1 00:00:02,135 --> 00:00:04,237 NARRATOR: This is Dr. Michelle Oakley, 2 00:00:04,304 --> 00:00:07,574 vet to pretty much anything that moves in the Yukon. 3 00:00:08,274 --> 00:00:11,711 On this episode Michelle faces off against an angry mama. 4 00:00:12,078 --> 00:00:13,380 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Here comes a kitten along the fence. 5 00:00:13,446 --> 00:00:15,515 I've been bit before, through my fingernail, 6 00:00:15,582 --> 00:00:17,317 through the bone, and out the other side. 7 00:00:17,384 --> 00:00:18,985 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): And I don't want that to happen again. 8 00:00:19,052 --> 00:00:19,953 Ouch. 9 00:00:20,020 --> 00:00:22,389 NARRATOR: She tries to save a deer in bad shape. 10 00:00:22,455 --> 00:00:24,157 DR. OAKLEY: I know the limitations here 11 00:00:24,224 --> 00:00:26,926 and I know there's internal bleeding. 12 00:00:26,993 --> 00:00:29,429 NARRATOR: She's in one of the most rugged places on Earth. 13 00:00:29,496 --> 00:00:32,632 But for Dr. Oakley, home is where the wild things are. 14 00:00:40,673 --> 00:00:43,676 ♪ ♪ 15 00:00:46,346 --> 00:00:49,015 It's Monday morning at Michelle's home clinic, 16 00:00:49,082 --> 00:00:51,184 and the week is off to a rocky start. 17 00:00:51,251 --> 00:00:54,254 (cat screaming) 18 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,157 BRITNEY: I didn't know she could sound like that. 19 00:00:57,223 --> 00:00:58,792 DR. OAKLEY: I have a hectic week ahead of me. 20 00:00:58,858 --> 00:01:01,928 And my first patient is not cooperating. 21 00:01:01,995 --> 00:01:03,997 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Meeps must not be a morning person. 22 00:01:04,064 --> 00:01:05,932 (cat screaming) 23 00:01:05,999 --> 00:01:08,201 Whoops, heads up. Sample. 24 00:01:09,169 --> 00:01:10,470 SANDY: I'll cover her head. 25 00:01:10,537 --> 00:01:13,039 What I'm gonna do is I'm actually gonna scruff her. 26 00:01:13,106 --> 00:01:16,376 Okay? So it doesn't hurt her. It just keeps her calm. 27 00:01:16,443 --> 00:01:17,610 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): She's been drinking and peeing 28 00:01:17,677 --> 00:01:18,878 a lot more than normal. 29 00:01:18,945 --> 00:01:20,180 She's losing a bit of weight. 30 00:01:20,246 --> 00:01:23,383 She's acting like a cat that could possibly have diabetes. 31 00:01:23,450 --> 00:01:26,152 NARRATOR: Like humans, cats will develop diabetes 32 00:01:26,219 --> 00:01:28,054 if they can't produce insulin. 33 00:01:28,121 --> 00:01:30,190 About one in 200 have the disease. 34 00:01:30,256 --> 00:01:31,958 (cat screaming) 35 00:01:32,025 --> 00:01:35,261 DR. OAKLEY: Okay, my Meeps. It's all right, my love. 36 00:01:35,328 --> 00:01:37,397 We are wrecking your day. 37 00:01:37,797 --> 00:01:41,468 The goal here today is to get a blood sample, a urine sample, 38 00:01:41,534 --> 00:01:44,437 and get out with all my fingers and no scratches or injuries. 39 00:01:45,472 --> 00:01:46,806 NARRATOR: Not so easy 40 00:01:46,873 --> 00:01:49,542 when you're tangling with razor-sharp claws. 41 00:01:49,609 --> 00:01:50,877 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Some cats won't go easily. 42 00:01:50,944 --> 00:01:52,245 SANDY: Ready? 43 00:01:52,312 --> 00:01:54,881 Shh, shh, shh. Easy. 44 00:01:55,448 --> 00:01:57,016 DR. OAKLEY: It's okay, Meeps. SANDY: It's okay. 45 00:01:57,083 --> 00:01:58,918 NARRATOR: Michelle only needs a few drops of blood 46 00:01:58,985 --> 00:02:00,320 to test for diabetes. 47 00:02:00,386 --> 00:02:01,721 SANDY: Hold on, honey. It's okay. 48 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:03,957 (cat screaming) 49 00:02:04,023 --> 00:02:05,658 DR. OAKLEY: Let's see what we got here. 50 00:02:05,725 --> 00:02:09,429 NARRATOR: Finally Michelle can test Meeps' blood sugar level. 51 00:02:09,496 --> 00:02:11,131 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I got to get the sugar done. 52 00:02:11,197 --> 00:02:15,535 A normal sugar level for a cat is around the 10 range. 53 00:02:15,602 --> 00:02:17,170 Oh, 24.8. 54 00:02:17,237 --> 00:02:18,538 SANDY: Oh! 55 00:02:18,605 --> 00:02:21,841 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Definitely way too high and most likely diabetes. 56 00:02:21,908 --> 00:02:23,676 Okay, Meeps. 57 00:02:23,743 --> 00:02:26,646 Diabetes in a cat is not a death sentence by any means. 58 00:02:26,713 --> 00:02:28,148 But it does mean a lot of work 59 00:02:28,214 --> 00:02:30,083 and a lot of checking in by the owner. 60 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:31,651 SANDY: Yeah, going in. 61 00:02:31,718 --> 00:02:34,854 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, yeah. Get me the heck out of here. 62 00:02:34,921 --> 00:02:36,523 Another happy customer. 63 00:02:36,589 --> 00:02:38,458 BRITNEY: Yay! 64 00:02:38,525 --> 00:02:39,759 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Her sugar is so high. 65 00:02:39,826 --> 00:02:41,861 I agree with your initial concern. 66 00:02:41,928 --> 00:02:44,297 MARILYN: Now we have a diabetic cat. 67 00:02:44,364 --> 00:02:45,798 Really happy about that. 68 00:02:45,865 --> 00:02:47,333 DR. OAKLEY: Thanks, guys. Talk to you soon. 69 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:48,668 BRITNEY: Bye. 70 00:02:48,735 --> 00:02:50,136 MARILYN (off-screen): So Meeps is going to be getting one or two shots 71 00:02:50,203 --> 00:02:52,839 of insulin a day to regulate her blood sugar. 72 00:02:52,906 --> 00:02:57,110 Yeah, the idea of having a diabetic cat does nothing for me. 73 00:02:57,177 --> 00:02:59,312 Sorry, I'm busy. 74 00:02:59,846 --> 00:03:00,613 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Thank you. 75 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,482 SANDY: Oh, my good God. 76 00:03:02,549 --> 00:03:05,418 DR. OAKLEY: Poor little spider. Just don't step on it, anybody. 77 00:03:05,485 --> 00:03:06,753 Karma, spider karma. 78 00:03:06,819 --> 00:03:08,321 Don't want bad spider karma. 79 00:03:08,388 --> 00:03:09,355 SANDY (off-screen): Where'd he go? 80 00:03:09,422 --> 00:03:10,523 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Just get him out. 81 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:11,624 I love to look at them. 82 00:03:11,691 --> 00:03:12,825 They're beautiful, I just, 83 00:03:12,892 --> 00:03:15,061 they tend to want to like nest in my hair. 84 00:03:15,128 --> 00:03:17,130 I give off spider pheromones, I think. 85 00:03:17,197 --> 00:03:18,097 SANDY (off-screen): And a spider. 86 00:03:18,164 --> 00:03:23,369 DR. OAKLEY: Spider, spider. Who's next? 87 00:03:23,670 --> 00:03:24,671 SANDY (off-screen): Hi. 88 00:03:24,737 --> 00:03:25,772 MAN (off-screen): Hello. 89 00:03:25,838 --> 00:03:27,006 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Hi. SANDY (off-screen): How are you? 90 00:03:27,073 --> 00:03:28,408 DR. OAKLEY: Shadow, let's have a look. 91 00:03:28,474 --> 00:03:30,543 I don't even have a breath between clients today. 92 00:03:30,610 --> 00:03:32,245 Ruby, how's it going? 93 00:03:32,312 --> 00:03:33,880 I do this to myself a lot. 94 00:03:33,947 --> 00:03:35,315 I over-schedule. 95 00:03:35,381 --> 00:03:37,150 I'm gonna have a peek in those eyes. 96 00:03:37,217 --> 00:03:38,518 That's a good girl. 97 00:03:38,585 --> 00:03:40,787 You know, I'm in a more remote area 98 00:03:40,853 --> 00:03:44,257 and there's several communities around me that are also remote. 99 00:03:44,324 --> 00:03:45,959 I appreciate you guys driving all the way out. 100 00:03:46,025 --> 00:03:48,595 WOMAN: Well, you know, got to do what you got to do. 101 00:03:48,661 --> 00:03:51,264 DR. OAKLEY: There is no veterinarian except for me in those areas. 102 00:03:51,331 --> 00:03:54,033 Whoa, Ruby, hold on. We're not even there yet. 103 00:03:54,100 --> 00:03:57,036 So that makes for a very busy caseload. 104 00:03:57,103 --> 00:03:58,271 So Ruby looks great, actually, 105 00:03:58,338 --> 00:04:01,107 so we'll just get some dewormer and send you with that, okay? 106 00:04:01,174 --> 00:04:05,678 I always think I'm gonna get a down day, and it just doesn't happen. 107 00:04:05,745 --> 00:04:07,046 SANDY: Hi, guys. 108 00:04:07,113 --> 00:04:08,047 RUBY: Hi. 109 00:04:08,114 --> 00:04:09,515 SANDY: How long have you had your puppy? 110 00:04:09,582 --> 00:04:14,520 RUBY: About, I don't know. I can't remember. 111 00:04:14,587 --> 00:04:18,024 DR. OAKLEY: Charlie. Oh, my gosh, Ruby, I love your puppy. 112 00:04:18,091 --> 00:04:19,025 Oh, my goodness. 113 00:04:19,092 --> 00:04:21,494 RUBY (off-screen): Daddy got him in a box with a blanket. 114 00:04:21,561 --> 00:04:25,064 DR. OAKLEY: Really? Oh, so you saved him from being abandoned? 115 00:04:25,131 --> 00:04:26,532 RUBY (off-screen): Yeah. 116 00:04:26,599 --> 00:04:29,068 DR. OAKLEY: Your mom told me he's eating real good. Right? 117 00:04:29,135 --> 00:04:30,003 RUBY (off-screen): Yep. 118 00:04:30,069 --> 00:04:31,204 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): He's six pounds. 119 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:33,573 You're a little chubby chunk of butter. 120 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,209 (Ruby laughs) 121 00:04:36,276 --> 00:04:41,214 RUBY: It's probably 'cause that thing, a peenie. 122 00:04:41,281 --> 00:04:43,182 DR. OAKLEY: A peenie? Oh, his penis? 123 00:04:43,249 --> 00:04:45,385 Yeah, he's a boy for sure. 124 00:04:45,451 --> 00:04:48,354 Do you have any idea how old he is? 125 00:04:48,955 --> 00:04:51,591 RUBY: Uhh... 126 00:04:52,258 --> 00:04:54,661 NARRATOR: In order to give Charlie his puppy vaccines 127 00:04:54,727 --> 00:04:56,829 Michelle needs to know how old he is. 128 00:04:56,896 --> 00:05:00,233 But because he's a rescue dog, that number is a mystery. 129 00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:02,368 DR. OAKLEY: Look how sharp those baby teeth are. 130 00:05:02,435 --> 00:05:05,672 NARRATOR: Fortunately, Michelle can figure out his age by checking the 131 00:05:05,738 --> 00:05:07,473 number of teeth in his mouth. 132 00:05:07,540 --> 00:05:08,775 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Okay, so you know what? 133 00:05:08,841 --> 00:05:10,910 He's just at the right age, actually. 134 00:05:10,977 --> 00:05:12,412 So how about I give you each a treat 135 00:05:12,478 --> 00:05:14,814 and then you're gonna distract him by giving it to him, okay? 136 00:05:14,881 --> 00:05:16,716 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Okay, go. 137 00:05:16,783 --> 00:05:18,318 BOY (off-screen): Okay, go. 138 00:05:18,384 --> 00:05:21,087 SANDY: Put it right back here. There you go. 139 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:22,755 DR. OAKLEY: I'm done. SANDY: Good. 140 00:05:22,822 --> 00:05:24,257 DR. OAKLEY: He didn't even notice. 141 00:05:24,324 --> 00:05:25,758 (kids laughing) 142 00:05:25,825 --> 00:05:28,394 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Who's next? 143 00:05:28,728 --> 00:05:29,929 Come on in, Jude. 144 00:05:29,996 --> 00:05:31,564 It's okay, buddy. 145 00:05:31,631 --> 00:05:34,400 I know, I know, I don't blame you one bit. 146 00:05:34,467 --> 00:05:37,236 Jude is a six-year-old spaniel 147 00:05:37,303 --> 00:05:41,140 and he's been having ongoing issues with anal glands. 148 00:05:41,207 --> 00:05:43,676 Okay, so let's check the sore side. 149 00:05:43,743 --> 00:05:44,877 JOHN: Yep. 150 00:05:44,944 --> 00:05:48,147 DR. OAKLEY: The anal gland is basically a scent gland in a dog. 151 00:05:48,214 --> 00:05:51,050 They're normally expressed as the dog has a bowel movement. 152 00:05:51,117 --> 00:05:54,787 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): But because of certain dogs' anatomy or diets, 153 00:05:54,854 --> 00:05:58,224 those glands can start to fill up and cause serious infections. 154 00:05:58,291 --> 00:06:01,327 So to express them you have to go in, 155 00:06:01,394 --> 00:06:03,363 find the gland, and then just basically kind of... 156 00:06:03,429 --> 00:06:05,198 pthhh, squeeze it. 157 00:06:05,264 --> 00:06:07,400 It's one of the more glamorous parts of being a veterinarian, 158 00:06:07,467 --> 00:06:08,701 I must say. 159 00:06:08,768 --> 00:06:11,637 Oh, yeah. That one's quite large. 160 00:06:11,704 --> 00:06:12,705 There we go. 161 00:06:12,772 --> 00:06:15,007 Okay, that was about the size of an apricot, that one. 162 00:06:15,074 --> 00:06:16,342 JOHN: I could tell the way he was moving this morning. 163 00:06:16,409 --> 00:06:17,510 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. 164 00:06:17,577 --> 00:06:18,811 JOHN: He gets stiff in the back and you can always tell right 165 00:06:18,878 --> 00:06:20,213 away when he's starting to go. 166 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:21,381 He doesn't want to move very well, 167 00:06:21,447 --> 00:06:23,216 so, yeah, he's happy to get that released. 168 00:06:23,282 --> 00:06:24,817 DR. OAKLEY: Geez, you're always glad to leave. 169 00:06:24,884 --> 00:06:26,085 JOHN: Yep. 170 00:06:26,152 --> 00:06:27,620 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): We better give him a bit of a treat, though, 171 00:06:27,687 --> 00:06:29,956 to sweeten the deal. 172 00:06:30,022 --> 00:06:32,658 NARRATOR: Michelle's next patient is more exotic than most, 173 00:06:32,725 --> 00:06:34,460 a blue and gold macaw. 174 00:06:34,527 --> 00:06:36,429 SANDY (off-screen): I am one of Michelle's assistants, 175 00:06:36,496 --> 00:06:42,068 and Michelle and I have in the past worked with my bird here, Big Guy. 176 00:06:42,135 --> 00:06:48,040 He is 38 and he does not like having his beak trimmed. 177 00:06:48,107 --> 00:06:50,276 NARRATOR: Big Guy is a blue and gold macaw 178 00:06:50,343 --> 00:06:54,013 and can live up to 50 years in captivity. 179 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:54,881 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Hey, Sandy. 180 00:06:54,947 --> 00:06:55,948 SANDY (off-screen): Hi, Michelle. 181 00:06:56,015 --> 00:06:57,917 DR. OAKLEY: We're here for your beak and nail trim. 182 00:06:57,984 --> 00:07:00,620 Sandy's both an amazing tech and an amazing pet owner. 183 00:07:00,686 --> 00:07:03,156 I don't think she's ever turned down an animal in need. 184 00:07:03,222 --> 00:07:06,025 Looks like he's got a fair bit of growth on that one side. 185 00:07:06,092 --> 00:07:10,096 SANDY: He does. The one side really needs some attention. 186 00:07:10,730 --> 00:07:14,167 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. SANDY: There's a bit of a point there. 187 00:07:14,233 --> 00:07:16,502 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Parrots aren't really a classic Yukon pet. 188 00:07:16,569 --> 00:07:18,004 It's not like it's a common thing 189 00:07:18,070 --> 00:07:20,640 that all parrots have to have their beaks trimmed. 190 00:07:20,706 --> 00:07:22,442 But Big Guy has chronic problems 191 00:07:22,508 --> 00:07:24,377 that we've been trying to realign. 192 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:25,211 Ready? 193 00:07:25,278 --> 00:07:26,179 SANDY: Yeah. 194 00:07:26,245 --> 00:07:27,947 DR. OAKLEY: Sorry, Big Guy. 195 00:07:28,014 --> 00:07:29,949 NARRATOR: An uneven beak can crack or break, 196 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:32,285 causing the bird extreme pain. 197 00:07:32,351 --> 00:07:33,853 DR. OAKLEY: So when you're restraining birds 198 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,089 it's really important that you don't cover up their nostrils, 199 00:07:37,156 --> 00:07:39,125 because that's where they're actually breathing from. 200 00:07:39,192 --> 00:07:42,562 Also, birds don't have a very muscular diaphragm, 201 00:07:42,628 --> 00:07:44,597 so you can't put a lot of pressure on their chest 202 00:07:44,664 --> 00:07:46,299 when they're trying to breathe. 203 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:51,938 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Parrots especially use their beaks 204 00:07:52,004 --> 00:07:54,607 for moving around, for eating. 205 00:07:54,674 --> 00:07:55,975 It's like an extra hand for them. 206 00:07:56,042 --> 00:07:57,410 So, and actually it's really neat, 207 00:07:57,477 --> 00:07:59,645 they have a special joint in their jaw 208 00:07:59,712 --> 00:08:03,349 that allows the upper beak and the lower beak to move independently. 209 00:08:05,284 --> 00:08:06,552 SANDY (off-screen): Hold on. 210 00:08:06,619 --> 00:08:08,821 DR. OAKLEY: I think he's done and we've got a lot of improvement. 211 00:08:08,888 --> 00:08:10,723 Working with a parrot's a little different. 212 00:08:10,790 --> 00:08:12,825 They're usually very bonded to one person. 213 00:08:12,892 --> 00:08:15,595 So you're kind of coming in and interrupting that relationship. 214 00:08:15,661 --> 00:08:17,163 But as soon as Sandy starts snuggling him 215 00:08:17,230 --> 00:08:19,799 and reassuring him, he responded really well to that. 216 00:08:19,866 --> 00:08:20,933 He's a snuggler. 217 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,702 I'm getting a stink eye big time. 218 00:08:22,768 --> 00:08:23,769 SANDY: Yeah, I bet you are. 219 00:08:23,836 --> 00:08:25,805 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I don't blame him. 220 00:08:28,307 --> 00:08:30,543 NARRATOR: Michelle's long day is far from over. 221 00:08:30,610 --> 00:08:34,113 Her next stop takes her out of the clinic and into the wild. 222 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:36,883 She's headed to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, 223 00:08:36,949 --> 00:08:40,052 a 700-acre wildlife park and conservation center 224 00:08:40,119 --> 00:08:42,755 featuring animals native to the Yukon. 225 00:08:42,822 --> 00:08:44,824 She's checking on some lynx kittens 226 00:08:44,891 --> 00:08:46,859 and she's brought along a special helper. 227 00:08:46,926 --> 00:08:48,561 MAYA: So should I follow you right now 228 00:08:48,628 --> 00:08:49,762 or do I just wait till you catch them? 229 00:08:49,829 --> 00:08:51,330 DR. OAKLEY: No, you wait until you see where I am on a kitten 230 00:08:51,397 --> 00:08:52,365 and you come to them, 231 00:08:52,431 --> 00:08:54,400 and then you're gonna follow me from kitten to kitten. 232 00:08:54,467 --> 00:08:55,868 Because I'm gonna be running with a net now, 233 00:08:55,935 --> 00:08:57,937 and if you try and follow me now you'll never keep up. 234 00:08:58,004 --> 00:08:59,972 You can try, but. 235 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:03,342 We're going in to catch the young lynx, the kittens. 236 00:09:03,409 --> 00:09:06,112 There's four kittens in there, two males and two females. 237 00:09:06,178 --> 00:09:08,948 They need to have a checkup. They need a booster shot. 238 00:09:09,015 --> 00:09:10,216 NARRATOR: Without these shots, 239 00:09:10,283 --> 00:09:12,351 the lynx kittens can't be sent to other zoos 240 00:09:12,418 --> 00:09:14,453 and wildlife facilities. 241 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:16,088 DR. OAKLEY: Watch me, so that as soon as I get on one 242 00:09:16,155 --> 00:09:18,357 you're gonna come to it. 243 00:09:18,424 --> 00:09:20,693 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Maya's with me today keeping track of all the samples, 244 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:22,962 the handing me things, keeping everything organized. 245 00:09:23,029 --> 00:09:24,664 That's, it's a super important job. 246 00:09:24,730 --> 00:09:26,532 MAYA: I'm just here for the kitties. 247 00:09:26,599 --> 00:09:28,334 They're so cute and furry. 248 00:09:28,401 --> 00:09:31,971 But you can't exactly pet them, they bite you. 249 00:09:32,038 --> 00:09:33,339 DR. OAKLEY: Check. 250 00:09:33,406 --> 00:09:37,209 Just remember, Maya, you come when I've got one. 251 00:09:37,276 --> 00:09:38,311 RANDY: Okay? DR. OAKLEY: Ready? 252 00:09:38,377 --> 00:09:39,545 RANDY: Yep, let's go. 253 00:09:39,612 --> 00:09:41,614 NARRATOR: Michelle is working with Randy Hallock and his team 254 00:09:41,681 --> 00:09:44,383 who are highly trained at handling the lynx. 255 00:09:44,450 --> 00:09:46,319 RANDY (off-screen): Hold your net at ready. 256 00:09:46,385 --> 00:09:48,487 My work with Michelle, it's very casual. 257 00:09:48,554 --> 00:09:49,922 It's not stressful because 258 00:09:49,989 --> 00:09:52,525 we've worked on a variety of different animals. 259 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:53,826 You can't beat it. 260 00:09:53,893 --> 00:09:55,261 DR. OAKLEY: They're all in the corner here. 261 00:09:55,328 --> 00:09:56,896 Well, three of them. 262 00:09:56,963 --> 00:09:59,031 I'm gonna be trying to focus on catching the lynx 263 00:09:59,098 --> 00:10:02,635 and they're gonna be focused on watching my back, hopefully. 264 00:10:02,702 --> 00:10:04,270 RANDY (off-screen): There's one coming at you, Daniel. 265 00:10:04,337 --> 00:10:06,339 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): The lynx are wild. They're wild cats. 266 00:10:06,405 --> 00:10:08,808 So they're not your average house cat. 267 00:10:08,874 --> 00:10:10,443 They normally wouldn't bother a human, 268 00:10:10,509 --> 00:10:12,845 but, you know, when we're in there messing with the babies, 269 00:10:12,912 --> 00:10:15,748 the lynx mama will come at you. 270 00:10:16,115 --> 00:10:19,018 There's the male. 271 00:10:19,085 --> 00:10:21,787 Maya, you stay right with us, okay? 272 00:10:21,854 --> 00:10:24,824 She's super agitated. 273 00:10:24,890 --> 00:10:26,459 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I've been bit by a lynx before. 274 00:10:26,525 --> 00:10:28,394 The big canine went through my fingernail, 275 00:10:28,461 --> 00:10:30,363 through the bone, and out the other side. 276 00:10:30,429 --> 00:10:32,098 And it hurt a lot. 277 00:10:32,164 --> 00:10:34,333 And I don't want that to happen again. 278 00:10:35,735 --> 00:10:37,003 Hey! Whoa! 279 00:10:37,069 --> 00:10:38,704 RANDY (off-screen): Okay, just wait a minute. Just wait, just wait. 280 00:10:38,771 --> 00:10:41,073 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Just come along the fence line. 281 00:10:41,140 --> 00:10:43,109 NARRATOR: Michelle needs to catch the lynx 282 00:10:43,175 --> 00:10:45,044 before they climb a tree. 283 00:10:45,111 --> 00:10:47,546 If they do, it's game over 284 00:10:47,613 --> 00:10:50,082 and these guys may miss their scheduled departure 285 00:10:50,149 --> 00:10:52,518 to a zoo in Quebec. 286 00:10:52,585 --> 00:10:54,487 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, here's a kitten. 287 00:10:56,889 --> 00:10:59,558 RANDY (off-screen): There's a kitten right there, coming at you, Jen. 288 00:10:59,625 --> 00:11:01,427 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Here comes a kitten along the fence. 289 00:11:02,228 --> 00:11:02,928 RANDY (off-screen): Hey, no, no, no. 290 00:11:02,995 --> 00:11:04,263 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Whoa. 291 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:09,568 NARRATOR: At the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, 292 00:11:09,635 --> 00:11:12,872 the staff are scrambling to catch four lynx kittens 293 00:11:12,938 --> 00:11:14,306 for their booster shots. 294 00:11:14,373 --> 00:11:15,908 RANDY: Okay, we have caught two of them. 295 00:11:15,975 --> 00:11:17,743 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. Maya. 296 00:11:17,810 --> 00:11:19,779 NARRATOR: The lynx kittens need these vaccinations 297 00:11:19,845 --> 00:11:21,947 before they head out to their new home, 298 00:11:22,014 --> 00:11:23,649 a zoo across the country. 299 00:11:23,716 --> 00:11:26,385 DR. OAKLEY: Vaccines, Maya. 300 00:11:26,452 --> 00:11:27,586 MAYA: Rabies. 301 00:11:27,653 --> 00:11:30,923 DR. OAKLEY: Rabies and a feline vaccine. 302 00:11:30,990 --> 00:11:33,793 Lynx need the same protection as a domestic cat would. 303 00:11:33,859 --> 00:11:35,327 They can get the same viruses, 304 00:11:35,394 --> 00:11:37,863 so we're gonna give them the vaccines to protect them. 305 00:11:37,930 --> 00:11:39,932 NARRATOR: Michelle shields the baby lynxes' eyes 306 00:11:39,999 --> 00:11:42,768 with a towel to keep their stress level down. 307 00:11:42,835 --> 00:11:45,137 DR. OAKLEY: This side, perfect. 308 00:11:45,204 --> 00:11:47,873 (lynx growling) 309 00:11:48,307 --> 00:11:50,910 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Maya, I'm gonna need you to hold off here for a second. 310 00:11:50,976 --> 00:11:53,779 So if you could just put like one finger down across there, 311 00:11:53,846 --> 00:11:56,082 then I can get the sample. 312 00:11:56,148 --> 00:11:58,384 Yep, perfect. 313 00:11:58,451 --> 00:12:00,553 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Blood sample is, these animals are gonna be 314 00:12:00,619 --> 00:12:02,088 shipped to a different zoo, 315 00:12:02,154 --> 00:12:05,558 and sometimes they want a health test and disease testing 316 00:12:05,624 --> 00:12:09,128 and things like that done before the animal arrives. 317 00:12:09,195 --> 00:12:11,163 So that's the point of this. 318 00:12:11,230 --> 00:12:12,198 (lynx growling) 319 00:12:12,264 --> 00:12:14,433 No, no, okay, let go and just let him put his leg in. 320 00:12:17,103 --> 00:12:19,505 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Okay, okay, we're gonna hurry this up. 321 00:12:19,572 --> 00:12:21,407 The faster we get these kittens caught, 322 00:12:21,474 --> 00:12:23,209 get their physicals done, get them vaccinated 323 00:12:23,275 --> 00:12:25,678 and back to their parents, the better for everybody. 324 00:12:27,246 --> 00:12:30,082 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): This one can go in a crate and to be weighed and released. 325 00:12:32,685 --> 00:12:35,121 RANDY (off-screen): Okay. Ah, it's better if you got them like on their side, 326 00:12:35,187 --> 00:12:38,023 'cause if they're on their back, they can rake you pretty good. 327 00:12:43,362 --> 00:12:44,964 (lynx growling) 328 00:12:46,465 --> 00:12:48,067 RANDY: Okay, you got him? 329 00:12:48,134 --> 00:12:49,935 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Yep. 330 00:12:50,002 --> 00:12:53,806 RANDY (off-screen): Okay, close. That's why you wear gloves. 331 00:12:53,873 --> 00:12:54,974 DR. OAKLEY: Let's see how you look, girl. 332 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:56,142 You look great. 333 00:12:56,208 --> 00:12:59,378 Alrighty, let's go get a weight. 334 00:12:59,445 --> 00:13:01,480 NARRATOR: A fully grown lynx can weigh four times more 335 00:13:01,547 --> 00:13:03,616 than a domestic cat. 336 00:13:03,682 --> 00:13:06,185 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I know. We're so mean. 337 00:13:08,854 --> 00:13:11,557 I'm just getting a weight now of the kitten. 338 00:13:11,624 --> 00:13:13,225 7.4, Maya. 339 00:13:13,292 --> 00:13:15,528 Maya's been helping me all summer. 340 00:13:15,594 --> 00:13:17,029 Yeah, and just put that over it. 341 00:13:17,096 --> 00:13:19,965 She's been a great help with various work that I do. 342 00:13:20,032 --> 00:13:21,300 MAYA: She's so cute. 343 00:13:21,367 --> 00:13:24,203 DR. OAKLEY: She's really good about remembering things that I forget. 344 00:13:24,270 --> 00:13:25,304 Thank you, Maya. 345 00:13:25,371 --> 00:13:28,541 The rabies vaccine will go in the other leg. 346 00:13:28,607 --> 00:13:31,911 Maya's still learning and it's often like I forget 347 00:13:31,977 --> 00:13:33,979 that she doesn't know everything I know. 348 00:13:34,046 --> 00:13:35,748 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): So you're gonna slip your hand down, Maya, 349 00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:37,349 and hold off where I just pulled out. 350 00:13:37,416 --> 00:13:39,852 Right there, so we don't have anymore bleeding. 351 00:13:39,919 --> 00:13:42,288 It's good for me to learn some patience. 352 00:13:42,354 --> 00:13:44,790 She keeps it real for me. 353 00:13:46,258 --> 00:13:47,326 RANDY (off-screen): Okay, you ready with the door? 354 00:13:47,393 --> 00:13:48,627 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Yep. 355 00:13:48,694 --> 00:13:49,929 RANDY (off-screen): Watch out! 356 00:13:49,995 --> 00:13:51,497 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Nope. 357 00:13:54,233 --> 00:13:55,634 It's hung up. 358 00:13:55,701 --> 00:13:57,870 It's hung up on the net. 359 00:13:57,937 --> 00:14:00,005 MAYA (off-screen): I really love working with the lynx kittens, 360 00:14:00,072 --> 00:14:03,309 because I love cats and they're so cute. 361 00:14:03,375 --> 00:14:04,944 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Maya, would you grab one of the sample bags? 362 00:14:05,010 --> 00:14:08,981 MAYA: But my mom, when she's working, she gets really bossy. 363 00:14:09,048 --> 00:14:12,017 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Maya, here, you can put it in the bag. 364 00:14:12,084 --> 00:14:13,886 I'll leave this for you to deal with, okay? 365 00:14:13,953 --> 00:14:16,522 MAYA: Thank you. This is my impersonation of my mom. 366 00:14:16,589 --> 00:14:18,257 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Maya, can you throw us another glove, please? 367 00:14:18,324 --> 00:14:19,491 MAYA: Maya! 368 00:14:19,558 --> 00:14:22,027 DR. OAKLEY: Maya, quick. Just, okay. 369 00:14:22,094 --> 00:14:23,629 MAYA: Maya! 370 00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:25,564 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Here, Maya, for the tubes. 371 00:14:25,631 --> 00:14:26,999 MAYA: Maya! 372 00:14:27,066 --> 00:14:28,601 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Maya, can you get that poop sample? 373 00:14:28,667 --> 00:14:30,703 MAYA: Yeah. DR. OAKLEY: Perfect. 374 00:14:30,769 --> 00:14:33,572 MAYA: That's kind of it. Every second of the day. 375 00:14:33,639 --> 00:14:36,141 DR. OAKLEY: Maya, use one of these gloves as a garbage. 376 00:14:36,208 --> 00:14:38,143 Yeah, I mean, I'm bossy when I have to be. 377 00:14:38,210 --> 00:14:39,278 Especially in these situations 378 00:14:39,345 --> 00:14:40,679 where we're working with wildlife 379 00:14:40,746 --> 00:14:41,914 and we've got to get in and out quickly. 380 00:14:41,981 --> 00:14:44,516 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Maya, just bring the clipboard. 381 00:14:44,583 --> 00:14:47,086 MAYA: No, I'm definitely not gonna be a wildlife vet. 382 00:14:47,152 --> 00:14:48,454 I don't think so. 383 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,823 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. We'll see about that. 384 00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:53,592 RANDY: It was just right there, like right... 385 00:14:53,659 --> 00:14:57,596 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, okay. You ready to go for it? 386 00:14:57,663 --> 00:14:59,665 You could climb that. 387 00:14:59,732 --> 00:15:01,133 So we caught three out of four. 388 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,168 That's better than zero out of four. 389 00:15:03,235 --> 00:15:04,870 Because they all could have gone up a tree. 390 00:15:04,937 --> 00:15:06,238 And I'm real happy with that. 391 00:15:06,305 --> 00:15:07,806 Well, three out of four ain't bad. 392 00:15:07,873 --> 00:15:08,807 RANDY: Yeah, I agree. 393 00:15:08,874 --> 00:15:11,610 They'll be shipped in a month, so we'll just get it done. 394 00:15:11,677 --> 00:15:13,879 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah, we'll do the booster before they go out then? 395 00:15:13,946 --> 00:15:14,847 RANDY: Yep. 396 00:15:14,914 --> 00:15:16,682 DR. OAKLEY: Sounds good, let's get the gear and head out. 397 00:15:16,749 --> 00:15:18,617 RANDY: Alright. 398 00:15:21,887 --> 00:15:24,423 NARRATOR: With one long day behind her and a full week ahead 399 00:15:24,490 --> 00:15:27,593 Michelle's only spare time is spent catching up with her family. 400 00:15:27,660 --> 00:15:30,763 MAYA (off-screen): Come here, kitten. Come here. 401 00:15:30,829 --> 00:15:31,931 SIERRA: Come here. 402 00:15:31,997 --> 00:15:33,399 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Oh, please, don't have him up on the table. 403 00:15:33,465 --> 00:15:35,768 Toxoplasmosis alert. 404 00:15:35,834 --> 00:15:37,403 We don't need that. 405 00:15:37,469 --> 00:15:38,904 My daughters are getting older, 406 00:15:38,971 --> 00:15:41,573 so I'm trying to take time with them whenever I can. 407 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:42,775 Please, don't have him up on the table. 408 00:15:42,841 --> 00:15:44,710 MAYA: He's not on the table. SIERRA: No, he's not on the table. 409 00:15:44,777 --> 00:15:48,213 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): But it's not always easy with my job, especially this week. 410 00:15:48,714 --> 00:15:50,049 (cat meows) 411 00:15:50,115 --> 00:15:51,884 Tigger, get off the table. 412 00:15:51,951 --> 00:15:54,853 Tigger, get off that table! Tigger, get off that table! 413 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,990 SIERRA (off-screen): Hey, don't bite him. You're so mean. 414 00:15:58,057 --> 00:16:00,025 NARRATOR: Sometimes pet wrangling can seem easy 415 00:16:00,092 --> 00:16:01,961 compared to handling teenagers. 416 00:16:02,027 --> 00:16:04,964 DR. OAKLEY: Alright. When's the last day you could still hear, 417 00:16:05,030 --> 00:16:06,265 because you're still first on the wait list 418 00:16:06,332 --> 00:16:08,367 for the music, arts and drama program, right? 419 00:16:08,434 --> 00:16:12,371 MAYA: I have no idea. I doubt anyone's gonna drop out. 420 00:16:12,438 --> 00:16:14,506 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Maya applied months ago to a performing arts school 421 00:16:14,573 --> 00:16:15,941 in Whitehorse. 422 00:16:16,008 --> 00:16:17,242 It's over 100 miles away 423 00:16:17,309 --> 00:16:19,211 and she would have to live there for the semester. 424 00:16:19,278 --> 00:16:20,612 But she didn't get in. 425 00:16:20,679 --> 00:16:23,048 But you're enjoying school here, right? 426 00:16:23,115 --> 00:16:25,484 MAYA: I'm pretty disappointed about not getting in, 427 00:16:25,551 --> 00:16:28,687 because I've always wanted to be like an actress, 428 00:16:28,754 --> 00:16:32,891 and there's not a lot you can do in Haines Junction to be an actress. 429 00:16:32,958 --> 00:16:34,193 DR. OAKLEY: Well, you're first on the wait list, 430 00:16:34,259 --> 00:16:36,128 so we may still hear. 431 00:16:36,195 --> 00:16:38,097 I guess if you get in the program 432 00:16:38,163 --> 00:16:39,865 you'd have to leave home. 433 00:16:39,932 --> 00:16:41,300 MAYA: If it was up to my mom, 434 00:16:41,367 --> 00:16:44,236 I don't think I would really ever leave home. 435 00:16:44,303 --> 00:16:45,537 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Would you miss us? 436 00:16:45,604 --> 00:16:50,743 MAYA: Like, that's a good time I can be away from the crazy. 437 00:16:50,809 --> 00:16:53,946 Or like little doses at a time. 438 00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:55,647 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Is that your plan? 439 00:17:04,056 --> 00:17:06,425 NARRATOR: A long week feels a lot longer 440 00:17:06,492 --> 00:17:09,595 when your office is over 100 miles away. 441 00:17:09,661 --> 00:17:11,697 Today, Michelle must drive to Haines, Alaska, 442 00:17:11,764 --> 00:17:12,931 for a one-day clinic, 443 00:17:12,998 --> 00:17:16,435 servicing a very isolated community of pet owners. 444 00:17:16,802 --> 00:17:19,304 SANDRA (off-screen): It's okay. It's okay. 445 00:17:19,371 --> 00:17:21,240 This is Bitsy. 446 00:17:21,306 --> 00:17:27,479 You can see under here that growth, and I'm not sure what it is. 447 00:17:27,946 --> 00:17:31,383 But I've had her a long time, about 11 years. 448 00:17:31,450 --> 00:17:35,721 My husband got her for me as a gift before he died. 449 00:17:36,789 --> 00:17:39,591 So she means a lot to me. 450 00:17:39,858 --> 00:17:42,061 DR. OAKLEY: Good morning, Sandra, how are you? 451 00:17:42,127 --> 00:17:43,562 WOMAN: Let me get her leash for you. 452 00:17:43,629 --> 00:17:45,597 SANDRA: I will tell you when you tell me about her. 453 00:17:45,664 --> 00:17:49,034 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. Bitsy, how are you this morning? 454 00:17:49,101 --> 00:17:53,972 Sandra is an amazing pet owner of a 13-year-old shih tzu. 455 00:17:54,039 --> 00:17:56,608 You know, Bitsy is not just a dog to her. 456 00:17:56,675 --> 00:17:57,776 That's a family member. 457 00:17:57,843 --> 00:18:00,179 And I'm really honored that she's bringing Bitsy to me, 458 00:18:00,245 --> 00:18:02,915 and I really want this to go well. 459 00:18:02,981 --> 00:18:04,483 So how's Bitsy been? 460 00:18:04,550 --> 00:18:05,717 SANDRA: She acts fine. 461 00:18:05,784 --> 00:18:07,453 That's the thing, you know, I just don't... 462 00:18:07,519 --> 00:18:08,587 DR. OAKLEY: Yep. 463 00:18:08,654 --> 00:18:10,756 SANDRA: But definitely something down there. 464 00:18:10,823 --> 00:18:12,491 DR. OAKLEY: Sandra's brought Bitsy to me before, 465 00:18:12,558 --> 00:18:16,095 and in that couple of months the mammary mass went from about the 466 00:18:16,161 --> 00:18:19,064 size of maybe a grape to about the size of a goose egg. 467 00:18:19,131 --> 00:18:23,168 Okay. Hi, Bitsy. Let's check this out. 468 00:18:23,235 --> 00:18:27,339 Oh, yeah, that's quite a bit bigger, isn't it, than last time? 469 00:18:27,406 --> 00:18:30,409 Mammary masses are about 50/50 in dogs 470 00:18:30,476 --> 00:18:32,344 in terms of whether or not they're a benign mass 471 00:18:32,411 --> 00:18:34,546 that you may or may not need to remove. 472 00:18:34,613 --> 00:18:37,783 Or a mass that could spread and cause cancer. 473 00:18:37,850 --> 00:18:42,788 So I'm just feeling this mass here, Sandra. 474 00:18:43,055 --> 00:18:48,227 And it certainly can be a growth in the mammary. 475 00:18:48,293 --> 00:18:50,863 That's one possibility. 476 00:18:50,929 --> 00:18:54,633 And I just want to be sure we're not dealing with a hernia. 477 00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:56,835 You know what? We can check that out and be sure today. 478 00:18:56,902 --> 00:19:00,172 We'll just put an ultrasound on and we can look right in there. 479 00:19:00,239 --> 00:19:04,843 SANDRA: My worst fear is cancer, because then she'd be put down. 480 00:19:05,144 --> 00:19:08,046 DR. OAKLEY: Okay, Bitsy, this won't hurt a bit. 481 00:19:08,113 --> 00:19:10,215 It's just gonna feel funny. 482 00:19:10,282 --> 00:19:12,084 (Bitsy squeals) 483 00:19:12,151 --> 00:19:13,886 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 484 00:19:13,952 --> 00:19:16,021 Hey, Bitsy, hey, Bitsy. Hey, love. 485 00:19:16,088 --> 00:19:17,789 SANDRA: It's okay, puppy. 486 00:19:17,856 --> 00:19:18,957 DR. OAKLEY: Feeling that mass, 487 00:19:19,024 --> 00:19:21,493 I'm concerned that it could be a tumor. 488 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,495 SANDRA: It's okay, baby. 489 00:19:24,596 --> 00:19:26,365 DR. OAKLEY: Sandy brought her dog Bitsy in 490 00:19:26,431 --> 00:19:29,601 because she has a mass in the, on her abdomen, 491 00:19:29,668 --> 00:19:31,470 near one of her mammary glands. 492 00:19:31,537 --> 00:19:33,505 It's nearly doubled in size quite quickly. 493 00:19:33,572 --> 00:19:35,307 SANDRA: It's okay, baby. 494 00:19:35,374 --> 00:19:38,911 NARRATOR: Dr. Oakley knows the worst case scenario here, cancer. 495 00:19:39,678 --> 00:19:42,147 DR. OAKLEY: It's actually looking like a mass. 496 00:19:42,214 --> 00:19:44,183 SANDRA: Oh, God. 497 00:19:45,817 --> 00:19:48,187 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): A mass can mean something 498 00:19:48,253 --> 00:19:50,589 that's just growing that can be benign. 499 00:19:50,656 --> 00:19:51,857 But of course, in the mammary gland 500 00:19:51,924 --> 00:19:54,593 we worry that it could be a cancerous lesion. 501 00:19:54,660 --> 00:19:56,728 So we don't know that for sure 502 00:19:56,795 --> 00:19:59,665 and we're not gonna go down that road until we have to, 503 00:19:59,731 --> 00:20:01,400 until we have to. 504 00:20:01,466 --> 00:20:04,303 She'd do anything, you know, for her animal. 505 00:20:04,369 --> 00:20:07,239 You know, so I want to do anything to help her help, 506 00:20:07,306 --> 00:20:09,608 you know, help Bitsy. 507 00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:13,145 It's a bit of a major surgery removing a mass, 508 00:20:13,212 --> 00:20:14,846 especially because if we find anything else 509 00:20:14,913 --> 00:20:16,181 we're gonna want to, you know, 510 00:20:16,248 --> 00:20:18,784 make sure we get nice, wide margins to get everything out. 511 00:20:18,850 --> 00:20:20,185 We're gonna want to make sure 512 00:20:20,252 --> 00:20:21,887 we even maybe remove anything nearby that looks funny, 513 00:20:21,954 --> 00:20:23,956 lymph nodes or anything like that. 514 00:20:24,022 --> 00:20:28,060 But we're here in the community in kind of a makeshift clinic. 515 00:20:28,126 --> 00:20:31,029 So I'm not comfortable doing that kind of surgery here. 516 00:20:31,096 --> 00:20:32,931 When I come out and do these community clinics, 517 00:20:32,998 --> 00:20:36,101 you know, we can do some of the routine procedures here. 518 00:20:36,168 --> 00:20:37,402 But something of this magnitude 519 00:20:37,469 --> 00:20:40,038 I want to have her in a regular clinic setting. 520 00:20:40,105 --> 00:20:42,207 Your best bet is gonna be to go to Juneau. 521 00:20:42,274 --> 00:20:44,943 So if that's the fastest and, you know, the easiest for you, 522 00:20:45,010 --> 00:20:46,478 then I think you should do that. 523 00:20:46,545 --> 00:20:48,680 I will see Bitsy for a follow-up after the surgery, 524 00:20:48,747 --> 00:20:50,082 but the vets in Juneau are great, 525 00:20:50,148 --> 00:20:52,351 so I'm just glad she's getting it done quickly. 526 00:20:52,417 --> 00:20:54,219 DR. OAKLEY: Try not to worry. SANDRA: Thank you so much. 527 00:20:54,286 --> 00:20:55,520 DR. OAKLEY: Try not to worry until then, alright? 528 00:20:55,587 --> 00:20:57,823 There's no reason to worry until we know what we have going on. 529 00:20:57,889 --> 00:20:58,924 Okay? 530 00:20:58,991 --> 00:21:00,459 SANDRA: I appreciate you. 531 00:21:00,525 --> 00:21:01,727 DR. OAKLEY: Bitsy, I'd hug you, but you'd probably give me a little nip on the nose. 532 00:21:01,793 --> 00:21:02,894 SANDRA: No, she wouldn't. 533 00:21:02,961 --> 00:21:05,264 DR. OAKLEY: No, okay. Be a good girl. 534 00:21:05,330 --> 00:21:07,866 Bitsy is Sandra's family member. 535 00:21:07,933 --> 00:21:10,702 And I want them to have a lot of time together. 536 00:21:10,769 --> 00:21:14,606 SANDRA: Thank you. I'll just be glad when it's all over. 537 00:21:14,673 --> 00:21:18,777 Yeah. Looking forward to going and getting it taken care of. 538 00:21:27,886 --> 00:21:29,755 NARRATOR: As the hectic week continues... 539 00:21:29,821 --> 00:21:30,856 SHANE (off-screen): Alright, I'm leaving. 540 00:21:30,922 --> 00:21:32,057 MAYA: Yeah. 541 00:21:32,124 --> 00:21:33,659 SHANE: Alright, be good. MAYA: I won't. 542 00:21:33,725 --> 00:21:35,661 NARRATOR: It's about to get even busier on the home front. 543 00:21:35,727 --> 00:21:37,562 SHANE: If you can't be good, just don't get caught. 544 00:21:37,629 --> 00:21:38,897 MAYA: Okay. SIERRA: Okay. 545 00:21:38,964 --> 00:21:42,234 NARRATOR: Michelle's husband Shane gets called away for work. 546 00:21:42,301 --> 00:21:44,269 SHANE: I fight forest fires for a living. 547 00:21:44,336 --> 00:21:46,705 If towns are being threatened anywhere in Canada 548 00:21:46,772 --> 00:21:49,541 or Western United States, you have to travel. 549 00:21:49,608 --> 00:21:51,843 BOTH: Bye, have fun. 550 00:21:51,910 --> 00:21:53,245 SHANE (off-screen): I got an emergency call. 551 00:21:53,312 --> 00:21:54,546 It's a few hundred miles north. 552 00:21:54,613 --> 00:21:56,481 So I have to leave for about a week or so. 553 00:21:56,548 --> 00:21:57,549 Hey, Michelle. 554 00:21:57,616 --> 00:21:58,550 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Yeah. 555 00:21:58,617 --> 00:22:01,386 SHANE: Hopefully somebody will miss me. 556 00:22:01,453 --> 00:22:05,957 DR. OAKLEY: No! No! What can you do? 557 00:22:07,893 --> 00:22:08,894 I love you. 558 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:10,062 Be careful. Okay? 559 00:22:10,128 --> 00:22:10,929 SHANE: Alright, I will. 560 00:22:10,996 --> 00:22:13,298 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): This is not the best week to lose my right-hand man. 561 00:22:13,365 --> 00:22:15,267 Because I have clinics and field trips 562 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:17,636 and the girls are going in all different directions. 563 00:22:17,703 --> 00:22:19,705 There's a lot to do this week. 564 00:22:19,771 --> 00:22:20,605 SHANE (off-screen): Let me past you. 565 00:22:20,672 --> 00:22:21,807 DR. OAKLEY: Are you gonna be able to call or...? 566 00:22:21,873 --> 00:22:22,974 SHANE: Yep. DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 567 00:22:23,041 --> 00:22:24,176 SHANE: See you. WILLOW: Bye. 568 00:22:24,242 --> 00:22:25,811 SHANE: Bye. DR. OAKLEY: I love you. Bye. 569 00:22:25,877 --> 00:22:28,680 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): But what else is new? 570 00:22:31,717 --> 00:22:33,018 NARRATOR: Shane may be gone, 571 00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:35,554 but Michelle's week is far from over. 572 00:22:35,620 --> 00:22:39,624 She gets a call about a reindeer that needs special attention. 573 00:22:39,691 --> 00:22:42,461 DR. OAKLEY: Apparently this reindeer has an umbilical hernia. 574 00:22:42,527 --> 00:22:44,262 Whoa. 575 00:22:45,397 --> 00:22:46,631 Whoa. 576 00:22:46,698 --> 00:22:47,966 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I really don't want to back out of here. 577 00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:50,068 I hope there's a place to turn around. 578 00:22:53,305 --> 00:22:54,339 STEVE (off-screen): Hello, hello. 579 00:22:54,406 --> 00:22:55,607 DR. OAKLEY: Hey, Steve, how's it going? 580 00:22:55,674 --> 00:22:58,377 STEVE: I was glad you were able to make it before it got dark. 581 00:22:58,443 --> 00:22:59,478 DR. OAKLEY: It's nice to finally meet you. 582 00:22:59,544 --> 00:23:00,612 STEVE: Good to see you! 583 00:23:00,679 --> 00:23:02,481 Yes, yes, I was telling you about the reindeer, you know. 584 00:23:02,547 --> 00:23:03,382 You want to take a look? 585 00:23:03,448 --> 00:23:04,516 DR. OAKLEY: I'd love to. 586 00:23:04,583 --> 00:23:05,717 STEVE: I was just feeding the moose over here. 587 00:23:05,784 --> 00:23:08,954 This is Karen over here. I got to take a look at her. 588 00:23:09,488 --> 00:23:11,990 I don't know how jumpy she is, but... 589 00:23:12,057 --> 00:23:15,360 I'm Steve Kroschel and this is the Kroschel Wildlife Center. 590 00:23:15,427 --> 00:23:16,895 STEVE (off-screen): We take in orphan animals. 591 00:23:16,962 --> 00:23:18,997 The State of Alaska gives us a call sometimes 592 00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:21,099 and say, "Hey, can you save this little grizzly bear?" 593 00:23:21,166 --> 00:23:23,034 Or "We got a little moose over here that has no home, 594 00:23:23,101 --> 00:23:24,236 can you take it in?" 595 00:23:24,302 --> 00:23:26,772 And if I say yes, maybe it has a chance at life. 596 00:23:26,838 --> 00:23:30,041 If I say no, who knows what happens to it? 597 00:23:30,108 --> 00:23:31,510 DR. OAKLEY: When did this all start? 598 00:23:31,576 --> 00:23:35,714 STEVE: Oh, about three, no, four weeks ago I'd say. 599 00:23:35,781 --> 00:23:36,715 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 600 00:23:36,782 --> 00:23:38,350 STEVE: We had a vet that did surgery on her. 601 00:23:38,417 --> 00:23:39,985 Ladies first. 602 00:23:40,051 --> 00:23:43,655 DR. OAKLEY: Thank you. One of Steve Kroschel's reindeer has had a surgery 603 00:23:43,722 --> 00:23:44,956 to correct the hernia. 604 00:23:45,023 --> 00:23:46,258 But the reindeer are out in a pasture 605 00:23:46,324 --> 00:23:48,260 and it's difficult to keep it clean and keep them quiet. 606 00:23:48,326 --> 00:23:51,663 So there's been a little bit of complication with the surgery. 607 00:23:52,264 --> 00:23:54,299 NARRATOR: There are small populations of caribou 608 00:23:54,366 --> 00:23:55,967 in Idaho and Montana, 609 00:23:56,034 --> 00:24:00,672 but in the United States, most of them, almost 750,000, 610 00:24:00,739 --> 00:24:02,340 live here in Alaska. 611 00:24:02,407 --> 00:24:04,743 STEVE: The one that went through all this heck... 612 00:24:04,810 --> 00:24:05,777 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 613 00:24:05,844 --> 00:24:07,479 STEVE: Is the one that still has its velvet right there. 614 00:24:07,546 --> 00:24:08,747 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 615 00:24:08,814 --> 00:24:10,682 STEVE: Her name is Skippy, unofficially. 616 00:24:10,749 --> 00:24:13,018 STEVE (off-screen): And we did two surgeries to fix it. 617 00:24:13,084 --> 00:24:15,253 But now the hide, it's ripped open again, 618 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:16,588 and that's got me worried. 619 00:24:16,655 --> 00:24:18,723 Because that can draw in a wild grizzly 620 00:24:18,790 --> 00:24:20,859 or a pack of wolves here. 621 00:24:20,926 --> 00:24:23,562 Because we literally have the wilderness right here, 622 00:24:23,628 --> 00:24:25,363 just inches away from my porch. 623 00:24:25,430 --> 00:24:26,798 And I'm losing sleep over it. 624 00:24:26,865 --> 00:24:30,035 I think at this point I need a professional opinion. 625 00:24:30,101 --> 00:24:31,169 DR. OAKLEY: If it's possible to get in there 626 00:24:31,236 --> 00:24:32,504 and maybe have a look underneath her? 627 00:24:32,571 --> 00:24:33,805 STEVE: Go ahead, go ahead. DR. OAKLEY: Is that okay? 628 00:24:33,872 --> 00:24:35,106 STEVE: I'll try to distract these. 629 00:24:35,173 --> 00:24:38,009 DR. OAKLEY: Okay, I'll take some too. 630 00:24:38,076 --> 00:24:40,912 NARRATOR: A hernia occurs when an organ squeezes through 631 00:24:40,979 --> 00:24:42,747 a weak spot in the muscle. 632 00:24:42,814 --> 00:24:46,451 In this case, the reindeer's intestines poke through. 633 00:24:46,518 --> 00:24:48,353 STEVE (off-screen): Just take it easy and go slow. 634 00:24:48,420 --> 00:24:50,021 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Often you see hernias in young animals, 635 00:24:50,088 --> 00:24:51,923 especially right around the belly button. 636 00:24:51,990 --> 00:24:54,259 That's an area that's not quite as strong 637 00:24:54,326 --> 00:24:57,095 as other parts of the abdomen. 638 00:24:57,162 --> 00:24:59,831 So just like a person, if they move too quickly, 639 00:24:59,898 --> 00:25:02,567 or they're, you know, they do, you know, a lot of exercise, 640 00:25:02,634 --> 00:25:05,070 they can sort of tear that abdominal wall. 641 00:25:05,136 --> 00:25:07,539 And intestines and things can start to make their 642 00:25:07,606 --> 00:25:09,608 way out underneath the skin. 643 00:25:09,674 --> 00:25:10,976 STEVE (off-screen): Just make this sound, Michelle. 644 00:25:11,042 --> 00:25:12,577 Arr, arr, arr. Make that... 645 00:25:12,644 --> 00:25:14,646 DR. OAKLEY: Arr, arr, arr. 646 00:25:14,713 --> 00:25:16,915 STEVE (off-screen): There you go. That's it. Keep doing that. 647 00:25:16,982 --> 00:25:19,284 DR. OAKLEY: I'm not gonna call in any seals off the ocean, am I? 648 00:25:19,351 --> 00:25:21,586 (Michelle making caribou noises) 649 00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:25,156 STEVE: You've got a way with animals, Michelle. 650 00:25:25,223 --> 00:25:26,258 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I hope so. 651 00:25:26,324 --> 00:25:28,093 It's important in my line of work. 652 00:25:28,159 --> 00:25:29,494 I think it's starting to dry up. 653 00:25:29,561 --> 00:25:30,996 I think the reason the skin's still hanging there, 654 00:25:31,062 --> 00:25:33,031 is there's still sutures stuck to it. 655 00:25:33,098 --> 00:25:35,500 You know, if that was a cow or a dog that had that kind of 656 00:25:35,567 --> 00:25:38,737 injury we'd want to keep them in a small pen and keep them quiet. 657 00:25:38,803 --> 00:25:39,738 STEVE: Yeah. 658 00:25:39,804 --> 00:25:41,139 DR. OAKLEY: And you just, you know, you just can't do that 659 00:25:41,206 --> 00:25:42,474 with wildlife, with a wild animal. 660 00:25:42,541 --> 00:25:44,376 So it's a good thing that they heal so much better 661 00:25:44,442 --> 00:25:45,977 and faster than domestic animals. 662 00:25:46,044 --> 00:25:46,945 STEVE (off-screen): Right. 663 00:25:47,012 --> 00:25:48,046 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): The wound looks really good. 664 00:25:48,113 --> 00:25:51,249 It's definitely nice, pink healing tissue underneath. 665 00:25:51,316 --> 00:25:52,884 So we're just gonna keep an eye on it 666 00:25:52,951 --> 00:25:55,020 and check on it in a couple of weeks. 667 00:25:55,086 --> 00:25:56,521 NARRATOR: Before Michelle heads off, 668 00:25:56,588 --> 00:25:59,858 Steve introduces her to some potential future patients. 669 00:25:59,925 --> 00:26:02,294 STEVE: This is Angelica. 670 00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:03,695 DR. OAKLEY: Of course you're Angelica. 671 00:26:03,762 --> 00:26:04,829 You look like an Angelica. 672 00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:06,031 STEVE: She came up from the swamp to see you. 673 00:26:06,097 --> 00:26:07,198 Now she's gonna want a banana. 674 00:26:07,265 --> 00:26:09,034 Oh, I got, I actually have a few bananas. 675 00:26:09,100 --> 00:26:10,635 You're gonna shove it in the mouth. 676 00:26:10,702 --> 00:26:11,503 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 677 00:26:11,570 --> 00:26:14,573 STEVE: One, two, three, and that's it. Okay. 678 00:26:14,639 --> 00:26:15,874 DR. OAKLEY: There you go. 679 00:26:15,941 --> 00:26:17,108 STEVE: Keep going, keep going, keep feeding them, 680 00:26:17,175 --> 00:26:18,310 they're hungry, I can tell. 681 00:26:18,376 --> 00:26:19,544 DR. OAKLEY: This is a tag-team feeding. 682 00:26:19,611 --> 00:26:21,980 Holy moose breath, I love it. 683 00:26:22,047 --> 00:26:23,548 STEVE: Give her a kiss, you're that close. 684 00:26:23,615 --> 00:26:24,950 On the tip of the nose. That's it. 685 00:26:25,016 --> 00:26:26,184 DR. OAKLEY: Whoa! 686 00:26:26,251 --> 00:26:27,986 STEVE: She kissed you! 687 00:26:28,053 --> 00:26:32,457 DR. OAKLEY: Steve is an original. He's very unique. He's very Alaskan. 688 00:26:32,524 --> 00:26:34,960 It's clear his animals are incredibly well loved. 689 00:26:35,026 --> 00:26:36,628 STEVE (off-screen): Yeah, yeah, there you go. 690 00:26:36,695 --> 00:26:38,063 DR. OAKLEY: I'm really glad to be working with Steve. 691 00:26:38,129 --> 00:26:39,998 STEVE: You know, you're establishing a friendship 692 00:26:40,065 --> 00:26:40,966 for future visits. 693 00:26:41,032 --> 00:26:42,000 DR. OAKLEY: Exactly. 694 00:26:42,067 --> 00:26:44,302 STEVE: This gives me a lot of confidence, a lot of hope. 695 00:26:44,369 --> 00:26:45,737 I can sleep tonight. 696 00:26:51,176 --> 00:26:54,546 NARRATOR: The next morning Michelle gets some big news. 697 00:26:54,613 --> 00:26:58,283 DR. OAKLEY: I just got a text and Maya got into the MAD program. 698 00:26:58,350 --> 00:26:59,985 A spot opened up and she's in. 699 00:27:00,051 --> 00:27:03,421 NARRATOR: MAD stands for the Music, Arts and Drama school, 700 00:27:03,488 --> 00:27:05,657 a high school that Maya has been trying to get into. 701 00:27:08,126 --> 00:27:11,896 DR. OAKLEY: Maya. Time to get up. 702 00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:15,667 Maya, guess what. 703 00:27:15,734 --> 00:27:18,169 You got in the MAD program. 704 00:27:18,236 --> 00:27:19,337 You did! 705 00:27:19,404 --> 00:27:20,772 Listen to this. 706 00:27:20,839 --> 00:27:25,844 "Mary and I are pleased to offer Maya a seat in MAD, as one has become free." 707 00:27:25,910 --> 00:27:28,513 That's a good way to wake up. 708 00:27:28,580 --> 00:27:32,617 I don't think I've ever seen you wake up with such a nice smile. 709 00:27:33,051 --> 00:27:35,620 But this means you're gonna have to leave home. 710 00:27:35,687 --> 00:27:36,921 Are you up for that? 711 00:27:36,988 --> 00:27:38,390 (Maya squeals) 712 00:27:38,456 --> 00:27:40,492 MAYA (off-screen): I am pretty ready to get away from the house. 713 00:27:40,558 --> 00:27:42,427 It'll be a nice change. 714 00:27:42,494 --> 00:27:43,828 I'm leaving tomorrow. 715 00:27:43,895 --> 00:27:45,697 DR. OAKLEY: You need to start in school there tomorrow. 716 00:27:45,764 --> 00:27:47,599 MAYA: That's joyous. 717 00:27:47,666 --> 00:27:48,667 DR. OAKLEY: Probably within an hour or two 718 00:27:48,733 --> 00:27:50,235 it's gonna hit me that she's leaving home. 719 00:27:50,301 --> 00:27:52,871 Like that's, that's gonna blow me over. 720 00:27:52,937 --> 00:27:55,774 But for right now I'm just thrilled for her. 721 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,809 Come on, I'll make you breakfast. 722 00:27:59,844 --> 00:28:03,081 Come on. Breakfast. Let's go. 723 00:28:03,148 --> 00:28:04,416 NARRATOR: With one text message 724 00:28:04,482 --> 00:28:07,852 Michelle's week turns from hectic to overwhelming. 725 00:28:08,286 --> 00:28:09,387 MAYA: Woo! 726 00:28:09,454 --> 00:28:10,655 DR. OAKLEY: It's a lot to get done. 727 00:28:10,722 --> 00:28:12,524 I don't know how I'm gonna pull this off, actually, 728 00:28:12,590 --> 00:28:17,495 to get Maya packed up, into school, back home, run a clinic. 729 00:28:18,563 --> 00:28:20,565 It's gonna be crazy. 730 00:28:20,632 --> 00:28:23,802 So, it's gonna be a busy 24 hours. 731 00:28:23,868 --> 00:28:25,203 SANDY (off-screen): Hey, Michelle, next client's here. 732 00:28:25,270 --> 00:28:26,071 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Thank you. 733 00:28:26,137 --> 00:28:27,205 SANDY (off-screen): You're welcome. 734 00:28:27,272 --> 00:28:29,374 And I'm so proud of you. 735 00:28:29,441 --> 00:28:31,309 NARRATOR: Michelle has a busy day ahead. 736 00:28:31,376 --> 00:28:33,445 And with her daughter Maya leaving home tomorrow, 737 00:28:33,511 --> 00:28:35,613 work is a welcome distraction. 738 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,949 MILLIE: Scruffy, come on. 739 00:28:38,016 --> 00:28:41,219 We're bringing Scruffy, actually she calls him Scruffy Puppy, 740 00:28:41,286 --> 00:28:44,923 in today for, to get his vaccinations redone. 741 00:28:44,989 --> 00:28:46,357 Yeah, Scruffy Puppy. 742 00:28:46,424 --> 00:28:49,661 And we had a scare that he might have gotten parvo. 743 00:28:49,728 --> 00:28:50,895 Come on. 744 00:28:50,962 --> 00:28:52,430 DR. OAKLEY: Hey, Millie. MILLIE: Hi. 745 00:28:52,497 --> 00:28:54,632 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Parvo, it's actually a fairly new virus, 746 00:28:54,699 --> 00:28:59,170 and it causes a horrible diarrhea, usually bloody. 747 00:28:59,237 --> 00:29:02,340 It can actually even acutely just kill a puppy without any signs. 748 00:29:02,407 --> 00:29:04,709 Since it's possible that Scruffy had parvo, 749 00:29:04,776 --> 00:29:06,377 we'll just do the exam out here. 750 00:29:06,444 --> 00:29:07,479 MILLIE: Okay. 751 00:29:07,545 --> 00:29:08,513 DR. OAKLEY: Sorry, I've kind of a small space. 752 00:29:08,580 --> 00:29:09,514 MILLIE: That's okay. 753 00:29:09,581 --> 00:29:10,648 DR. OAKLEY: And we've other puppies coming in, 754 00:29:10,715 --> 00:29:11,883 so I'm just gonna put on this shirt, 755 00:29:11,950 --> 00:29:14,052 and we're gonna make sure that we keep everything clean. 756 00:29:14,119 --> 00:29:16,387 Oh, Scruffy, look at you. 757 00:29:16,454 --> 00:29:18,022 Parvo is spread so easily, 758 00:29:18,089 --> 00:29:19,824 so we're gonna examine the puppy outside 759 00:29:19,891 --> 00:29:22,594 just so I don't have to decontaminate the whole clinic. 760 00:29:22,660 --> 00:29:24,028 MILLIE: Down you go. 761 00:29:24,095 --> 00:29:25,430 DR. OAKLEY: Scruffy! How's it going? 762 00:29:25,497 --> 00:29:28,233 Oh, my goodness! Oh, my goodness! 763 00:29:28,299 --> 00:29:29,834 He's so happy. 764 00:29:29,901 --> 00:29:31,035 SANDY: Look at the puppy. 765 00:29:31,102 --> 00:29:33,338 DR. OAKLEY: Okay, Scruffers. When was his first vaccine? 766 00:29:33,404 --> 00:29:35,640 MILLIE: We did it in, I believe, June. 767 00:29:35,707 --> 00:29:38,376 And we missed the second shots. 768 00:29:38,443 --> 00:29:40,378 DR. OAKLEY: This puppy potentially has parvo, 769 00:29:40,445 --> 00:29:42,947 but a test was never done three weeks ago when it was sick. 770 00:29:43,014 --> 00:29:45,550 So we're not really sure if it ever had it or not. 771 00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:47,519 So his heart and lungs sound perfect. 772 00:29:47,585 --> 00:29:49,587 But we still have to go ahead and do vaccinations 773 00:29:49,654 --> 00:29:52,190 to protect it from parvo, in case it was something else. 774 00:29:52,257 --> 00:29:54,626 So this one's a rabies. 775 00:29:54,692 --> 00:29:56,861 Might be easier if you hold him to you, actually. 776 00:29:56,928 --> 00:29:58,196 MILLIE: Sure. 777 00:29:58,263 --> 00:29:59,697 DR. OAKLEY: And then, oops, I got the vaccine in there. 778 00:29:59,764 --> 00:30:01,599 I don't want to vaccinate you for rabies, so. 779 00:30:01,666 --> 00:30:04,569 MILLIE: Come on. You're okay. You're okay. 780 00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:06,738 DR. OAKLEY: There we go. That one's done. 781 00:30:06,805 --> 00:30:07,605 SANDY: You see the puppy? 782 00:30:07,672 --> 00:30:08,673 MILLIE (off-screen): Just about done. 783 00:30:08,740 --> 00:30:10,074 DR. OAKLEY: All done, all done. 784 00:30:10,141 --> 00:30:11,309 MILLIE: Yay! Good boy. 785 00:30:11,376 --> 00:30:12,443 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, my goodness. 786 00:30:12,510 --> 00:30:13,578 He's super cute. 787 00:30:13,645 --> 00:30:14,646 (baby squeals) 788 00:30:14,712 --> 00:30:15,980 Do you like Scruffy? 789 00:30:16,047 --> 00:30:17,382 Do you want me to hold the baby and you go in and get... 790 00:30:17,448 --> 00:30:19,450 MILLIE: Sure. DR. OAKLEY: Okay, we'll do that. 791 00:30:19,517 --> 00:30:20,418 MILLIE: Up you go. 792 00:30:20,485 --> 00:30:21,319 DR. OAKLEY: I can hold you. 793 00:30:21,386 --> 00:30:23,788 Yea, now it's my turn for some fun. 794 00:30:23,855 --> 00:30:26,157 What do you think of this? Here. 795 00:30:26,224 --> 00:30:27,759 Do you want to play with this? 796 00:30:27,826 --> 00:30:32,130 Seeing a baby today and thinking back to when my girls, 797 00:30:32,197 --> 00:30:33,631 especially Maya, was a baby 798 00:30:33,698 --> 00:30:35,867 and knowing tomorrow she's leaving to go off to school 799 00:30:35,934 --> 00:30:40,171 for the semester at 14, like it's just, you know, 800 00:30:40,238 --> 00:30:42,407 there's a lot of emotions going right now. 801 00:30:42,473 --> 00:30:45,243 Yeah, this takes me back a little bit. 802 00:30:45,310 --> 00:30:46,911 I was in vet school when I had my first two, 803 00:30:46,978 --> 00:30:49,380 so this takes me back. 804 00:30:49,447 --> 00:30:51,015 MILLIE: Yeah. 805 00:30:51,082 --> 00:30:54,786 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. She's only here for a short period of time for high school. 806 00:30:54,853 --> 00:30:56,120 You know, just a couple more years, 807 00:30:56,187 --> 00:30:57,655 and I don't want to miss any of those days. 808 00:30:57,722 --> 00:30:58,890 Thanks very much for coming in, Millie. 809 00:30:58,957 --> 00:31:00,291 MILLIE: Great. Thank you. DR. OAKLEY: Yeah, thanks. 810 00:31:00,358 --> 00:31:01,025 So we'll see you back in a month, then. 811 00:31:01,092 --> 00:31:02,060 MILLIE: Okay, thanks. 812 00:31:02,126 --> 00:31:03,161 DR. OAKLEY: Alright. Thanks. Bye-bye. 813 00:31:03,228 --> 00:31:05,063 I'm a big ball of emotions today. 814 00:31:05,129 --> 00:31:06,931 I'm just really trying to keep it together. 815 00:31:06,998 --> 00:31:10,401 But you don't want to try and come home tonight or? 816 00:31:10,468 --> 00:31:12,437 What time do you start? 817 00:31:12,503 --> 00:31:13,671 NARRATOR: With Shane away, 818 00:31:13,738 --> 00:31:16,674 Michelle's got to handle things on the home front herself. 819 00:31:16,741 --> 00:31:19,577 DR. OAKLEY: We're supposed to be there at 8:00 to take her in. 820 00:31:19,644 --> 00:31:21,546 It's challenging when Shane's not here. 821 00:31:21,613 --> 00:31:23,882 I mean, I'm moving my 14-year-old daughter 822 00:31:23,948 --> 00:31:27,452 into Whitehorse tomorrow by myself. 823 00:31:27,719 --> 00:31:28,987 NARRATOR: Shane's job as a firefighter 824 00:31:29,053 --> 00:31:31,656 means he can't always be home when he wants to. 825 00:31:31,723 --> 00:31:34,659 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. Oh, jeez, I wish you were here. 826 00:31:34,726 --> 00:31:38,162 I can't believe this is happening while you're away. 827 00:31:38,529 --> 00:31:40,298 This happens a lot for both of us. 828 00:31:40,365 --> 00:31:41,432 You know? 829 00:31:41,499 --> 00:31:42,767 He's out on emergency calls a lot. 830 00:31:42,834 --> 00:31:44,202 I'm out on emergency calls. 831 00:31:44,269 --> 00:31:46,304 He's gonna try and see if he can get off the fire 832 00:31:46,371 --> 00:31:49,774 to meet us in Whitehorse and help get Maya settled in. 833 00:31:49,841 --> 00:31:51,709 You know, with her nerves and my nerves, 834 00:31:51,776 --> 00:31:53,511 it'd be great to have Shane there. 835 00:31:53,578 --> 00:31:56,314 Alright, love you. Bye. 836 00:31:56,381 --> 00:31:59,250 Oh, lordy. My God. 837 00:32:02,020 --> 00:32:04,355 Hopefully he can make it there, though. 838 00:32:10,929 --> 00:32:12,931 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): So what are you thinking about all this? 839 00:32:12,997 --> 00:32:15,199 MAYA (off-screen): I don't know. 840 00:32:15,266 --> 00:32:18,503 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): It's a lot to take in, in a 24-hour notice. 841 00:32:18,569 --> 00:32:20,538 MAYA (off-screen): Mm-hmm. 842 00:32:20,605 --> 00:32:22,507 DR. OAKLEY: It's gonna be hard to drop Maya off, 843 00:32:22,573 --> 00:32:24,375 to take her in now to the city, 844 00:32:24,442 --> 00:32:27,345 and there'll just be four of us in Haines Junction. 845 00:32:27,412 --> 00:32:29,948 We're all gonna miss her not being around. 846 00:32:30,014 --> 00:32:31,983 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Well, I'm so excited you're getting this opportunity. 847 00:32:32,050 --> 00:32:33,685 It's awesome. 848 00:32:33,751 --> 00:32:35,687 MAYA: Is Dad gonna be here? 849 00:32:35,753 --> 00:32:36,721 DR. OAKLEY: I don't know. 850 00:32:36,788 --> 00:32:37,989 MAYA: He better come. 851 00:32:38,056 --> 00:32:39,190 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Well, I mean, he's gonna try, 852 00:32:39,257 --> 00:32:41,993 but he just doesn't know if he make it in off the fire, so. 853 00:32:42,060 --> 00:32:45,296 MAYA (off-screen): Where there's a will there's a way. 854 00:32:45,363 --> 00:32:48,633 DR. OAKLEY: Yep. I know Maya really wants to see Shane 855 00:32:48,700 --> 00:32:50,335 when we're dropping her off. 856 00:32:50,401 --> 00:32:52,236 I hope he can make it. 857 00:32:52,303 --> 00:32:53,838 MAYA (off-screen): It would be devastating. 858 00:32:53,905 --> 00:32:54,605 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Pardon? 859 00:32:54,672 --> 00:32:56,541 MAYA (off-screen): It'd be devastating. 860 00:33:02,647 --> 00:33:05,483 NARRATOR: Michelle's about to drop off Maya at her new school, 861 00:33:05,550 --> 00:33:08,219 and it's unclear if Shane's going to make it or not. 862 00:33:11,756 --> 00:33:13,291 MAYA (off-screen): I see Dad. 863 00:33:13,358 --> 00:33:16,227 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I knew he'd make it. There's Dad. 864 00:33:17,261 --> 00:33:18,529 SHANE: Of course I'm here. 865 00:33:18,596 --> 00:33:21,099 I'm always gonna be there for Maya when she needs me. 866 00:33:21,165 --> 00:33:22,967 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): It's all the way in the back, okay? 867 00:33:23,034 --> 00:33:24,369 MAYA: Okay. 868 00:33:24,435 --> 00:33:29,640 SHANE: This is a little hard and it ain't gonna get any easier. 869 00:33:30,508 --> 00:33:32,810 SHANE (off-screen): Maya's always been independent. 870 00:33:32,877 --> 00:33:37,048 I figured she'd be the one wanting to move out first. 871 00:33:37,115 --> 00:33:38,816 Two more to go. 872 00:33:38,883 --> 00:33:39,817 You excited? 873 00:33:39,884 --> 00:33:40,752 MAYA (off-screen): Yeah. 874 00:33:40,818 --> 00:33:41,986 SHANE: Hmm? MAYA: Yep. 875 00:33:42,053 --> 00:33:43,321 SHANE: I'm proud of you. 876 00:33:43,388 --> 00:33:44,622 DR. OAKLEY: I'm so relieved. 877 00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:46,557 It's like a 1,000-pound bison just got off my back. 878 00:33:46,624 --> 00:33:47,525 I love my husband. 879 00:33:47,592 --> 00:33:48,760 SHANE: You ready? MAYA: Mm-hmm. 880 00:33:48,826 --> 00:33:50,628 SHANE: I was talking to your teacher this morning already. 881 00:33:50,695 --> 00:33:51,696 DR. OAKLEY: What'd he say? 882 00:33:51,763 --> 00:33:54,065 SHANE: Said just come upstairs when you're done. 883 00:33:54,132 --> 00:33:55,266 DR. OAKLEY: He may not show it, 884 00:33:55,333 --> 00:33:57,268 but I know he's feeling emotional, too. 885 00:33:57,335 --> 00:34:00,038 You know, we're kind of saying a lot with our eyes right now, 886 00:34:00,104 --> 00:34:01,205 looking at each other like, 887 00:34:01,272 --> 00:34:03,007 really, is this what we're doing? 888 00:34:03,074 --> 00:34:06,144 But we've talked about it before and this is the best for her, 889 00:34:06,210 --> 00:34:08,446 so we're gonna support her. 890 00:34:12,884 --> 00:34:16,888 NARRATOR: With Maya off to school, the week is almost over. 891 00:34:16,954 --> 00:34:19,690 But then, an urgent call. 892 00:34:19,757 --> 00:34:22,260 DR. OAKLEY: So we're just heading to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve 893 00:34:22,326 --> 00:34:24,095 and there's an emergency call. 894 00:34:24,162 --> 00:34:26,964 A young deer of this year was just hit by a car. 895 00:34:27,031 --> 00:34:30,735 So it was brought in and not doing too well. 896 00:34:30,802 --> 00:34:34,338 It just got in a couple hours ago was the message I got. 897 00:34:34,605 --> 00:34:37,875 When you have shock or trauma, especially to the brain, 898 00:34:37,942 --> 00:34:39,844 any kind of swelling, it's, you know, 899 00:34:39,911 --> 00:34:42,246 you got to deal with it immediately. 900 00:34:46,818 --> 00:34:51,122 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I've seen a lot of amazing recoveries in wildlife. 901 00:34:51,189 --> 00:34:54,125 Unfortunately, I've seen much more sad stories, 902 00:34:54,192 --> 00:34:56,694 especially with rehab where the animals don't make it, but. 903 00:34:58,529 --> 00:35:02,400 Umph, oh, buddy. 904 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:06,104 Looking rough. 905 00:35:06,170 --> 00:35:09,674 Hey. Do you want to grab a towel, Jake, too? 906 00:35:09,740 --> 00:35:11,375 Just in case, we'll put a towel over his eyes, 907 00:35:11,442 --> 00:35:15,012 just in case it starts to jump or get excited. 908 00:35:16,614 --> 00:35:19,117 There could be any number of things wrong with this guy. 909 00:35:19,183 --> 00:35:20,585 I need to figure out what's wrong with him 910 00:35:20,651 --> 00:35:23,588 and get him stabilized as quickly as possible. 911 00:35:23,654 --> 00:35:25,990 I'm just checking the pupil light reflex. 912 00:35:26,057 --> 00:35:27,525 There's a little bit of one. 913 00:35:27,592 --> 00:35:31,462 And looking to see if I see any blood or any problems in the eyes. 914 00:35:32,396 --> 00:35:35,700 I don't. I have to get an IV in as quick as we can. 915 00:35:37,034 --> 00:35:39,704 So, Jake, if I can get you to come here and hold off the leg. 916 00:35:39,770 --> 00:35:42,440 And just watch, at any point you can get a reaction. 917 00:35:43,975 --> 00:35:45,977 With wild animals it's really important 918 00:35:46,043 --> 00:35:47,478 to decrease their stress. 919 00:35:47,545 --> 00:35:49,680 So blindfolding them without the visual stimuli 920 00:35:49,747 --> 00:35:52,083 is one way to do that. 921 00:35:52,517 --> 00:35:55,653 Okay. Okay, that's okay. There you go. 922 00:35:55,720 --> 00:35:58,256 We're gonna get you to hold off this one right here. 923 00:35:58,322 --> 00:35:59,891 Put down. 924 00:36:02,059 --> 00:36:04,529 It's really important to do a quick check of the animal 925 00:36:04,595 --> 00:36:06,397 but then get an IV going. 926 00:36:06,464 --> 00:36:08,466 I know. 927 00:36:08,533 --> 00:36:10,501 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): This deer is clearly in shock. 928 00:36:10,568 --> 00:36:14,272 So IV fluids is the number one thing I need to get going. 929 00:36:15,540 --> 00:36:18,643 It's got a really rapid heart rate, really rapid, weak pulse. 930 00:36:19,410 --> 00:36:22,413 And not aware of its surroundings at all. 931 00:36:23,381 --> 00:36:25,216 Jake, you can let go. 932 00:36:29,353 --> 00:36:31,489 Now this is not normal. 933 00:36:31,556 --> 00:36:34,959 It's a bad thing that he's so cooperative. 934 00:36:35,026 --> 00:36:38,629 Normally a wild animal will be struggling to get away from you. 935 00:36:38,696 --> 00:36:40,598 This guy's lack of fight tells me 936 00:36:40,665 --> 00:36:44,068 there's something very serious going on here. 937 00:36:44,135 --> 00:36:46,637 I'm a little worried about internal bleeding. 938 00:36:46,704 --> 00:36:48,272 The belly looks quite bloated and... 939 00:36:48,339 --> 00:36:50,007 JAKE: It's been spending a lot of time on his side. 940 00:36:50,074 --> 00:36:51,509 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah, and firm. 941 00:36:51,576 --> 00:36:54,312 I'm gonna put the ultrasound on there and see what we got. 942 00:36:54,378 --> 00:36:56,714 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): A little bit off there. Okay. 943 00:36:56,781 --> 00:36:59,517 You put too much time and effort into a deer and people will say, 944 00:36:59,584 --> 00:37:01,385 "Well, it's just a deer." 945 00:37:01,452 --> 00:37:03,154 You know, "And people hunt deer every day." 946 00:37:03,221 --> 00:37:04,222 And I know that. 947 00:37:04,288 --> 00:37:07,158 I think it's a little different when it's an animal that's hurt 948 00:37:07,225 --> 00:37:09,227 by a human being, it's hit by a car. 949 00:37:09,293 --> 00:37:12,997 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): If we can undo that in some way, I want to. 950 00:37:13,431 --> 00:37:15,166 The reason I'm gonna ultrasound his abdomen right now 951 00:37:15,233 --> 00:37:17,602 is it feels really taut and hard 952 00:37:17,668 --> 00:37:19,937 and I'm worried about there being internal bleeding. 953 00:37:20,004 --> 00:37:21,005 So I just want to see. 954 00:37:21,072 --> 00:37:23,908 I'll be able to see if there's a lot of fluid in here. 955 00:37:23,975 --> 00:37:25,276 My job is to help animals. 956 00:37:25,343 --> 00:37:28,012 And I, of course, I don't want to see anything suffer. 957 00:37:28,079 --> 00:37:32,650 So I will do whatever I have to, either help the animal or end the suffering. 958 00:37:32,717 --> 00:37:35,253 Looks like there's lots of fluid. 959 00:37:35,319 --> 00:37:36,887 But I won't know for sure that it's blood, 960 00:37:36,954 --> 00:37:38,990 so what I'm gonna try and do 961 00:37:39,056 --> 00:37:41,192 is just do a quick tap with a needle 962 00:37:41,259 --> 00:37:44,228 and just see what I get out, if I'm getting bloody fluid or not. 963 00:37:44,962 --> 00:37:46,998 NARRATOR: If she discovers internal bleeding, 964 00:37:47,064 --> 00:37:49,467 then the deer is too far gone to be saved. 965 00:37:50,534 --> 00:37:51,502 DR. OAKLEY: See that? 966 00:37:51,569 --> 00:37:52,236 JAKE: Yeah. 967 00:37:53,471 --> 00:37:54,972 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Not looking good. 968 00:37:56,507 --> 00:37:59,577 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Seeing the blood, I know that there's internal bleeding. 969 00:37:59,644 --> 00:38:02,446 That there's, you know, just not able to do much about. 970 00:38:02,513 --> 00:38:04,282 Unfortunately, the reason he's in shock 971 00:38:04,348 --> 00:38:06,717 is his abdomen is full of blood. 972 00:38:06,784 --> 00:38:09,186 He really needs to go to surgery immediately. 973 00:38:09,253 --> 00:38:10,588 We're not set up to do that here. 974 00:38:10,655 --> 00:38:14,225 We don't have a surgical facility here. 975 00:38:14,292 --> 00:38:17,561 And his chances of surviving are really, really low. 976 00:38:17,628 --> 00:38:18,963 And it's not practical in a wild animal 977 00:38:19,030 --> 00:38:20,898 to recover from a major surgery like that, 978 00:38:20,965 --> 00:38:22,166 is the other side of it, 979 00:38:22,233 --> 00:38:24,168 even if we were set up for it. 980 00:38:24,235 --> 00:38:26,504 So unfortunately the only thing we can do now 981 00:38:26,570 --> 00:38:29,674 is either conservative care or euthanize him. 982 00:38:29,740 --> 00:38:31,042 We're gonna end that suffering, 983 00:38:31,108 --> 00:38:33,477 so the deer has to be euthanized. 984 00:38:33,544 --> 00:38:35,413 He's suffering from internal bleeding, 985 00:38:35,479 --> 00:38:37,615 but there's nothing I can do. 986 00:38:37,682 --> 00:38:38,783 You don't have to stand now. 987 00:38:38,849 --> 00:38:40,918 I don't want you to fight, no. 988 00:38:40,985 --> 00:38:43,387 There's always huge internal turmoil for me 989 00:38:43,454 --> 00:38:46,190 about, you know, should I put that animal down 990 00:38:46,257 --> 00:38:47,958 and ended his suffering right then? 991 00:38:48,025 --> 00:38:49,560 Or should I have given him a chance? 992 00:38:49,627 --> 00:38:52,530 That's a really difficult thing to call. 993 00:38:52,596 --> 00:38:57,001 And it's something I definitely will beat myself up about later. 994 00:38:57,068 --> 00:38:58,436 But it is a call you make 995 00:38:58,502 --> 00:39:01,405 with all the different factors weighing in at the time. 996 00:39:01,672 --> 00:39:05,176 It makes me wish we had, you know, if it was a dog, 997 00:39:05,242 --> 00:39:07,678 we'd take it to surgery and we could do something 998 00:39:07,745 --> 00:39:10,314 instead of sit here and watch. 999 00:39:10,848 --> 00:39:13,884 You know, after rough days like this, 1000 00:39:13,951 --> 00:39:18,189 I try to remind myself that it's, there are better days, 1001 00:39:18,255 --> 00:39:21,659 and, you know, that I hope I can do something better 1002 00:39:21,726 --> 00:39:24,695 for an animal next time. 1003 00:39:24,762 --> 00:39:28,032 Let the day be over and start again tomorrow. 1004 00:39:33,337 --> 00:39:35,106 NARRATOR: It's been a long, hard week. 1005 00:39:35,172 --> 00:39:37,308 Fortunately, Michelle's final field call is 1006 00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:40,678 one she's looking forward to. 1007 00:39:40,745 --> 00:39:42,613 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Alrighty, where's Mabel? 1008 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:44,615 NARRATOR: She's here to check on a lame horse 1009 00:39:44,682 --> 00:39:46,784 and visit with her old friend Mabel. 1010 00:39:46,851 --> 00:39:50,054 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): There she is. Hi, Mabel. 1011 00:39:50,421 --> 00:39:51,322 MABEL: Hi, Michelle. 1012 00:39:51,389 --> 00:39:52,690 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): How's it going? 1013 00:39:52,757 --> 00:39:55,059 MABEL: Oh, I guess it's going okay. 1014 00:39:55,126 --> 00:39:57,928 DR. OAKLEY: Good. I've known Mabel since I came to the Yukon, 1015 00:39:57,995 --> 00:40:01,132 so going on 23 years or pretty close. 1016 00:40:01,198 --> 00:40:03,434 So we're gonna have a look at Brandy. 1017 00:40:03,501 --> 00:40:07,104 I mean, Mabel is the epitome of a tough Yukon woman. 1018 00:40:07,171 --> 00:40:09,440 I mean, she runs her own farm. 1019 00:40:09,507 --> 00:40:10,641 She has all these horses. 1020 00:40:10,708 --> 00:40:13,210 She used to be an outfitter, taking hunters out. 1021 00:40:13,277 --> 00:40:16,614 You know she's a good friend, but she's also a role model. 1022 00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:18,949 Lovely assistant Melanie. 1023 00:40:19,016 --> 00:40:20,484 Would you mind just walking her away, 1024 00:40:20,551 --> 00:40:22,653 trotting her towards me and then trotting her back away? 1025 00:40:22,720 --> 00:40:23,554 MELANIE: Sure. 1026 00:40:23,621 --> 00:40:25,756 DR. OAKLEY: Thanks. So what happened with Brandy? 1027 00:40:25,823 --> 00:40:27,892 MABEL: I have no idea what happened to her. 1028 00:40:27,958 --> 00:40:31,762 She just come up lame, and really lame, 1029 00:40:31,829 --> 00:40:35,132 like she doesn't really want to even step on that foot at times. 1030 00:40:35,199 --> 00:40:37,601 And then she seems to get better for a while. 1031 00:40:37,668 --> 00:40:40,304 DR. OAKLEY: Right. I know we talked about x-rays earlier on, but... 1032 00:40:40,371 --> 00:40:41,639 MABEL: Yeah. 1033 00:40:41,705 --> 00:40:42,773 DR. OAKLEY: It's kind of hard to get her in, 1034 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:44,442 into town for that, so. 1035 00:40:44,508 --> 00:40:47,578 Brandy was severely lame on her right front foot. 1036 00:40:47,645 --> 00:40:50,281 Lameness in horses is not always a death sentence. 1037 00:40:50,347 --> 00:40:52,149 Well, let's have a closer look at that. 1038 00:40:52,216 --> 00:40:54,485 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): When you're up here, it's a little different story. 1039 00:40:54,552 --> 00:40:56,987 Lacerated skin doesn't heal well at 30 below. 1040 00:40:57,054 --> 00:40:58,856 It really needs to be kept warm. 1041 00:40:58,923 --> 00:41:02,426 So definitely healing can take a bit longer here. 1042 00:41:02,493 --> 00:41:04,628 I mean, she doesn't look lame at all right now. 1043 00:41:04,695 --> 00:41:05,996 MABEL (off-screen): No, she's been good. 1044 00:41:06,063 --> 00:41:08,799 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): If you had seen Brandy two or three months ago, 1045 00:41:08,866 --> 00:41:09,934 it was already, there were discussions 1046 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:13,003 about whether or not Brandy was gonna, gonna last the summer. 1047 00:41:13,070 --> 00:41:14,705 Well, she looks great, I think, 1048 00:41:14,772 --> 00:41:17,775 you know, I think she's, she's out of the woods now. 1049 00:41:17,842 --> 00:41:20,211 It's great that she's on the mend. 1050 00:41:20,277 --> 00:41:21,779 MABEL: How are the kids doing? 1051 00:41:21,846 --> 00:41:23,047 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, they're fine. 1052 00:41:23,113 --> 00:41:25,049 MABEL: Yeah, I hear one's going to school 1053 00:41:25,115 --> 00:41:26,383 in Whitehorse this year. 1054 00:41:26,450 --> 00:41:28,052 DR. OAKLEY: Yep. We just dropped her off, 1055 00:41:28,118 --> 00:41:30,187 literally I think it was not quite 24 hours ago. 1056 00:41:30,254 --> 00:41:33,157 And we threw together a bunch of stuff and took her in there 1057 00:41:33,224 --> 00:41:35,559 and got her into the dorm, so. 1058 00:41:35,626 --> 00:41:37,161 MABEL: Oh, she'll do fine in there. 1059 00:41:37,228 --> 00:41:38,195 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Yeah. 1060 00:41:38,262 --> 00:41:39,396 MABEL: She makes friends fast anyway. 1061 00:41:39,463 --> 00:41:40,598 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Yeah, yeah. 1062 00:41:40,664 --> 00:41:42,166 I'm telling myself all that stuff. 1063 00:41:42,233 --> 00:41:44,602 I love, you know, coming to work on the animals, 1064 00:41:44,668 --> 00:41:46,804 but it's great to know when I know the client so well. 1065 00:41:46,871 --> 00:41:48,272 That one's not so bad. 1066 00:41:48,339 --> 00:41:51,408 Talk about the day and what's going on in our families, 1067 00:41:51,475 --> 00:41:53,577 and it's great to catch up. 1068 00:41:53,644 --> 00:41:56,614 MABEL: You better get used to it because Sierra will be going pretty quick. 1069 00:41:56,680 --> 00:41:57,648 DR. OAKLEY: I know. 1070 00:41:57,715 --> 00:42:00,217 Yeah, it's just, yeah, it's hard. 1071 00:42:00,284 --> 00:42:03,087 MABEL: Well, after they're gone, you still got Willow. 1072 00:42:03,153 --> 00:42:05,489 DR. OAKLEY: I know. Where is Willow? 1073 00:42:05,556 --> 00:42:08,125 I think she's over digging up your potatoes actually. 1074 00:42:10,928 --> 00:42:12,963 Willow, look how big this thing is. 1075 00:42:13,030 --> 00:42:15,132 I think there's something alive in here. 1076 00:42:15,199 --> 00:42:17,434 A body or something growing in here. 1077 00:42:17,501 --> 00:42:19,770 WILLOW (off-screen): Yeah, or maybe just a cabbage. 1078 00:42:19,837 --> 00:42:22,206 DR. OAKLEY: That's, or maybe just a cabbage. 1079 00:42:22,273 --> 00:42:26,510 This has been a really exciting, hectic, crazy week. 1080 00:42:26,577 --> 00:42:28,178 I just can't believe how many things 1081 00:42:28,245 --> 00:42:30,147 and changes have happened. 1082 00:42:30,214 --> 00:42:32,116 (Mabel laughs) 1083 00:42:32,182 --> 00:42:33,450 WILLOW: Mom. 1084 00:42:33,517 --> 00:42:34,852 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Okay, I'm not a farmer. 1085 00:42:34,919 --> 00:42:36,520 I'm just a farmer's helper. 1086 00:42:36,587 --> 00:42:38,889 My clinics and field visits would have been enough, 1087 00:42:38,956 --> 00:42:40,891 but I was not ready to push Maya out of the nest 1088 00:42:40,958 --> 00:42:42,359 on top of all that. 1089 00:42:42,426 --> 00:42:43,928 WILLOW: Mom, look at these. 1090 00:42:43,994 --> 00:42:45,996 DR. OAKLEY: Little caterpillar, it was trying to hibernate. 1091 00:42:46,063 --> 00:42:48,465 Maybe you better put him back in there. 1092 00:42:48,532 --> 00:42:51,869 I think he was trying to get away from the frost. 1093 00:42:52,169 --> 00:42:54,338 DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I survived the week from hell. I'm proud of myself. 1094 00:42:54,405 --> 00:42:55,573 Captioned by Cotter Captioning Services