1 00:00:01,735 --> 00:00:03,103 DR. OAKLEY: Get ready to run. 2 00:00:03,169 --> 00:00:05,572 NARRATOR: It's a wild game of catch me if you can. 3 00:00:05,638 --> 00:00:07,107 DR. OAKLEY: What do you think of that? 4 00:00:07,173 --> 00:00:11,277 NARRATOR: As Dr. Oakley plays chicken with a testy tusker. 5 00:00:11,344 --> 00:00:13,113 DR. OAKLEY: I'll try not to get killed. 6 00:00:15,015 --> 00:00:16,783 NARRATOR: And the stakes are higher than ever... 7 00:00:17,050 --> 00:00:18,518 DR. OAKLEY: This herd is about to disappear. 8 00:00:18,585 --> 00:00:20,053 They will be gone forever. 9 00:00:20,687 --> 00:00:23,590 NARRATOR: To save a herd of caribou before they are wiped out. 10 00:00:23,656 --> 00:00:25,025 DOMINIC: I got the shot. 11 00:00:25,425 --> 00:00:28,161 DR. OAKLEY: I think her heart rate's lower. 12 00:00:28,828 --> 00:00:30,463 We're all like get up you know. 13 00:00:30,530 --> 00:00:32,632 It's the longest four minutes of our lives. 14 00:00:40,306 --> 00:00:43,476 NARRATOR: No one knows the creatures of the Yukon like Dr. Michelle Oakley. 15 00:00:44,144 --> 00:00:47,547 But today she's venturing over 3,000 miles outside her 16 00:00:47,614 --> 00:00:51,217 stomping grounds to Val-d'Or a far-flung corner of Quebec 17 00:00:51,284 --> 00:00:53,486 to save a herd in danger of dying out. 18 00:00:54,254 --> 00:00:55,822 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): The caribou herd just outside of 19 00:00:55,889 --> 00:00:57,991 Val-d'Or Quebec is quite small. 20 00:00:58,058 --> 00:01:01,161 It's gone down to 20 to 25 animals they estimate. 21 00:01:01,227 --> 00:01:04,330 NARRATOR: Human activity has reduced their habitat 22 00:01:04,397 --> 00:01:07,801 leaving the caribou and their newborns exposed to predators. 23 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:10,570 The future of the herd is at risk. 24 00:01:12,205 --> 00:01:14,307 DR. OAKLEY: It's just a really dire situation and 25 00:01:14,374 --> 00:01:16,509 it's a really important project. 26 00:01:16,576 --> 00:01:19,112 GUYLAINE: Oh hi Michelle. DR. OAKLEY: Guylaine. 27 00:01:19,179 --> 00:01:20,547 GUYLAINE: Nice to meet you. 28 00:01:20,613 --> 00:01:22,115 DR. OAKLEY: Nice to finally meet you. 29 00:01:22,182 --> 00:01:24,684 NARRATOR: Michelle's got a lot of experience catching wild caribou. 30 00:01:24,751 --> 00:01:27,253 Guylaine Seguin a veterinarian for Quebec's 31 00:01:27,320 --> 00:01:29,556 Department of Forestry Wildlife and Parks asked 32 00:01:29,622 --> 00:01:32,158 Michelle out to share her caribou catching secrets. 33 00:01:32,225 --> 00:01:33,460 DR. OAKLEY: We should pick a nostril, 34 00:01:33,526 --> 00:01:35,862 drugs in one nostril, oxygen in the other. 35 00:01:35,929 --> 00:01:37,464 GUYLAINE: Okay. 36 00:01:37,530 --> 00:01:39,833 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): We did this project in the Yukon about ten years ago. 37 00:01:39,899 --> 00:01:42,535 We take female caribou out of the wild that are 38 00:01:42,602 --> 00:01:45,572 pregnant move them into a pen for them to have their 39 00:01:45,638 --> 00:01:47,874 offspring and then protect those offspring until 40 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:50,477 they're old enough to evade predators. 41 00:01:50,543 --> 00:01:51,845 This looks perfect. 42 00:01:51,911 --> 00:01:53,780 We are set to go. 43 00:01:54,180 --> 00:01:55,915 NARRATOR: This mission comes with a catch. 44 00:01:55,982 --> 00:01:58,518 They must land their targets from the air. 45 00:02:04,090 --> 00:02:05,959 GUYLAINE (off-screen): We will face some challenges. 46 00:02:06,025 --> 00:02:08,161 If it's too windy it will be more difficult for the 47 00:02:08,228 --> 00:02:13,399 helicopter to be on the good spot for the captures. 48 00:02:13,967 --> 00:02:17,003 After that we put the caribou in the green one. 49 00:02:17,070 --> 00:02:19,672 NARRATOR: Michelle and Guylaine are joined by 50 00:02:19,739 --> 00:02:22,242 Marcel Pare a leading caribou expert. 51 00:02:22,542 --> 00:02:24,444 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Marcel is an icon. 52 00:02:24,511 --> 00:02:26,346 He's a caribou legend. 53 00:02:26,412 --> 00:02:28,548 Really excited to get a chance to work with him. 54 00:02:28,882 --> 00:02:32,485 MARCEL: Today the objective is to capture four 55 00:02:32,552 --> 00:02:37,290 pregnant females to bring them back safely and 56 00:02:37,357 --> 00:02:40,160 to free them here inside the enclosure. 57 00:02:41,127 --> 00:02:43,663 GUYLAINE: So we'll go and see where the caribou are first for sure. 58 00:02:43,730 --> 00:02:45,765 DR. OAKLEY: So the plan of attack is for Dominic 59 00:02:45,832 --> 00:02:47,767 and Stephan to go in one helicopter. 60 00:02:47,834 --> 00:02:49,602 They're gonna try and ease them out into a place where 61 00:02:49,669 --> 00:02:52,672 they can actually get the net on them away from all the trees. 62 00:02:52,739 --> 00:02:54,707 GUYLAINE: Looking the capture's done the first 63 00:02:54,774 --> 00:02:57,310 thing helico land, the second helico land. 64 00:02:57,377 --> 00:02:58,578 DR. OAKLEY: They'll get the caribou down and 65 00:02:58,645 --> 00:03:00,613 literally within seconds we'll land and help them out 66 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,348 with the support of the animal. 67 00:03:02,415 --> 00:03:04,083 GUYLAINE: Good, great. 68 00:03:11,224 --> 00:03:14,727 NARRATOR: Locating the pregnant caribou is no easy task. 69 00:03:15,795 --> 00:03:19,032 They're seeking refuge from predators in the forest. 70 00:03:19,599 --> 00:03:22,402 DR. OAKLEY: We're up in the helicopter flying around. 71 00:03:22,468 --> 00:03:25,705 We're seeing a whole lot of trees and not a lot of caribou. 72 00:03:27,106 --> 00:03:30,410 NARRATOR: The caribou could be anywhere within hundreds of square miles. 73 00:03:30,476 --> 00:03:32,645 But no sign of the herd. 74 00:03:33,446 --> 00:03:35,448 DR. OAKLEY (over radio): We're not entirely sure why the numbers 75 00:03:35,515 --> 00:03:37,650 are going down but definitely the young caribou 76 00:03:37,717 --> 00:03:39,552 are being taken by predators. 77 00:03:40,587 --> 00:03:42,555 NARRATOR: As a herd becomes smaller by numbers, 78 00:03:42,622 --> 00:03:45,191 it's easier for predators to weed out the weak. 79 00:03:45,458 --> 00:03:47,894 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): A lot of it has to do with predation 80 00:03:47,961 --> 00:03:49,862 black bear predation and wolves. 81 00:03:50,530 --> 00:03:52,865 DR. OAKLEY (over radio): This herd is about to disappear, 82 00:03:52,932 --> 00:03:54,801 and there will be no caribou to replace them. 83 00:03:54,867 --> 00:03:56,302 They will be gone forever. 84 00:03:57,937 --> 00:03:59,138 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): This herd that's gone from you know hundreds of animals 85 00:03:59,205 --> 00:04:02,442 to 50 and now over a few years down to 25 or 20. 86 00:04:02,508 --> 00:04:04,711 It would be devastating for the landscape, 87 00:04:04,777 --> 00:04:06,613 the ecosystem, to lose caribou. 88 00:04:11,884 --> 00:04:13,152 DR. OAKLEY (over radio): I see them. 89 00:04:13,219 --> 00:04:14,754 I see the cows are running through the trees there. 90 00:04:17,523 --> 00:04:19,259 They're heading in the right direction. 91 00:04:19,325 --> 00:04:20,393 That's good. 92 00:04:22,028 --> 00:04:25,131 NARRATOR: The team suspects that at least four of the cows are pregnant. 93 00:04:26,065 --> 00:04:30,136 In this Val-d'Or herd both males and females have already lost their antlers. 94 00:04:30,470 --> 00:04:33,539 The net gunners identify the females by their smaller size. 95 00:04:35,375 --> 00:04:37,910 DR. OAKLEY (over radio): Now she's breaking out. He's gonna come put the net on her. 96 00:04:39,379 --> 00:04:44,550 ♪ ♪ 97 00:04:44,617 --> 00:04:46,386 DOMINIC (over radio): Get a little bit closer. 98 00:04:46,919 --> 00:04:50,623 I got the shot. Okay. 99 00:04:52,725 --> 00:04:54,093 DR. OAKLEY (over radio): Got her. 100 00:04:56,696 --> 00:04:58,965 NARRATOR: Michelle and Guylaine must work quickly 101 00:04:59,032 --> 00:05:01,768 to minimize stress on the already overtaxed animal. 102 00:05:02,035 --> 00:05:03,603 DR. OAKLEY: Are you ready with the drugs? 103 00:05:03,670 --> 00:05:05,438 GUYLAINE: We're gonna wait for the weight. 104 00:05:05,505 --> 00:05:06,973 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 105 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:08,675 NARRATOR: But before they can sedate the caribou and 106 00:05:08,741 --> 00:05:10,810 check for pregnancy they need to weigh it. 107 00:05:10,877 --> 00:05:13,913 STEPHAN: 84.4 kilos. 108 00:05:14,614 --> 00:05:16,182 NARRATOR: The weight determines the amount of 109 00:05:16,249 --> 00:05:19,786 sedative it will take to knock her out so they can perform an ultrasound. 110 00:05:20,386 --> 00:05:21,587 DR. OAKLEY: We're gonna give it oxygen. 111 00:05:21,654 --> 00:05:23,589 I think it's a little excited. 112 00:05:23,656 --> 00:05:25,825 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): The oxygen is a simple thing to have along 113 00:05:25,892 --> 00:05:27,327 but it's absolutely critical. 114 00:05:27,393 --> 00:05:29,629 Animals under anesthesia their muscles recover better 115 00:05:29,696 --> 00:05:33,266 their heart rate everything is just so much more supported with oxygen. 116 00:05:34,033 --> 00:05:36,469 NARRATOR: With the caribou's breathing regulated and the 117 00:05:36,536 --> 00:05:39,906 proper dosage of sedation this caribou should calm down soon. 118 00:05:39,972 --> 00:05:41,207 GUYLAINE: I'm injecting. 119 00:05:41,274 --> 00:05:43,376 DR. OAKLEY: Good. I'll just hold it right there. 120 00:05:43,443 --> 00:05:44,944 Excellent. 121 00:05:45,211 --> 00:05:46,679 GUYLAINE: Slowly. 122 00:05:46,746 --> 00:05:49,449 So the sedation is given. 123 00:05:49,515 --> 00:05:51,217 DR. OAKLEY: Do you have the time? 124 00:05:51,284 --> 00:05:53,553 GUYLAINE: It's, it came out a little bit. 125 00:05:53,820 --> 00:05:55,154 DR. OAKLEY: A little bit. Okay. 126 00:05:55,221 --> 00:05:56,956 GUYLAINE: Yeah. So I'm gonna hold her head for some time. 127 00:05:57,023 --> 00:05:58,658 DR. OAKLEY: Hold her head. Yeah, yeah. 128 00:05:58,725 --> 00:06:01,561 So we put the drugs in and some came out of the nose. 129 00:06:01,627 --> 00:06:03,596 So we're holding the head. 130 00:06:03,663 --> 00:06:06,966 NARRATOR: If the caribou is not fully sedated she could 131 00:06:07,033 --> 00:06:09,736 try to escape injuring herself and others. 132 00:06:09,802 --> 00:06:12,105 DR. OAKLEY: We're gonna just keep giving her oxygen. 133 00:06:12,171 --> 00:06:13,940 See if it's enough to sedate her. 134 00:06:14,006 --> 00:06:16,376 NARRATOR: They don't wanna give her more meds. 135 00:06:16,442 --> 00:06:19,612 Too much anesthesia could be harmful or even fatal. 136 00:06:20,113 --> 00:06:21,948 They must move forward. 137 00:06:22,014 --> 00:06:24,684 GUYLAINE: We will be ready for the ultrasound. 138 00:06:25,051 --> 00:06:27,920 DR. OAKLEY: She'll have to be really sedate for that. GUYLAINE: Yeah, yeah. 139 00:06:27,987 --> 00:06:29,756 DR. OAKLEY: I don't know how sedate she is though. 140 00:06:29,822 --> 00:06:31,324 She could get up and run. 141 00:06:31,391 --> 00:06:34,460 GUYLAINE: So right now the caribou seems to be quite exhausted. 142 00:06:34,527 --> 00:06:38,631 It's breathing loud and it has its tongue a bit out. 143 00:06:38,698 --> 00:06:42,602 And we're gonna have to make sure this animal won't go into 144 00:06:42,668 --> 00:06:46,806 hyperthermia which could be a big problem for her. 145 00:06:47,106 --> 00:06:50,109 NARRATOR: The faster the team can finish the better. 146 00:06:50,610 --> 00:06:53,312 They have less than half an hour to perform a pregnancy 147 00:06:53,379 --> 00:06:56,349 check before she comes to. 148 00:06:56,416 --> 00:06:59,986 GUYLAINE: So we can start with the rectal ultrasound first. 149 00:07:00,286 --> 00:07:02,188 NARRATOR: One way to quickly know if the female 150 00:07:02,255 --> 00:07:04,724 is expecting is with an internal ultrasound. 151 00:07:04,791 --> 00:07:07,193 DR. OAKLEY: Oh no, no, no, why? 152 00:07:07,593 --> 00:07:09,395 GUYLAINE: Nothing? 153 00:07:09,729 --> 00:07:11,831 DR. OAKLEY: Unbelievable. 154 00:07:11,898 --> 00:07:14,767 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I'm pushing the power button repeatedly trying to look 155 00:07:14,834 --> 00:07:17,403 through the glare to see if there's any lights coming on 156 00:07:17,470 --> 00:07:19,572 and there is nothing flat line. 157 00:07:19,639 --> 00:07:22,008 The battery's not turning on at all now. 158 00:07:22,074 --> 00:07:23,409 GUYLAINE: It's false. 159 00:07:24,677 --> 00:07:26,646 Okay maybe I... 160 00:07:26,712 --> 00:07:29,248 DR. OAKLEY: No here we go, here we go. GUYLAINE: Okay. 161 00:07:31,150 --> 00:07:33,686 NARRATOR: Time is running short. 162 00:07:33,753 --> 00:07:36,022 Michelle must work fast. 163 00:07:36,088 --> 00:07:37,557 DR. OAKLEY: Ooh that's tiny. 164 00:07:37,623 --> 00:07:39,292 GUYLAINE: That's not good. 165 00:07:39,358 --> 00:07:42,328 Keep one hand on her that's for sure. 166 00:07:42,395 --> 00:07:45,531 DR. OAKLEY: Oh yeah. 167 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:52,205 I've, oh yeah, so I'm seeing a lot of fluid and moving parts of a baby. 168 00:07:53,072 --> 00:07:54,574 She's pregnant. 169 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:56,075 GUYLAINE: She's pregnant. 170 00:07:56,142 --> 00:07:57,343 DR. OAKLEY: We've got our first pregnant girl. 171 00:07:57,410 --> 00:07:59,078 She's pregnant. Awesome. 172 00:07:59,145 --> 00:08:00,613 GUYLAINE: She is. Yeah, that's great. 173 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,148 DR. OAKLEY: You wanna come peek? 174 00:08:02,215 --> 00:08:04,383 NARRATOR: In a herd this small even one pregnant 175 00:08:04,450 --> 00:08:07,286 female is extremely important to the survival of the herd. 176 00:08:07,353 --> 00:08:10,723 Dr. Oakley and the team will transfer the expectant 177 00:08:10,790 --> 00:08:15,027 mother to a holding pen where she'll be protected until she gives birth. 178 00:08:15,094 --> 00:08:16,596 DR. OAKLEY: And hopefully it's a girl. 179 00:08:16,662 --> 00:08:19,098 More girls we need more girls in this herd. 180 00:08:19,165 --> 00:08:20,533 GUYLAINE: We need more girls. 181 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,068 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Often it's only one male 182 00:08:22,134 --> 00:08:25,505 that breeds 20 or 30 caribou so we really need more cows right now. 183 00:08:26,706 --> 00:08:30,309 What we need to do now is quickly transport her back to the pen. 184 00:08:30,376 --> 00:08:33,279 She is a little bit relaxed because of the drugs but 185 00:08:33,346 --> 00:08:35,748 there's still a lot of stress there's a lot of 186 00:08:35,815 --> 00:08:37,683 lactic acid build up in her muscles and everything. 187 00:08:37,750 --> 00:08:39,485 So the sooner we can get her to the pen and reverse the 188 00:08:39,552 --> 00:08:42,221 drugs and get her back on her own the better. 189 00:08:42,488 --> 00:08:44,590 DOMINIC: Okay 1, 2, 3 go. 190 00:08:45,024 --> 00:08:46,792 GUYLAINE: How is she doing? 191 00:08:46,859 --> 00:08:48,661 DR. OAKLEY: She's good. She's not very sedate. 192 00:08:48,728 --> 00:08:51,564 GUYLAINE: Yeah, some drugs dropped off huh? DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. 193 00:08:51,631 --> 00:08:54,433 GUYLAINE: So she had only a small dose. DR. OAKLEY: I think so. 194 00:08:54,500 --> 00:08:58,638 So they're they've got her bound up so she can't kick and move around. 195 00:08:58,704 --> 00:09:01,407 And then they're she's gonna be lifted now into the helicopter. 196 00:09:01,474 --> 00:09:03,509 She's actually really awake. 197 00:09:03,776 --> 00:09:04,977 GUYLAINE: Okay. 198 00:09:06,312 --> 00:09:09,148 NARRATOR: Even bound an adult caribou is incredibly powerful. 199 00:09:09,215 --> 00:09:12,051 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): If she really starts to struggle 200 00:09:12,118 --> 00:09:14,453 and fight we're gonna have a major wrestling match 201 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:16,789 on our hands in the back of a helicopter. 202 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,996 NARRATOR: Michelle checks the caribou for signs of capture myopathy 203 00:09:24,063 --> 00:09:26,699 a muscular condition caused by excessive stress. 204 00:09:26,766 --> 00:09:28,634 GUYLAINE: Is she okay? 205 00:09:29,168 --> 00:09:31,003 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah, just do a heart rate. 206 00:09:31,070 --> 00:09:32,905 I'm checking her heart and lungs while we're traveling 207 00:09:32,972 --> 00:09:35,675 and just in general we're monitoring as close as we 208 00:09:35,741 --> 00:09:37,143 can until we get her back to the pen. 209 00:09:39,579 --> 00:09:43,049 She's good. 210 00:09:43,115 --> 00:09:45,051 Good. Yeah, heart rate's good. 211 00:09:45,117 --> 00:09:47,587 NARRATOR: The team lands at the pen without a moment to spare. 212 00:09:47,653 --> 00:09:50,256 The momma-to-be is nearly conscious. 213 00:09:50,323 --> 00:09:52,091 DR. OAKLEY: Everything's stable so far. 214 00:09:52,158 --> 00:09:55,461 So, all we need to do is finish up and get her released in the pen. 215 00:09:55,528 --> 00:09:57,863 GUYLAINE: I'm gonna do the reversal. 216 00:09:57,930 --> 00:10:00,333 DR. OAKLEY: The reversal is like an antidote to the sedative. 217 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,970 That usually takes anywhere from two to four minutes for her to recover. 218 00:10:04,036 --> 00:10:06,038 But she's kind of light so it could be faster. 219 00:10:06,105 --> 00:10:07,406 GUYLAINE: Done. 220 00:10:09,342 --> 00:10:10,910 DOMINIC: Ugh. Hold on! She is still attached here. 221 00:10:11,410 --> 00:10:12,478 GUYLAINE: Okay, okay. 222 00:10:18,918 --> 00:10:21,087 NARRATOR: All that's left is to let her go. 223 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:23,155 DOMINIC: Okay you guys all ready? 224 00:10:23,222 --> 00:10:25,191 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. You wanna count in French or English? 225 00:10:25,257 --> 00:10:27,426 DR. OAKLEY: 1, 2... DOMINIC: 3, go. 226 00:10:27,693 --> 00:10:29,095 STEPHAN: Uno, dos, tres, cuatro. 227 00:10:32,365 --> 00:10:34,634 MAN: Yes sir. DOMINIC: Good one. 228 00:10:34,900 --> 00:10:36,736 DR. OAKLEY: Good one. Good one. 229 00:10:37,303 --> 00:10:39,238 That was pretty good, especially for our first go. 230 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:41,474 It always gets better and smoother as we go. 231 00:10:41,540 --> 00:10:42,942 It feels awesome. 232 00:10:43,009 --> 00:10:45,511 This caribou is the future of the herd. 233 00:10:45,578 --> 00:10:48,080 So, now to see her up and going I'm like ah I can 234 00:10:48,147 --> 00:10:51,417 finally be excited and onto the next one. 235 00:10:54,220 --> 00:10:56,455 NARRATOR: One pregnant caribou is safely in the pen 236 00:10:56,522 --> 00:10:58,491 with three more to capture. 237 00:10:58,557 --> 00:11:00,159 DR. OAKLEY (over radio): Now we're going out for round two. 238 00:11:00,459 --> 00:11:03,429 NARRATOR: The first capture spooked this herd. 239 00:11:03,496 --> 00:11:06,065 Finding them again won't be easy. 240 00:11:07,166 --> 00:11:09,669 DR. OAKLEY (over radio): Hopefully they'll come back out because they've had 241 00:11:09,735 --> 00:11:11,470 a bit of time to get back in the trees. 242 00:11:11,971 --> 00:11:14,473 They didn't want to be out there in the first place so now we're gonna have 243 00:11:14,740 --> 00:11:15,841 to push 'em back out. 244 00:11:18,511 --> 00:11:20,079 GUYLAINE (over radio): Oh there they are. 245 00:11:20,146 --> 00:11:21,280 DR. OAKLEY (over radio): Oh yeah. 246 00:11:22,915 --> 00:11:26,085 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Some of the challenges are catching the caribou without 247 00:11:26,152 --> 00:11:28,387 pushing the entire group too much. 248 00:11:28,454 --> 00:11:30,589 When you're coming in with a helicopter you can 249 00:11:30,656 --> 00:11:32,458 only chase them a little bit. 250 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:34,026 You don't want them running too hard. 251 00:11:34,093 --> 00:11:36,028 They'll overheat. They'll become stressed. 252 00:11:36,095 --> 00:11:39,165 And the entire group gets stressed by that activity over and over. 253 00:11:46,706 --> 00:11:48,808 DR OAKLEY (over radio): That was good shot. 254 00:11:49,175 --> 00:11:50,609 GUYLAINE (over radio): Nice job. 255 00:11:54,413 --> 00:11:56,248 DR. OAKLEY: How'd it go? DOMINIC: Good. 256 00:11:56,315 --> 00:11:57,917 DR. OAKLEY: That looked awesome. 257 00:11:57,983 --> 00:11:59,552 She's a big girl. 258 00:11:59,618 --> 00:12:01,220 GUYLAINE: Now hopefully she's pregnant. 259 00:12:01,287 --> 00:12:05,324 Okay so what I'm doing right now is looking for the 260 00:12:05,391 --> 00:12:09,328 good spot to put my ultrasound probe. 261 00:12:09,395 --> 00:12:13,966 And I have a nice cotyledon right there. 262 00:12:14,033 --> 00:12:15,501 DR. OAKLEY: Yes she's pregnant. 263 00:12:15,568 --> 00:12:16,802 GUYLAINE: Oui. 264 00:12:16,869 --> 00:12:18,838 DR. OAKLEY: Cigars all around. 265 00:12:24,710 --> 00:12:28,914 NARRATOR: Another mother takes sanctuary in the enclosure. 266 00:12:29,415 --> 00:12:30,583 DR. OAKLEY: Awesome. 267 00:12:31,917 --> 00:12:33,953 So are you thinking the same group or will you look for the other? 268 00:12:34,019 --> 00:12:36,756 DOMINIC: Well, we'll try But they know the game now so. DR. OAKLEY: Yeah, yeah. 269 00:12:37,823 --> 00:12:40,192 NARRATOR: Two down, two to go. 270 00:12:43,596 --> 00:12:45,431 DR. OAKLEY (over radio): Yeah, that one's a cow, that one's a cow. 271 00:12:48,701 --> 00:12:49,802 DOMINIC (over radio): Got it. 272 00:12:50,569 --> 00:12:52,738 DR. OAKLEY (over radio): He got her. 273 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,376 GUYLAINE: Okay we start to see something yes? 274 00:12:57,443 --> 00:13:00,780 GUYLAINE: She's pregnant. DR. OAKLEY: Awesome. 275 00:13:01,647 --> 00:13:04,283 NARRATOR: So far the net gunner's record is perfect. 276 00:13:04,350 --> 00:13:08,187 They haven't captured any males and all of the females have been pregnant. 277 00:13:08,254 --> 00:13:10,656 DR. OAKLEY: We've managed to get three pregnant caribou in a row. 278 00:13:10,723 --> 00:13:13,192 I'd say good shooting by Dominic and Stephan. 279 00:13:13,259 --> 00:13:14,593 They're picking out the good ones. 280 00:13:14,660 --> 00:13:15,961 Thanks. 281 00:13:16,028 --> 00:13:18,164 These caribou are beautiful. 282 00:13:18,230 --> 00:13:23,135 They're gentle and they're majestic and they're the mothers of the herd. 283 00:13:23,569 --> 00:13:26,005 So it's just amazing to look at them and think about 284 00:13:26,071 --> 00:13:28,407 the potential in these individuals. 285 00:13:31,443 --> 00:13:33,646 NARRATOR: As morning turns to afternoon Michelle begins 286 00:13:33,712 --> 00:13:36,315 the ultrasound on their fourth caribou of the day. 287 00:13:37,049 --> 00:13:39,118 GUYLAINE: She's breathing real hard yes. 288 00:13:39,185 --> 00:13:40,452 DR. OAKLEY: What's her weight? 289 00:13:40,519 --> 00:13:42,288 GUYLAINE: 93.8. 290 00:13:42,354 --> 00:13:43,856 DR. OAKLEY: She has very worn teeth. 291 00:13:43,923 --> 00:13:45,591 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): This caribou is a little different than the others. 292 00:13:45,658 --> 00:13:48,093 She's a little thinner definitely bonier. 293 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:49,628 I can see her ribs. 294 00:13:49,695 --> 00:13:51,197 She just looks a little rough. 295 00:13:51,263 --> 00:13:52,798 So, I'm worried about her. 296 00:13:53,232 --> 00:13:54,633 Okay. 297 00:13:55,067 --> 00:13:57,169 GUYLAINE: Oh there I can see. 298 00:13:57,236 --> 00:13:58,737 She's pregnant. 299 00:13:58,804 --> 00:14:00,306 DR. OAKLEY: Yes. DOMINIC: Yay. GUYLAINE: Good. 300 00:14:00,372 --> 00:14:01,974 DR. OAKLEY: Awesome. GUYLAINE: Excellent. 301 00:14:02,041 --> 00:14:04,877 NARRATOR: The good news they've met their goal of four pregnant caribou. 302 00:14:05,578 --> 00:14:09,415 The bad news she looks even worse than Michelle thought. 303 00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:13,419 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Once we started moving her around we could see her body 304 00:14:13,485 --> 00:14:15,054 condition was really poor. 305 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:18,023 She'd had a bunch of bruises on her from maybe previous 306 00:14:18,090 --> 00:14:20,259 fighting with other members of the herd. 307 00:14:20,326 --> 00:14:21,760 She looks rough. 308 00:14:22,027 --> 00:14:23,562 I think her heart rate's more. 309 00:14:23,629 --> 00:14:25,030 STEPHAN: 15. DR. OAKLEY: 15? 310 00:14:25,097 --> 00:14:27,433 GUYLAINE: Well she's getting more sedated like she. 311 00:14:27,499 --> 00:14:29,068 DR. OAKLEY: She's getting more sedated. 312 00:14:29,134 --> 00:14:31,103 I think maybe we need to reverse her a little bit. 313 00:14:31,170 --> 00:14:32,438 GUYLAINE: Yeah. Wait. 314 00:14:32,504 --> 00:14:35,007 NARRATOR: The reversal drug usually sparks a quick reaction 315 00:14:36,175 --> 00:14:39,078 but this caribou still isn't moving. 316 00:14:41,113 --> 00:14:42,848 GUYLAINE: Michelle. DR. OAKLEY: Yeah? 317 00:14:42,915 --> 00:14:45,684 GUYLAINE: She could be pinker than that huh? 318 00:14:45,751 --> 00:14:47,720 She's not pink a lot. 319 00:14:47,786 --> 00:14:49,588 What do you think? 320 00:14:49,655 --> 00:14:51,357 DR. OAKLEY: Okay let's keep the oxygen going. 321 00:14:51,423 --> 00:14:52,791 GUYLAINE: Yeah. 322 00:14:52,858 --> 00:14:54,426 NARRATOR: The lack of color in this caribou's 323 00:14:54,493 --> 00:14:56,495 tongue means her oxygen is low... 324 00:14:56,562 --> 00:14:57,763 GUYLAINE: Come on, come on. 325 00:14:57,830 --> 00:15:00,266 NARRATOR: And could be a sign of serious illness. 326 00:15:00,332 --> 00:15:03,369 Michelle and the team give her oxygen to help her recover. 327 00:15:03,669 --> 00:15:05,471 DR. OAKLEY: How long since we gave the reversal? 328 00:15:05,537 --> 00:15:07,072 TUCKER: Two minutes. GUYLAINE: Two minutes. 329 00:15:07,139 --> 00:15:08,507 DR. OAKLEY: Two minutes. 330 00:15:10,109 --> 00:15:12,645 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Everybody's holding their breath watching this one. 331 00:15:12,711 --> 00:15:17,483 Two minutes are going by, four minutes. 332 00:15:22,488 --> 00:15:25,324 We're all like "get up," you know. 333 00:15:25,391 --> 00:15:27,226 We're all kind of collectively holding our 334 00:15:27,293 --> 00:15:28,894 breath and watching her and willing her to get up. 335 00:15:29,828 --> 00:15:31,530 DR. OAKLEY: How much did we give her? 336 00:15:31,964 --> 00:15:33,699 Seconds it'll get pinker. 337 00:15:33,999 --> 00:15:37,136 NARRATOR: A pregnant caribou is having trouble waking up from sedation. 338 00:15:37,903 --> 00:15:41,040 DR. OAKLEY: It's the longest four minutes of our lives. 339 00:15:41,340 --> 00:15:42,775 GUYLAINE: Yeah. 340 00:15:43,475 --> 00:15:45,511 NARRATOR: Michelle and the team have done all they can 341 00:15:45,577 --> 00:15:47,413 to reverse the anesthesia. 342 00:15:48,881 --> 00:15:50,115 DR. OAKLEY: Oh. 343 00:15:50,516 --> 00:15:53,419 GUYLAINE: Yep, yep, okay. 344 00:15:58,023 --> 00:16:00,259 NARRATOR: Now it's a waiting game. 345 00:16:08,434 --> 00:16:10,736 GUYLAINE: Tucker how long? 346 00:16:10,803 --> 00:16:13,138 Sept minute? 347 00:16:13,205 --> 00:16:15,174 Six minutes. 348 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,677 DR. OAKLEY: There we go. GUYLAINE: Okay. Okay. 349 00:16:18,978 --> 00:16:21,447 Good girl. 350 00:16:22,514 --> 00:16:24,016 She hung in. 351 00:16:26,785 --> 00:16:29,054 DR. OAKLEY: I was about to start putting this in my nose. 352 00:16:29,121 --> 00:16:30,656 I was nervous. 353 00:16:31,757 --> 00:16:34,626 Usually by two to four minutes they're up and 354 00:16:34,693 --> 00:16:38,230 moving and she was not moving until right when she 355 00:16:38,297 --> 00:16:40,265 got up at six minutes so. 356 00:16:40,332 --> 00:16:42,935 GUYLAINE: Yes. DR. OAKLEY: That was a very long six minutes. 357 00:16:43,002 --> 00:16:44,503 GUYLAINE: It was a long six minutes. 358 00:16:44,570 --> 00:16:46,305 DR. OAKLEY: So we finally got the fourth caribou. 359 00:16:46,372 --> 00:16:49,308 She's out and exploring the pen and you know relief 360 00:16:49,375 --> 00:16:51,210 is just flooding everyone. 361 00:16:51,276 --> 00:16:52,845 We did it. 362 00:16:52,911 --> 00:16:54,480 GUYLAINE: Happy. 363 00:16:54,546 --> 00:16:56,115 Yeah, really happy. 364 00:16:56,515 --> 00:16:58,384 DR. OAKLEY: Yes. All done. 365 00:17:02,955 --> 00:17:05,891 NARRATOR: Caribou have a seven and a half month gestation period. 366 00:17:05,958 --> 00:17:08,961 These females will give birth in just nine weeks. 367 00:17:10,562 --> 00:17:12,965 DR. OAKLEY: So these four caribou are gonna have their calves. 368 00:17:13,032 --> 00:17:14,933 Then they're gonna have to be released and get back 369 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,902 with the herd and adapt back to defending 370 00:17:16,969 --> 00:17:18,437 their babies from predators. 371 00:17:18,504 --> 00:17:21,173 So, it's gonna be you know a difficult time for them. 372 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:25,077 But hopefully we can support them as much as possible and improve their chances. 373 00:17:33,619 --> 00:17:35,754 NARRATOR: Back at home in the Yukon Michelle's day 374 00:17:35,821 --> 00:17:37,856 begins with a new patient. 375 00:17:39,992 --> 00:17:44,263 RANDY: So, she is the dark thin horn up there. 376 00:17:44,329 --> 00:17:46,799 DR. OAKLEY: Oh yeah, I can see her jaw's got a big bump on it. 377 00:17:46,865 --> 00:17:48,033 Okay. 378 00:17:49,601 --> 00:17:51,103 Today at YWP there's a stone sheep that's having some difficulty chewing. 379 00:17:51,170 --> 00:17:53,505 Looks like she's got a lump on the side of her jaw. 380 00:17:53,572 --> 00:17:56,475 RANDY: We'll stand back and then you dart her. 381 00:17:56,542 --> 00:17:57,910 No pressure. 382 00:17:57,976 --> 00:17:59,778 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. No pressure. RANDY: No pressure. 383 00:18:00,312 --> 00:18:02,948 We have to tranquilizer her and see what's see what's 384 00:18:03,015 --> 00:18:06,685 going on whether it's a bad tooth or what. 385 00:18:07,252 --> 00:18:08,620 DR. OAKLEY: Hey sheepy. 386 00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:12,057 NARRATOR: An inability to chew or eat could spell 387 00:18:12,124 --> 00:18:14,259 death for a sheep in the wild. 388 00:18:14,326 --> 00:18:16,829 DR. OAKLEY: She's an older sheep. 389 00:18:16,895 --> 00:18:18,430 She's 11-years-old. 390 00:18:18,497 --> 00:18:20,499 She's definitely a mature girl. 391 00:18:20,566 --> 00:18:23,469 So we're gonna immobilize her and give her a dental exam. 392 00:18:25,137 --> 00:18:30,709 NARRATOR: But no one likes the dentist not even sheep. 393 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,849 DR. OAKLEY: Too fast for me. 394 00:18:36,915 --> 00:18:39,351 They know what the pipe is. 395 00:18:39,418 --> 00:18:41,820 As soon as I bring the pipe forward then they take off. 396 00:18:41,887 --> 00:18:44,123 So it's just kind of getting them to hold still. 397 00:18:44,189 --> 00:18:47,493 She totally knows that it's her that I'm after. 398 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,229 She staying away from the rest of the group. 399 00:18:50,295 --> 00:18:51,964 She's constantly on alert. 400 00:18:52,030 --> 00:18:53,699 The other group's just kind of looking at me letting me 401 00:18:53,765 --> 00:18:55,767 walk up to them but not her. 402 00:18:59,271 --> 00:19:02,407 NARRATOR: The drugs in the blow dart cost $50 per dose. 403 00:19:04,042 --> 00:19:06,145 Michelle's aim needs to be spot on. 404 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,015 DR. OAKLEY: Really? 405 00:19:11,350 --> 00:19:13,152 For frick's sakes. 406 00:19:13,218 --> 00:19:16,155 Take our time and wait for the shot. 407 00:19:17,122 --> 00:19:18,991 I don't wanna hit her in the jugular. 408 00:19:22,194 --> 00:19:24,530 Honest to God. Really? 409 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:32,938 Okay. Finally take a shot and she just squirts by me too quickly. 410 00:19:33,272 --> 00:19:35,541 But fortunately it just went by her it didn't hit 411 00:19:35,607 --> 00:19:38,377 anything and the drugs are still left in the dart. 412 00:19:38,644 --> 00:19:40,012 Still good. 413 00:19:52,324 --> 00:19:54,293 RANDY: Good shot. 414 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:55,961 DR. OAKLEY: I did get the dart in her. 415 00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:58,197 She did about two bucking steps and the dart came 416 00:19:58,263 --> 00:20:00,966 flying out but the drugs are already where they need to be. 417 00:20:01,366 --> 00:20:04,136 Yes. Ninja. 418 00:20:05,804 --> 00:20:07,306 Oop she just went down. 419 00:20:07,372 --> 00:20:08,874 Make sure there's no water there. 420 00:20:08,941 --> 00:20:11,243 Can you run there Randy make sure she doesn't have her face down in water. 421 00:20:11,310 --> 00:20:15,147 Well she went down quickly and it looked like her head went down. 422 00:20:15,214 --> 00:20:17,382 There's a lot of standing water here right now. 423 00:20:17,449 --> 00:20:19,851 There's still some snow but there's huge puddles of melt. 424 00:20:19,918 --> 00:20:21,720 So I had to be sure that her face didn't go under water 425 00:20:21,787 --> 00:20:23,722 because she could drown quite quickly. 426 00:20:23,789 --> 00:20:25,290 No no she's good she's good. 427 00:20:25,357 --> 00:20:27,292 She's got her head up still. 428 00:20:30,862 --> 00:20:34,233 NARRATOR: By 11 years of age most stone sheep have lost some teeth. 429 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:37,869 It's critical the ones this female has left are healthy. 430 00:20:38,870 --> 00:20:42,174 DR. OAKLEY: This side does not feels so bad so far. 431 00:20:42,808 --> 00:20:45,043 I feel something on this side. 432 00:20:45,410 --> 00:20:48,313 WOMAN: The left? DR. OAKLEY: Left lower swollen at the first premolar. 433 00:20:48,380 --> 00:20:51,016 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): The side where we thought there was some swelling 434 00:20:51,083 --> 00:20:53,685 I'm feeling nothing but teeth and slobber. 435 00:20:53,752 --> 00:20:55,887 On the other side though the other side of her mandible 436 00:20:55,954 --> 00:20:58,357 this lower jaw bone there's actually two very large 437 00:20:58,423 --> 00:21:00,492 swellings and they're both already feel like they have 438 00:21:00,559 --> 00:21:02,194 soft spots that are ready to drain. 439 00:21:02,461 --> 00:21:04,630 NARRATOR: During the Yukon winter a sheep feeds on 440 00:21:04,696 --> 00:21:07,032 nothing more than frozen grasses and moss. 441 00:21:07,899 --> 00:21:09,701 DR. OAKLEY: They tend to get what's called "lumpy jaw" 442 00:21:09,768 --> 00:21:11,637 which is you know if there's like any kind of 443 00:21:11,703 --> 00:21:14,740 sharp little grass on or stick or whatever they're 444 00:21:14,806 --> 00:21:17,509 chewing it pokes in it'll migrate into their jaw carry 445 00:21:17,576 --> 00:21:22,180 this nasty bacteria that then just starts to form like a boney infection. 446 00:21:22,848 --> 00:21:24,249 RANDY: So it's in the jaw itself then? 447 00:21:24,316 --> 00:21:26,018 DR. OAKLEY: So it's actually just in the jaw yeah. 448 00:21:26,084 --> 00:21:28,787 So we can do a little cold biopsy punch and let it start to drain. 449 00:21:28,854 --> 00:21:30,455 WOMAN: Yeah... DR. OAKLEY: But you can smell it. 450 00:21:30,522 --> 00:21:32,024 RANDY: Yeah. DR. OAKLEY: Can you smell that? 451 00:21:32,090 --> 00:21:34,226 WOMAN: Oh I smell it. DR. OAKLEY: So what I'm gonna do is just open up 452 00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:37,195 those abscesses encourage them to drain out the bottom. 453 00:21:37,262 --> 00:21:39,765 You see that hole right there? 454 00:21:39,831 --> 00:21:42,668 That's an already draining abscess and now I'm gonna 455 00:21:42,734 --> 00:21:45,404 flush it a bit with this disinfectant. 456 00:21:45,704 --> 00:21:47,873 And that's about all we can do for now. 457 00:21:47,939 --> 00:21:50,175 If she continues to have a problem we will come out 458 00:21:50,242 --> 00:21:52,778 x-ray her we may even have to remove some teeth if it 459 00:21:52,844 --> 00:21:54,212 doesn't heal this way. 460 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,388 Aw poor beauty. 461 00:22:04,823 --> 00:22:06,058 Poor beauty. 462 00:22:06,124 --> 00:22:08,860 She's a little shaky but off she goes. 463 00:22:08,927 --> 00:22:11,296 Just sort of hoping she has a good quality of life 464 00:22:11,363 --> 00:22:14,299 the rest of her life and we don't have to mess with those teeth anymore. 465 00:22:21,973 --> 00:22:25,010 NARRATOR: Michelle returns to her home clinic where a 466 00:22:25,077 --> 00:22:26,878 backlog of patients awaits. 467 00:22:29,314 --> 00:22:33,885 Her first client of the day is a big cat with an even bigger problem. 468 00:22:34,419 --> 00:22:36,421 DR. OAKLEY: There he is. 469 00:22:36,722 --> 00:22:40,092 Whoa he's a whole big ball of love. 470 00:22:40,158 --> 00:22:42,461 WOMAN: Morris. He's as big as a dog. 471 00:22:42,761 --> 00:22:45,997 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah, you are a lot of fun aren't you? 472 00:22:46,264 --> 00:22:48,700 Morris is coming in to have his bum shaved. 473 00:22:48,767 --> 00:22:52,604 He's a big boy and it when cats get really large it's 474 00:22:52,671 --> 00:22:55,107 difficult to clean themselves completely. 475 00:22:55,173 --> 00:22:59,344 Okay so we will get busy on those back door mats. 476 00:22:59,745 --> 00:23:02,748 Backdoor mats. Poor Morris I'm sorry. 477 00:23:02,814 --> 00:23:05,317 WOMAN: Easy honey. Yeah, yeah. 478 00:23:05,384 --> 00:23:06,918 There we go mister. 479 00:23:06,985 --> 00:23:08,620 It doesn't feel so good after. 480 00:23:08,687 --> 00:23:10,288 Oh I know. 481 00:23:10,355 --> 00:23:12,791 DR. OAKLEY: Yes it'll be like having shorts on. 482 00:23:13,892 --> 00:23:16,128 TRACY: Well actually like taking the shorts off. 483 00:23:16,194 --> 00:23:19,164 DR. OAKLEY: Exactly it'll be like "Whoo birthday suit!" 484 00:23:19,231 --> 00:23:21,700 Okay don't worry, I'm watching where I'm going. 485 00:23:24,202 --> 00:23:27,572 It's pretty typical that cats don't like to have their bum shaved. 486 00:23:27,639 --> 00:23:29,141 Can't say I blame them. 487 00:23:29,207 --> 00:23:31,309 Seems like about three quarters of the time I have to sedate them. 488 00:23:31,376 --> 00:23:34,146 Morris is pretty chilled so we'll see how he does without it. 489 00:23:35,781 --> 00:23:38,517 NARRATOR: This shave is more than cosmetic for Morris. 490 00:23:38,583 --> 00:23:40,752 Feces on an unsanitary backside can lead to 491 00:23:40,819 --> 00:23:44,156 parasite infestation that can also pose a risk to humans. 492 00:23:44,689 --> 00:23:47,959 TRACY: That's what happens when you're so fat you can't clean your own (bleep). 493 00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:51,530 DR. OAKLEY: That is exactly what happens actually. 494 00:23:51,596 --> 00:23:52,931 TRACY: Well he does. 495 00:23:52,998 --> 00:23:54,933 DR. OAKLEY: There, I can see your biz. 496 00:23:55,333 --> 00:23:59,037 Yay. Look at you. So much better. 497 00:23:59,104 --> 00:24:00,138 TRACY: Good job. 498 00:24:01,506 --> 00:24:03,508 DR. OAKLEY: Okay now for the really painful part, the weigh in. 499 00:24:03,775 --> 00:24:05,310 30.1. 500 00:24:05,377 --> 00:24:06,912 TRACY: 30.1. DR. OAKLEY: 30.1 okay. 501 00:24:06,978 --> 00:24:08,713 TRACY: 30 I think. 29.9? 30 I think. Yeah. Yeah. 502 00:24:08,780 --> 00:24:10,115 Oh come on. 503 00:24:10,182 --> 00:24:11,550 TRACY: Just kidding. 504 00:24:11,616 --> 00:24:12,984 DR. OAKLEY: 30.1. 505 00:24:13,051 --> 00:24:14,953 He's definitely you know up in the obesity range. 506 00:24:15,020 --> 00:24:17,689 If he doesn't start losing weight he will start to have 507 00:24:17,756 --> 00:24:19,524 more health problems down the road. 508 00:24:19,591 --> 00:24:21,626 He could have heart problems all the fat build-up can 509 00:24:21,693 --> 00:24:23,462 cause trouble with his pancreas. 510 00:24:23,528 --> 00:24:25,363 He's more susceptible to all types of diseases. 511 00:24:25,430 --> 00:24:27,699 So it's really important that he gets back on the track. 512 00:24:27,766 --> 00:24:31,937 TRACY: Morris is healthy, happy, but it's a lot of cat. 513 00:24:33,839 --> 00:24:35,974 Oh look at this back of his legs. 514 00:24:36,041 --> 00:24:38,577 DR. OAKLEY: Sorry... I got a little close there. 515 00:24:38,643 --> 00:24:41,279 My hairdressing skills are a little to be desired. 516 00:24:41,346 --> 00:24:43,548 I'm just going for the clean shave. 517 00:24:44,850 --> 00:24:47,385 NARRATOR: Michelle's day doesn't end there. 518 00:24:47,452 --> 00:24:48,887 DR. OAKLEY: Look at those teeth. Those look awesome. 519 00:24:48,954 --> 00:24:52,023 NARRATOR: She's got a full slate of clients this afternoon. 520 00:24:52,090 --> 00:24:55,994 DR. OAKLEY: Cocoa you are just so excited to be here. 521 00:24:56,061 --> 00:24:59,931 Darlin, what are you so feisty about huh? 522 00:25:02,133 --> 00:25:05,070 NARRATOR: Her last patient of the day is a familiar face. 523 00:25:05,136 --> 00:25:06,938 DR. OAKLEY: Well look who's here. YVONNE: Hi. 524 00:25:07,205 --> 00:25:08,773 DR. OAKLEY: Hi Yvonne. 525 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:10,609 YVONNE: Does she remember you? 526 00:25:10,675 --> 00:25:12,444 DR. OAKLEY: Rose, come on sweetheart. 527 00:25:12,511 --> 00:25:14,779 YVONNE: She remembers you. DR. OAKLEY: Oh my God, that's so sad. 528 00:25:14,846 --> 00:25:16,348 And she doesn't remember me fondly. 529 00:25:16,414 --> 00:25:17,782 Come on Rose. 530 00:25:17,849 --> 00:25:19,217 YVONNE: She's doing well though. 531 00:25:19,284 --> 00:25:20,652 DR. OAKLEY: Come on my beauty. 532 00:25:20,719 --> 00:25:24,890 YVONNE: My name is Yvonne Howe and I'm here as a follow-up for Rose. 533 00:25:25,223 --> 00:25:27,592 She had surgery end of December. 534 00:25:27,659 --> 00:25:29,461 DR. OAKLEY: It's sad. 535 00:25:29,528 --> 00:25:31,162 I understand though Rose. 536 00:25:31,229 --> 00:25:32,998 Because you came here, you had surgery. 537 00:25:33,064 --> 00:25:35,133 YVONNE: But she's doing well finally. 538 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:37,168 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. Awesome. That's great. 539 00:25:37,702 --> 00:25:39,104 Okay Rose. 540 00:25:39,638 --> 00:25:42,741 Last time Rose was here I actually removed a very 541 00:25:42,807 --> 00:25:44,476 large tumor from her side. 542 00:25:44,543 --> 00:25:46,311 See this is all tumor. 543 00:25:46,378 --> 00:25:49,047 We'd taken a biopsy and it came back as a type of tumor 544 00:25:49,114 --> 00:25:51,683 that is cancerous that can spread. 545 00:25:51,750 --> 00:25:55,754 Sometimes removing that entire mass is curative not 546 00:25:55,820 --> 00:25:59,291 always but it can definitely reoccur quickly within a few 547 00:25:59,357 --> 00:26:01,059 months it'll just start growing back. 548 00:26:01,126 --> 00:26:03,828 Just having a feel make sure I don't feel any funny lumps or bumps. 549 00:26:04,229 --> 00:26:07,499 NARRATOR: New tumors could be sign that Rose's cancer has spread. 550 00:26:07,799 --> 00:26:10,402 DR. OAKLEY: Uh oh. 551 00:26:14,072 --> 00:26:15,874 DR. OAKLEY: Okay they look great. 552 00:26:18,343 --> 00:26:20,779 One thing I'm a little concerned about is she has 553 00:26:20,845 --> 00:26:22,981 one big lymph node under her chin. 554 00:26:23,048 --> 00:26:25,183 And I just wanna look in her record make sure I 555 00:26:25,250 --> 00:26:27,118 didn't note that before. 556 00:26:27,385 --> 00:26:29,354 Let's see. 557 00:26:31,256 --> 00:26:36,595 Okay no, so I'll note that for today and we'll keep an eye on this. 558 00:26:36,661 --> 00:26:38,296 YVONNE: Okay thank you. 559 00:26:38,363 --> 00:26:40,365 NARRATOR: This golden retriever's swollen lymph nodes 560 00:26:40,432 --> 00:26:42,667 aren't the only thing worrying Michelle. 561 00:26:45,403 --> 00:26:47,539 DR. OAKLEY: And she's a little on the thin side 562 00:26:47,606 --> 00:26:49,374 from the last time I saw her. 563 00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:51,142 So one thing though is we need to get I think a 564 00:26:51,209 --> 00:26:52,744 little bit more weight on her. 565 00:26:52,811 --> 00:26:54,212 YVONNE: Yes I've been trying. 566 00:26:54,279 --> 00:26:56,548 I finally got on something that she really likes to eat 567 00:26:56,615 --> 00:27:00,218 and that's cooked rice and meat that is cooked until it 568 00:27:00,285 --> 00:27:05,690 is very tender and chopped up and then she begs me for more food. 569 00:27:05,757 --> 00:27:07,892 DR. OAKLEY: Oh okay. YVONNE: We do have some of that senior food 570 00:27:07,959 --> 00:27:09,828 I call it that I get at the pet store. 571 00:27:09,894 --> 00:27:12,330 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah, yeah. YVONNE: So, I'll keep giving her that. 572 00:27:12,397 --> 00:27:14,232 DR. OAKLEY: That stuff would be great. YVONNE: Yeah. 573 00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:16,067 DR. OAKLEY: And I think that needs to probably make 574 00:27:16,134 --> 00:27:18,069 up about a third of her diet because rice and meat are 575 00:27:18,136 --> 00:27:20,038 great but they're not they don't have the balance. 576 00:27:20,105 --> 00:27:22,107 YVONNE: Yeah, I was concerned about that. 577 00:27:22,173 --> 00:27:23,642 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. So that could be leading to a 578 00:27:23,708 --> 00:27:25,377 bit of weight loss too even though she's enjoying it. 579 00:27:25,443 --> 00:27:26,878 It's just not enough. 580 00:27:26,945 --> 00:27:29,047 YVONNE: Yeah. DR. OAKLEY: Let's get her on the scale here. 581 00:27:29,114 --> 00:27:30,582 I'm a little concerned about Rose's weight. 582 00:27:30,649 --> 00:27:32,183 She's a little on the thin side. 583 00:27:32,250 --> 00:27:34,285 20.5. 584 00:27:34,352 --> 00:27:37,088 But we're gonna tinker with her diet a little bit more 585 00:27:37,155 --> 00:27:38,556 get her some more calories. 586 00:27:38,623 --> 00:27:40,692 I think we'll bring her weight up. 587 00:27:40,759 --> 00:27:42,293 I'm pretty confident about that. 588 00:27:42,360 --> 00:27:45,330 I'm thrilled to see that there's no recurrence of the tumor yet to this point. 589 00:27:45,397 --> 00:27:47,399 That all looks great. It's healed perfectly. 590 00:27:47,465 --> 00:27:50,702 So, I'm really happy with the results so far. 591 00:27:50,769 --> 00:27:52,437 Come on Rose. 592 00:27:52,871 --> 00:27:54,673 I know you're itching to get out of here. 593 00:27:54,739 --> 00:27:56,374 I don't take it personally. 594 00:27:56,441 --> 00:27:58,443 Okay thanks for coming in. 595 00:28:06,751 --> 00:28:10,021 NARRATOR: While Michelle works Shane takes the girls out to catch dinner. 596 00:28:10,088 --> 00:28:11,856 SHANE: Maya come on baby. 597 00:28:11,923 --> 00:28:13,158 Hurry up. 598 00:28:13,224 --> 00:28:14,993 Michelle's gonna be working all day so I'm gonna 599 00:28:15,060 --> 00:28:17,395 take the girls out and go ice fishing. 600 00:28:19,864 --> 00:28:22,834 SHANE (off-screen): In the spring everybody in the Yukon heads out 601 00:28:22,901 --> 00:28:26,237 to the lake and goes ice fishing best way to go fishing. 602 00:28:27,572 --> 00:28:30,308 NARRATOR: Shane heads to the lake with daughters 603 00:28:30,375 --> 00:28:32,777 Maya and Willow and their cousin Brendan. 604 00:28:36,481 --> 00:28:38,683 MAYA: How long are we ice fishing for? 605 00:28:38,750 --> 00:28:40,885 SHANE: Oh the rest of the day. 606 00:28:42,821 --> 00:28:45,056 MAYA (off-screen): My dad usually gets us to go ice fishing 607 00:28:45,123 --> 00:28:47,592 because it's one of his favorite things to do but 608 00:28:47,659 --> 00:28:52,964 there's a really big list of things I'd rather be doing like anything. 609 00:28:56,334 --> 00:28:59,471 SHANE: The girls they enjoyed it a lot more when they were younger. 610 00:28:59,537 --> 00:29:01,106 Teenagers. 611 00:29:01,172 --> 00:29:03,541 So, what's the bet gonna be? 612 00:29:03,608 --> 00:29:05,510 First fish, biggest fish what? 613 00:29:06,010 --> 00:29:10,048 WILLOW: Maya is gonna get the biggest fish. BRENDAN: No I am. 614 00:29:18,189 --> 00:29:19,858 SHANE: Okay grab some stuff. 615 00:29:23,528 --> 00:29:26,264 NARRATOR: Shane knows where to catch the big fish 616 00:29:26,331 --> 00:29:28,066 near the center of the lake. 617 00:29:28,133 --> 00:29:29,701 SHANE: You ready? MAYA: Yeah. 618 00:29:29,768 --> 00:29:31,169 SHANE: Everybody's good? 619 00:29:31,236 --> 00:29:34,873 NARRATOR: And to get there they'll motor in Yukon style. 620 00:29:47,585 --> 00:29:50,588 To reach their prize they'll have to use an ice auger, 621 00:29:50,655 --> 00:29:53,691 a large drill that can bore through several feet of ice. 622 00:29:58,897 --> 00:30:01,466 SHANE: God I love these things. 623 00:30:04,969 --> 00:30:07,205 Now all the fight begins with the ice auger. 624 00:30:08,173 --> 00:30:09,974 Pull (bleep). 625 00:30:12,310 --> 00:30:14,345 MAYA: The ice auger isn't starting and 626 00:30:14,412 --> 00:30:16,781 so my dad's having a little bit of a freak out. 627 00:30:21,019 --> 00:30:23,388 WILLOW: You got fuel on my face. 628 00:30:23,454 --> 00:30:25,323 SHANE: Okay wipe it off. 629 00:30:25,390 --> 00:30:27,292 WILLOW: That's it? 630 00:30:27,358 --> 00:30:29,027 SHANE: Just try that again. 631 00:30:31,563 --> 00:30:32,931 All right. 632 00:30:49,747 --> 00:30:52,417 NARRATOR: Michelle heads out to her toughest catch of the week. 633 00:30:52,483 --> 00:30:56,688 Local farmers need help with their pigs who have a severe itch. 634 00:30:56,754 --> 00:30:59,290 DR. OAKLEY: Hello. Nice to see you guys. 635 00:30:59,591 --> 00:31:01,759 SIMONE: Hi. How you doing? MAN: Good to see you. 636 00:31:01,826 --> 00:31:04,662 SIMONE: Yeah. We would call it a mixed farm. We grow market vegetables. 637 00:31:04,729 --> 00:31:07,365 We have goats. We have beef cows. 638 00:31:07,432 --> 00:31:09,500 We have a milk cow. 639 00:31:09,567 --> 00:31:11,636 We raise meat chickens. 640 00:31:11,703 --> 00:31:14,138 We have laying hens and we have pigs. 641 00:31:14,672 --> 00:31:17,675 DR. OAKLEY: Whoa you've got some big guys here. 642 00:31:17,742 --> 00:31:19,244 Well let's have at them. 643 00:31:19,310 --> 00:31:23,181 MAN: Sure. DR. OAKLEY: I came here to check out some itchy pigs. 644 00:31:23,248 --> 00:31:24,782 Oh you guys are rowdy. 645 00:31:24,849 --> 00:31:26,284 Woo-hoo. 646 00:31:26,351 --> 00:31:28,019 You look like you wanna play. 647 00:31:28,086 --> 00:31:30,788 And so these guys are yearlings or? 648 00:31:30,855 --> 00:31:33,224 SIMONE: Yeah. MAN: So there's the pink pig is the boar. 649 00:31:33,291 --> 00:31:35,093 SIMONE: Yeah, they're not quite yet. DR. OAKLEY: Okay yeah. 650 00:31:35,159 --> 00:31:37,028 MAN: And he's the one that came up with a couple dry spots. 651 00:31:37,829 --> 00:31:40,198 It was pretty quiet until it warmed up and all of a 652 00:31:40,265 --> 00:31:43,835 sudden it just blossomed everywhere and everyone's got the scaly. 653 00:31:43,902 --> 00:31:46,271 DR. OAKLEY: And so he's the first one you think he's ground zero? 654 00:31:46,337 --> 00:31:47,372 MAN: Yeah, yeah. SIMONE: Yeah, yeah. 655 00:31:48,506 --> 00:31:49,874 NARRATOR: Constant scratching and dry scaly skin 656 00:31:49,941 --> 00:31:53,011 are symptoms of sarcoptic mange a highly contagious disease. 657 00:31:53,378 --> 00:31:55,446 DR. OAKLEY: Mange is an itchy condition caused 658 00:31:55,513 --> 00:31:57,315 by a mite actually it's a burrowing mite. 659 00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:02,687 They brought in a new pig last year and he was itchy 660 00:32:02,754 --> 00:32:05,423 right away and then suddenly everybody else started itching. 661 00:32:05,490 --> 00:32:08,559 NARRATOR: The objective catch and treat every pig in 662 00:32:08,626 --> 00:32:11,062 the sty without ending up in the slop. 663 00:32:11,129 --> 00:32:14,132 DR. OAKLEY: There's probably some good You Tube videos on how to do it properly. 664 00:32:18,236 --> 00:32:20,238 Okay, that might work. 665 00:32:20,305 --> 00:32:23,074 We're gonna go try a makeshift pig snare. 666 00:32:23,141 --> 00:32:24,575 We'll see if that works. 667 00:32:24,642 --> 00:32:26,711 If that works then we can actually hold the pigs and do the treatment. 668 00:32:26,778 --> 00:32:29,847 If the snare doesn't work injecting them is gonna be almost impossible. 669 00:32:30,148 --> 00:32:32,083 Why don't we try it on one of the little guys? 670 00:32:32,150 --> 00:32:34,152 Pigs will explore with their mouth and if they grab it 671 00:32:34,218 --> 00:32:37,922 then you can pull it taut then they usually won't fight it. 672 00:32:37,989 --> 00:32:40,058 Yeah, what do you think of that eh? 673 00:32:40,658 --> 00:32:42,560 What do you think of that eh? 674 00:32:42,627 --> 00:32:45,363 Just trying to get her to nibble on it. 675 00:32:45,830 --> 00:32:47,865 What do you think of that? 676 00:32:51,035 --> 00:32:53,438 Sorry, that caught just the edge of it. 677 00:32:53,705 --> 00:32:55,573 I think it'll still work though yeah. 678 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:57,041 Okay so we'll try again. 679 00:32:57,108 --> 00:32:58,576 Now I got everybody riled up. 680 00:32:58,643 --> 00:33:00,178 Listen to them all talking about it. 681 00:33:00,244 --> 00:33:03,147 Now nobody wants to be friends Huh? 682 00:33:11,756 --> 00:33:14,525 DR. OAKLEY: Oh my. No, no, no, no, no. 683 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:17,962 This is not working. 684 00:33:18,229 --> 00:33:20,465 So we're gonna move to "Plan B." 685 00:33:21,566 --> 00:33:24,102 Some of the big pigs are actually can be a bit stoic. 686 00:33:24,168 --> 00:33:27,138 So we'll actually try and just walk up and inject on them. 687 00:33:27,205 --> 00:33:29,841 I just don't know if they'll let me out in the middle in the open. 688 00:33:29,907 --> 00:33:32,110 You know some of these pigs are 500, 600 pounds. 689 00:33:32,176 --> 00:33:34,212 The boar still has his tusks. 690 00:33:34,278 --> 00:33:36,614 So there's some safety issues here too. 691 00:33:36,681 --> 00:33:38,983 So we're gonna go slow and figure this out. 692 00:33:40,218 --> 00:33:43,154 NARRATOR: Michelle starts with the biggest of the bunch, 693 00:33:43,221 --> 00:33:46,090 a dominant boar weighing in at around 600 pounds. 694 00:33:47,825 --> 00:33:49,727 DR. OAKLEY: It's got to go right behind the ear. 695 00:33:49,794 --> 00:33:52,096 So that's a tough spot too because first of all they 696 00:33:52,163 --> 00:33:55,099 can turn and get you and second; it's not like you can sneak up from behind them. 697 00:33:56,801 --> 00:33:58,970 NARRATOR: At Aurora Farm Michelle is attempting to 698 00:33:59,037 --> 00:34:02,040 treat some very large ornery pigs suffering from mange. 699 00:34:02,306 --> 00:34:04,609 DR. OAKLEY: It's a typical Yukon farm here 700 00:34:04,675 --> 00:34:07,912 fantastic views really nice facility but lots of 701 00:34:07,979 --> 00:34:09,714 different animals and there's definitely not 702 00:34:09,781 --> 00:34:12,016 handling facilities set up for any one species. 703 00:34:12,316 --> 00:34:14,786 So, we're gonna have to get a little creative. 704 00:34:16,754 --> 00:34:20,425 NARRATOR: The mites that cause mange aren't deadly. 705 00:34:20,491 --> 00:34:22,794 However they do cause intense itching and that 706 00:34:22,860 --> 00:34:25,329 could lead to a serious infection. 707 00:34:26,064 --> 00:34:29,067 The cure is a simple injection but nothing is 708 00:34:29,133 --> 00:34:31,903 simple when it comes to a 600 pound boar. 709 00:34:38,509 --> 00:34:40,011 DR. OAKLEY: Try not to get killed. 710 00:34:46,250 --> 00:34:48,186 Yeah, no, no, no. 711 00:34:48,252 --> 00:34:50,188 No., I'm not doing it. Sorry. 712 00:34:50,254 --> 00:34:52,256 See those tusks he's got? 713 00:34:52,323 --> 00:34:54,692 He outweighs me just a couple pounds so. 714 00:34:54,759 --> 00:34:56,894 I need a safer situation to get him dosed. 715 00:34:57,562 --> 00:35:00,164 NARRATOR: On to "Plan C." 716 00:35:00,231 --> 00:35:01,833 SIMONE: We got to be sneaky. 717 00:35:01,899 --> 00:35:03,534 NARRATOR: Michelle and the team put the pigs in a 718 00:35:03,601 --> 00:35:06,304 smaller enclosure and corner them with wood panels. 719 00:35:07,071 --> 00:35:08,873 DR. OAKLEY: A makeshift chute I like it. 720 00:35:08,940 --> 00:35:10,708 MAN: That good now? 721 00:35:16,681 --> 00:35:18,583 DR. OAKLEY: Okay that was good. 722 00:35:18,649 --> 00:35:20,351 Yay. Off you go. 723 00:35:20,751 --> 00:35:21,752 I know. 724 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:24,188 NARRATOR: The rest of the pigs are rounded up and 725 00:35:24,255 --> 00:35:26,257 injected with medicine to fight the mange. 726 00:35:26,724 --> 00:35:29,727 DR. OAKLEY: Good girl. Perfect. 727 00:35:30,061 --> 00:35:31,829 SIMONE: She's not complaining as much. 728 00:35:31,896 --> 00:35:33,998 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah... Mission mange complete. 729 00:35:39,871 --> 00:35:42,173 NARRATOR: Back out on the lake Michelle's husband 730 00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:45,610 Shane defeats the mighty ice auger and gets down to business. 731 00:35:47,111 --> 00:35:50,047 This area of the Yukon is known for its plentiful stocks 732 00:35:50,114 --> 00:35:52,283 of trout and whitefish. 733 00:35:52,650 --> 00:35:55,419 But this fishing party isn't having any luck. 734 00:35:55,820 --> 00:35:58,823 SHANE: Ice fishing, because you're stationary, 735 00:35:58,890 --> 00:36:01,092 you got to wait for the fish to come to you. 736 00:36:05,029 --> 00:36:08,533 They'll eventually come by or you'll eventually come back. 737 00:36:11,335 --> 00:36:13,304 WILLOW: How many fish have we caught? 738 00:36:13,371 --> 00:36:14,705 BRENDAN: None. 739 00:36:14,772 --> 00:36:18,376 WILLOW: Nice. We're gonna be eating nothing tonight. 740 00:36:18,809 --> 00:36:22,013 SHANE: What's the problem Willow? 741 00:36:22,079 --> 00:36:23,648 WILLOW: What do you mean? 742 00:36:23,714 --> 00:36:25,583 SHANE: You were talking pretty big on the way out. What's going on? 743 00:36:25,650 --> 00:36:27,718 WILLOW: I didn't say that I would catch any fish. 744 00:36:27,785 --> 00:36:30,154 SHANE: Oh. WILLOW: I betted on Maya. 745 00:36:30,221 --> 00:36:32,690 So far my bet isn't going so good. 746 00:36:33,324 --> 00:36:35,726 SHANE: She's still sleeping on her snow machine. 747 00:36:37,028 --> 00:36:41,732 MAYA: My favorite part of ice fishing is the drive back. 748 00:36:55,046 --> 00:36:57,715 DR. OAKLEY: We're going to see Rose, Yvonne's dog. 749 00:36:57,782 --> 00:37:00,551 She hasn't ate much or drank much the last couple days. 750 00:37:00,618 --> 00:37:03,821 So you know I'm kind of worried. 751 00:37:03,888 --> 00:37:06,390 NARRATOR: This dramatic change in Rose's appetite 752 00:37:06,457 --> 00:37:09,260 comes only a few weeks after her clinic appointment. 753 00:37:09,327 --> 00:37:11,729 DR. OAKLEY: I know she's a 16-year-old dog you 754 00:37:11,796 --> 00:37:15,633 know I know she had a cancerous growth that may or may not have spread. 755 00:37:15,700 --> 00:37:17,335 And Yvonne sounds really worried. 756 00:37:17,401 --> 00:37:21,439 So you know I'm already thinking the worst but trying not to. 757 00:37:27,979 --> 00:37:30,514 YVONNE: Oh hi, come on in. DR. OAKLEY: Hi Yvonne, how are you? 758 00:37:30,581 --> 00:37:32,049 YVONNE: Good. DR. OAKLEY: Good. 759 00:37:32,116 --> 00:37:33,851 YVONNE: Thank you for coming. DR. OAKLEY: No problem. 760 00:37:33,918 --> 00:37:39,257 YVONNE: Rose had a baseball sized tumor removed from her left rear hip. 761 00:37:39,323 --> 00:37:42,526 And it healed beautifully and she was her normal self then. 762 00:37:42,593 --> 00:37:45,963 But since then she's just declined. 763 00:37:46,797 --> 00:37:48,499 DR. OAKLEY: How's Rose doing? 764 00:37:48,566 --> 00:37:51,002 YVONNE: She has not eaten since Saturday. DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 765 00:37:52,069 --> 00:37:55,873 YVONNE: And I've tried all kinds of combinations of cooked food and other food. 766 00:37:55,940 --> 00:37:57,975 DR. OAKLEY: Okay... Well let's have a look at her. 767 00:37:58,042 --> 00:38:00,011 Oh hey Rose. 768 00:38:00,077 --> 00:38:03,581 I walked in and saw Rose and my heart sank because 769 00:38:03,648 --> 00:38:07,151 Rose doesn't even pick up her head to see me. 770 00:38:07,485 --> 00:38:09,687 Whenever I've seen Rose before house call or at the 771 00:38:09,754 --> 00:38:12,123 clinic she's wagging her tail you know she's coming 772 00:38:12,189 --> 00:38:16,093 over to see me and give me a kiss and she doesn't even move. 773 00:38:16,594 --> 00:38:21,666 Oh my beauty you looked so much better last time I saw you eh? 774 00:38:22,199 --> 00:38:23,467 Yeah. 775 00:38:23,734 --> 00:38:26,437 I'll just give her a physical, a quick physical okay Yvonne? 776 00:38:27,004 --> 00:38:29,206 So I need to check Rose out. 777 00:38:29,273 --> 00:38:32,243 You know older dogs can lose weight for other reasons 778 00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:34,312 that maybe there's something I can treat. 779 00:38:34,378 --> 00:38:39,317 So I wanna give Rose a physical and check her out head to toe as usual. 780 00:38:40,384 --> 00:38:44,555 You know I'm checking her lymph nodes and feeling her belly. 781 00:38:45,022 --> 00:38:48,893 I'm feeling a couple other masses that weren't there before. 782 00:38:57,435 --> 00:39:01,439 DR. OAKLEY: So, her lymph nodes are quite big in 783 00:39:01,505 --> 00:39:04,608 her back end and in her groin area. 784 00:39:04,675 --> 00:39:08,179 I'm really suspicious that it's spread into her 785 00:39:08,245 --> 00:39:11,582 abdominal area because I can feel a mass there. 786 00:39:11,949 --> 00:39:13,751 I'm sorry. 787 00:39:14,385 --> 00:39:16,854 The lymph nodes internally are quite big. 788 00:39:18,089 --> 00:39:20,858 And as you can see she's just she's starting to 789 00:39:20,925 --> 00:39:22,693 waste away, despite eating a bit. 790 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:24,962 YVONNE: I know. And she's very slow. DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. 791 00:39:25,863 --> 00:39:28,265 Please do what you feel is best. 792 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:33,604 DR. OAKLEY: That's a huge responsibility because I don't wanna just say 793 00:39:33,671 --> 00:39:36,440 "Ah that's it you know and give up on Rose." 794 00:39:36,507 --> 00:39:40,378 Like we've done a lot for Rose and she's had a great quality of life until now. 795 00:39:40,444 --> 00:39:42,646 And if there's something I can do I'm gonna do it. 796 00:39:42,713 --> 00:39:46,350 But I'm also not gonna drag it out and cause Rose any suffering. 797 00:39:46,684 --> 00:39:49,954 You know it's a difficult decision. 798 00:39:50,020 --> 00:39:52,423 She's really dehydrated right now. 799 00:39:52,490 --> 00:39:55,760 We can give her fluids and try and perk her up. 800 00:39:55,826 --> 00:39:58,562 We can give her some more of the antibiotics that I've 801 00:39:58,629 --> 00:40:01,031 given you that kind of help perk her up. 802 00:40:01,098 --> 00:40:04,368 But that's not gonna deal with these masses that I'm feeling. 803 00:40:04,435 --> 00:40:08,172 YVONNE: Yeah, I agree 100%. 804 00:40:08,506 --> 00:40:10,474 DR. OAKLEY: I'm so sorry Yvonne. I mean it's. 805 00:40:10,775 --> 00:40:13,411 YVONNE: I knew it would come to this day. 806 00:40:13,477 --> 00:40:15,146 DR. OAKLEY: I know, I'm sorry. 807 00:40:15,212 --> 00:40:18,249 YVONNE (off-screen): She's my best pal. 808 00:40:20,017 --> 00:40:21,886 DR. OAKLEY: I know. 809 00:40:22,186 --> 00:40:24,989 YVONNE: But I want what's right for her. 810 00:40:25,055 --> 00:40:26,490 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. 811 00:40:28,092 --> 00:40:30,361 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): So Yvonne and I discussed this and she doesn't want 812 00:40:30,428 --> 00:40:34,498 Rose to suffer and so we decided to put Rose to sleep. 813 00:40:46,644 --> 00:40:49,513 DR. OAKLEY: It's been a really draining, busy, emotional, 814 00:40:49,580 --> 00:40:53,083 week but it's been a good week too. 815 00:40:53,150 --> 00:40:55,252 NARRATOR: There's good news from Guylaine in Val-d'Or 816 00:40:55,319 --> 00:40:57,154 about the caribou project. 817 00:40:57,221 --> 00:40:58,989 DR. OAKLEY: It's been about four months since we were 818 00:40:59,056 --> 00:41:01,692 capturing pregnant caribou and putting them in the pen. 819 00:41:01,759 --> 00:41:04,161 And now Guylaine and the Quebec team are about to 820 00:41:04,228 --> 00:41:06,831 release the four mothers and three babies back to the wild. 821 00:41:07,431 --> 00:41:12,870 GUYLAINE: We actually had our first baby on June the fourth. 822 00:41:13,137 --> 00:41:15,940 It was a male and he was very healthy. 823 00:41:18,709 --> 00:41:21,679 We had two more babies in the following week, 824 00:41:21,745 --> 00:41:24,748 two females quite healthy as well. 825 00:41:24,815 --> 00:41:26,717 So we're really happy. 826 00:41:26,784 --> 00:41:29,687 The fourth female, actually the last female, 827 00:41:29,753 --> 00:41:32,690 we were waiting and waiting and hoping that she 828 00:41:32,756 --> 00:41:36,994 would finally give birth but unfortunately the baby was stillborn. 829 00:41:37,995 --> 00:41:39,563 But those things happen. 830 00:41:39,630 --> 00:41:42,566 So we're quite happy about those three babies. 831 00:41:43,167 --> 00:41:45,035 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): When we're talking wild births without any 832 00:41:45,102 --> 00:41:47,404 assistance or medical intervention three out of 833 00:41:47,471 --> 00:41:49,840 four babies born healthy is quite remarkable. 834 00:41:49,907 --> 00:41:51,942 And it's a great start to getting this herd back on 835 00:41:52,009 --> 00:41:53,878 the road to recovery so we'll take it. 836 00:41:54,578 --> 00:41:58,315 GUYLAINE: Now what we have to do is to release the caribou. 837 00:41:58,382 --> 00:42:02,953 What we wanna do is push gently and really slowly the 838 00:42:03,020 --> 00:42:06,390 animals toward the door which will be open 839 00:42:06,457 --> 00:42:08,158 for the release. 840 00:42:08,225 --> 00:42:11,829 These three babies are really important for the herd of Val-d'Or. 841 00:42:11,896 --> 00:42:13,464 Okay good luck everybody. 842 00:42:13,531 --> 00:42:16,901 GUYLAINE (off-screen): Since the herd is at a critically low level those 843 00:42:16,967 --> 00:42:20,004 three babies will increase the size of the herd in a 844 00:42:20,070 --> 00:42:21,772 very significant way. 845 00:42:21,839 --> 00:42:23,574 So they're really important. 846 00:42:28,579 --> 00:42:31,415 NARRATOR: They spot their first mom and baby pair and 847 00:42:31,482 --> 00:42:35,052 gently push them out the back gate. 848 00:42:37,321 --> 00:42:40,391 GUYLAINE (off-screen): The first release was totally perfect. 849 00:42:40,724 --> 00:42:43,627 The baby was following her mom. 850 00:42:43,694 --> 00:42:46,897 Both of them were quite calm just like running 851 00:42:46,964 --> 00:42:48,399 but not too fast. 852 00:42:48,465 --> 00:42:50,467 And it went really smoothly. 853 00:42:51,569 --> 00:42:56,473 These three caribou will now have to learn how to survive into the wild. 854 00:42:57,741 --> 00:43:01,512 They will have to follow their mother and learn from 855 00:43:01,579 --> 00:43:07,051 her how to find food how to run really fast when there's 856 00:43:07,117 --> 00:43:08,886 a predator around. 857 00:43:09,286 --> 00:43:11,121 They have a lot to learn again. 858 00:43:11,188 --> 00:43:14,758 DR. OAKLEY: This is one very positive step towards 859 00:43:14,825 --> 00:43:18,462 saving the future of this herd and I'm really excited 860 00:43:18,529 --> 00:43:20,364 and honored to be a part of it. 861 00:43:20,431 --> 00:43:22,866 And hopefully with a lot more years and investment in 862 00:43:22,933 --> 00:43:25,369 this herd it's gonna survive and thrive out here. 863 00:43:25,703 --> 00:43:26,904 Captioned by Cotter Captioning Services.