long's she been off feed? 1046 00:40:34,983 --> 00:40:38,851 MARSHA: Probably late yesterday and today. 1047 00:40:38,853 --> 00:40:41,855 I've been raising goats for 35 years, 1048 00:40:41,857 --> 00:40:44,590 and I don't know what the problem really is. 1049 00:40:44,592 --> 00:40:45,458 (baa) 1050 00:40:45,460 --> 00:40:48,194 Why you being such a pistol, huh? 1051 00:40:48,196 --> 00:40:49,595 DR. BRENDA: I'm not getting a whole lot with her 1052 00:40:49,597 --> 00:40:51,197 that sounds wrong with her. 1053 00:40:51,199 --> 00:40:53,800 Like her lungs don't sound bad, her udder feels good, 1054 00:40:53,802 --> 00:40:56,469 she's ruminating like she should be. 1055 00:40:56,471 --> 00:40:57,737 There's really nothing wrong with her 1056 00:40:57,739 --> 00:40:59,739 that I can find from the outside. 1057 00:40:59,741 --> 00:41:02,809 MARSHA: And I only got about half of the milk this morning. 1058 00:41:02,811 --> 00:41:03,810 DR. BRENDA: That's 'cause she's not eating. 1059 00:41:03,812 --> 00:41:04,811 MARSHA: Yeah. 1060 00:41:04,813 --> 00:41:06,146 DR. BRENDA: Those go hand in hand. 1061 00:41:06,148 --> 00:41:07,814 I think what I would like to do with her today 1062 00:41:07,816 --> 00:41:10,016 is just, um, start her on some B complex 1063 00:41:10,018 --> 00:41:12,351 and see if that does anything for her. 1064 00:41:12,353 --> 00:41:13,820 Hopefully a combination of B vitamins 1065 00:41:13,822 --> 00:41:15,555 will make Dora feel a little bit better, 1066 00:41:15,557 --> 00:41:17,957 get her appetite back up, she'll start back to eating. 1067 00:41:17,959 --> 00:41:20,226 Do you have some left, or are you out? 1068 00:41:20,228 --> 00:41:21,494 MARSHA: I probably should go look. 1069 00:41:21,496 --> 00:41:22,829 DR. BRENDA: Okay, why don't you go look, 1070 00:41:22,831 --> 00:41:24,630 and then I will see what I've got here, 1071 00:41:24,632 --> 00:41:26,099 and see if we can, what we can make happen... 1072 00:41:26,101 --> 00:41:27,033 MARSHA: Okay. 1073 00:41:27,035 --> 00:41:29,102 DR. BRENDA: between the two of us. 1074 00:41:29,104 --> 00:41:31,371 DR. POL: Nicole has a hobby farm, 1075 00:41:31,373 --> 00:41:34,641 a little bit of everything, and I kind of like that. 1076 00:41:34,643 --> 00:41:35,975 And she has a couple pigs 1077 00:41:35,977 --> 00:41:38,912 that she was wondering if they were pregnant. 1078 00:41:38,914 --> 00:41:41,113 NICOLE: Louise is due any day now. 1079 00:41:41,115 --> 00:41:42,982 Darlene hopefully within a month. 1080 00:41:42,984 --> 00:41:44,517 We might be too late for 4-H, 1081 00:41:44,519 --> 00:41:48,321 but if not, then we will have some pigs for 4-H kids. 1082 00:41:48,323 --> 00:41:50,790 DR. POL: Oh, big girl, how are ya? 1083 00:41:50,792 --> 00:41:52,792 NICOLE: You can rub her belly. DR. POL: Oh, yeah. 1084 00:41:52,794 --> 00:41:55,528 NICOLE: She'll lay right down. 1085 00:41:55,530 --> 00:41:56,930 DR. POL: Oh, she, she's pregnant. 1086 00:41:56,932 --> 00:41:58,130 NICOLE: Okay. 1087 00:41:58,132 --> 00:42:01,200 DR. POL: Hee hee hee hee! Definite, 'cause see this here. 1088 00:42:01,202 --> 00:42:05,004 She has mammary development, and a bell-shaped belly, 1089 00:42:05,006 --> 00:42:07,139 so we know that she's pregnant. 1090 00:42:07,141 --> 00:42:08,474 I can feel them right here. 1091 00:42:08,476 --> 00:42:09,342 NICOLE: Okay. 1092 00:42:09,344 --> 00:42:10,610 DR. POL: Okay. 1093 00:42:10,612 --> 00:42:12,278 Louise is harder to tell. 1094 00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:14,280 Ah, that, I don't know yet. 1095 00:42:14,282 --> 00:42:16,816 Because she's not that far along. 1096 00:42:16,818 --> 00:42:18,885 For her I would just wait and see. 1097 00:42:18,887 --> 00:42:20,687 NICOLE: Okay. DR. POL: Okay, what else? 1098 00:42:20,689 --> 00:42:21,688 (quacking) 1099 00:42:21,690 --> 00:42:23,556 Ducks. Love 'em. 1100 00:42:23,558 --> 00:42:27,427 NICOLE: I had four ducks, so I named them D, U, C, K. 1101 00:42:27,429 --> 00:42:28,895 This is U. 1102 00:42:28,897 --> 00:42:34,167 She hurt her foot somehow, and I'm not sure what it exactly is. 1103 00:42:34,169 --> 00:42:35,902 DR. POL: That's a bumble foot. NICOLE: It is? Okay. 1104 00:42:35,904 --> 00:42:37,036 DR. POL: Yeah, here. 1105 00:42:37,038 --> 00:42:39,572 It's an injury where you get some bacterias in there 1106 00:42:39,574 --> 00:42:43,176 and then a real hard pus pocket. 1107 00:42:43,178 --> 00:42:45,845 Now you put Neosporin on or something like that. 1108 00:42:45,847 --> 00:42:46,846 NICOLE: Okay. 1109 00:42:46,848 --> 00:42:48,047 DR. POL: And most of the time it will heal up. 1110 00:42:48,049 --> 00:42:49,048 NICOLE: Okay. 1111 00:42:49,050 --> 00:42:51,851 DR. POL: That was easy. 1112 00:42:51,853 --> 00:42:53,185 DR. BRENDA: Dora, you really need to eat, 1113 00:42:53,187 --> 00:42:54,654 'cause there's really no reason that you're not eating 1114 00:42:54,656 --> 00:42:56,389 other than you're just stubborn. 1115 00:42:56,391 --> 00:42:58,991 At least there's not a reason I can find today. 1116 00:42:58,993 --> 00:43:00,326 Sometimes sheep and goat have problems 1117 00:43:00,328 --> 00:43:02,728 with thiamin deficiencies if they're not feeling well. 1118 00:43:02,730 --> 00:43:04,197 Well, what's the word? 1119 00:43:04,199 --> 00:43:06,132 MARSHA: I don't, I can't find it now. 1120 00:43:06,134 --> 00:43:07,467 DR. BRENDA: You come empty-handed, okay. 1121 00:43:07,469 --> 00:43:10,069 I have a bottle of thiamin with me. 1122 00:43:10,071 --> 00:43:11,003 Alright, go back. 1123 00:43:11,005 --> 00:43:12,205 (baa) 1124 00:43:12,207 --> 00:43:14,407 Five of the B complex and two of the thiamin, 1125 00:43:14,409 --> 00:43:15,675 once a day for each one of them. 1126 00:43:15,677 --> 00:43:17,610 MARSHA: Thanks for coming. DR. BRENDA: Yep. 1127 00:43:20,415 --> 00:43:24,951 ♪ ♪ 1128 00:43:24,953 --> 00:43:28,121 SHANNON: I was a little bit scared at first. 1129 00:43:29,891 --> 00:43:31,291 NARRATOR: Five months ago... 1130 00:43:31,293 --> 00:43:33,426 SHANNON: My brother, he heard it snap. 1131 00:43:33,428 --> 00:43:35,895 NARRATOR: Autumn had a rough landing. 1132 00:43:35,897 --> 00:43:36,963 (beep) 1133 00:43:36,965 --> 00:43:39,098 DR. NICOLE: It's a pretty much clean break, 1134 00:43:39,100 --> 00:43:42,435 but it's not gonna heal on its own. 1135 00:43:42,437 --> 00:43:44,036 Come on, sweetheart. 1136 00:43:44,038 --> 00:43:46,439 NARRATOR: Dr. Nicole set the fractured bone 1137 00:43:46,441 --> 00:43:49,308 and stabilized it with a custom splint. 1138 00:43:49,310 --> 00:43:50,710 DR. NICOLE: As long as Autumn stays still 1139 00:43:50,712 --> 00:43:52,378 and doesn't mess with her splint, 1140 00:43:52,380 --> 00:43:54,347 the bone should heal up nicely. 1141 00:43:56,051 --> 00:43:58,918 SHANNON: She did tear her splint off a couple of times 1142 00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:00,519 'cause she was frustrated with it. 1143 00:44:00,521 --> 00:44:06,125 But, other than that, she did very well. 1144 00:44:06,127 --> 00:44:08,327 It's very nice to see Autumn back to normal. 1145 00:44:08,329 --> 00:44:09,595 Drop it. 1146 00:44:09,597 --> 00:44:12,131 She's just as ready to go hit the ball. 1147 00:44:12,133 --> 00:44:12,932 (chuckles) 1148 00:44:14,602 --> 00:44:18,004 Now that she's back, I often have to stop and catch myself 1149 00:44:18,006 --> 00:44:21,207 and think, wow, I'm so glad I have her like this.