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-NARRATOR: This time...
-MICHELLE: (gasps) Ah. Oh, that hurt.
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NARRATOR: Dr. Michelle Oakley
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gets a taste of her own medicine.
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MICHELLE: Did he pee in there?
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-Ugh.
-NARRATOR: Then a bullied reindeer...
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-DENISE (off screen): Oh.
-MICHELLE (off screen): Oh.
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-Don't pick on him.
-NARRATOR: Puts up a fight of his own.
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MICHELLE: Heads up.
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We can barely control him.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Are you okay?
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NARRATOR:
And a suspicious sample...
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MICHELLE (off screen):
What were you into?
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NARRATOR: Leads
to a jaw-dropping discovery.
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MICHELLE: (sniffs, gasps)
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-(phone rings)
-MICHELLE (off screen): Hello?
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Oh, no, okay.
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Why don't you grab her
and meet me at the clinic.
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And I'm about ten minutes out.
Okay.
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NARRATOR:
Dr. Michelle Oakley's day begins
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-with an emergency...
-(car beeps)
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And a rush to the clinic.
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MICHELLE (off screen):
So Savannah just called,
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and her dog, Kuma,
just had ten puppies.
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It's been three days
since Kuma gave birth.
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The puppies are doing okay,
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but Kuma is not.
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SAVANNAH (off screen):
Thanks a lot.
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MICHELLE (off screen): Kuma is starting
to stagger; she's tripping;
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she's not using her hind end very well;
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so this is a real emergency.
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We need to check her out right away.
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So how old is she?
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SAVANNAH: Probably about a year.
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MICHELLE: A year? Okay.
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And this is her first
litter obviously, then? Okay.
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SAVANNAH: Yes.
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MICHELLE (off screen):
And when did she have the puppies?
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SAVANNAH (off screen):
Three days ago.
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MICHELLE (off screen):
Three days ago, okay.
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SAVANNAH: Initially, she couldn't get
into the puppy box that we have,
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which is not very tall at all.
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So we knew that something was kind of off.
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And then she couldn't go up steps,
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and so we knew it was kind of time
to do something.
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MICHELLE: Hi, beautiful queen.
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Oh, my goodness.
You're so pretty.
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And you just keep an eye
on the babies.
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-We'll let you stay right there.
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So what have you noticed
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besides the hind end
kind of giving up here?
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SAVANNAH: Um, she was kind of
cradling her right front leg,
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almost like she had, like,
sprained it or something.
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MICHELLE (off screen):
Uh-huh. Yeah.
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When you see a dog with its back end
that's not working, I mean, you--
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you have to wonder
about things like trauma.
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She could've gotten injured.
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But Kuma is showing signs
both in her front legs and her back legs,
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and so that makes me think about something
that's affecting her whole body.
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You don't want to put
any weight on that leg, do you?
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NARRATOR: Michelle performs
a physical exam
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to home in on the source
of Kuma's paralysis.
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MICHELLE: So do you see that?
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That tells me she's got a little
bit of a neurologic problem going on
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with some nerves here.
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When I have her stand
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with her foot knuckled, it's a reflex
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that a dog will just flip it forward,
and she's not doing that at all.
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And this one,
she won't even really put down.
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It's not really common, actually.
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In fact, it's uncommon.
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NARRATOR: It's a clue that could point
to complications during Kuma's labor
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and the delivery of her puppies.
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MICHELLE: Was it difficult?
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Like, were there any that were stuck
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that you think took a while, or...
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SAVANNAH: There was one that was breech.
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MICHELLE: Okay.
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SAVANNAH: And then two of them had
their sacs already broken.
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MICHELLE: Uh-huh.
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SAVANNAH (off screen): So she had
a little bit of a harder time...
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MICHELLE: Okay.
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SAVANNAH (off screen):
...expelling those.
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MICHELLE (off screen):
It could be low calcium.
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(dramatic music)
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So when I hear about a dog
that's having difficulty pushing--
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she's kind of slowing down
as she's giving each puppy--
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one of the things I worry about
right away is low calcium.
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I think it is a low-calcium eclampsia.
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-That's, like, another name for it.
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MICHELLE: So then that will cause,
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like, neurologic deficits.
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Like, usually with low calcium,
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there's shaking;
there are tremors; they're weak.
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Kuma just had ten puppies,
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and that's a huge calcium pull
from her body.
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You have noticed they're latching on
and nursing okay and stuff? Okay.
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All the calcium is kind of
going into making milk
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and to growing these puppies, and so,
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that will cause problems with her muscles.
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The dog can start to shake and tremor
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because the nerves
aren't working properly
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and the muscles aren't working properly.
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So I'm gonna go ahead and, right away,
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give her some calcium right now.
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So I'm gonna do that
in, like, three or four spots...
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kind of down low.
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Hi, missus.
I'm sorry.
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I know.
I gotta give you a little pinch.
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Without treatment--
giving her calcium--
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Kuma will continue to deteriorate.
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She would progress
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to full-on tremors and then seizures,
and her heart would likely stop.
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So no sign of any seizures
or anything like that?
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No shaking or trembling at all?
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-SAVANNAH: Mm-mm.
-MICHELLE: No. Okay.
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Okay.
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You've had your calcium.
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NARRATOR: The injection should stop
Kuma's downward spiral,
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but her low calcium
may have already caused
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another serious situation.
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MICHELLE: I think we better make sure
there's nothing in--
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-like, not a puppy in there.
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When Kuma became low-calcium,
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that also can cause her
to have some uterine inertia,
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which means her uterus
is just not working.
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Every now and then,
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you can get a puppy
that's stuck in the birth canal.
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There could be more in there
that she just wasn't able to push out.
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If there's a puppy inside,
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it's likely the puppy is dead
at this point.
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But the problem is,
is the puppies that are left inside,
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they become macerated.
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They start to break down.
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Kuma can become very sick,
and she could even die from that.
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NARRATOR: To ensure
no puppies remain,
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Michelle must X-ray Kuma's
entire reproductive tract.
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(tense music)
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(device beeps)
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MICHELLE: Perfect.
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Good girl.
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That's it.
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So if she does have a puppy stuck,
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then that's something we need
to take care of right away.
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I'd have to go in surgically
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and remove the dead puppy.
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NARRATOR: Michelle
carefully inspects the image
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for any sign of a fetal skeleton.
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MICHELLE: Dang it.
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I hate to do this, but I-I do feel like
I-I need to do one more
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a little bit further up.
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'Cause I just see the edge of something,
and I want to be super sure.
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So it just looks a little suspicious
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along the edge of her uterus,
so what I need to do
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is get a different view and make sure
that there's nothing there.
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(device beeps)
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No puppies.
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Whoo, whoo! Yay.
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For sure.
For sure this time.
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NARRATOR: Now that Kuma's in the clear,
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Michelle gives her puppies
their first health exam.
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MICHELLE: Oh, my goodness.
You guys are so cute.
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Even though this is awesome,
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I'm actually just checking
to make sure there's no cleft palates.
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So I'm just putting my finger in
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and feeling the roof of the mouth,
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having a look at the color really quick.
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(puppy squeals)
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So you can see,
the mouth looks good.
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I can feel they've got a good suckle.
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Umbilical area looks pretty good--
no hernia or anything--
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and very well hydrated.
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Fabulous.
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Okay. Everybody looks great.
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(puppy mewls)
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(mellow music)
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NARRATOR: With ten
happy, healthy puppies,
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Michelle needs to make sure Kuma has
enough calcium in her milk for them all.
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MICHELLE (off screen):
So I'm gonna have you
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give her some, like, oral Tums
and things like that
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to keep the calcium going for a few days.
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We're gonna be giving her,
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Like, she actually needs
to have free-choice puppy food right now.
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-SAVANNAH: Okay.
-MICHELLE (off screen): Because that will
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have a really good
calcium-phosphorous balance,
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but also the calories,
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'cause she's gonna
need a ton of calories
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to be feeding these guys
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over the next little bit.
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Good job, Kuma.
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-And good job, Savannah.
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MICHELLE: It's just so nice to see
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how quickly, you know,
she's responding to treatment.
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-SAVANNAH: Thank you.
-MICHELLE: You are welcome.
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I'll see you guys later.
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Go on, sweetie.
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SAVANNAH: Got it?
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MICHELLE (off screen):
You're moving a little bit better already.
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Seeing her just walk out
like, "No problem,"
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it's really nice to see that she's making
her way out on her own,
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and I know she's gonna be fine.
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Good stuff.
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NARRATOR: Cold weather has arrived
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in Palmer, Alaska...
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and Michelle is visiting
a very special farm
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where iconic northern creatures thrive.
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MICHELLE: Wow.
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It's nice to be here in the winter.
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DENISE: Thanks for coming.
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Wintertime at the reindeer farm
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is actually really great.
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They are arctic animals,
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and this time of year is when you find
reindeer typically at their healthiest,
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and--and they love it.
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NARRATOR: But one member
of Denise's happy herd
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is having a rough season.
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DENISE (off screen): So I've got this one
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that has some bowlegs.
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And all the other reindeer
pick on him.
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-MICHELLE: Aw.
-DENISE: And--
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MICHELLE: They don't let him
play their reindeer games?
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-DENISE: No. (laughs)
-MICHELLE: Aw.
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DENISE (off screen): We named him Rudolph
because he has some issues
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and he gets picked on
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and he's got some bowlegs.
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But Michelle is going to see
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what's causing this.
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-That's him right there.
-MICHELLE (off screen): Aw.
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DENISE (off screen): Doesn't he look sad?
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MICHELLE: Oh, dude, you do look sad.
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DENISE: He's only, you know,
seven months old.
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He's so young, and I don't want him
uncomfortable and hurting.
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-You see it?
-MICHELLE (off screen): Oh,
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it's the front legs.
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Yeah, I can see it. Yup.
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He was either born with
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or developed bowlegs in the front.
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So his legs, instead of being
nice, normal straight,
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they--they bow out
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right at what's called the carpus,
which looks like a knee.
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And that's making it hard
for him to move around.
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He's starting to show
some signs of lameness.
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Are you certain that it wasn't there
when he was a baby?
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-Or you're not sure?
-DENISE: I'm not certain.
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-I didn't notice it.
-MICHELLE: Okay. Yeah. Right.
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NARRATOR: Rudolph's bowlegs make it hard
for him to escape
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from the rest of the herd,
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and that's just
the start of his troubles.
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MICHELLE: He has been pushed
into a fence,
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and he damaged the base of his antlers.
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-Can't really grab his antlers, can you?
-DENISE: We wanna just put the halter
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-around his nose real quick, right?
-MICHELLE: Yeah.
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DENISE: Can you see
that pus on the eyelid?
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MICHELLE: Mm. Yeah.
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And he's got an infection in his eye.
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Oh, yeah.
You got a blue eye.
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-DENISE: Yeah.
-MICHELLE: What happened to you now?
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So he's really kind of pathetic.
I feel bad for him.
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And we really just want
to get him feeling better
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and see if he can get
back out with the group.
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He's g--he's a bit of a mess, isn't he?
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DENISE: And no friends.
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MICHELLE: And no friends on top of it.
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DENISE: (chuckles) Except for his mother.
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-(laughs)
-MICHELLE: Well, that's good.
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At least Mommy loves you.
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NARRATOR: To get a closer look
at Rudolph's many ailments,
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Michelle and Denise need
to first separate him
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from the bullies in the pen.
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DENISE: And there was--
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-BOTH: Oh!
-DENISE: Hey.
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-MICHELLE: Don't pick on him.
-DENISE: They all pick on him.
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-MICHELLE: Are they mean to you?
-DENISE: Here, we've got the other...
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NARRATOR: The herd's treatment
of Rudolph may look harsh,
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but it's instinctual behavior.
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MICHELLE (off screen): The ones
that are acting a bit different,
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that aren't moving as nice,
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you know, they can attract
the attention of predators.
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DENISE: George. George.
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Back up.
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MICHELLE: And so the group
tends to exclude him a bit.
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C'mon, baby.
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DENISE: He's not--not halterbroken.
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-MICHELLE: Oh, I see that.
-DENISE: (laughing)
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NARRATOR: Rudolph needs to be
moved inside for his exam,
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but he's not used to being tethered.
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-DENISE: Oh--
-MICHELLE: Ooh--watch--
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Popeye doesn't get out.
Ooh, ooh.
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Heads up.
Heads up.
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-Hold on, baby.
-DENISE: Okay.
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MICHELLE: Sorry.
My hand was twisted, there.
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He's pulling Denise
and I all over the place.
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DENISE (off screen): Okay.
If you could shut that gate real quick.
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MICHELLE: Can you come in or out?
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'Cause I got to shut it
so they don't get out.
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DENISE: Down, girl. Leave him alone.
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MICHELLE: We can barely control 'em.
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-DENISE: (grunts)
-MICHELLE (off screen): Okay. Okay.
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Oh, it's me. It's me. Okay--
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-(gasps)
-DENISE: Whoa!
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-MICHELLE: Oof. Are you okay?
-DENISE: (struggling) Yup.
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MICHELLE (off screen): Hold on. Hold on.
It's okay. It's okay.
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-(reindeer chuffs)
-Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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NARRATOR: Rudolph the reindeer
needs urgent medical attention.
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MICHELLE: Okay. Okay.
Oh, it's me. It's me.
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Ah, okay. (gasps)
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-Are you okay?
-DENISE: Yup.
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NARRATOR: But the young calf
is fighting back like a bucking bull.
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-(reindeer chuffs)
-MICHELLE: Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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-DENISE: Sorry.
-MICHELLE (off screen): Okay, buddy.
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Heads up. Wild reindeer.
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It's okay.
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-DENISE: Okay.
-MICHELLE: Goodness.
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NARRATOR:
Finally, Rudolph tires out,
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and Michelle can inspect
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his infected eye.
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MICHELLE: Oh, my goodness,
with the blue eye.
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Sometimes when they get
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a lot of, you know, ice and wind,
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they will end up with, like,
a lot of trauma to the eye,
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and then they'll get a bluish hue
to the surface of the cornea.
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He's got a little David Bowie going on.
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I mean, he's got this one blue eye
and this other brown one.
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The surface of the cornea,
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which should be totally
clear and smooth,
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has some inflammation
or infection going on,
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and then those cells reflect the light
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and it all looks blue.
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Right now, I'm trying to look
to see if there's anything,
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like, in the chamber of the eye.
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We want to make sure
that there's nothing stuck in there
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or it's not ulcerating.
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It doesn't look like
there's much in there.
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I'm having a hard time
seeing what's going on.
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So what I need to do is actually
put some stain in there
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and see if there's been some injury
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to the surface of the eye.
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(tense music)
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Ooh. Creepy eye.
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I just put some
fluorescein stain in there.
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And so, that will stick
to any kind of, um, defect
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in the surface of the cornea--
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like if there's an ulcer
or something like that.
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Let's flush all that away.
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Uh-oh. Guess what?
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-I see stain stuck where it shouldn't be.
-DENISE (off screen): Oh, dear.
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MICHELLE (off screen): Oh, baby. Darn it.
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Unfortunately,
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a bunch of the stain won't flush away
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and it's stuck right
in the middle of his cornea,
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so that tells me that there's actually
a bit of an ulcer starting.
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NARRATOR: A corneal ulcer is a sore
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usually caused by dryness,
infection, or trauma.
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MICHELLE (off screen): So as you can see,
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the stain rinsed away
from everywhere
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-except for that one big, honking spot.
-DENISE (off screen): Yes.
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NARRATOR: Left untreated,
it could continue to grow.
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MICHELLE (off screen): That can perforate
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into the eyeball
and--and start a major infection.
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He can actually lose his eye.
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It's at least into the first couple
layers.
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NARRATOR: To stop the ulcer
from spreading further,
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Michelle will inject antibiotics
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straight into his eyelid.
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MICHELLE (off screen): All right.
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So I'm injecting penicillin, actually,
into the tissues under his eye.
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And so, you can see,
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that's a bubble of penicillin,
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and that's gonna leak out
over the next two or three days.
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And--okay, okay.
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-We can let him up, actually.
-DENISE: Let him up?
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MICHELLE: And that seems to work wonders.
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NARRATOR: It may take
up to two weeks
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for Rudolph's eye
to heal completely.
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In the meantime, to defend
himself in the pen,
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his antlers need attention.
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MICHELLE: The other issue is this antler.
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DENISE (off screen): Yeah, he kept
getting stuck in the fence.
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MICHELLE: Oh, okay.
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DENISE: So that's why
we cut the antlers,
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'cause he would reach through
and then couldn't get back out.
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MICHELLE: Oh, okay.
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When he was stuck, he may have
damaged the base of his antler,
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and when you get a crack
in an antler that's growing,
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bacteria can get in there,
and then it gets an infection.
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DENISE (off screen): Other reindeer
owners have found...
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-MICHELLE: Yeah.
-DENISE (off screen): When there's pus
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-leaking really at the...
-MICHELLE: The base?
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-DENISE: Really below the base.
-MICHELLE: Mm-hmm.
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DENISE: It has gone to the brain.
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MICHELLE: Right.
That's certainly a concern.
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If they do have an infection
in the antler,
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even if it starts here,
it can track down.
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That infection can actually
travel down the pedicle
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and get, you know, in the skull,
get actually right into the brain.
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NARRATOR:
Infection in the brain
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would likely spell death
for the ailing reindeer.
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MICHELLE: One by one, we're
getting you fixed right up.
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Look at you, sad baby.
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NARRATOR:
Michelle flushes the area
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and injects powerful
antibiotics into his wound.
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MICHELLE: This is like, pus,
that's matted around here.
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And so just trying to get it
all out of the way
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to make sure there's no, like,
crack down low or any--
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(grunts) Like that. Sorry, love.
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Flush that a bit.
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Okay, okay, okay.
Hey, hey. Hey.
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Are you okay?
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Nope.
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DENISE: He kicked me in the face.
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(both chuckle)
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So Rudolph gets picked on,
but he is pretty strong.
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MICHELLE (off screen): He is way stronger
than he seems, you know?
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NARRATOR: Now that Rudolph's
eye and antler have been treated,
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Michelle has one more problem
to tackle:
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those bowlegs.
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MICHELLE: So first thing I'm gonna do
is just feel his legs.
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Making sure
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that it moves normally,
that it can bend normally.
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And sometimes, even lower
in the joint is contracted.
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It'll cause the knees to bow out.
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So no swelling
in the joint at all.
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DENISE (off screen): Really?
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MICHELLE: Nothing obvious
that I could feel.
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You know what I mean?
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NARRATOR: There are no clear explanations
for Rudolph's deformity,
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so Michelle turns
to a trusted diagnostic tool.
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MICHELLE (off screen): Why don't we go
ahead and get the x-rays done.
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(tense music)
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Okay.
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You are so good.
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-DENISE: Oh, look at that.
-MICHELLE: Yeah.
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DENISE (off screen): Bent.
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-MICHELLE: You can even see the bow...
-DENISE: Yeah.
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MICHELLE (off screen):
In the radius and ulna there
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that are kind of like, whoosh, you know--
like, out to the side.
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DENISE (off screen): And they would
normally be straight, right?
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MICHELLE: Yeah. They would
normally be straight.
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DENISE (off screen): So it's actually
the bone that's bent.
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MICHELLE (off screen): I can see
there's a deformity in the bone.
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It's basically a curved shape,
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and that's what's causing
his whole legs to--to bow out.
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We'll never know what caused it.
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It could have been something
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that happened during gestation.
450
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it could have been something
that happened soon after,
451
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when he was trying to walk.
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Uh, in any case, there's not a whole lot
we can do for it at this point.
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-That looks funny, right there.
-DENISE (off screen): Mm-hmm.
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MICHELLE: That looks like almost like
a little chip or something.
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DENISE (off screen): Oh.
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NARRATOR: A closer look
reveals more bad news.
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MICHELLE: You can see how things
are just not lined up properly.
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DENISE (off screen): Yeah.
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MICHELLE: So unfortunately,
it does look like
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he's got bits of yucky bone or
cartilage that are jumping out.
461
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We're starting to see some
pretty significant arthritis.
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He's got some defects
in his cartilage.
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And he's a young animal.
464
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So he can't be with
this group of youngsters
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that want to fight and knock him around
that he's trying to run from.
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Kind of less movement would be
better for him right now,
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but how long can you do that?
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DENISE: I think we're gonna try to move
him and his mom in with the grandmas.
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You know, he won't have
to walk as far for food.
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-MICHELLE (off screen): Oh, yeah.
-DENISE: They also have arthritis.
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MICHELLE: Right. Aww.
Okay, that sounds like a great plan.
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The old granny reindeer
also have arthritis,
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and, you know, he just wants
to be with other reindeer.
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It'll be nice to put them in
a group in the old granny pen,
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and they can all
kind of hang out together.
476
00:16:08,592 --> 00:16:10,678
If it becomes more progressive
and more of a problem,
477
00:16:10,761 --> 00:16:12,846
he can have, like, daily meloxicam.
478
00:16:12,930 --> 00:16:15,557
DENISE: Okay. So we could give
it to all of the grandmas too.
479
00:16:15,641 --> 00:16:16,684
MICHELLE (off screen):
You could be doing that.
480
00:16:16,767 --> 00:16:17,810
DENISE: Dr. Oakley gave us
some suggestions
481
00:16:17,893 --> 00:16:19,728
that we can maybe offer him
482
00:16:19,812 --> 00:16:23,232
to try to get through the arthritis
483
00:16:23,315 --> 00:16:26,527
and see if we can at least
let him get, you know,
484
00:16:26,610 --> 00:16:29,405
a little more grown up
and--and see how he does.
485
00:16:29,488 --> 00:16:31,407
MICHELLE: Okay, we are
done picking on you.
486
00:16:31,490 --> 00:16:33,534
I'm so sorry
you get picked on all the time.
487
00:16:33,617 --> 00:16:35,035
You poor baby.
488
00:16:35,119 --> 00:16:36,829
DENISE: All right.
489
00:16:36,912 --> 00:16:39,039
MICHELLE: (grunting) Oh, come on, buddy.
490
00:16:39,123 --> 00:16:41,583
Rudolph's had
a really tough go of it,
491
00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:43,168
but I love working
with these underdogs,
492
00:16:43,252 --> 00:16:45,462
these animals that seem
like there's no hope.
493
00:16:45,546 --> 00:16:46,714
Look. There's Mommy.
494
00:16:46,797 --> 00:16:50,676
And then with just, you know,
a little bit of extra attention,
495
00:16:50,759 --> 00:16:53,303
a little bit of extra love
and effort,
496
00:16:53,387 --> 00:16:56,557
we can get them to pull through,
and they're right back on their happy way.
497
00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:57,725
I really think
he can come around
498
00:16:57,808 --> 00:16:59,309
and still lead
a happy, healthy life.
499
00:16:59,393 --> 00:17:01,603
Oh, my goodness.
Oh.
500
00:17:01,687 --> 00:17:03,647
-Whoo.
-DENISE (off screen): (laughs)
501
00:17:03,731 --> 00:17:04,857
MICHELLE (off screen): Yeah. Aww.
502
00:17:04,940 --> 00:17:07,359
DENISE: See how he trots off
with his little bowlegs?
503
00:17:07,443 --> 00:17:08,986
MICHELLE (off screen): Yeah.
He's happy to go.
504
00:17:09,069 --> 00:17:10,738
DENISE (off screen): (laughs)
505
00:17:12,114 --> 00:17:14,825
(acoustic music)
506
00:17:14,908 --> 00:17:17,244
NARRATOR: With a plan to check
on Rudolph at a later date,
507
00:17:17,327 --> 00:17:20,330
Michelle makes her way to
the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
508
00:17:20,414 --> 00:17:22,207
to see a prickly patient.
509
00:17:23,250 --> 00:17:25,252
MICHELLE (off screen):
Love me some Snickers.
510
00:17:25,335 --> 00:17:27,337
So is he seven? Eight years old?
511
00:17:27,421 --> 00:17:30,215
-SARAH: He's 14.
-MICHELLE: 14?
512
00:17:30,299 --> 00:17:32,593
Jeez!
513
00:17:32,676 --> 00:17:34,094
Snickers is my fave.
514
00:17:34,178 --> 00:17:36,180
He is a North American porcupine.
515
00:17:36,263 --> 00:17:38,390
He's been here most of his life.
516
00:17:38,474 --> 00:17:39,725
-He seems pretty gentle.
-SARAH: Yeah.
517
00:17:39,808 --> 00:17:41,643
MICHELLE: Although he would
poke me if he could.
518
00:17:41,727 --> 00:17:43,228
-SARAH: He would.
-MICHELLE: He probably will.
519
00:17:43,312 --> 00:17:44,855
SARAH: Snickers is our
education ambassador.
520
00:17:44,938 --> 00:17:48,358
MICHELLE:
Ah. Smells like porcupines. (sniffing)
521
00:17:48,442 --> 00:17:50,986
SARAH (off screen):
He goes around to a bunch of schools,
522
00:17:51,070 --> 00:17:53,489
so a lot of people in the state know him
and they--they love to see him.
523
00:17:53,572 --> 00:17:55,199
MICHELLE: Oh, my.
Look what's here.
524
00:17:55,282 --> 00:17:56,283
SARAH: Stinkers.
525
00:17:56,366 --> 00:17:58,160
MICHELLE: Hi, Stinker Snickers.
526
00:17:58,243 --> 00:17:59,328
What's up?
527
00:17:59,411 --> 00:18:02,122
NARRATOR: At 14, Snickers is nearing
the 20-year maximum lifespan
528
00:18:02,206 --> 00:18:03,707
for a captive porcupine.
529
00:18:03,791 --> 00:18:05,667
SARAH (off screen): Oh, come on, bud.
530
00:18:05,751 --> 00:18:07,920
NARRATOR: At this age,
threats to his health
531
00:18:08,003 --> 00:18:10,422
include arthritis, anemia,
532
00:18:10,506 --> 00:18:11,757
and respiratory problems.
533
00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:13,467
MICHELLE (off screen): Look at
your beautiful winter coat.
534
00:18:13,550 --> 00:18:14,510
SARAH (off screen):
Come here, bud.
535
00:18:14,593 --> 00:18:15,719
NARRATOR: Michelle needs
to give the old man
536
00:18:15,803 --> 00:18:18,138
a complete physical
to make sure he continues
537
00:18:18,222 --> 00:18:19,515
to age gracefully.
538
00:18:19,598 --> 00:18:20,808
MICHELLE (off screen): He's like,
"Okay. I'll go in there."
539
00:18:20,891 --> 00:18:23,268
SARAH: I'm just a little
concerned with his age.
540
00:18:23,352 --> 00:18:24,770
We're gonna have to
anesthetize him.
541
00:18:24,853 --> 00:18:26,980
MICHELLE:
Nice porcupine capture.
542
00:18:27,064 --> 00:18:29,441
SARAH (off screen): Putting them under,
sometimes, with an older animal,
543
00:18:29,525 --> 00:18:32,111
especially a rodent,
just kind of concerns me a little bit.
544
00:18:32,194 --> 00:18:33,737
So we'll--we'll see what happens.
545
00:18:33,821 --> 00:18:35,405
MICHELLE (off screen):
Sorry you didn't get any snacks.
546
00:18:35,489 --> 00:18:37,366
It was false advertising.
547
00:18:37,449 --> 00:18:38,784
SARAH: He's the man. (laughs)
548
00:18:38,867 --> 00:18:42,579
So it's really important that we take care
of our Mr. Snickers.
549
00:18:42,663 --> 00:18:45,457
MICHELLE (off screen):
Go ahead and set him up here.
550
00:18:45,541 --> 00:18:47,668
(intriguing music)
551
00:18:47,751 --> 00:18:49,044
♪ ♪
552
00:18:49,128 --> 00:18:50,170
To do a complete physical on him,
553
00:18:50,254 --> 00:18:52,339
he's gonna need to hold still.
554
00:18:52,422 --> 00:18:53,549
And he won't do that if he's awake.
555
00:18:53,632 --> 00:18:56,218
So that's gonna require anesthesia.
556
00:18:58,053 --> 00:18:59,847
So I'm just mixing up his drugs right now.
557
00:18:59,930 --> 00:19:01,974
Get him injected.
558
00:19:02,057 --> 00:19:03,725
He has got a smell.
559
00:19:03,809 --> 00:19:05,936
Porcupines, you can smell
their little houses
560
00:19:06,019 --> 00:19:09,356
a long ways away when you're out in the--
out in the bush.
561
00:19:09,439 --> 00:19:11,316
NARRATOR: It isn't just their
quills that pose a danger.
562
00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:16,113
When they feel threatened, porcupines emit
an odor to ward off potential predators.
563
00:19:16,196 --> 00:19:17,781
MICHELLE: It's kind of like
a BO smell, honestly.
564
00:19:17,865 --> 00:19:19,616
It's not a great smell.
565
00:19:19,700 --> 00:19:21,201
Porcupine, in general,
566
00:19:21,285 --> 00:19:23,162
have a very musky odor about them.
567
00:19:23,245 --> 00:19:26,290
It's like serious BO.
It's a little PO.
568
00:19:26,373 --> 00:19:28,750
It's porcupine odor,
and it's very distinctive.
569
00:19:28,834 --> 00:19:31,461
I hate to be poking him.
He's used to being the poker.
570
00:19:31,545 --> 00:19:34,548
He's got 40,000 quills
all over his body.
571
00:19:34,631 --> 00:19:36,258
He's got a very muscular tail
572
00:19:36,341 --> 00:19:39,344
that could just whip around and slap me
with quills anytime when he's irritated.
573
00:19:39,428 --> 00:19:42,931
Let's try the tipping over
and see what I can get out.
574
00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:45,309
(playfully)
Oh, wow. What's happening?
575
00:19:45,392 --> 00:19:46,351
Where's that tail?
576
00:19:46,435 --> 00:19:47,436
NARRATOR:
In order to sedate Snickers,
577
00:19:47,519 --> 00:19:50,689
the best place to inject
the drugs is into his tail.
578
00:19:50,772 --> 00:19:53,650
But it's also
a difficult spot to reach.
579
00:19:53,734 --> 00:19:54,943
MICHELLE: Ooh. (grunts)
580
00:19:55,986 --> 00:19:57,321
-SARAH: His whole tail should be...
-MICHELLE: Oh, there's your tail.
581
00:19:57,404 --> 00:19:58,864
There's your tail.
582
00:19:58,947 --> 00:20:00,407
(tense music)
583
00:20:00,490 --> 00:20:01,617
♪ ♪
584
00:20:01,700 --> 00:20:02,659
Okay.
585
00:20:02,743 --> 00:20:04,119
NARRATOR: The sedation's in.
586
00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:07,748
Now they must wait
for Snickers to fall asleep.
587
00:20:07,831 --> 00:20:09,082
MICHELLE: Sorry, Snickers.
588
00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:10,542
Old grandpa pants.
589
00:20:10,626 --> 00:20:12,377
-SARAH: What happened?
-MICHELLE: (laughs) Oh, my goodness.
590
00:20:13,503 --> 00:20:14,630
He dripped on me.
591
00:20:14,713 --> 00:20:16,089
SARAH: Oh.
592
00:20:16,173 --> 00:20:17,424
MICHELLE:
Hopefully there was no pee in that.
593
00:20:17,507 --> 00:20:20,093
-It was mostly just melted snow.
-SARAH: Yikes.
594
00:20:20,177 --> 00:20:22,012
-MICHELLE: Did he pee in there?
-SARAH: Most likely.
595
00:20:27,267 --> 00:20:28,685
MICHELLE: (sighs)
596
00:20:28,769 --> 00:20:31,021
Snickers peed in my eye.
597
00:20:31,104 --> 00:20:33,273
Our fatal error was to tip the crate up
598
00:20:33,357 --> 00:20:34,316
and then for me to get
underneath there.
599
00:20:34,399 --> 00:20:36,151
There was something dripping on my face.
600
00:20:36,235 --> 00:20:38,153
I just thought,
"Oh, it's just melting snow."
601
00:20:38,237 --> 00:20:41,365
And then a little bit was, like, salty,
602
00:20:41,448 --> 00:20:44,701
and I was like "No!" (imitates gagging)
603
00:20:44,785 --> 00:20:47,329
-(gags)
-SARAH: Survival juice. (laughs)
604
00:20:47,412 --> 00:20:49,873
So Snickers by default
ended up marking Dr. Oakley,
605
00:20:49,957 --> 00:20:51,416
so now she's his.
606
00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:52,918
(awkward music)
607
00:20:53,001 --> 00:20:55,462
NARRATOR: Now that Snickers
is down for the count,
608
00:20:55,545 --> 00:20:57,589
Michelle can give him
a thorough exam
609
00:20:57,673 --> 00:21:00,467
while minimizing
her chance of getting quilled.
610
00:21:00,550 --> 00:21:03,428
MICHELLE: He's so cuddly.
I told you he's cuddly.
611
00:21:03,512 --> 00:21:05,055
He is. He really is.
612
00:21:05,138 --> 00:21:07,140
Okay.
613
00:21:07,224 --> 00:21:08,892
The last time he had a checkup
614
00:21:08,976 --> 00:21:10,602
was about, ooh,
615
00:21:10,686 --> 00:21:12,104
almost five years ago.
616
00:21:12,187 --> 00:21:13,146
And he's getting to be older.
617
00:21:13,230 --> 00:21:14,731
He's definitely in the geriatric stage,
618
00:21:14,815 --> 00:21:16,566
being 14,
619
00:21:16,650 --> 00:21:17,859
so we're gonna do a complete physical.
620
00:21:17,943 --> 00:21:19,236
To listen to his lungs,
621
00:21:19,319 --> 00:21:21,863
you got to kind of go underneath
where there's no quills.
622
00:21:21,947 --> 00:21:24,616
A lot of porcupine tend to get
respiratory diseases,
623
00:21:24,700 --> 00:21:28,120
pneumonia--it's not uncommon in captivity
where they can get sinus infections.
624
00:21:28,203 --> 00:21:30,622
That sounds good.
625
00:21:30,706 --> 00:21:32,666
And his lungs look really nice,
really clear.
626
00:21:32,749 --> 00:21:35,252
So we're gonna keep going, kind of nose to
tail.
627
00:21:35,335 --> 00:21:37,379
(gasps) Ah!
(inhales sharply)
628
00:21:38,922 --> 00:21:40,048
(rasping) I deserve that.
629
00:21:40,132 --> 00:21:41,300
-SARAH (off screen): Ooh.
-MICHELLE: Oh, that hurt. Okay.
630
00:21:41,383 --> 00:21:42,676
SARAH (off screen):
That was in the fingertip.
631
00:21:42,759 --> 00:21:43,802
MICHELLE: Yup, right in the fingertip.
632
00:21:43,885 --> 00:21:46,847
Getting quilled hurts like heck.
633
00:21:46,930 --> 00:21:49,891
Even though he's sedated,
he's getting his revenge.
634
00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:52,227
Sir Pokes-a-Lot.
635
00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:54,730
Okay. Blood will be tricky.
636
00:21:54,813 --> 00:21:57,107
We can try and do a forearm.
637
00:21:57,190 --> 00:22:01,278
NARRATOR: Michelle won't let
the quilling derail her exam...
638
00:22:01,361 --> 00:22:02,946
Instead serving up
a poke of her own.
639
00:22:03,030 --> 00:22:06,325
MICHELLE: Okay. So you hold off
with your thumb right there.
640
00:22:06,408 --> 00:22:07,492
NARRATOR: But that's
easier said than done.
641
00:22:07,576 --> 00:22:09,244
MICHELLE: Ow.
642
00:22:09,328 --> 00:22:10,454
(tool whirring)
643
00:22:10,537 --> 00:22:12,873
It's tricky getting a blood
sample from these guys.
644
00:22:12,956 --> 00:22:14,082
Ah!
645
00:22:14,166 --> 00:22:15,625
They're basically,
646
00:22:15,709 --> 00:22:18,712
you know, like a big rodent sausage.
647
00:22:18,795 --> 00:22:20,547
Their legs are really
short and fat,
648
00:22:20,630 --> 00:22:22,674
and so it's hard to get
at those veins.
649
00:22:22,758 --> 00:22:25,344
They do have veins
in similar spots,
650
00:22:25,427 --> 00:22:26,511
but they have fat arms and thick skin.
651
00:22:26,595 --> 00:22:27,929
So that's tricky.
652
00:22:28,013 --> 00:22:29,639
Okay. Get that out of there.
653
00:22:29,723 --> 00:22:30,974
You want to hold that off for now?
654
00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:34,770
Too many pokes. And it's not fair.
655
00:22:34,853 --> 00:22:36,229
You don't want to poke people.
656
00:22:36,313 --> 00:22:39,316
Okay, so let's start
getting some x-rays.
657
00:22:39,399 --> 00:22:42,110
NARRATOR:
Because he's moving slowly,
658
00:22:42,194 --> 00:22:43,570
the staff is concerned
Snickers may have arthritis.
659
00:22:43,653 --> 00:22:46,907
But the only way to be certain
is to take x-rays.
660
00:22:46,990 --> 00:22:51,203
MICHELLE (off screen): Do you want to lay
on your side for just a minute?
661
00:22:51,286 --> 00:22:52,496
SARAH (off screen): Oh.
662
00:22:52,579 --> 00:22:55,248
MICHELLE: (stifles sound, grunts)
663
00:22:55,332 --> 00:22:56,416
(exhaling) Okay.
664
00:22:56,500 --> 00:23:00,504
Oh. You got me. You got me.
665
00:23:00,587 --> 00:23:02,089
So as I was waiting
for the x-ray to come up,
666
00:23:02,172 --> 00:23:03,673
I was kind of
on pins and needles.
667
00:23:03,757 --> 00:23:04,716
(cymbal shimmering)
668
00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:05,801
See what I did there?
669
00:23:05,884 --> 00:23:08,011
NARRATOR: The x-rays will show
Michelle the extent
670
00:23:08,095 --> 00:23:10,972
of the wear in the porcupine's joints.
671
00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:12,724
SARAH: Do you see
any arthritis right away?
672
00:23:12,808 --> 00:23:15,435
MICHELLE: No.
Nothing jumping out at me.
673
00:23:15,519 --> 00:23:18,605
Actually, it does not look bad at all
for his age and everything.
674
00:23:18,688 --> 00:23:21,233
He kind of moves a little slow,
675
00:23:21,316 --> 00:23:23,276
so I thought maybe
we'd see something.
676
00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:24,986
But all his bones and joints
look really good.
677
00:23:25,070 --> 00:23:27,489
Oh, hello, beautiful.
678
00:23:27,572 --> 00:23:30,158
I'm so sorry about all the poking.
679
00:23:30,242 --> 00:23:33,120
So just from the physical exam
and the x-rays,
680
00:23:33,203 --> 00:23:34,704
he looks really good for--
especially for 14.
681
00:23:34,788 --> 00:23:35,872
Really impressive.
682
00:23:35,956 --> 00:23:38,542
SARAH: Dr. Oakley was pretty pleased
with what she saw and what she found.
683
00:23:38,625 --> 00:23:40,877
And so, yeah, he's looking pretty good.
684
00:23:40,961 --> 00:23:43,463
MICHELLE: (gasps) He got me again.
685
00:23:43,547 --> 00:23:45,173
Ow. And that one hurt the worst.
686
00:23:45,257 --> 00:23:46,508
He's trying to get me back.
687
00:23:46,591 --> 00:23:48,260
NARRATOR: Snickers is done for the day.
688
00:23:48,343 --> 00:23:50,720
He will continue in his post
as a goodwill ambassador
689
00:23:50,804 --> 00:23:52,848
for the Alaska Wildlife
Conservation Center.
690
00:23:54,182 --> 00:23:56,560
MICHELLE: Oh. Lookit. Got me again.
691
00:23:56,643 --> 00:23:59,229
That was close.
692
00:23:59,312 --> 00:24:00,814
A near piercing.
693
00:24:00,897 --> 00:24:02,441
Snickers has peed on my face,
694
00:24:02,524 --> 00:24:04,734
rubbed his nasty scent on us,
695
00:24:04,818 --> 00:24:06,528
quilled me eight times.
696
00:24:06,611 --> 00:24:08,572
I mean, I love Snickers, but I'm done.
697
00:24:08,655 --> 00:24:12,242
For an old porcupine,
he looks porcu-fine.
698
00:24:14,953 --> 00:24:19,291
(peaceful music)
699
00:24:19,374 --> 00:24:21,334
NARRATOR: Back in Haines, Alaska,
700
00:24:21,418 --> 00:24:23,587
Michelle is finishing up
a day of clinic cases...
701
00:24:23,670 --> 00:24:24,921
MICHELLE (off screen): Let me know how
the coughing is doing, okay?
702
00:24:25,005 --> 00:24:26,214
-CLIENT: Okay.
-MICHELLE (off screen): All right.
703
00:24:26,298 --> 00:24:27,257
Bye-bye.
704
00:24:27,340 --> 00:24:28,675
NARRATOR: When she gets
a late-night emergency call.
705
00:24:28,758 --> 00:24:30,635
(phone rings)
706
00:24:30,719 --> 00:24:31,845
MICHELLE (off screen):
Hello. Dr. Oakley here.
707
00:24:31,928 --> 00:24:33,096
(tense music)
708
00:24:33,180 --> 00:24:34,139
Okay.
709
00:24:34,222 --> 00:24:35,974
So Kim just called,
710
00:24:36,057 --> 00:24:38,727
and one of her dogs is
staggering very severely.
711
00:24:38,810 --> 00:24:41,563
She said he's kind of falling over.
He seems totally out of it.
712
00:24:41,646 --> 00:24:45,108
She's worried about him having
licked up something toxic.
713
00:24:45,192 --> 00:24:48,069
He was out roaming, so she's really
not sure what he got into.
714
00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:51,573
Okay. So what I want you to do
is take two tablespoons of water
715
00:24:51,656 --> 00:24:53,575
and two tablespoons
of the hydrogen peroxide.
716
00:24:53,658 --> 00:24:55,452
And then you're gonna
have him drink that.
717
00:24:55,535 --> 00:24:57,871
That should make him throw up
within about ten minutes.
718
00:24:57,954 --> 00:25:00,707
So I told Kim to give Harvey
some hydrogen peroxide.
719
00:25:00,790 --> 00:25:02,417
If he doesn't vomit right away,
720
00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:04,794
she's to wait 10 to 15 minutes
and give it again.
721
00:25:04,878 --> 00:25:06,505
Hopefully, she can get him to vomit,
722
00:25:06,588 --> 00:25:09,758
and then I can maybe see,
too, what he got into.
723
00:25:09,841 --> 00:25:14,804
♪ ♪
724
00:25:14,888 --> 00:25:19,100
KIM (off screen): When I got home
from work, he was acting drunk.
725
00:25:19,184 --> 00:25:21,311
That was the only way
I could describe it.
726
00:25:21,394 --> 00:25:23,355
He was stumbling around
and he was leaning into me
727
00:25:23,438 --> 00:25:24,564
and pawing at the other dogs.
728
00:25:24,648 --> 00:25:27,192
MICHELLE: Okay, so tell me
what you noticed.
729
00:25:27,275 --> 00:25:28,485
KIM: He's still a little skittish.
730
00:25:28,568 --> 00:25:30,654
MICHELLE: Okay.
Mm-hmm.
731
00:25:30,737 --> 00:25:31,863
KIM (off screen): So I was concerned
732
00:25:31,947 --> 00:25:34,157
'cause I know he wasn't drunk,
733
00:25:34,241 --> 00:25:37,077
and I didn't know what the symptoms were
for antifreeze.
734
00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,412
MICHELLE: He looks
a little more than 60 to me.
735
00:25:39,496 --> 00:25:40,747
-KIM: Does he?
-MICHELLE: Yeah. But we'll see.
736
00:25:40,830 --> 00:25:42,082
Ooh.
737
00:25:42,165 --> 00:25:44,000
Oh, my goodness, buddy.
738
00:25:45,544 --> 00:25:47,462
-KIM: Oh, yeah, he's...
-MICHELLE: Yeah, so he's 70.
739
00:25:47,546 --> 00:25:49,047
Okay, perfect. Come on, buddy.
740
00:25:49,130 --> 00:25:50,799
Come on over here.
741
00:25:50,882 --> 00:25:52,717
Yeah, you're dribbling
a little pee, aren't you?
742
00:25:52,801 --> 00:25:54,219
I understand.
743
00:25:54,302 --> 00:25:55,428
So Harvey's looking pretty rough.
744
00:25:55,512 --> 00:25:57,806
He's staggering,
745
00:25:57,889 --> 00:25:58,974
his eyes are really red,
746
00:25:59,057 --> 00:26:01,142
and he keeps just sort of looking
like he's about to pass out.
747
00:26:02,352 --> 00:26:04,437
I'm worried about him having
licked up some antifreeze.
748
00:26:04,521 --> 00:26:06,106
Certainly, when a dog acts
a little bit drunk,
749
00:26:06,189 --> 00:26:07,232
that's something
you think about.
750
00:26:07,315 --> 00:26:09,651
It's common for dogs
to ingest antifreeze
751
00:26:09,734 --> 00:26:11,945
because it has
a very sweet taste.
752
00:26:12,028 --> 00:26:15,031
And it's a really deadly thing
when a dog gets into it.
753
00:26:15,115 --> 00:26:17,284
-It looks like you brought me a present.
-KIM (off screen): Yes.
754
00:26:17,367 --> 00:26:18,535
MICHELLE (off screen): Good work.
755
00:26:18,618 --> 00:26:23,248
So let me just have a look
at what you brought me first.
756
00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:26,126
She was able to get him to throw up.
757
00:26:26,209 --> 00:26:28,670
I told her to bring
what he threw up in a bag.
758
00:26:28,753 --> 00:26:31,548
And now I want to look
and see what she brought.
759
00:26:31,631 --> 00:26:33,717
It's really important, now,
to go through that
760
00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:34,843
and see what we're dealing with
761
00:26:34,926 --> 00:26:37,345
because then I can give him,
hopefully, the proper treatment
762
00:26:37,429 --> 00:26:38,972
for whatever the toxin is.
763
00:26:40,056 --> 00:26:41,182
Okay.
764
00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:44,686
What were you into?
765
00:26:44,769 --> 00:26:45,770
(sniffs)
766
00:26:45,854 --> 00:26:47,856
That smells like... (sniffs)
767
00:26:47,939 --> 00:26:48,940
Hash brownies.
768
00:26:53,153 --> 00:26:54,112
-KIM: (gasps)
-MICHELLE: Yeah.
769
00:26:54,195 --> 00:26:55,905
-KIM (off screen): Oh...
-MICHELLE: So, um, not that I would know.
770
00:26:55,989 --> 00:26:58,199
But I smell brownie
and I definitely smell pot.
771
00:26:58,283 --> 00:27:01,411
I think I know why Harvey's
looking a little green.
772
00:27:01,494 --> 00:27:03,705
-KIM: You stinker. Where did you get it?
-MICHELLE (off screen): You...
773
00:27:03,788 --> 00:27:05,206
I know it's legal.
774
00:27:05,290 --> 00:27:07,626
I know it's legal in Alaska,
but not for dogs.
775
00:27:07,709 --> 00:27:10,003
-KIM: Where did you get that?
-MICHELLE: So...
776
00:27:11,046 --> 00:27:12,422
It was like a mixture
777
00:27:12,505 --> 00:27:15,216
of sweet brownies and Mary Jane.
778
00:27:15,300 --> 00:27:17,802
And it was like, "Oh, that's what it is."
779
00:27:17,886 --> 00:27:19,721
You know, it really was just so obvious
780
00:27:19,804 --> 00:27:22,932
just from kind of moving it around
and getting the--the odor from it.
781
00:27:23,016 --> 00:27:24,643
I'm glad that he threw that up
782
00:27:24,726 --> 00:27:25,769
because that's a heck of a lot.
783
00:27:25,852 --> 00:27:28,271
See, 'cause it's not only
the issue about the pot.
784
00:27:28,355 --> 00:27:29,814
It's also the issue
about so much chocolate.
785
00:27:29,898 --> 00:27:31,232
So I don't know how much, um...
786
00:27:31,316 --> 00:27:32,484
-KIM (off screen): Oh, yeah.
-MICHELLE: ...he actually got.
787
00:27:32,567 --> 00:27:34,194
-KIM: 'Cause that's deadly for him too.
-MICHELLE: Right. Yeah.
788
00:27:34,277 --> 00:27:35,820
But he's a pretty big boy,
789
00:27:35,904 --> 00:27:39,074
so I think as long as we can get
the IV fluids going, we'll be fine, okay?
790
00:27:39,157 --> 00:27:41,409
Chocolate can be toxic to dogs.
791
00:27:41,493 --> 00:27:43,953
For a smaller dog that eats
a lot of dark chocolate,
792
00:27:44,037 --> 00:27:45,914
that--that can cause some toxicity.
793
00:27:45,997 --> 00:27:48,416
But with a big guy like Harvey
794
00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:49,542
and with just kind of,
like, a brownie mix,
795
00:27:49,626 --> 00:27:51,419
it's certainly not a huge concern.
796
00:27:53,797 --> 00:27:55,256
We've got a hash brownie alert.
797
00:27:55,340 --> 00:27:56,883
You know, it's, it's hard
not to tee-hee a little
798
00:27:56,966 --> 00:27:59,678
about--about what he got into,
799
00:27:59,761 --> 00:28:01,346
but, um, we still need
to really watch him.
800
00:28:01,429 --> 00:28:04,224
KIM: Where did you get it?
801
00:28:04,307 --> 00:28:05,767
You silly.
802
00:28:05,850 --> 00:28:08,186
He's brought home boots,
803
00:28:08,269 --> 00:28:11,398
toilet paper--and I'm not talking about
a roll of toilet paper.
804
00:28:11,481 --> 00:28:13,650
I'm talking, like,
a 24-pack of toilet paper.
805
00:28:13,733 --> 00:28:15,568
MICHELLE (off screen):
(laughing) Oh, my God.
806
00:28:15,652 --> 00:28:18,238
KIM: He's kind of like a weasel.
He likes--he's a thief.
807
00:28:18,321 --> 00:28:20,281
He likes to steal things
from people.
808
00:28:20,365 --> 00:28:22,409
(laughing)
809
00:28:22,492 --> 00:28:23,493
MICHELLE: ...stand.
810
00:28:23,576 --> 00:28:25,245
NARRATOR: Now that Michelle
knows what Harvey got into,
811
00:28:25,328 --> 00:28:26,746
they need to get him through the night.
812
00:28:26,830 --> 00:28:28,832
MICHELLE: Yeah. One, two, three.
813
00:28:28,915 --> 00:28:30,583
Good boy.
814
00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:32,502
And I'll have you stay on
this side here and steady him.
815
00:28:32,585 --> 00:28:33,545
Harvey's not out of the woods,
816
00:28:33,628 --> 00:28:35,547
knowing that this is what he ate.
817
00:28:35,630 --> 00:28:37,257
It still is serious.
818
00:28:37,340 --> 00:28:38,883
His body temperature
is pretty low,
819
00:28:38,967 --> 00:28:40,885
which I see in a lot
of these toxicities.
820
00:28:40,969 --> 00:28:44,264
KIM: He was really wet,
hanging out in the snow.
821
00:28:44,347 --> 00:28:45,598
MICHELLE: Was he? Okay.
822
00:28:45,682 --> 00:28:49,227
Whoa, buddy.
823
00:28:49,310 --> 00:28:50,645
His body temperature
has dropped significantly.
824
00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:53,857
He was basically just, like,
vegging out in a snow bank,
825
00:28:53,940 --> 00:28:56,276
you know,
staring at the northern lights.
826
00:28:56,359 --> 00:28:57,986
So that was dangerous
because it was quite cold,
827
00:28:58,069 --> 00:29:00,363
and he's definitely hypothermic.
828
00:29:00,447 --> 00:29:02,073
NARRATOR:
To make matters worse,
829
00:29:02,157 --> 00:29:04,701
marijuana naturally lowers
heart rate and blood pressure,
830
00:29:04,784 --> 00:29:08,747
making it hard for Harvey to recover
from his exposure to cold.
831
00:29:08,830 --> 00:29:09,831
MICHELLE: They can kind of wax
and wane a bit.
832
00:29:09,914 --> 00:29:11,958
So I want to at least get the fluids going
833
00:29:12,041 --> 00:29:14,169
and get things kind of moving through.
834
00:29:14,252 --> 00:29:17,756
We're gonna run some IV fluids,
some nice warm ones,
835
00:29:17,839 --> 00:29:19,841
'cause his body temperature is low,
his heart rate's low.
836
00:29:19,924 --> 00:29:21,968
It's really just supportive care--
837
00:29:22,051 --> 00:29:25,638
generally just keeping them warm
and IV fluids,
838
00:29:25,722 --> 00:29:26,848
which supports their blood pressure.
839
00:29:26,931 --> 00:29:29,559
Let us roll the fluids.
840
00:29:29,642 --> 00:29:32,228
You want metabolism
going really well right now
841
00:29:32,312 --> 00:29:34,063
so he can break the drugs down
and get them out.
842
00:29:34,147 --> 00:29:36,941
I'm gonna get some hot packs
and crank up the heat.
843
00:29:37,025 --> 00:29:40,028
(monitor beeping steadily)
844
00:29:40,111 --> 00:29:43,031
(tense music)
845
00:29:43,114 --> 00:29:45,742
♪ ♪
846
00:29:45,825 --> 00:29:49,704
NARRATOR: After an hour
on IV fluids and hot-pad therapy...
847
00:29:49,788 --> 00:29:51,372
MICHELLE: Come on, buddy.
848
00:29:51,456 --> 00:29:53,166
NARRATOR: Harvey's body temperature
is returning to normal.
849
00:29:53,249 --> 00:29:55,126
MICHELLE: Better than it was.
850
00:29:55,210 --> 00:29:56,252
KIM: Getting warm.
851
00:29:56,336 --> 00:29:58,379
NARRATOR: And the effects of the marijuana
are starting to wear off.
852
00:30:00,006 --> 00:30:02,008
MICHELLE: Heart rate is good.
A little high, but good.
853
00:30:02,091 --> 00:30:03,092
KIM: Oh, good.
854
00:30:03,176 --> 00:30:04,761
MICHELLE: And his color
is very good.
855
00:30:06,429 --> 00:30:09,516
I think we're gonna be okay.
You got on it right away.
856
00:30:09,599 --> 00:30:11,643
But I'd love
to see him tomorrow.
857
00:30:11,726 --> 00:30:13,144
Harvey's come around really well.
858
00:30:13,228 --> 00:30:14,604
He's much more alert.
859
00:30:14,687 --> 00:30:15,730
His blood pressure
seems to be up better.
860
00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:18,566
His heart rate is up.
His body temperature is up.
861
00:30:18,650 --> 00:30:20,026
So I'm gonna go ahead
and send him home.
862
00:30:20,109 --> 00:30:22,153
How fun are you?
You like to party.
863
00:30:22,237 --> 00:30:24,656
But I am very confident
864
00:30:24,739 --> 00:30:26,241
he's gonna be just fine by tomorrow--
865
00:30:26,324 --> 00:30:29,160
with a little bit of a hangover,
and he'll definitely have the munchies.
866
00:30:29,244 --> 00:30:31,079
KIM: Jump in. Good boy.
867
00:30:34,791 --> 00:30:37,710
(upbeat music)
868
00:30:37,794 --> 00:30:39,462
NARRATOR: Some of Alaska's
most majestic animals
869
00:30:39,546 --> 00:30:41,047
also need a visit from
the doctor now and then.
870
00:30:44,384 --> 00:30:46,469
-MICHELLE: Hello.
-KAREN (off screen): Hey. How are you?
871
00:30:46,553 --> 00:30:48,805
MICHELLE (off screen): Good.
I am blown away by your new facility.
872
00:30:48,888 --> 00:30:50,098
GUY: Yeah. Welcome to the new clinic.
873
00:30:50,181 --> 00:30:52,684
NARRATOR: Bird TLC is one
of the busiest
874
00:30:52,767 --> 00:30:55,854
rehabilitation centers
for raptors in Alaska.
875
00:30:55,937 --> 00:30:58,189
MICHELLE: So, whoo, look at that.
Ready to work.
876
00:30:58,273 --> 00:31:00,567
NARRATOR:
Today, Michelle is seeing
877
00:31:00,650 --> 00:31:02,610
one of the clinic's
smallest inhabitants.
878
00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:04,737
MICHELLE: So this one's
a saw-whet owl?
879
00:31:04,821 --> 00:31:06,281
KAREN: Yeah.
880
00:31:06,364 --> 00:31:07,615
The last couple of days,
he hasn't eaten great.
881
00:31:07,699 --> 00:31:08,658
MICHELLE (off screen): Oh.
882
00:31:08,741 --> 00:31:10,785
KAREN (off screen):
We have a northern saw-whet owl.
883
00:31:10,869 --> 00:31:14,956
Was not acting like it could see
very well, and it's not eating.
884
00:31:15,039 --> 00:31:17,959
And so today,
wanted to have Dr. Michelle
885
00:31:18,042 --> 00:31:19,627
take a look at that.
886
00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:22,714
Just found on the ground,
which is typical for what we have.
887
00:31:22,797 --> 00:31:23,756
MICHELLE (off screen): Yup.
888
00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:25,049
KAREN: But did exhibit
signs of head trauma.
889
00:31:25,133 --> 00:31:26,801
Both eyes were compromised.
890
00:31:26,885 --> 00:31:28,761
-MICHELLE: Okay.
-KAREN: Saw quite a bit of blood.
891
00:31:28,845 --> 00:31:30,513
MICHELLE:
So when it first came in,
892
00:31:30,597 --> 00:31:32,932
there was a lot of blood
in the left eye.
893
00:31:33,016 --> 00:31:34,934
There was actually
a lot of swelling.
894
00:31:35,018 --> 00:31:36,269
What happened was
some type of head trauma.
895
00:31:36,352 --> 00:31:37,520
They think it was hit by a car.
896
00:31:37,604 --> 00:31:41,107
KAREN: Visually, you can
approach the left side quietly
897
00:31:41,190 --> 00:31:43,401
and it does not appear
to see you.
898
00:31:43,484 --> 00:31:44,444
MICHELLE (off screen): Okay.
899
00:31:44,527 --> 00:31:46,571
We need to check in
and see how the sight's going,
900
00:31:46,654 --> 00:31:49,324
because we're hoping that this bird
will continue to improve,
901
00:31:49,407 --> 00:31:50,700
and it can be released eventually.
902
00:31:50,783 --> 00:31:52,410
NARRATOR: The owl's eyesight
is essential
903
00:31:52,493 --> 00:31:53,661
for survival in the wild.
904
00:31:53,745 --> 00:31:57,540
Without it, he will not be able
to catch prey and will starve.
905
00:31:57,624 --> 00:31:59,667
MAN: Ready for a little owl?
906
00:31:59,751 --> 00:32:00,710
MICHELLE (off screen): Cutest, tiniest.
907
00:32:00,793 --> 00:32:02,837
Sixty-nine grams?
908
00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:06,299
MAN: Very, very cute,
but already attacking me, so...
909
00:32:06,382 --> 00:32:08,801
MICHELLE (off screen):
This is the cutest little saw-whet owl.
910
00:32:08,885 --> 00:32:10,345
It's about this big.
911
00:32:10,428 --> 00:32:12,055
-MAN: All right.
-KAREN: There we are.
912
00:32:12,138 --> 00:32:13,389
MAN: I'm not sure the wings
are in a good position.
913
00:32:13,473 --> 00:32:16,225
-KAREN: Okay.
-MICHELLE: Cute. Look at you.
914
00:32:16,309 --> 00:32:18,478
Oh, you are something.
Amazing.
915
00:32:18,561 --> 00:32:20,146
KAREN: So sometimes,
with these little guys,
916
00:32:20,229 --> 00:32:21,814
when they hold their wings out
like that,
917
00:32:21,898 --> 00:32:23,566
it's a little bit a sign of stress.
918
00:32:23,650 --> 00:32:25,068
MICHELLE: Right, yeah.
919
00:32:25,151 --> 00:32:26,277
I feel bad for this little guy.
920
00:32:26,361 --> 00:32:28,363
I mean, he was just moved
to a new enclosure.
921
00:32:28,446 --> 00:32:29,447
He stopped eating.
922
00:32:29,530 --> 00:32:30,907
You know, he's a little bit stressed out.
923
00:32:30,990 --> 00:32:32,825
I need to get in there
and see if his eye
924
00:32:32,909 --> 00:32:35,078
is permanently damaged
or if there's any improvement,
925
00:32:35,161 --> 00:32:38,081
and hopefully,
we can get him back out to the wild.
926
00:32:38,164 --> 00:32:39,707
There we go, buddy.
927
00:32:39,791 --> 00:32:41,542
MAN: There we go.
928
00:32:41,626 --> 00:32:43,711
MICHELLE: Just checking
the pupillary light reflex.
929
00:32:43,795 --> 00:32:45,171
So when I check
his pupillary light reflex,
930
00:32:45,254 --> 00:32:47,173
it's basically shining light
in one eye,
931
00:32:47,256 --> 00:32:50,218
and then seeing
if the pupil constricts,
932
00:32:50,301 --> 00:32:52,804
and if the other one also does
a consensual response.
933
00:32:52,887 --> 00:32:55,390
NARRATOR: If the owl has
permanently lost sight,
934
00:32:55,473 --> 00:32:58,267
he will never be able
to return to the wild.
935
00:32:58,351 --> 00:32:59,978
MICHELLE: You see the right one.
936
00:33:00,061 --> 00:33:01,479
-KAREN (off screen): Mm-hmm.
-MICHELLE: Nice.
937
00:33:01,562 --> 00:33:05,775
When you look at the left one,
and not that good.
938
00:33:05,858 --> 00:33:07,944
Is it even there?
939
00:33:08,027 --> 00:33:09,153
Buddy, buddy.
940
00:33:13,783 --> 00:33:14,742
NARRATOR: Dr. Oakley is testing
941
00:33:14,826 --> 00:33:17,203
how a saw-whet owl's eye
responds to light.
942
00:33:17,286 --> 00:33:19,622
MICHELLE: So I'm just checking
the pupillary light reflex.
943
00:33:19,706 --> 00:33:21,874
NARRATOR: And what she sees
is concerning.
944
00:33:21,958 --> 00:33:23,626
Hello!
945
00:33:23,710 --> 00:33:25,586
As I look more into the left eye,
946
00:33:25,670 --> 00:33:27,171
I can definitely see
947
00:33:27,255 --> 00:33:29,048
that something doesn't look quite right.
948
00:33:29,132 --> 00:33:32,093
The eye itself looks
like it should be seeing,
949
00:33:32,176 --> 00:33:36,097
but on one side,
it still doesn't quite seem to react.
950
00:33:36,180 --> 00:33:37,223
NARRATOR:
To diagnose the problem,
951
00:33:37,306 --> 00:33:38,725
Michelle checks the pectin,
952
00:33:38,808 --> 00:33:40,268
a tiny organ responsible
953
00:33:40,351 --> 00:33:43,479
for supplying oxygen and nutrients
to the eye.
954
00:33:43,563 --> 00:33:44,605
MICHELLE:
Sometimes, with trauma,
955
00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:46,816
the pectin can look abnormal,
956
00:33:46,899 --> 00:33:49,110
so it can look like it's torn apart.
957
00:33:49,193 --> 00:33:51,279
It can look like
there's blood coming from it.
958
00:33:51,362 --> 00:33:54,073
NARRATOR: The pectin is located
deep inside the eye globe.
959
00:33:54,157 --> 00:33:56,784
If it's damaged, it would explain
the owl's loss of sight.
960
00:33:56,868 --> 00:33:59,078
MICHELLE: This--this pectin
looks totally normal to me.
961
00:33:59,162 --> 00:34:00,163
KAREN: Good.
962
00:34:00,246 --> 00:34:03,207
So it might be in the brain.
963
00:34:03,291 --> 00:34:05,126
-MICHELLE: Right.
-KAREN: You know?
964
00:34:05,209 --> 00:34:06,878
MICHELLE: We suspect there's damage
or swelling to the tracks
965
00:34:06,961 --> 00:34:08,921
that are kind of sending the images
966
00:34:09,005 --> 00:34:10,882
of what's seen by the eye
into the brain
967
00:34:10,965 --> 00:34:13,134
that's causing
a loss of sight in one eye.
968
00:34:13,217 --> 00:34:16,387
The good news is, physically,
the eye looks perfectly normal,
969
00:34:16,471 --> 00:34:18,556
so if that eyesight
seems to improve,
970
00:34:18,639 --> 00:34:20,183
this is a bird
they can hopefully release
971
00:34:20,266 --> 00:34:21,684
back to the wild within a few months.
972
00:34:21,768 --> 00:34:23,853
NARRATOR: It will take weeks
until the team will know
973
00:34:23,936 --> 00:34:26,689
if the owl has regained full sight.
974
00:34:26,773 --> 00:34:29,275
KAREN: Luckily,
they're only just small and sharp.
975
00:34:29,358 --> 00:34:30,902
MICHELLE: I know.
They are sharp.
976
00:34:30,985 --> 00:34:33,237
NARRATOR: Until then,
they must figure out a way
977
00:34:33,321 --> 00:34:34,614
to help him take in nourishment,
978
00:34:34,697 --> 00:34:37,575
or he may not be strong enough
for release.
979
00:34:37,658 --> 00:34:39,285
KAREN: So I've got
some lovely mouse parts.
980
00:34:39,368 --> 00:34:41,287
MICHELLE: That looks delicious.
Oh, nice.
981
00:34:41,370 --> 00:34:42,330
-KAREN: And then what--
-MICHELLE: Yeah.
982
00:34:42,413 --> 00:34:43,915
KAREN: You know, whatever's left over.
983
00:34:43,998 --> 00:34:45,500
MICHELLE: Mm-hmm.
You and I can share it.
984
00:34:45,583 --> 00:34:47,543
-Okay. All right.
-KAREN: Yeah.
985
00:34:47,627 --> 00:34:50,630
Let's have something little, shall we?
986
00:34:50,713 --> 00:34:52,298
MICHELLE: So yeah, that looks good.
Little bit of liver or something.
987
00:34:52,381 --> 00:34:53,883
KAREN (off screen): I know.
Yeah. Some organ meat.
988
00:34:53,966 --> 00:34:55,176
MICHELLE (off screen):
You gotta eat your liver.
989
00:34:55,259 --> 00:34:56,219
He's a young owl,
990
00:34:56,302 --> 00:34:59,138
and he needs to eat a lot
so he can grow properly.
991
00:34:59,222 --> 00:35:02,600
The best way is to use tongs
and just hand-feed him right now.
992
00:35:02,683 --> 00:35:06,145
Aww. Aww.
993
00:35:06,229 --> 00:35:07,355
Ooh, delicious. Oh.
994
00:35:07,438 --> 00:35:08,898
BOTH: Mmm.
995
00:35:08,981 --> 00:35:11,150
-Oh, you look...
-MAN (off screen): (laughs)
996
00:35:11,234 --> 00:35:12,902
MICHELLE: He needs it more than me.
997
00:35:12,985 --> 00:35:14,320
Yeah, I'm full.
998
00:35:14,403 --> 00:35:15,696
It's good to see him eating again.
999
00:35:15,780 --> 00:35:17,740
I mean, he has a ways to go
to be released,
1000
00:35:17,824 --> 00:35:20,076
but the bird's on track.
1001
00:35:20,159 --> 00:35:22,370
It's just gonna take a while
to hopefully see that resolution,
1002
00:35:22,453 --> 00:35:25,498
and if we do,
then back out where he belongs.
1003
00:35:25,581 --> 00:35:27,250
All right, take care, guys.
See you.
1004
00:35:30,211 --> 00:35:33,381
NARRATOR: Back in the Yukon,
it's 8 degrees Fahrenheit,
1005
00:35:33,464 --> 00:35:35,133
and Michelle
and her husband Shane
1006
00:35:35,216 --> 00:35:38,136
are headed to a local farm
for some evening work.
1007
00:35:38,219 --> 00:35:40,138
SHANE: Now what do you
got me doing?
1008
00:35:40,221 --> 00:35:43,349
MICHELLE: Today is the day
of pig castrations.
1009
00:35:43,432 --> 00:35:44,392
SHANE: Hmm.
1010
00:35:44,475 --> 00:35:45,434
MICHELLE (off screen):
When Shane and I first got together,
1011
00:35:45,518 --> 00:35:46,811
I was working on a pig farm,
1012
00:35:46,894 --> 00:35:48,229
and I knew he loved me then
1013
00:35:48,312 --> 00:35:50,606
because he would come and do
my morning chores at the pig farm.
1014
00:35:50,690 --> 00:35:52,233
Now, that's love.
1015
00:35:52,316 --> 00:35:53,276
NARRATOR: Dev needs help
1016
00:35:53,359 --> 00:35:56,070
giving some six-week-old piglets
their shots.
1017
00:35:56,154 --> 00:35:59,115
Any males in the group
also need to be castrated.
1018
00:35:59,198 --> 00:36:00,199
-DEV (off screen): Hi.
-MICHELLE: Hello. How's it going?
1019
00:36:00,283 --> 00:36:01,993
-DEV: Good. You?
-MICHELLE: Good.
1020
00:36:02,076 --> 00:36:03,202
You got a whole pen
of pigs for me, do you?
1021
00:36:03,286 --> 00:36:04,328
DEV (off screen): Yeah.
1022
00:36:04,412 --> 00:36:06,122
MICHELLE: They're big.
1023
00:36:06,205 --> 00:36:07,165
DEV: Dr. Oakley's coming over today
1024
00:36:07,248 --> 00:36:10,251
because we had two small litters of pigs,
1025
00:36:10,334 --> 00:36:13,337
and we did not castrate them ourselves
1026
00:36:13,421 --> 00:36:17,091
like we normally do
when they're just a couple weeks old,
1027
00:36:17,175 --> 00:36:20,011
so they just need a little extra care.
1028
00:36:20,094 --> 00:36:22,513
So yeah, if we can give them
their shot of iron.
1029
00:36:22,597 --> 00:36:25,016
MICHELLE: Yup.
So even the females will get their shots?
1030
00:36:25,099 --> 00:36:26,058
DEV: Yes.
1031
00:36:26,142 --> 00:36:27,560
MICHELLE: Yes? Okay.
Let's get set up.
1032
00:36:27,643 --> 00:36:28,936
NARRATOR:
Iron shots are necessary
1033
00:36:29,020 --> 00:36:31,480
to stop the piglets
from becoming anemic
1034
00:36:31,564 --> 00:36:33,983
and to help them fatten up
during winter.
1035
00:36:34,066 --> 00:36:35,818
SHANE: This is my favorite part
of the day.
1036
00:36:35,902 --> 00:36:37,778
-Pig wrangling.
-DEV: Working inside.
1037
00:36:37,862 --> 00:36:40,072
-It's warm, it's light.
-SHANE: Yeah.
1038
00:36:40,156 --> 00:36:41,699
MICHELLE (off screen):
Yeah, this is civilized.
1039
00:36:41,782 --> 00:36:44,202
Dev and Shane are gonna bring me
the piglets one by one,
1040
00:36:44,285 --> 00:36:45,661
and the girls will get the vitamin shot,
1041
00:36:45,745 --> 00:36:46,913
and I'll release them back to the pen,
1042
00:36:46,996 --> 00:36:48,581
and then the boys will get the snip-snip.
1043
00:36:48,664 --> 00:36:52,501
(pigs squealing)
1044
00:36:52,585 --> 00:36:53,920
-Boy or girl?
-DEV (off screen): Girl.
1045
00:36:54,003 --> 00:36:56,547
MICHELLE: Girl? Good.
1046
00:36:56,631 --> 00:36:58,007
Late castration on a piglet
1047
00:36:58,090 --> 00:37:00,760
means they're bigger, they're squirmier.
1048
00:37:00,843 --> 00:37:03,679
Stop fooling around.
Just grab a pig.
1049
00:37:03,763 --> 00:37:06,307
-They're definitely louder.
-(pig squealing)
1050
00:37:06,390 --> 00:37:08,601
Should have brought my headphones.
1051
00:37:08,684 --> 00:37:10,561
Another little girly.
1052
00:37:10,645 --> 00:37:12,939
(pig squealing)
1053
00:37:13,022 --> 00:37:14,106
Okay.
1054
00:37:14,190 --> 00:37:16,484
That's a--oh, that's a female too, okay.
1055
00:37:16,567 --> 00:37:18,986
So far, every piglet coming at me
has been female,
1056
00:37:19,070 --> 00:37:20,279
and that's awesome.
1057
00:37:20,363 --> 00:37:22,531
-Hi.
-(pig squealing)
1058
00:37:22,615 --> 00:37:24,909
Ooh, you little stinkpot.
1059
00:37:24,992 --> 00:37:27,536
(pig squealing)
1060
00:37:27,620 --> 00:37:31,123
Okay, all done.
That's a girl.
1061
00:37:31,207 --> 00:37:32,750
Okay.
1062
00:37:32,833 --> 00:37:34,502
Ooh!
1063
00:37:34,585 --> 00:37:35,544
Noisy.
1064
00:37:35,628 --> 00:37:38,714
It's a female too?
Yes, cutie.
1065
00:37:38,798 --> 00:37:42,093
I like these numbers.
1066
00:37:42,176 --> 00:37:45,012
I definitely saw one male.
Is it the last one?
1067
00:37:45,096 --> 00:37:48,349
-SHANE: It's the last one, yeah.
-MICHELLE: One. Awesome. Okay.
1068
00:37:48,432 --> 00:37:50,142
DEV: Want to tag-team him?
1069
00:37:50,226 --> 00:37:51,560
SHANE (off screen): You get...
1070
00:37:51,644 --> 00:37:53,104
I'll wrangle, you grab.
1071
00:37:53,187 --> 00:37:54,981
DEV: Okay.
1072
00:37:55,064 --> 00:37:56,023
MICHELLE: For these guys
that are six weeks old,
1073
00:37:56,107 --> 00:37:59,026
they're like, you know, 30, 40 pounds.
1074
00:37:59,110 --> 00:38:00,444
They're just a lot harder to handle.
1075
00:38:00,528 --> 00:38:02,655
So I'm glad I brought Shane today
to help me.
1076
00:38:02,738 --> 00:38:04,615
(dramatic percussive music)
1077
00:38:04,699 --> 00:38:06,325
Just grab the thing.
1078
00:38:06,409 --> 00:38:08,035
-(pig squealing)
-DEV: Just grab him.
1079
00:38:12,540 --> 00:38:14,125
(pig squealing)
1080
00:38:15,835 --> 00:38:18,004
DEV: Grab his front.
1081
00:38:18,087 --> 00:38:20,673
-(squealing)
-(both laughing)
1082
00:38:20,756 --> 00:38:23,843
Just grab.
Grab his front leg.
1083
00:38:23,926 --> 00:38:25,720
SHANE: Okay.
1084
00:38:25,803 --> 00:38:27,138
MICHELLE (off screen):
Poor little beauty queen.
1085
00:38:27,221 --> 00:38:28,180
SHANE: Big one.
1086
00:38:28,264 --> 00:38:29,974
NARRATOR: The piglet's finally in hand.
1087
00:38:30,057 --> 00:38:31,726
Time to get to work.
1088
00:38:31,809 --> 00:38:33,352
MICHELLE: Oh, my, you're so cute.
1089
00:38:33,436 --> 00:38:35,104
Let me get a good muscle.
1090
00:38:35,187 --> 00:38:37,690
There we go, buddy.
1091
00:38:37,773 --> 00:38:39,608
So because this guy's a little bit older,
1092
00:38:39,692 --> 00:38:41,652
the risk of bleeding is significant,
1093
00:38:41,736 --> 00:38:43,237
so I go ahead and sedate them,
1094
00:38:43,321 --> 00:38:45,990
I do a local block,
and then I actually have to tie it off
1095
00:38:46,073 --> 00:38:47,158
like a regular surgical procedure,
1096
00:38:47,241 --> 00:38:49,243
so there's a lot more involved
with the big guys.
1097
00:38:49,327 --> 00:38:50,494
This is a local block.
1098
00:38:50,578 --> 00:38:54,040
What you do is put a little bit
in each testicle.
1099
00:38:54,123 --> 00:38:55,916
NARRATOR: The Lidocaine
interrupts the pain signals
1100
00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:59,295
to the piglet's nervous system,
so he won't feel a thing.
1101
00:38:59,378 --> 00:39:01,255
MICHELLE: Definitely
if you leave the testicles
1102
00:39:01,339 --> 00:39:02,465
on these male pigs,
1103
00:39:02,548 --> 00:39:04,550
you'll have unwanted breedings,
for one thing.
1104
00:39:04,633 --> 00:39:07,261
They'll grow a little better.
There's less fighting.
1105
00:39:07,345 --> 00:39:09,930
So it's pretty much standard practice
to do that.
1106
00:39:10,014 --> 00:39:11,932
NARRATOR: An incision is made
on the scrotum,
1107
00:39:12,016 --> 00:39:13,976
and the testicle is extracted.
1108
00:39:14,060 --> 00:39:16,896
MICHELLE: So far, so good.
1109
00:39:16,979 --> 00:39:19,607
NARRATOR: The spermatic cord
is then clamped, cut,
1110
00:39:19,690 --> 00:39:21,400
and tied off to prevent
unwanted breeding.
1111
00:39:21,484 --> 00:39:24,153
MICHELLE: Getting ready
to lop this one.
1112
00:39:24,236 --> 00:39:26,030
Okay.
1113
00:39:26,113 --> 00:39:27,782
There's one done.
1114
00:39:27,865 --> 00:39:30,868
NARRATOR: One to go.
1115
00:39:30,951 --> 00:39:32,745
MICHELLE: Pluh.
1116
00:39:32,828 --> 00:39:34,372
That's where the block was.
1117
00:39:34,455 --> 00:39:35,956
Ooh, my tongue's numb from that.
1118
00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:38,084
DEV: (laughing)
Tastes good?
1119
00:39:38,167 --> 00:39:39,877
MICHELLE: No, it's numb,
1120
00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:41,712
from the--I think that was Lidocaine.
1121
00:39:41,796 --> 00:39:43,547
Piglet testicle juice shot in my mouth.
1122
00:39:43,631 --> 00:39:44,965
Ugh.
1123
00:39:45,049 --> 00:39:46,675
I need a full face shield.
1124
00:39:46,759 --> 00:39:48,135
Man, I have a glamorous job.
1125
00:39:48,219 --> 00:39:51,931
DEV: That's your reason now
to not do the interview afterwards:
1126
00:39:52,014 --> 00:39:54,100
"Can't speak
'cause my tongue's all frozen."
1127
00:39:54,183 --> 00:39:57,853
-MICHELLE: Anyway...
-SHANE: (laughing)
1128
00:39:57,937 --> 00:40:01,607
MICHELLE: Besides being disgusting,
my tongue is numb now.
1129
00:40:01,690 --> 00:40:03,275
But at least Dev's
getting a kick out of it.
1130
00:40:03,359 --> 00:40:07,029
-DEV: I love laughing at my own jokes.
-(laughter)
1131
00:40:07,113 --> 00:40:09,782
MICHELLE: Number two is done.
1132
00:40:09,865 --> 00:40:12,743
Okeydokey.
1133
00:40:12,827 --> 00:40:15,746
Well, that was pretty simple.
Just one piglet, huh?
1134
00:40:15,830 --> 00:40:16,997
Even though I got a little Lidocaine
in the mouth,
1135
00:40:17,081 --> 00:40:19,041
everything else went great.
1136
00:40:19,125 --> 00:40:20,793
One and done.
1137
00:40:20,876 --> 00:40:22,420
NARRATOR:
The piglet will recuperate in the pen
1138
00:40:22,503 --> 00:40:24,505
with his sisters
while his incision heals
1139
00:40:24,588 --> 00:40:26,924
over the next couple of days.
1140
00:40:27,007 --> 00:40:28,509
MICHELLE: Okay, you take care.
We'll see you around.
1141
00:40:28,592 --> 00:40:29,552
-DEV: Thank you.
-SHANE: Yup.
1142
00:40:29,635 --> 00:40:31,220
DEV (off screen): Say hi to your kids.
1143
00:40:35,099 --> 00:40:37,268
NARRATOR:
Back at the clinic in Haines,
1144
00:40:37,351 --> 00:40:40,104
Michelle is following up with Harvey,
the curious dog
1145
00:40:40,187 --> 00:40:41,689
who ate a batch of marijuana brownies.
1146
00:40:41,772 --> 00:40:44,108
MICHELLE (off screen): Hi!
1147
00:40:44,191 --> 00:40:46,861
Boy, he's looking pretty good
for such a rough night before.
1148
00:40:46,944 --> 00:40:49,280
Do you remember this room?
Do you remember anything?
1149
00:40:49,363 --> 00:40:52,116
KIM: Yeah, look at,
he's, like, looking for it.
1150
00:40:52,199 --> 00:40:54,034
MICHELLE: Yeah.
You know where the snacks are, huh?
1151
00:40:54,118 --> 00:40:55,953
You know exactly where they go.
1152
00:40:56,036 --> 00:40:57,621
KIM: Harvey's doing great, he's...
1153
00:40:57,705 --> 00:40:59,957
back to his old self,
being Harvey, and active,
1154
00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:01,667
and running around and playing.
1155
00:41:01,750 --> 00:41:03,377
MICHELLE: Okay,
so how'd he do last night?
1156
00:41:03,461 --> 00:41:05,129
KIM: Good.
1157
00:41:05,212 --> 00:41:06,464
MICHELLE: Did you get the gigs, huh?
Did you?
1158
00:41:06,547 --> 00:41:08,549
No. No, it's not funny.
1159
00:41:08,632 --> 00:41:10,718
-We're lucky that everything worked out.
-KIM (off screen): Yeah.
1160
00:41:10,801 --> 00:41:13,471
I did walk the property to make sure I--
1161
00:41:13,554 --> 00:41:15,097
he didn't have
any stashes around anywhere.
1162
00:41:15,181 --> 00:41:17,099
MICHELLE:
(laughs) Good.
1163
00:41:17,183 --> 00:41:18,976
Yeah, you're not trusting him
anymore, are you?
1164
00:41:19,059 --> 00:41:20,019
KIM: I know.
1165
00:41:20,102 --> 00:41:21,645
MICHELLE (off screen): Kim's got Harvey
back here in the clinic.
1166
00:41:21,729 --> 00:41:25,024
He's doing much better since his
pot brownie binge the other day.
1167
00:41:25,107 --> 00:41:26,442
It just took a little time
1168
00:41:26,525 --> 00:41:27,902
to work everything through his system,
1169
00:41:27,985 --> 00:41:29,028
but he's doing great now.
1170
00:41:29,111 --> 00:41:32,907
KIM: But what I did find
is, like, five different spots
1171
00:41:32,990 --> 00:41:33,949
where he had laid down.
1172
00:41:34,033 --> 00:41:37,578
Because he had melted the ice
all the way to the ground.
1173
00:41:37,661 --> 00:41:39,538
MICHELLE: Just think if he had
absorbed all the rest of that.
1174
00:41:39,622 --> 00:41:41,457
I mean, he was already whacked.
1175
00:41:41,540 --> 00:41:43,000
If he had absorbed everything
that was in his stomach...
1176
00:41:43,083 --> 00:41:44,293
KIM: He'd have been gone.
1177
00:41:44,376 --> 00:41:45,336
MICHELLE: He could have, like...
1178
00:41:45,419 --> 00:41:47,129
just because I think
it would have made him
1179
00:41:47,213 --> 00:41:49,381
so hypothermic,
he wouldn't have moved.
1180
00:41:49,465 --> 00:41:51,133
-KIM: Right.
-MICHELLE: Good thing mom came home early.
1181
00:41:51,217 --> 00:41:53,594
Yeah. He looks fantastic.
1182
00:41:53,677 --> 00:41:55,095
So, nothing further,
1183
00:41:55,179 --> 00:41:57,181
except keeping him
on the straight and narrow.
1184
00:41:57,264 --> 00:41:58,933
KIM: I know.
1185
00:41:59,016 --> 00:42:01,101
I sure don't want to go through that again
or something worse.
1186
00:42:01,185 --> 00:42:02,144
MICHELLE (off screen): Exactly.
1187
00:42:02,228 --> 00:42:05,064
KIM (off screen): I was devastated
to think that I could be losing him.
1188
00:42:06,232 --> 00:42:07,900
So it was scary.
1189
00:42:07,983 --> 00:42:09,360
MICHELLE: There's--
that's all there is to it!
1190
00:42:09,443 --> 00:42:11,737
Good boy!
1191
00:42:11,820 --> 00:42:13,906
Hopefully, from here on in,
he's gonna stay out of trouble.
1192
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Come on.
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KIM: Come on.
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MICHELLE: Awesome.
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Thanks for bringing him in.
You take care, Kim.
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-KIM: Bye.
-MICHELLE (off screen): Bye-bye.
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NARRATOR: And in Palmer,
Michelle has one more follow-up
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with Rudolph the reindeer,
whose deformed legs made him
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an easy target
for the bullies in the herd.
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MICHELLE: Hi. How are you?
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Since I was here last time,
they've transitioned him
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back to staying
with the rest of the herd.
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He's much happier with the big group,
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and he's doing well with it.
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I mean, he's still bowlegged.
No surprise there.
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We knew that was kind of a lifelong thing,
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but he's getting around way better, so...
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LAUREN (off screen): Mm-hmm,
he's keeping up with the other reindeer
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and playing with them and running.
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MICHELLE (off screen): Rudolph's never
gonna lead Santa's sleigh,
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but he's around to help everybody else
get ready for the big day,
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and he's definitely having a great life
mixed in with the herd,
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so that's all we really wanted.
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Hooray for Rudolph.
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LAUREN (off screen):
Hooray for Rudolph!
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