1 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:07,048 MAN: Gah! 2 00:00:07,132 --> 00:00:08,216 NARRATOR: This time... 3 00:00:08,299 --> 00:00:09,175 -SARAH HOWARD: You okay? -DR. MICHELLE OAKLEY: Yeah. 4 00:00:09,259 --> 00:00:10,802 NARRATOR: Dr. Michelle Oakley meets her match... 5 00:00:10,885 --> 00:00:12,762 DR. OAKLEY: Get the net! Get the net! Get the net! 6 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:14,889 NARRATOR: ...in one wily coyote. 7 00:00:14,973 --> 00:00:16,975 DR. OAKLEY: Woo. You don't want that on your arm. 8 00:00:17,058 --> 00:00:17,976 NARRATOR: Then... 9 00:00:18,059 --> 00:00:19,394 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, Archer. 10 00:00:19,477 --> 00:00:21,146 NARRATOR: A dog's fight to survive... 11 00:00:21,229 --> 00:00:23,064 -TRACY CORNELIUSSEN: He's down to 37.5. -DR. OAKLEY: Dang it. 12 00:00:23,148 --> 00:00:25,066 NARRATOR: ...is aided by some cutting-edge science. 13 00:00:25,150 --> 00:00:26,526 DR. OAKLEY: I mean the coolest. 14 00:00:26,609 --> 00:00:28,069 DR. STEWART: It is definitely the coolest. 15 00:00:28,486 --> 00:00:29,904 NARRATOR: And a day on the farm... 16 00:00:30,321 --> 00:00:31,781 DR. OAKLEY: How cute is that fetus? 17 00:00:31,865 --> 00:00:33,575 NARRATOR: ...takes a grisly turn. 18 00:00:33,658 --> 00:00:36,411 DR. OAKLEY: What is all that blood? What the... 19 00:00:39,998 --> 00:00:42,917 NARRATOR: As a deep freeze descends across the Yukon, 20 00:00:43,501 --> 00:00:45,795 duty calls for Dr. Michelle Oakley 21 00:00:45,879 --> 00:00:48,590 at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. 22 00:00:49,674 --> 00:00:51,217 DR. OAKLEY: So today, I'm at AWCC, 23 00:00:51,301 --> 00:00:54,429 and I'm meeting up with the head curator, Sarah Howard. 24 00:00:54,512 --> 00:00:55,597 Whoa. He's big! 25 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:56,598 SARAH: Yeah. 26 00:00:56,681 --> 00:00:58,141 DR. OAKLEY: Guac, you're huge! 27 00:00:58,224 --> 00:01:00,643 Our plan for today is to move baby muskoxen. 28 00:01:00,727 --> 00:01:02,187 -SARAH: All right, kids. -DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 29 00:01:02,270 --> 00:01:04,773 NARRATOR: Guac and Beans have lived here at the Wildlife Center 30 00:01:04,856 --> 00:01:06,107 since they were born. 31 00:01:06,191 --> 00:01:08,109 DR. OAKLEY: Guac is the older one, Guacamole. 32 00:01:08,193 --> 00:01:09,903 He was born at the normal time in the spring. 33 00:01:09,986 --> 00:01:12,822 Beans was born late September. 34 00:01:12,906 --> 00:01:14,240 They've been bottle-raised, 35 00:01:14,324 --> 00:01:16,951 but now they're big enough to join the rest of the herd. 36 00:01:17,035 --> 00:01:17,952 How is this gonna go? 37 00:01:18,036 --> 00:01:19,871 Are they gonna just run down the alley, do you think? 38 00:01:19,954 --> 00:01:21,414 -SARAH: That's my hope. -DR. OAKLEY (off screen): Okay. 39 00:01:21,498 --> 00:01:22,916 SARAH: We've got the whole crew out here, 40 00:01:22,999 --> 00:01:24,084 -so... -DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 41 00:01:24,167 --> 00:01:25,210 Should I run ahead of them like the running of the bulls? 42 00:01:25,293 --> 00:01:26,377 -SARAH: Yes. -DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 43 00:01:26,461 --> 00:01:28,004 No, I'll come from behind, I think. 44 00:01:28,088 --> 00:01:29,172 -SARAH: All right. Here we go. -DR. OAKLEY: Free Willy! 45 00:01:29,255 --> 00:01:30,965 Knowing muskox 46 00:01:31,049 --> 00:01:34,886 and, uh, especially knowing these two little stinkers, Guac and Beans, 47 00:01:34,969 --> 00:01:36,846 um, I predict complete chaos. 48 00:01:36,930 --> 00:01:38,348 SARAH: You coming out? 49 00:01:38,431 --> 00:01:40,225 Come on! Come on, kids! 50 00:01:40,308 --> 00:01:41,559 DR. OAKLEY: Hi! 51 00:01:42,435 --> 00:01:43,728 Yeah, no, no, no. 52 00:01:43,812 --> 00:01:45,647 SARAH: Come on, Guacamole. Come on. 53 00:01:45,730 --> 00:01:47,982 DR. OAKLEY: Guac-y. I feel like I need a red flag. 54 00:01:48,066 --> 00:01:50,610 NARRATOR: Muskoxen are notorious for being stubborn. 55 00:01:50,693 --> 00:01:51,653 SARAH: That way! 56 00:01:51,736 --> 00:01:54,239 NARRATOR: And even though these guys are just babies, 57 00:01:54,322 --> 00:01:56,866 they can still pack a serious punch. 58 00:01:56,950 --> 00:01:58,535 SARAH: Don't let him get across the driveway. 59 00:01:58,618 --> 00:02:00,036 DR. OAKLEY: Come on, Beans! Come on. 60 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,371 They don't like to be pushed. 61 00:02:01,454 --> 00:02:03,331 In fact, if you were trying to push a muskox, 62 00:02:03,414 --> 00:02:04,874 it's gonna turn around and push back. 63 00:02:04,958 --> 00:02:06,209 SARAH (off screen): Push him. 64 00:02:06,292 --> 00:02:08,586 DR. OAKLEY: So, anything we can do to kind of make them go 65 00:02:08,670 --> 00:02:10,964 and make them think it's their idea is gonna be key. 66 00:02:11,047 --> 00:02:13,299 -SARAH: This is a crapshoot. -DR. OAKLEY: Shhh! Shhh! 67 00:02:13,383 --> 00:02:15,510 -SARAH: Go on. Go, go, go! -DR. OAKLEY: Go, Beans. 68 00:02:15,593 --> 00:02:16,970 -SARAH: Go with your brother! -DR. OAKLEY: Go with your buddy. 69 00:02:17,053 --> 00:02:18,513 NARRATOR: For these curious youngsters, 70 00:02:18,596 --> 00:02:20,932 the run to the pen is full of distractions. 71 00:02:21,015 --> 00:02:22,600 -DR. OAKLEY: Ignore the wolves. -SARAH: Come on! 72 00:02:22,684 --> 00:02:24,018 David, don't let them go by. 73 00:02:24,102 --> 00:02:25,854 DR. OAKLEY: They see a great big pile of snow, 74 00:02:25,937 --> 00:02:28,022 and if it's one thing that muskoxen love 75 00:02:28,106 --> 00:02:29,065 is to be king of the hill. 76 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,442 No, I'm the king of the hill, not you. 77 00:02:31,526 --> 00:02:33,945 Come on. Come on. 78 00:02:34,612 --> 00:02:35,989 Okay, maybe you're king of the hill. 79 00:02:36,072 --> 00:02:37,657 No, I'm king of the hill! 80 00:02:37,740 --> 00:02:39,617 There we go. I won! 81 00:02:39,701 --> 00:02:41,161 NARRATOR: It's a small victory. 82 00:02:41,244 --> 00:02:42,453 DR. OAKLEY: Watch you don't get head-butted. 83 00:02:43,121 --> 00:02:45,123 -SARAH: Grab 'em, guys. -DR. OAKLEY: Hey, hey. 84 00:02:45,206 --> 00:02:46,708 NARRATOR: But these babies still aren't budging. 85 00:02:46,791 --> 00:02:47,959 SARAH: Hold on to him for a moment. 86 00:02:48,042 --> 00:02:50,086 NARRATOR: The team decides to get serious. 87 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:51,713 SARAH: Jen, bring that Gator over here. 88 00:02:52,213 --> 00:02:54,549 DR. OAKLEY: Beans is getting more agitated. 89 00:02:54,632 --> 00:02:56,885 He's younger. He's a bit more nervous. 90 00:02:56,968 --> 00:02:58,761 So Sarah's just gonna lift him up 91 00:02:58,845 --> 00:03:00,346 and put him in the back of the four-wheeler, 92 00:03:00,430 --> 00:03:02,432 and we're gonna have to hold on and zip him over there. 93 00:03:02,515 --> 00:03:04,475 SARAH: One, two, three. 94 00:03:04,559 --> 00:03:05,727 DR. OAKLEY: Just watch those feet. 95 00:03:06,269 --> 00:03:10,398 SARAH: Okay. Okay. Go, Dan, go. 96 00:03:10,481 --> 00:03:11,774 DR. OAKLEY: I'm on muskox butt duty. 97 00:03:11,858 --> 00:03:14,360 And I'm gonna run along and just basically keep him pushed in 98 00:03:14,444 --> 00:03:16,070 so he doesn't just squirt out the back. 99 00:03:16,738 --> 00:03:18,072 Stay in there, buddy. 100 00:03:19,574 --> 00:03:21,993 Hold on. Hold on. 101 00:03:22,702 --> 00:03:24,662 Okay. Oh. (breathing heavily) 102 00:03:24,746 --> 00:03:26,664 -SARAH: You okay? -DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. Okay. 103 00:03:26,748 --> 00:03:28,750 NARRATOR: One down, one to go. 104 00:03:28,833 --> 00:03:29,959 MAN: Oh! 105 00:03:30,501 --> 00:03:32,253 DR. OAKLEY: We're going to get Guac now. 106 00:03:32,754 --> 00:03:33,630 Ahh. 107 00:03:34,172 --> 00:03:36,257 NARRATOR: Guac is almost double the size, 108 00:03:36,341 --> 00:03:39,886 and from the looks of things, double the trouble. 109 00:03:42,722 --> 00:03:44,265 DR. OAKLEY: After a lot of attempts for us 110 00:03:44,349 --> 00:03:46,142 to encourage Guac to go in the right direction, 111 00:03:46,559 --> 00:03:48,394 we've decided pushing him is not working. 112 00:03:48,478 --> 00:03:51,731 So what we need to do is basically think like a herd. 113 00:03:51,814 --> 00:03:53,358 Maybe we should run in front of him. 114 00:03:53,816 --> 00:03:56,152 Maybe he'll chase us. The herd's leaving! Come on! 115 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:57,195 The herd's going! 116 00:03:57,278 --> 00:03:59,072 He wants to be with us, if we take off running 117 00:03:59,155 --> 00:04:01,282 and we have his attention, he's gonna want to keep up with the herd. 118 00:04:01,658 --> 00:04:03,117 This is the way we're going! 119 00:04:03,201 --> 00:04:04,160 Come on! 120 00:04:05,203 --> 00:04:06,537 Good boy! 121 00:04:06,621 --> 00:04:09,666 This way! This way! Come on, Guac. 122 00:04:10,208 --> 00:04:12,543 Shoo, shoo! Whoa. Keep running! Keep running! 123 00:04:12,627 --> 00:04:13,962 SARAH: Run, Austin, run! 124 00:04:14,045 --> 00:04:16,422 DR. OAKLEY: It's cool that it's working, but it's also a little unnerving 125 00:04:16,506 --> 00:04:18,883 to see a muskox running at me from behind. 126 00:04:18,967 --> 00:04:21,261 NARRATOR: At last, Guac is safely corralled 127 00:04:21,344 --> 00:04:24,180 into the new enclosure where he's reunited with Beans. 128 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:26,891 -DR. OAKLEY: Yay! -SARAH: Woo! Phew. 129 00:04:28,685 --> 00:04:30,520 -NARRATOR: A quick vaccine... -DR. OAKLEY: Sorry about that. 130 00:04:30,603 --> 00:04:32,230 -Vaccinated! -SARAH: He'll come right at you. 131 00:04:32,313 --> 00:04:35,149 NARRATOR: And they're ready to start exploring their new home 132 00:04:35,233 --> 00:04:36,442 and their new neighbors. 133 00:04:36,526 --> 00:04:38,111 DR. OAKLEY: Ooh, here comes everybody to check 'em out. 134 00:04:38,653 --> 00:04:40,697 Guac and Beans look really excited. 135 00:04:40,780 --> 00:04:43,700 They're thrilled to see all the other muskox and finally to see, 136 00:04:43,783 --> 00:04:46,494 you know, other big kids that look just like them. 137 00:04:46,577 --> 00:04:48,204 Oh, look, he's already trying to make friends. 138 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:49,914 SARAH: Look at that, new girlfriend. 139 00:04:49,998 --> 00:04:51,708 It's just good for them to be a part of the herd, 140 00:04:51,791 --> 00:04:54,752 because they're herd animals and it's better for their health that way, 141 00:04:54,836 --> 00:04:56,838 and they'll be part of the family in no time. 142 00:04:56,921 --> 00:04:58,506 -DR. OAKLEY: Oh, nice work! -SARAH: All right! 143 00:04:58,589 --> 00:04:59,841 DR. OAKLEY: Awesome. 144 00:04:59,924 --> 00:05:01,009 Glad that's done. 145 00:05:01,092 --> 00:05:02,302 (bellows) 146 00:05:02,719 --> 00:05:04,470 NARRATOR: Guac and Beans aren't the only ones 147 00:05:04,554 --> 00:05:05,471 getting a new home today. 148 00:05:06,180 --> 00:05:09,142 A pair of resident coyotes that were rescued as pups 149 00:05:09,225 --> 00:05:10,977 need more room to roam. 150 00:05:12,186 --> 00:05:14,605 SARAH: So we've got two coyotes here at AWCC 151 00:05:14,689 --> 00:05:17,442 that we finally have been able to complete their new pen for them. 152 00:05:17,525 --> 00:05:19,777 It's got trees, it's got a lot of running room. 153 00:05:20,486 --> 00:05:22,488 Their names are Togiak and Aurora, and we're ready to bring 'em up front. 154 00:05:23,364 --> 00:05:25,116 -It's got rock dens, -DR. OAKLEY: Oh, wow! 155 00:05:25,199 --> 00:05:26,951 SARAH: ...really excited for them for this new pen, so... 156 00:05:27,035 --> 00:05:28,369 DR. OAKLEY: They are gonna love it. 157 00:05:29,037 --> 00:05:31,247 NARRATOR: But today's mission serves a dual purpose. 158 00:05:32,206 --> 00:05:34,292 DR. OAKLEY: We also need to get our hands on Togiak. 159 00:05:34,375 --> 00:05:37,045 He's the male, and this fall he got his, 160 00:05:37,128 --> 00:05:38,921 either got his foot stuck in the fence 161 00:05:39,005 --> 00:05:41,507 or he might've got close enough to the wolverine, 162 00:05:41,591 --> 00:05:43,676 and they share a fence line, that he got bit, 163 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,596 and he also lost a toe in the incident. 164 00:05:46,679 --> 00:05:48,473 So, now that we have to move him anyway, 165 00:05:48,556 --> 00:05:50,350 we're gonna go ahead and sedate him, 166 00:05:50,433 --> 00:05:53,394 have a really good look at that foot and then move him over to his new home. 167 00:05:53,478 --> 00:05:55,396 SARAH: That foot definitely needs a vet's eye. 168 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:57,648 DR. OAKLEY: A good going over. Okay. Well, I'll put two of 'em on it. 169 00:05:57,732 --> 00:05:58,733 -SARAH: All right. -DR. OAKLEY: All right. 170 00:05:59,317 --> 00:06:01,569 NARRATOR: Catching these coyotes won't be easy. 171 00:06:02,153 --> 00:06:04,989 These canines are infamous for their sly nature. 172 00:06:05,865 --> 00:06:07,742 DR. OAKLEY: They're not called wily coyote for nothing. 173 00:06:07,825 --> 00:06:09,452 Like, there's really something to that. 174 00:06:09,535 --> 00:06:11,829 And this has to be a bit of a stealth operation. 175 00:06:11,913 --> 00:06:13,414 Okay. Let's go. 176 00:06:13,998 --> 00:06:15,792 You guys stay back till we call ya, okay? 177 00:06:15,875 --> 00:06:18,378 NARRATOR: Even the film crew has orders to stay behind. 178 00:06:19,462 --> 00:06:21,672 DR. OAKLEY: We know it's gonna be upsetting for the coyotes, 179 00:06:21,756 --> 00:06:23,216 but it's just something we have to do. 180 00:06:23,299 --> 00:06:25,176 We have to get our hands on them to make sure they're healthy, 181 00:06:25,259 --> 00:06:26,344 especially Togiak, 182 00:06:26,427 --> 00:06:28,096 and we'll just do what we have to do 183 00:06:28,179 --> 00:06:29,389 to get the job done safely. 184 00:06:30,139 --> 00:06:31,724 NARRATOR: This isn't Michelle's first rodeo 185 00:06:31,808 --> 00:06:33,976 with Togiak or his pen. 186 00:06:34,060 --> 00:06:37,146 DR. OAKLEY: (gasps) Oh, that hurt. Damn it. 187 00:06:37,563 --> 00:06:39,649 I've been zapped in the head by the electric fence. 188 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,653 I've tried darting him with both a dart gun and a blow dart. 189 00:06:43,736 --> 00:06:44,612 Dang it! 190 00:06:44,695 --> 00:06:46,280 He has never been easy to work with. 191 00:06:46,364 --> 00:06:47,532 (groans) 192 00:06:48,199 --> 00:06:49,450 Okay. Is it actually off? 193 00:06:50,159 --> 00:06:51,953 -SARAH: Yes. -DR. OAKLEY: You promise? 194 00:06:52,036 --> 00:06:53,955 SARAH: Wanna touch it and find out? (laughs) 195 00:06:54,539 --> 00:06:56,499 DR. OAKLEY: (laughs) Not funny. 196 00:06:56,582 --> 00:06:57,708 Okay. 197 00:06:57,792 --> 00:06:58,918 NARRATOR: To lure Togiak in... 198 00:06:59,001 --> 00:06:59,961 DR. OAKLEY: Slow down, buddy. 199 00:07:00,044 --> 00:07:01,963 NARRATOR: ...Sarah throws some food into the pen 200 00:07:02,630 --> 00:07:04,090 while Michelle takes aim. 201 00:07:04,173 --> 00:07:05,508 SARAH: Togi. Come on, Togi. 202 00:07:05,591 --> 00:07:07,135 -NARRATOR: On the menu: meatballs. -SARAH: Come on, Togi. 203 00:07:07,218 --> 00:07:08,719 DR. OAKLEY: It's a little bit of a distraction. 204 00:07:08,803 --> 00:07:10,179 SARAH: Oh, see. Look at that. He took it. 205 00:07:10,263 --> 00:07:12,557 DR. OAKLEY: And really, I just need that hesitation for a second 206 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:13,641 to get the dart in. 207 00:07:14,267 --> 00:07:15,977 Ooh, right there, right there. Perfect. 208 00:07:16,060 --> 00:07:18,729 -SARAH: Togi, Togi. -DR. OAKLEY: Hold, buddy. 209 00:07:18,813 --> 00:07:19,689 (pop, Togi yelps) 210 00:07:19,772 --> 00:07:21,858 DR. OAKLEY: Dart hits him nice, nicely on the leg, 211 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,902 so now I just need to wait, and within about five or ten minutes, 212 00:07:24,986 --> 00:07:26,946 I should start to see some sign of sedation. 213 00:07:27,029 --> 00:07:28,823 -Hopefully it works. -SARAH: Brittany, dart's in. 214 00:07:29,907 --> 00:07:30,950 Lower right hind. 215 00:07:33,578 --> 00:07:35,705 DR. OAKLEY (off screen): Just go to sleep. 216 00:07:37,206 --> 00:07:38,875 NARRATOR: It may have been a direct hit, 217 00:07:38,958 --> 00:07:41,919 but Togiak appears unfazed by the injection. 218 00:07:42,003 --> 00:07:44,172 DR. OAKLEY: I haven't seen a single sign, have you? 219 00:07:44,255 --> 00:07:45,214 SARAH: No. 220 00:07:46,507 --> 00:07:48,676 NARRATOR: Coyotes are highly attuned to danger, 221 00:07:48,759 --> 00:07:50,595 and their bodies respond accordingly. 222 00:07:51,137 --> 00:07:52,138 BRITTANY (over radio): That's eight minutes now. 223 00:07:52,221 --> 00:07:53,181 DR. OAKLEY: Damn it. 224 00:07:53,264 --> 00:07:55,141 Yeah, with all his adrenaline, 225 00:07:55,224 --> 00:07:57,351 -he's probably blocking it a bit. -SARAH: Yeah. 226 00:07:57,435 --> 00:07:58,936 DR. OAKLEY: Togiak's just not going down. 227 00:07:59,020 --> 00:08:01,856 And when he's excited, his adrenaline goes sky high, 228 00:08:01,939 --> 00:08:04,484 and adrenaline sits on the receptors in the brain, 229 00:08:04,567 --> 00:08:06,819 which is exactly where the drug needs to act. 230 00:08:06,903 --> 00:08:10,948 So, um, until that adrenaline goes away, nothing's gonna happen. 231 00:08:11,032 --> 00:08:12,533 Which leg was he limping on before? 232 00:08:12,617 --> 00:08:14,035 SARAH (off screen): His front right, 233 00:08:14,118 --> 00:08:15,870 because that's where he, like, degloved himself. 234 00:08:16,329 --> 00:08:17,663 DR. OAKLEY: Man, he's tough. 235 00:08:18,164 --> 00:08:20,583 NARRATOR: To counteract Togiak's surging stress levels, 236 00:08:20,666 --> 00:08:22,877 Michelle readies a second dart. 237 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:24,170 DR. OAKLEY: I hate to dart him again. 238 00:08:24,253 --> 00:08:26,380 Every time I dart him, there's a chance of hurting him, 239 00:08:26,464 --> 00:08:27,840 but that wasn't enough for sure. 240 00:08:28,341 --> 00:08:31,010 -SARAH: Togi. -DR. OAKLEY: Okay. All right. 241 00:08:31,719 --> 00:08:33,471 SARAH: Togi, Togi. 242 00:08:33,554 --> 00:08:35,431 DR. OAKLEY: Perfect, perfect. Right there. Hold still, buddy. 243 00:08:36,307 --> 00:08:37,934 -(pop, Togi yelps) -DR. OAKLEY: Yeah, that got him. 244 00:08:38,017 --> 00:08:39,477 -SARAH: Definitely got him. -DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. 245 00:08:39,560 --> 00:08:41,812 NARRATOR: Once again, Michelle hits her mark. 246 00:08:41,896 --> 00:08:43,397 SARAH: Second dart in, left hind. 247 00:08:44,273 --> 00:08:46,817 DR. OAKLEY: We could go away for, like, ten minutes and come back. 248 00:08:46,901 --> 00:08:48,319 -SARAH: Okay. -DR. OAKLEY: If he would just calm down, 249 00:08:48,402 --> 00:08:49,779 the drugs would probably take effect. 250 00:08:49,862 --> 00:08:51,447 -SARAH: Okay. -DR. OAKLEY: Okay, buddy. 251 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:53,866 DR. OAKLEY: Sarah and I decided that we're gonna just back away. 252 00:08:53,950 --> 00:08:57,245 Maybe if we just leave, that will help let him relax a bit. 253 00:08:57,912 --> 00:08:59,622 SARAH: Brittany, can you let us know when we hit ten minutes 254 00:08:59,705 --> 00:09:00,957 on the second dart? 255 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:02,625 He's just watching. 256 00:09:03,251 --> 00:09:04,502 DR. OAKLEY: Dang it. 257 00:09:05,711 --> 00:09:08,756 (groans) I'm seeing a not very sedate coyote looking right back at me. 258 00:09:10,216 --> 00:09:13,344 We're two darts in and he's not slowing down, 259 00:09:13,427 --> 00:09:14,887 like, not even a little bit. 260 00:09:14,971 --> 00:09:16,222 So, that's it. 261 00:09:16,305 --> 00:09:19,183 We have to get our hands on them, we have to take care of his leg. 262 00:09:19,267 --> 00:09:20,601 We're just gonna have to try something else. 263 00:09:21,018 --> 00:09:22,562 Okay, team. 264 00:09:22,645 --> 00:09:24,855 So now, we're, we're in net mode, I guess. 265 00:09:25,856 --> 00:09:27,149 Let's try. 266 00:09:27,233 --> 00:09:28,901 NARRATOR: Michelle and the team will resort to catching 267 00:09:28,985 --> 00:09:32,613 these canines the old-fashioned way, by hand. 268 00:09:32,697 --> 00:09:34,907 DR. OAKLEY: It's not ideal working with these coyotes, 269 00:09:34,991 --> 00:09:36,033 you know, with nets. 270 00:09:36,117 --> 00:09:38,327 They can bite us, there is a concern. 271 00:09:38,411 --> 00:09:40,204 We're not sure, but we think maybe they could jump out. 272 00:09:40,288 --> 00:09:42,498 So, it's our last resort. 273 00:09:44,208 --> 00:09:45,418 We're going in. 274 00:09:48,879 --> 00:09:52,425 I've got a net gun which is, basically it's got a little CO2 275 00:09:52,508 --> 00:09:55,011 in a chamber that shoots a net out and around. 276 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,806 Sarah and the other folks have some big salmon nets. 277 00:09:58,889 --> 00:10:01,767 So we're gonna basically go at it with all of those things 278 00:10:01,851 --> 00:10:03,352 and see if we can tangle them up. 279 00:10:04,061 --> 00:10:05,062 You ready? 280 00:10:05,813 --> 00:10:07,690 -(pop, coyote yelps) -SARAH: Togi! 281 00:10:10,109 --> 00:10:11,152 DR. OAKLEY: That didn't work. 282 00:10:12,069 --> 00:10:14,530 I take a shot and I shoot too high. 283 00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:16,991 Lucky for us, as I'm trying to reload the net gun 284 00:10:17,074 --> 00:10:18,200 and we're chasing him around, 285 00:10:18,284 --> 00:10:20,244 Togiak just runs right into his house. 286 00:10:20,328 --> 00:10:21,954 Get the net! Get the net! Get the net! 287 00:10:22,038 --> 00:10:23,122 SARAH (off screen): All right, now. Hang on. 288 00:10:23,205 --> 00:10:24,790 DR. OAKLEY: He's trapped, we got him. 289 00:10:24,874 --> 00:10:26,208 It's all right, sweetheart. 290 00:10:26,292 --> 00:10:28,085 Now that we've got Togiak down, I'm gonna go ahead 291 00:10:28,169 --> 00:10:31,005 and pull up some sedation with a hand injection. 292 00:10:31,088 --> 00:10:33,966 NARRATOR: One last dose and Togiak is fully sedated. 293 00:10:34,050 --> 00:10:36,344 DR. OAKLEY: Heck yeah. Just make sure his head isn't flopped back. 294 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,139 NARRATOR: Next up, Aurora. 295 00:10:40,222 --> 00:10:41,223 DR. OAKLEY (off screen): It's okay, Aurora. 296 00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:42,475 It's all right, sweetheart. 297 00:10:42,558 --> 00:10:44,727 SARAH: Okay, let's all just relax, she's staying. 298 00:10:44,810 --> 00:10:46,270 DR. OAKLEY: Hang on. It's okay, sweetie. 299 00:10:46,354 --> 00:10:49,315 We're able to actually trap her behind Togiak's house, 300 00:10:49,398 --> 00:10:50,733 move the crate over to one end 301 00:10:50,816 --> 00:10:53,152 and Sarah is able to just scruff her and put her right in. 302 00:10:53,235 --> 00:10:54,236 SARAH: Awesome. 303 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:55,696 DR. OAKLEY: Poor missa pants. 304 00:10:56,238 --> 00:10:59,367 NARRATOR: The team takes the coyotes over to the on site clinic 305 00:10:59,450 --> 00:11:02,411 where Michelle can investigate Togiak's injured foot. 306 00:11:02,495 --> 00:11:04,330 DR. OAKLEY: We're gonna definitely work on Togiak first, 307 00:11:04,413 --> 00:11:06,415 'cause he's now completely under with sedation, 308 00:11:06,874 --> 00:11:08,918 get him stabilized, get an IV in, 309 00:11:09,001 --> 00:11:11,045 start his exam and then we'll go from there. 310 00:11:11,754 --> 00:11:14,215 -Okay, yucky paw. -SARAH (off screen): Yeah. 311 00:11:14,298 --> 00:11:15,424 DR. OAKLEY: So, that's where he degloved, 312 00:11:15,508 --> 00:11:17,385 like, he pulled the skin right off of there. 313 00:11:17,468 --> 00:11:18,386 SARAH: Yeah. 314 00:11:18,469 --> 00:11:19,970 DR. OAKLEY: But you don't know how or why that happened? 315 00:11:20,054 --> 00:11:21,555 -SARAH: I didn't hear anything. -DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. 316 00:11:21,639 --> 00:11:24,642 SARAH: The night before he came out, I was like, "What did he do to himself?" 317 00:11:25,017 --> 00:11:26,185 DR. OAKLEY: I'm not finding anything feeling, 318 00:11:26,268 --> 00:11:28,062 so why don't we just jump to an x-ray? 319 00:11:28,562 --> 00:11:29,563 Thank you! 320 00:11:29,647 --> 00:11:31,607 From the outside, it actually looks pretty good. 321 00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:33,859 There's not a lot of swelling, but I want to look with x-rays 322 00:11:33,943 --> 00:11:36,320 and make sure I don't see any sign of like a bony infection 323 00:11:36,404 --> 00:11:37,571 where he lost a toe. 324 00:11:37,655 --> 00:11:39,782 -SARAH: That thing is so cool. -DR. OAKLEY: I know. 325 00:11:40,908 --> 00:11:42,827 Yeah, great picture. 326 00:11:43,786 --> 00:11:48,624 That's a pretty good view there and looks pretty normal. 327 00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:50,626 It actually looks pretty good, 328 00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:53,129 like the toe looks surprisingly, like, not infected. 329 00:11:53,212 --> 00:11:54,088 SARAH: That's encouraging. 330 00:11:54,171 --> 00:11:55,589 DR. OAKLEY: I'm trying to look to make sure 331 00:11:55,673 --> 00:11:57,466 we don't need to go in, take out any bony fragments. 332 00:11:57,550 --> 00:11:59,427 -SARAH: Be causing pain. -DR. OAKLEY: It'll cause pain, 333 00:11:59,510 --> 00:12:01,637 it'll keep causing, like, chronic infection. 334 00:12:02,346 --> 00:12:03,723 Yeah, it looks normal. 335 00:12:05,558 --> 00:12:08,144 NARRATOR: The x-ray is clear, but Michelle still needs 336 00:12:08,227 --> 00:12:10,813 to determine what's causing Togiak to limp. 337 00:12:11,439 --> 00:12:13,941 DR. OAKLEY: So he's missing the toe between these two. 338 00:12:14,024 --> 00:12:17,987 The pad is still there, and it's a little weird. 339 00:12:18,070 --> 00:12:19,655 When I flip over his foot to look at that, 340 00:12:19,739 --> 00:12:21,907 I can see there's a thick pad underneath there 341 00:12:21,991 --> 00:12:23,743 or part of a pad that's still left, 342 00:12:23,826 --> 00:12:25,745 and it's, it's kind of split open. 343 00:12:25,828 --> 00:12:27,830 That would be fairly tender. 344 00:12:28,247 --> 00:12:29,665 So that would be the cause of the limp. 345 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:30,666 SARAH: Okay. 346 00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:31,917 DR. OAKLEY: It's kind of still trying to close itself, 347 00:12:32,001 --> 00:12:32,960 and it's a little bit split. 348 00:12:33,043 --> 00:12:33,919 SARAH: Yeah, I see. 349 00:12:34,003 --> 00:12:35,713 DR. OAKLEY: It looks like it's a little bit infected as well, 350 00:12:35,796 --> 00:12:38,549 so we're gonna go ahead and give him some antibiotics for that. 351 00:12:38,632 --> 00:12:39,759 -SARAH: Head moving. -DR. OAKLEY: Head moving? 352 00:12:39,842 --> 00:12:42,720 Good, perfect timing. I'll get his IV out and we'll reverse him. 353 00:12:42,803 --> 00:12:44,263 NARRATOR: In addition to the antibiotic, 354 00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:46,974 Michelle administers a rabies vaccine. 355 00:12:47,057 --> 00:12:48,893 DR. OAKLEY: IV is out. 356 00:12:48,976 --> 00:12:50,060 Get ready. 357 00:12:50,144 --> 00:12:51,228 You did great. 358 00:12:51,312 --> 00:12:54,565 After all the rigmarole, but he's, like, waking right up. 359 00:12:54,648 --> 00:12:56,233 SARAH: All right, ready for Aurora. 360 00:12:56,317 --> 00:12:57,151 That should be fun. 361 00:12:57,234 --> 00:12:59,278 -DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. -SARAH: She's awake. 362 00:12:59,820 --> 00:13:01,947 DR. OAKLEY: You know, dealing with an awake coyote, 363 00:13:02,031 --> 00:13:03,240 I mean, of course they could bite somebody. 364 00:13:03,324 --> 00:13:06,786 So, uh, we're gonna give her something to bite to occupy her, 365 00:13:06,869 --> 00:13:07,953 and we're gonna have some big gloves 366 00:13:08,037 --> 00:13:10,331 and basically just have her kinda pinned at the front 367 00:13:10,414 --> 00:13:12,958 and I'm gonna sneak in the back and do her vaccine. 368 00:13:13,042 --> 00:13:15,044 SARAH: Just go ahead and let her bite it. You can open your door. 369 00:13:15,127 --> 00:13:16,587 -(growling) -DR. OAKLEY: Woo. 370 00:13:16,670 --> 00:13:17,713 You don't want that on your arm. 371 00:13:17,797 --> 00:13:20,132 SARAH: I really don't. I really don't. 372 00:13:20,216 --> 00:13:23,969 Oh, man, just keep that up by her mouth. 373 00:13:24,053 --> 00:13:27,181 DR. OAKLEY: All I really need to do is a very kind of brief exam, 374 00:13:27,264 --> 00:13:28,390 feel around a little bit. 375 00:13:28,474 --> 00:13:29,475 SARAH: Okay. 376 00:13:30,518 --> 00:13:32,144 DR. OAKLEY: You are very brave, Sarah. 377 00:13:32,228 --> 00:13:33,646 SARAH: There is a lot going on. 378 00:13:33,729 --> 00:13:36,023 DR. OAKLEY: If I can listen to her heart and lungs, I will. 379 00:13:36,106 --> 00:13:37,691 Her heart sounds awesome. 380 00:13:37,775 --> 00:13:39,527 Mostly, I just want to get a rabies vaccine in her, 381 00:13:39,610 --> 00:13:41,028 and then we're gonna release her out to the pen. 382 00:13:42,029 --> 00:13:43,113 Okay. I'm done. 383 00:13:43,197 --> 00:13:44,240 -SARAH: Oh, you got her? -DR. OAKLEY: Yup. 384 00:13:45,491 --> 00:13:48,494 DR. OAKLEY: Okay, guys. Boy, are you gonna love your new house. 385 00:13:48,577 --> 00:13:49,745 So we're all done with everything. 386 00:13:50,412 --> 00:13:52,665 We got all the vaccines done. 387 00:13:52,748 --> 00:13:54,750 I got some good exams done for Togiak. 388 00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:56,293 I am gonna keep him on antibiotics for a week, 389 00:13:56,377 --> 00:13:58,754 but these guys are all set, they're ready for release, 390 00:13:58,838 --> 00:14:00,714 so we're gonna take them over to their new home. 391 00:14:00,798 --> 00:14:03,342 (Sarah grunting) 392 00:14:03,425 --> 00:14:06,720 -Okay. Whew, release the hounds! -SARAH: Hi, sweet girl. 393 00:14:06,804 --> 00:14:08,806 NARRATOR: Aurora is the first to be set free. 394 00:14:08,889 --> 00:14:11,892 DR. OAKLEY: Come on, beauty queen. Go check out your new place. 395 00:14:12,726 --> 00:14:14,103 Go on, shoo-shoo. 396 00:14:14,186 --> 00:14:16,856 Go on, pss-pss-pss. Yeah! 397 00:14:18,566 --> 00:14:19,775 Aw, fun! 398 00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:21,110 SARAH (off screen): Look at you, sweet girl. 399 00:14:21,193 --> 00:14:22,820 DR. OAKLEY: That's so pretty. 400 00:14:22,903 --> 00:14:24,029 SARAH: Good girl. 401 00:14:24,780 --> 00:14:25,739 Go on. 402 00:14:26,365 --> 00:14:28,701 NARRATOR: Now, it's Togiak's turn. 403 00:14:28,784 --> 00:14:30,619 DR. OAKLEY: Go ahead, sweetheart. Yeah, there you go. 404 00:14:30,703 --> 00:14:31,912 Good boy. 405 00:14:32,997 --> 00:14:34,290 Aw. 406 00:14:35,708 --> 00:14:37,084 He's still a little groggy. 407 00:14:38,586 --> 00:14:41,714 Togiak and Aurora are really excited about their new digs. 408 00:14:41,797 --> 00:14:44,592 You can tell. They're exploring, they're checking it out. 409 00:14:44,675 --> 00:14:46,510 Togiak's a little bit groggy still, 410 00:14:46,594 --> 00:14:49,305 but, you know, you can see the excitement is there. 411 00:14:49,388 --> 00:14:52,516 This is awesome, I'm so glad to see them out here, finally! 412 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:53,601 SARAH: Yeah, we got 'em. 413 00:14:53,684 --> 00:14:54,935 DR. OAKLEY: Nice work. 414 00:14:58,063 --> 00:14:59,481 NARRATOR: It's a new day. 415 00:15:01,233 --> 00:15:04,904 Michelle, alongside vet technicians Tracy and Dana, 416 00:15:04,987 --> 00:15:06,488 are prepping the exam room. 417 00:15:06,822 --> 00:15:08,991 They're at the American Bald Eagle Foundation 418 00:15:09,074 --> 00:15:12,077 in Haines, Alaska, awaiting a very special patient. 419 00:15:12,161 --> 00:15:13,579 DR. OAKLEY: Maggie and her son Cody 420 00:15:13,662 --> 00:15:16,874 are bringing in Cody's dog Archer. 421 00:15:16,957 --> 00:15:19,376 He's a special case, for sure. 422 00:15:22,421 --> 00:15:23,923 NARRATOR: Ten days ago, 423 00:15:24,006 --> 00:15:26,550 Archer was involved in a tragic accident. 424 00:15:28,052 --> 00:15:29,428 DR. OAKLEY: I got a call from Maggie 425 00:15:29,511 --> 00:15:32,348 and she was sounding a little bit panicked, 426 00:15:32,431 --> 00:15:33,974 which is unusual for her. 427 00:15:34,058 --> 00:15:36,685 She was letting me know that her son Cody's trailer 428 00:15:36,769 --> 00:15:38,103 had burned to the ground, 429 00:15:38,187 --> 00:15:42,608 and that their dog had been involved somehow in the fire. 430 00:15:42,691 --> 00:15:44,485 I was not in town. I was away at that time. 431 00:15:44,568 --> 00:15:48,113 You know, I felt awful to know that there was gonna be a dog 432 00:15:48,197 --> 00:15:50,824 that was gonna need intensive care and I wasn't there to help. 433 00:15:52,242 --> 00:15:57,414 He was in Whitehorse initially for, uh, I think, maybe six days, 434 00:15:57,498 --> 00:15:59,458 um, in intensive care in the hospital there. 435 00:15:59,541 --> 00:16:04,046 And then he had to come home, and, um, that's when I took over. 436 00:16:04,546 --> 00:16:07,132 NARRATOR: Over 40 percent of Archer's body 437 00:16:07,216 --> 00:16:08,968 was left covered in third-degree burns. 438 00:16:09,927 --> 00:16:12,346 With so much tissue exposed, 439 00:16:12,429 --> 00:16:15,307 Michelle must clean and re-bandage the wounds each day 440 00:16:15,391 --> 00:16:17,226 to prevent a deadly infection. 441 00:16:17,893 --> 00:16:19,144 DR. OAKLEY: I mean, the first time I saw him, 442 00:16:19,228 --> 00:16:21,188 I, I couldn't believe it. 443 00:16:22,398 --> 00:16:23,565 MAGGIE HOTCH: Good job, buddy. 444 00:16:23,649 --> 00:16:25,234 DR. OAKLEY: Each time when I take those bandages off, 445 00:16:25,317 --> 00:16:26,860 there's always that initial shock. 446 00:16:26,944 --> 00:16:28,487 Oh, my God. Are we doing the right thing? 447 00:16:28,570 --> 00:16:30,155 Should we just put him down? 448 00:16:30,239 --> 00:16:31,532 MAGGIE: Let's go get 'em. Good boy, good boy. 449 00:16:31,615 --> 00:16:33,242 DR. OAKLEY: But this dog is a fighter. 450 00:16:33,325 --> 00:16:35,995 Like, I'm telling you, he's, he's so special. 451 00:16:36,078 --> 00:16:38,998 And so we're all... (exhales forcefully) 452 00:16:39,081 --> 00:16:40,332 It's been a very emotional week, 453 00:16:40,416 --> 00:16:42,001 but we're doing what we can for him. 454 00:16:42,084 --> 00:16:43,460 MAGGIE: This way, grand-dog. Come on. 455 00:16:43,544 --> 00:16:45,087 -Let's go forward. -DR. OAKLEY: Hey, guys. 456 00:16:45,170 --> 00:16:46,505 Come on, Archer. 457 00:16:46,588 --> 00:16:47,881 NARRATOR: Also in his corner, 458 00:16:47,965 --> 00:16:50,801 owner Cody Fisher and his stepmother Maggie, 459 00:16:50,884 --> 00:16:52,553 who have been working tirelessly 460 00:16:52,636 --> 00:16:54,221 to save the four-year-old greyhound mix. 461 00:16:54,304 --> 00:16:56,640 DR. OAKLEY: My goodness! I'm getting love! 462 00:16:56,724 --> 00:16:59,351 Am I getting love or just a scratching post? 463 00:16:59,435 --> 00:17:01,186 CODY FISHER: We've had a lot of family dogs over the years, 464 00:17:01,270 --> 00:17:02,813 but I've never had a dog of my own, 465 00:17:02,896 --> 00:17:06,483 and we like to go hiking, go backpacking, hunting. 466 00:17:06,567 --> 00:17:09,153 He's one of my best friends, so... 467 00:17:10,029 --> 00:17:11,697 MAGGIE: It was just really scary to be wondering, 468 00:17:11,780 --> 00:17:13,574 you know, "Is this the right call?" 469 00:17:13,657 --> 00:17:17,202 But he convinced us that, "Yeah, I'm, I'm still here. 470 00:17:17,286 --> 00:17:19,496 I wanna run, I wanna be with my boy more than anything. 471 00:17:19,580 --> 00:17:21,582 I wanna, wanna do all of it." 472 00:17:22,249 --> 00:17:24,752 DR. OAKLEY: You know, as ratty as he looks when he comes in for the bandage change, 473 00:17:24,835 --> 00:17:27,379 it's kind of to be expected, but once we get him all cleaned up, 474 00:17:27,463 --> 00:17:29,256 everything has looked better each time, 475 00:17:29,339 --> 00:17:30,382 -so... -CODY: Awesome. 476 00:17:30,466 --> 00:17:32,342 MAGGIE (off screen): He did poop this morning, so... 477 00:17:32,426 --> 00:17:34,553 -DR. OAKLEY: First time by himself! -MAGGIE: No, last night and this morning. 478 00:17:34,636 --> 00:17:35,888 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, okay. Yay! Nice. 479 00:17:35,971 --> 00:17:37,681 MAGGIE: And he was super chill the whole time outside. 480 00:17:37,765 --> 00:17:39,475 DR. OAKLEY: Well, good stuff, so we'll get started, then. 481 00:17:39,558 --> 00:17:41,268 -MAGGIE: Thanks, you guys! -DR. OAKLEY: Thanks, guys. You're welcome. 482 00:17:41,351 --> 00:17:42,936 Okay. Talk to you soon. 483 00:17:43,020 --> 00:17:44,146 -CODY: See you guys. -DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 484 00:17:44,229 --> 00:17:45,981 NARRATOR: While Archer can still see, 485 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:48,400 his entire head must be kept wrapped 486 00:17:48,484 --> 00:17:50,569 to protect his extremely sensitive wounds. 487 00:17:50,944 --> 00:17:53,947 His pain is being managed with daily medications, 488 00:17:54,031 --> 00:17:56,200 but today's procedure requires sedation. 489 00:17:56,283 --> 00:17:57,826 DR. OAKLEY: So I just gave him a sedative, 490 00:17:57,910 --> 00:17:59,286 then we'll do the bandage change. 491 00:17:59,369 --> 00:18:02,331 If we try to do too much ahead of that, like, without anesthesia, 492 00:18:02,414 --> 00:18:04,583 he's just so uncomfortable, and it's better 493 00:18:04,666 --> 00:18:07,252 to just wait till he's totally out and then we do it all. 494 00:18:08,462 --> 00:18:11,298 NARRATOR: Within minutes, Archer succumbs to the drug. 495 00:18:11,381 --> 00:18:12,549 DR. OAKLEY: Good stuff. 496 00:18:12,633 --> 00:18:15,052 NARRATOR: Now, the team can begin the painstaking process 497 00:18:15,135 --> 00:18:16,720 of removing Archer's bandages. 498 00:18:16,804 --> 00:18:17,805 DR. OAKLEY: Saline to pour on him. 499 00:18:17,888 --> 00:18:18,931 NARRATOR: While looking for any signs 500 00:18:19,014 --> 00:18:20,849 of brewing infection underneath. 501 00:18:20,933 --> 00:18:22,976 DR. OAKLEY: I'm putting this water on right away, 502 00:18:23,060 --> 00:18:25,437 because if you start trying to pull these bandages away 503 00:18:25,521 --> 00:18:27,731 and they're stuck to skin, it will hurt. 504 00:18:27,815 --> 00:18:29,566 As I'm cutting his bandages, 505 00:18:29,650 --> 00:18:33,487 it's always shocking to see the bare, bright-red flesh. 506 00:18:34,613 --> 00:18:36,365 What we worry about is infection 507 00:18:36,448 --> 00:18:38,075 because there's a lot of dead tissue each time. 508 00:18:38,575 --> 00:18:39,952 Can we get temperature on him, too, please, 509 00:18:40,035 --> 00:18:42,037 and get a monitor going on him? 510 00:18:42,121 --> 00:18:44,081 Although I feel like we're keeping him going, 511 00:18:44,164 --> 00:18:45,582 I just, I worry, 512 00:18:45,666 --> 00:18:47,709 like, he's still totally at risk for infection. 513 00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:50,129 He still has so far to go. 514 00:18:50,212 --> 00:18:51,171 Dang it. 515 00:18:51,255 --> 00:18:52,422 It's making me really nervous. 516 00:18:52,798 --> 00:18:53,882 Oh, Archer. 517 00:18:55,968 --> 00:18:57,553 DR. OAKLEY: Right now, what I'm doing is just getting 518 00:18:57,636 --> 00:19:01,765 all the bandages off and seeing how it looks. 519 00:19:01,849 --> 00:19:04,685 NARRATOR: With severe burns covering almost half of his body... 520 00:19:04,768 --> 00:19:05,978 DR. OAKLEY: Can we get temperature on him, too, please, 521 00:19:06,061 --> 00:19:07,813 and get a monitor going on him? 522 00:19:07,896 --> 00:19:09,982 NARRATOR: ...Archer is fighting to survive. 523 00:19:10,065 --> 00:19:10,941 (sighs) 524 00:19:11,984 --> 00:19:13,402 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, Archer. 525 00:19:13,485 --> 00:19:16,029 What we've got here is some large patches 526 00:19:16,113 --> 00:19:18,198 of skin missing all down his flank. 527 00:19:18,282 --> 00:19:20,993 And most of the skin is missing from his face. 528 00:19:21,076 --> 00:19:24,288 His ears are badly burned and he's losing parts of his ears. 529 00:19:25,164 --> 00:19:27,082 NARRATOR: But despite the troublesome areas, 530 00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:29,418 Michelle is seeing signs of healing. 531 00:19:29,501 --> 00:19:31,128 DR. OAKLEY: I mean, the difference in his head 532 00:19:31,211 --> 00:19:33,088 in just a few days is fantastic. 533 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:36,175 All this dark area, that was all solid red a few days ago. 534 00:19:36,258 --> 00:19:38,594 And now it's dark because that looks like hair coming back. 535 00:19:38,677 --> 00:19:40,053 Looks pretty good. 536 00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:43,932 The skin is a really amazing and important organ. 537 00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:48,103 I mean, it's designed to be damaged and then to quickly close up 538 00:19:48,187 --> 00:19:50,689 and, you know, keep everything inside protected. 539 00:19:50,772 --> 00:19:54,276 It's just when you get these large areas that are damaged 540 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:55,694 that you're really at risk. 541 00:19:55,777 --> 00:19:56,695 Okay. 542 00:19:56,778 --> 00:19:59,031 NARRATOR: For Archer, a life-threatening infection 543 00:19:59,114 --> 00:20:00,991 is still Michelle's biggest concern. 544 00:20:01,074 --> 00:20:03,535 DR. OAKLEY: So, now we can just start debriding. 545 00:20:03,619 --> 00:20:05,162 Each time we take off the bandages, 546 00:20:05,245 --> 00:20:06,914 I'm kind of debriding, 547 00:20:06,997 --> 00:20:10,167 which is actually like kind of pulling away any dead skin, 548 00:20:10,250 --> 00:20:11,960 'cause that's just gonna cause an infection. 549 00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:14,713 Every single day, I do this debriding and cleaning 550 00:20:14,796 --> 00:20:16,465 of all this exposed tissue. 551 00:20:16,548 --> 00:20:19,343 So now we're gonna put honey on, it actually feeds the tissues. 552 00:20:19,426 --> 00:20:22,512 There's the sugar in it, it's actually a great antibacterial. 553 00:20:22,596 --> 00:20:24,264 It even has some anti-inflammatory properties. 554 00:20:24,348 --> 00:20:27,100 So it's a bit of like a, helps the tissue heal 555 00:20:27,184 --> 00:20:28,810 and prevents infection. 556 00:20:30,437 --> 00:20:33,190 NARRATOR: Archer is now ready to be re-bandaged, 557 00:20:33,273 --> 00:20:35,192 but he's showing signs of waking up. 558 00:20:35,275 --> 00:20:37,319 DR. OAKLEY: He just moved his jaw, just so we know. 559 00:20:37,402 --> 00:20:40,072 I'm really glad we're getting this part done first. 560 00:20:40,155 --> 00:20:41,531 While we're doing the bandage changes, 561 00:20:41,615 --> 00:20:44,159 I have to put him under anesthesia every single day. 562 00:20:44,243 --> 00:20:46,370 It's hard on his kidneys and his liver, 563 00:20:46,453 --> 00:20:48,288 so I wanna make sure that we get this done, 564 00:20:48,372 --> 00:20:50,916 do it quickly, and that's just easiest on him. 565 00:20:51,959 --> 00:20:54,169 NARRATOR: So far, the extraordinary efforts 566 00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:55,295 have been worth it. 567 00:20:55,379 --> 00:20:57,339 DR. OAKLEY: You know, on one hand, you get a little used to it 568 00:20:57,422 --> 00:20:59,549 and a little callous about how this looks. 569 00:20:59,633 --> 00:21:02,719 But on the other hand, I think this looks good, you know, 570 00:21:02,803 --> 00:21:04,930 this looks way better than it did last week. 571 00:21:05,013 --> 00:21:07,266 So I'm really glad about that. 572 00:21:07,724 --> 00:21:09,559 TRACY: I think he looks incredible, honestly. 573 00:21:09,643 --> 00:21:10,560 DR. OAKLEY (off screen): I do, too. 574 00:21:10,644 --> 00:21:12,688 Archer, I can't wait to hug you. 575 00:21:12,771 --> 00:21:13,855 Hey, Archer. 576 00:21:13,939 --> 00:21:15,816 Oh, you got some tone, good. 577 00:21:15,899 --> 00:21:19,027 And the best news is that soon, we have a specialist coming up, 578 00:21:19,111 --> 00:21:22,489 someone who is a veterinary burn specialist. 579 00:21:22,572 --> 00:21:25,951 So Dr. Peyton from UC Davis is gonna be flying in. 580 00:21:26,034 --> 00:21:28,745 There you go, Archer, good boy. 581 00:21:28,829 --> 00:21:30,831 She's gonna help us with a treatment 582 00:21:30,914 --> 00:21:34,209 that hopefully is gonna speed healing and decrease infection risk 583 00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:35,752 and decrease pain phenomenally. 584 00:21:35,836 --> 00:21:40,215 So it's pretty lucky that we're able to get her up here, 585 00:21:40,716 --> 00:21:42,676 because he's been fighting his butt off 586 00:21:42,759 --> 00:21:44,052 and he deserves a break. 587 00:21:44,136 --> 00:21:45,762 What? What? 588 00:21:45,846 --> 00:21:49,808 NARRATOR: An enticing sniff of dog food helps coax Archer out of his anesthesia. 589 00:21:49,891 --> 00:21:51,184 DR. OAKLEY: I know, you gotta get up. 590 00:21:51,268 --> 00:21:54,604 NARRATOR: And he's ready to head home for some much-deserved rest. 591 00:21:55,022 --> 00:21:57,274 DR. OAKLEY: Good boy. That's a good boy. 592 00:21:58,108 --> 00:21:59,192 All right, let's go. 593 00:22:02,779 --> 00:22:05,115 NARRATOR: Michelle and her husband Shane are up with the sun 594 00:22:05,198 --> 00:22:08,076 and headed to Dev Hurlburt's Yukon farm. 595 00:22:08,702 --> 00:22:10,954 DR. OAKLEY: It's getting light, but I don't think it's gonna get warmer. 596 00:22:11,038 --> 00:22:13,457 SHANE OAKLEY: Minus 14. Is that what the car says? 597 00:22:13,540 --> 00:22:14,458 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah, that's what the car says. 598 00:22:15,417 --> 00:22:16,918 Today, it's super cold out, 599 00:22:17,002 --> 00:22:19,421 but I'm gonna have the warmest seat in the house. 600 00:22:19,504 --> 00:22:21,256 -Well, at least one arm is gonna be warm. -(cows mooing) 601 00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:23,091 We're gonna be doing some preg checks. 602 00:22:24,301 --> 00:22:26,553 DEV HURLBURT: The white face without horns. 603 00:22:26,970 --> 00:22:29,348 DR. OAKLEY: Dev has nine new cattle for me to preg check today. 604 00:22:29,431 --> 00:22:32,392 And there were two from last time where I wasn't too sure, 605 00:22:32,476 --> 00:22:34,519 so we're gonna double-check those as well. 606 00:22:34,603 --> 00:22:35,896 (moos) 607 00:22:35,979 --> 00:22:39,399 DEV: They've only been with the bull for about 40 days. 608 00:22:39,483 --> 00:22:41,568 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. And all your new ones will need vaccines? 609 00:22:41,651 --> 00:22:42,986 -DEV: Correct. All right! -DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 610 00:22:43,070 --> 00:22:44,446 DR. OAKLEY: We can do this with the amount of daylight 611 00:22:44,529 --> 00:22:45,614 that we have, which is not much. 612 00:22:45,697 --> 00:22:46,573 DEV: Hope so. 613 00:22:47,324 --> 00:22:49,159 Come on! Let's go! Ho! 614 00:22:50,202 --> 00:22:52,287 DR. OAKLEY: We're basically at the winter solstice right now, 615 00:22:52,371 --> 00:22:54,623 so that gives us about five hours of daylight. 616 00:22:54,706 --> 00:22:56,750 We've got 11 cows to preg check. 617 00:22:56,833 --> 00:22:58,001 It's not a lot of animals, 618 00:22:58,085 --> 00:23:00,087 but they are new to this farm and to the system, 619 00:23:00,170 --> 00:23:02,547 so they can be a lot harder to get them to run through 620 00:23:02,631 --> 00:23:04,424 the alleyways and the chutes and get them lined up. 621 00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:07,302 NARRATOR: Being in unfamiliar territory 622 00:23:07,386 --> 00:23:10,680 also makes their behavior extremely unpredictable. 623 00:23:11,681 --> 00:23:12,891 DR. OAKLEY: This is the first time they've been kinda brought in 624 00:23:12,974 --> 00:23:14,768 and they're basically feral. 625 00:23:14,851 --> 00:23:16,353 They have, you know, a couple feet of horns 626 00:23:16,436 --> 00:23:18,772 on both sides of their head and they know how to use 'em, 627 00:23:19,356 --> 00:23:21,525 so you really got to watch yourself. 628 00:23:23,235 --> 00:23:25,737 NARRATOR: With the first cow safely secured in the chute, 629 00:23:25,821 --> 00:23:27,280 Michelle's work can begin. 630 00:23:27,364 --> 00:23:30,075 DR. OAKLEY: Just getting her vaccines in order. 631 00:23:30,700 --> 00:23:34,079 -And this is her vaccine... -(cow moos) 632 00:23:34,162 --> 00:23:35,580 DR. OAKLEY: ...and then this is her dewormer. 633 00:23:35,664 --> 00:23:37,833 SHANE: Wrong day. I don't know. Wrong day. 634 00:23:37,916 --> 00:23:38,834 DR. OAKLEY: I know. 635 00:23:38,917 --> 00:23:40,293 DEV: Wrong day to wear red. 636 00:23:40,877 --> 00:23:41,962 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah, really. 637 00:23:42,462 --> 00:23:45,298 Actually, cattle don't see colors, 638 00:23:45,382 --> 00:23:48,385 so, you know, the red, it probably isn't that. 639 00:23:48,468 --> 00:23:50,887 It's probably more the waving of his arms, 640 00:23:50,971 --> 00:23:53,432 the looking like he's a little vulnerable. 641 00:23:54,391 --> 00:23:55,934 She's all poked. 642 00:23:56,935 --> 00:23:58,937 NARRATOR: Next is the pregnancy check. 643 00:23:59,020 --> 00:24:01,731 DR. OAKLEY: This is a good combination of low-tech: 644 00:24:01,815 --> 00:24:04,818 stick, metal, arm up butt, 645 00:24:04,901 --> 00:24:09,072 and high-tech: virtual reality ultrasound goggles, 646 00:24:09,156 --> 00:24:11,241 and these handy-dandy little things make it 647 00:24:11,324 --> 00:24:14,327 so I can actually see what this probe is picking up 648 00:24:14,411 --> 00:24:15,370 in her rectum. 649 00:24:15,454 --> 00:24:16,580 And I wanna see-- Oh, yay! 650 00:24:16,663 --> 00:24:19,458 I see placentome, so I'm seeing some great big balls about-- 651 00:24:20,083 --> 00:24:22,461 balls of tissue about this big all around there, 652 00:24:22,544 --> 00:24:24,379 and those are called cotyledons 653 00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:25,964 and those are part of the placenta. 654 00:24:26,673 --> 00:24:28,341 So far, I haven't seen any bit of the baby. 655 00:24:28,425 --> 00:24:30,177 It's probably over the edge there. 656 00:24:30,260 --> 00:24:31,553 -DEV: But it's in there? -DR. OAKLEY: It's in there. 657 00:24:32,554 --> 00:24:33,805 DR. OAKLEY: Definitely pregnant, at least six months. 658 00:24:33,889 --> 00:24:34,806 DEV: Okay. 659 00:24:35,432 --> 00:24:36,600 DR. OAKLEY: Thumbs up. 660 00:24:37,142 --> 00:24:38,768 NARRATOR: The next female is loaded in. 661 00:24:40,479 --> 00:24:41,730 -DEV: Stay down. -DR. OAKLEY: Ow! 662 00:24:41,813 --> 00:24:43,064 You kicked me in the foot. 663 00:24:43,148 --> 00:24:44,191 How did you do that? 664 00:24:44,691 --> 00:24:46,109 Let's see what we got. 665 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:48,653 All right, pregnant. 666 00:24:49,279 --> 00:24:51,072 NARRATOR: So far, it's been a good day 667 00:24:51,156 --> 00:24:52,324 for Dev and his cattle. 668 00:24:53,492 --> 00:24:54,951 DR. OAKLEY: Everything's going really well, 669 00:24:55,035 --> 00:24:56,661 and as I walk over to the squeeze, 670 00:24:57,078 --> 00:24:59,289 I suddenly see it's covered in blood. 671 00:25:00,540 --> 00:25:02,083 What is all that blood? 672 00:25:03,251 --> 00:25:04,252 What the... 673 00:25:12,844 --> 00:25:14,596 NARRATOR: During a routine preg check, 674 00:25:14,679 --> 00:25:17,390 a gruesome discovery has caught Michelle by surprise. 675 00:25:17,474 --> 00:25:18,808 DR. OAKLEY: What's all that blood from? 676 00:25:19,851 --> 00:25:21,144 DEV: I don't know. 677 00:25:21,228 --> 00:25:23,522 DR. OAKLEY: So when I get close to the cow and see, 678 00:25:23,605 --> 00:25:25,899 I can see the blood is coming from her tail. 679 00:25:26,650 --> 00:25:29,986 Her tail is basically severed. 680 00:25:31,029 --> 00:25:33,698 I'm not sure how that happened, if it was another cow 681 00:25:33,782 --> 00:25:35,242 or just getting caught in one of the chutes, 682 00:25:35,325 --> 00:25:37,869 but she basically tore her tail right off. 683 00:25:38,495 --> 00:25:40,664 This has to be really painful for this cow. 684 00:25:40,747 --> 00:25:44,167 So as quick as I can, I'm gonna go grab some local block, 685 00:25:44,251 --> 00:25:46,586 put it on there and then she won't feel it at all. 686 00:25:46,670 --> 00:25:47,587 (rattling) 687 00:25:47,671 --> 00:25:49,172 Block it right now. 688 00:25:51,132 --> 00:25:52,592 There. I know. 689 00:25:52,676 --> 00:25:55,303 It's really only hanging by a thread, by a little bit of skin, 690 00:25:55,387 --> 00:25:57,180 so I'm also just gonna complete the amputation, 691 00:25:57,264 --> 00:25:59,224 because to try to get it to heal back, 692 00:25:59,307 --> 00:26:00,433 it, it just wouldn't happen. 693 00:26:00,809 --> 00:26:03,853 These guys, they need their tail for swishing away bugs 694 00:26:03,937 --> 00:26:05,814 and that kind of stuff, but she's still got, 695 00:26:05,897 --> 00:26:09,150 you know, 90 percent of her tail left, she'll be okay. 696 00:26:09,734 --> 00:26:11,570 All right, poor thing. 697 00:26:11,653 --> 00:26:13,530 NARRATOR: A quick fix and Michelle can get back 698 00:26:13,613 --> 00:26:15,156 to the task at hand. 699 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:16,866 DR. OAKLEY (off screen): I see you, cutie! 700 00:26:17,701 --> 00:26:19,119 Definitely pregnant. 701 00:26:19,202 --> 00:26:20,328 (moos) 702 00:26:20,412 --> 00:26:21,621 SHANE: Next. 703 00:26:23,498 --> 00:26:24,708 DR. OAKLEY: There it is, that's so cute. 704 00:26:24,791 --> 00:26:26,543 How cute is that fetus? 705 00:26:26,626 --> 00:26:28,670 (mooing) 706 00:26:28,753 --> 00:26:30,380 This one, I think, is a couple weeks. 707 00:26:30,755 --> 00:26:32,173 I see your little foot. 708 00:26:32,257 --> 00:26:33,633 (moos) 709 00:26:33,717 --> 00:26:34,718 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, quit complaining. 710 00:26:34,801 --> 00:26:36,428 Okay. Now I see it, it's there. 711 00:26:36,511 --> 00:26:38,346 -Oh, there it is! -(moos) 712 00:26:38,430 --> 00:26:39,723 DR. OAKLEY: Fingers crossed. 713 00:26:40,390 --> 00:26:42,350 Hmm, no, she's not pregnant, Dev. 714 00:26:42,892 --> 00:26:43,977 DEV: Okay. 715 00:26:44,060 --> 00:26:45,979 DR. OAKLEY: There, that's its, like, little body, 716 00:26:46,062 --> 00:26:47,355 there's the head. 717 00:26:47,439 --> 00:26:49,482 Do you guys see the backbone there and everything? 718 00:26:49,566 --> 00:26:50,483 DEV (off screen): Yeah, I see the backbone. 719 00:26:50,900 --> 00:26:52,861 DR. OAKLEY: At one point, when I'm using the ultrasound, 720 00:26:52,944 --> 00:26:56,031 I can see the backbone and I can see a little limb go by, 721 00:26:56,114 --> 00:26:57,365 I can see the heart going. 722 00:26:57,449 --> 00:27:00,160 Oh, see the heart? Cool! 723 00:27:00,243 --> 00:27:01,620 DEV: That's the one going "do-do-do" really fast? 724 00:27:01,703 --> 00:27:02,912 DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. Yeah, do you see it? 725 00:27:02,996 --> 00:27:04,956 DEV: Yeah, that was pretty cool to see. 726 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:06,708 DR. OAKLEY: Even though I've done hundreds, 727 00:27:06,791 --> 00:27:08,877 probably thousands of these preg checks, 728 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:10,795 it's still exciting when you can see the heart beating. 729 00:27:10,879 --> 00:27:12,756 Just gonna see if it's a boy or a-- Oh, it's a boy! 730 00:27:13,798 --> 00:27:14,924 How cute! 731 00:27:15,425 --> 00:27:17,594 DEV: Now they know what color to paint the room. 732 00:27:18,011 --> 00:27:19,971 DR. OAKLEY (laughing): What color to paint the room! 733 00:27:20,597 --> 00:27:21,723 That's funny. 734 00:27:21,806 --> 00:27:23,558 -(cow moos) -NARRATOR: With daylight fading, 735 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:25,727 there's just one more cow to go. 736 00:27:26,353 --> 00:27:27,354 DR. OAKLEY: That is good planning. 737 00:27:27,437 --> 00:27:29,522 I'm down to my last rectal glove 738 00:27:30,023 --> 00:27:31,983 and the last cow I have to check, fortunately, 739 00:27:32,567 --> 00:27:36,154 or we're gonna be having to scrub up and go deep. 740 00:27:36,613 --> 00:27:38,573 I like these little short ones, Dev. 741 00:27:38,657 --> 00:27:40,033 They're so cute. 742 00:27:40,950 --> 00:27:42,077 NARRATOR: She may look cute, 743 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:43,953 but she doesn't wanna play nice. 744 00:27:44,037 --> 00:27:45,497 DR. OAKLEY: Can I come in, please? 745 00:27:46,289 --> 00:27:47,666 Nope. 746 00:27:47,749 --> 00:27:48,750 Ding-dong. 747 00:27:49,501 --> 00:27:50,585 Rap, rap, rap. 748 00:27:52,629 --> 00:27:53,672 I can't. 749 00:27:53,755 --> 00:27:55,215 She won't let me in. 750 00:27:57,050 --> 00:27:58,468 Okay. There we go. 751 00:27:58,551 --> 00:27:59,511 Okay. 752 00:27:59,594 --> 00:28:00,595 Pregnant. 753 00:28:01,221 --> 00:28:02,889 That's the last one. 754 00:28:02,972 --> 00:28:04,432 Woot, woot. 755 00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:06,226 NARRATOR: With the checks complete, 756 00:28:06,309 --> 00:28:09,270 all signs point to a very busy spring on the farm. 757 00:28:09,354 --> 00:28:10,897 (moos) 758 00:28:15,235 --> 00:28:16,611 DR. OAKLEY: Can I get a temperature on him, too, please? 759 00:28:16,695 --> 00:28:18,196 NARRATOR: For almost two weeks, 760 00:28:18,279 --> 00:28:20,407 Archer has been fighting for his life 761 00:28:20,490 --> 00:28:22,826 after a fire left him with severe burns 762 00:28:22,909 --> 00:28:25,036 covering almost half his body. 763 00:28:25,120 --> 00:28:26,705 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, Archer. 764 00:28:28,039 --> 00:28:31,042 NARRATOR: But today marks a new phase in his recovery, 765 00:28:31,126 --> 00:28:33,503 with the help of a veterinary burn specialist 766 00:28:33,586 --> 00:28:35,630 armed with some cutting-edge science. 767 00:28:36,506 --> 00:28:37,716 DR. OAKLEY: So today is a big day. 768 00:28:37,799 --> 00:28:40,885 I've got Dr. Peyton coming to town all the way from UC Davis. 769 00:28:40,969 --> 00:28:42,929 -DR. JAMIE PEYTON: Hello! -DR. OAKLEY: Oh. Hey! 770 00:28:43,012 --> 00:28:44,472 It's so nice to meet you! 771 00:28:44,556 --> 00:28:46,891 She's a veterinary specialist in burns 772 00:28:46,975 --> 00:28:49,978 who is pioneering this new treatment 773 00:28:50,061 --> 00:28:51,813 and saving so many animals' lives. 774 00:28:52,355 --> 00:28:54,649 And she brought her husband, Dr. Eric Johnson, 775 00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:55,859 who's a radiologist, 776 00:28:55,942 --> 00:28:58,027 so he specializes in ultrasound and x-ray of animals. 777 00:28:58,445 --> 00:28:59,654 DR. PEYTON: Open our bag here. 778 00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:01,948 NARRATOR: In preparation for Archer's arrival, 779 00:29:02,031 --> 00:29:06,119 Dr. Peyton readies her secret weapon: fish skins. 780 00:29:06,202 --> 00:29:07,871 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. Let's go fishing. 781 00:29:08,413 --> 00:29:10,331 DR. PEYTON: You know, one of the things with veterinary medicine 782 00:29:10,415 --> 00:29:13,585 is that no one has really looked into treating burns 783 00:29:13,668 --> 00:29:14,878 specifically for animals. 784 00:29:14,961 --> 00:29:16,254 This is a whole new area. 785 00:29:16,337 --> 00:29:19,007 But unfortunately, because we've had so many fires 786 00:29:19,090 --> 00:29:22,093 in Northern California and throughout the West Coast, 787 00:29:22,177 --> 00:29:23,887 it has become such an issue. 788 00:29:23,970 --> 00:29:25,889 And I read that a couple other groups 789 00:29:25,972 --> 00:29:28,850 were looking into fish skin for humans, specifically. 790 00:29:29,434 --> 00:29:31,686 So I thought, hmm, we can do that for animals. 791 00:29:32,312 --> 00:29:33,855 DR. OAKLEY: And so how long have you guys 792 00:29:33,938 --> 00:29:35,190 been doing this technique? 793 00:29:35,273 --> 00:29:36,858 DR. PEYTON: So we came up with this technique 794 00:29:36,941 --> 00:29:41,154 about a year and a half ago, and we've seen great results. 795 00:29:41,237 --> 00:29:42,572 DR. OAKLEY: This is not a skin graft. 796 00:29:42,655 --> 00:29:46,409 We're not gonna have Archer turn into half fish, half dog. 797 00:29:46,785 --> 00:29:50,371 This tilapia skin is really just an incredible bandage 798 00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:53,208 that not only prevents infection and decreases pain, 799 00:29:53,291 --> 00:29:55,919 but it really provides a scaffold for his own skin 800 00:29:56,002 --> 00:29:57,879 to grow back in a lot more quickly. 801 00:29:57,962 --> 00:30:00,089 -MAGGIE: Let's go, bud. Good job. -CODY: Come on, buddy. 802 00:30:00,173 --> 00:30:02,133 NARRATOR: Today, Archer will be welcomed 803 00:30:02,217 --> 00:30:03,927 by some familiar faces. 804 00:30:04,010 --> 00:30:05,220 MAGGIE: Good job. 805 00:30:05,303 --> 00:30:08,139 DR. OAKLEY: I've got Dana and Nicole, who are quite experienced 806 00:30:08,223 --> 00:30:09,641 in helping with the bandage changes. 807 00:30:10,099 --> 00:30:12,268 We've got Dr. Candice from Whitehorse, 808 00:30:12,352 --> 00:30:15,021 and she did all of his initial triage emergency care. 809 00:30:15,438 --> 00:30:17,440 Come on, Archer! This way, buddy. 810 00:30:17,524 --> 00:30:18,691 Wagging your tail. 811 00:30:18,775 --> 00:30:19,818 DR. CANDICE STEWART: Hi, buddy. Hi, Archer. 812 00:30:19,901 --> 00:30:21,528 -DR. OAKLEY: Good boy. -DR. STEWART: Hi, sweetheart! 813 00:30:21,611 --> 00:30:24,739 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, my God! He totally recognizes you! 814 00:30:26,032 --> 00:30:27,325 Oh, my goodness. 815 00:30:27,408 --> 00:30:28,368 NICOLE HOLM (off screen): Oh, I'm going to cry. 816 00:30:28,451 --> 00:30:30,995 DR. OAKLEY: This the day I think we've all been waiting for. 817 00:30:31,079 --> 00:30:33,289 Having this whole dream team together, 818 00:30:33,373 --> 00:30:34,666 you know, pulling for Archer. 819 00:30:34,749 --> 00:30:38,044 Um, we're looking forward to kind of jump-starting this process 820 00:30:38,127 --> 00:30:40,755 and getting him back to being more of a dog, fast. 821 00:30:40,839 --> 00:30:42,924 -We better get started. -DR. PEYTON (off screen): Yes. 822 00:30:43,007 --> 00:30:44,717 -DR. OAKLEY: Okay. Okay. -NICOLE: Here you go. 823 00:30:44,801 --> 00:30:47,303 -DR. OAKLEY: Good boy! -NICOLE: There you go, buddy. 824 00:30:47,387 --> 00:30:50,056 NARRATOR: To begin, Archer is put under anesthesia. 825 00:30:50,139 --> 00:30:51,933 It's a stronger dose this time, 826 00:30:52,016 --> 00:30:53,852 given the complexity of the procedure. 827 00:30:53,935 --> 00:30:55,520 DR. OAKLEY: There you go. 828 00:30:55,603 --> 00:30:56,729 Good boy. 829 00:30:57,313 --> 00:30:58,481 That hit you already? 830 00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:02,694 NARRATOR: Once he's down, his bandages can be removed. 831 00:31:03,236 --> 00:31:06,447 DR. STEWART: Oh, Michelle, he looks so good. 832 00:31:07,490 --> 00:31:09,409 NARRATOR: Michelle inserts an intubation tube 833 00:31:09,492 --> 00:31:11,828 to ensure Archer is getting enough oxygen 834 00:31:11,911 --> 00:31:14,247 while Dr. Peyton assesses his wounds. 835 00:31:14,330 --> 00:31:15,999 DR. PEYTON: That looks all good. 836 00:31:16,082 --> 00:31:18,084 The first thing I notice is that, you know, 837 00:31:18,167 --> 00:31:21,212 most of the dead tissue has been removed, which is excellent. 838 00:31:21,296 --> 00:31:22,714 Again, that's what we want to see, 839 00:31:22,797 --> 00:31:25,133 because now, we're gonna move to a new phase 840 00:31:25,216 --> 00:31:26,426 of trying to get it to heal. 841 00:31:26,509 --> 00:31:29,387 This is looking good! I'm kinda happy about this so far. 842 00:31:29,470 --> 00:31:32,557 DR. OAKLEY: I can't get over the face, how much it's changed in one day. 843 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,100 DR. PEYTON: The faces are the most dramatic. 844 00:31:34,183 --> 00:31:35,977 But they have good blood flow, 845 00:31:36,060 --> 00:31:37,729 and they will be the one that heals first. 846 00:31:37,812 --> 00:31:41,900 Um, and so even though it's so difficult to see their faces 847 00:31:41,983 --> 00:31:44,611 so severely injured, you know, I always say, 848 00:31:44,694 --> 00:31:47,113 "Don't give up hope. They can come back." 849 00:31:47,780 --> 00:31:49,908 DR. OAKLEY: It's very intimidating when you're a general practitioner 850 00:31:49,991 --> 00:31:51,534 and you have such a complicated case 851 00:31:51,618 --> 00:31:53,953 with so many things you haven't, you know, dealt with before. 852 00:31:54,037 --> 00:31:55,955 And then to have a specialist right there, 853 00:31:56,039 --> 00:31:57,582 going through it with you, you know, and saying, 854 00:31:57,665 --> 00:31:59,709 "Oh, yeah, that's fine, that's gonna be okay. 855 00:31:59,792 --> 00:32:00,960 Oh, you know, I think we might change this," 856 00:32:01,044 --> 00:32:04,380 but all of that feels like, you know, yes, 857 00:32:04,464 --> 00:32:05,840 we are going in the right direction 858 00:32:05,924 --> 00:32:07,425 and we are gonna do something good for Archer. 859 00:32:07,508 --> 00:32:09,052 DR. PEYTON: This looks really good, all that clean. 860 00:32:09,135 --> 00:32:12,180 Start getting the tilapia bandages. 861 00:32:12,263 --> 00:32:13,932 DR. OAKLEY: Color looks a little funny. 862 00:32:14,349 --> 00:32:15,642 NICOLE (off screen): Yeah, Michelle, he's starting to cool down, 863 00:32:15,725 --> 00:32:17,060 he's down to 37.5. 864 00:32:17,143 --> 00:32:18,436 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, boy. 865 00:32:18,519 --> 00:32:19,938 NARRATOR: Archer's body temperature has dropped 866 00:32:20,021 --> 00:32:21,522 to a dangerous level. 867 00:32:21,606 --> 00:32:23,274 The fish skin will have to wait. 868 00:32:23,358 --> 00:32:24,817 DR. OAKLEY (off screen): Dang it. 869 00:32:24,901 --> 00:32:26,819 35.9, he just went to. 870 00:32:26,903 --> 00:32:28,863 This anesthesia for Archer is a lot longer 871 00:32:28,947 --> 00:32:30,365 than our typical bandage change. 872 00:32:30,907 --> 00:32:32,659 You know, he's missing a lot of his skin 873 00:32:32,742 --> 00:32:35,536 and part of that skin's job is to keep the heat in. 874 00:32:35,620 --> 00:32:36,996 DR. PEYTON (off screen): He's on getting warm fluids? 875 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:38,122 -DR. OAKLEY: Yup. -NICOLE: Mm-hmm. 876 00:32:38,206 --> 00:32:39,582 DR. OAKLEY: He's becoming hypothermic. 877 00:32:39,666 --> 00:32:41,918 And I'm becoming more nervous about that. 878 00:32:42,001 --> 00:32:44,462 If we can't raise his body temperature back up, 879 00:32:44,545 --> 00:32:46,631 he could actually go into cardiac arrest and die. 880 00:32:47,048 --> 00:32:48,841 It's definitely an emergency at this point. 881 00:32:48,925 --> 00:32:50,885 -NICOLE: He's getting really cold. -DR. OAKLEY: I can't believe it. 882 00:32:53,388 --> 00:32:54,639 DR. OAKLEY: 36 still. 883 00:32:54,722 --> 00:32:56,140 35.9, he just went to. 884 00:32:56,808 --> 00:33:01,229 Once he's down in the 35 to 36 degree Celsius range, 885 00:33:01,312 --> 00:33:03,856 I mean, that's, you know, getting close to rock bottom. 886 00:33:03,940 --> 00:33:05,942 -DR. STEWART: What's his heart rate now? -NICOLE: 60. 887 00:33:06,484 --> 00:33:07,527 DR. OAKLEY (off screen): Oh, boy. 888 00:33:07,610 --> 00:33:09,112 We need to get booties on him. 889 00:33:09,195 --> 00:33:11,614 We need to increase his warm IV fluids flow. 890 00:33:12,115 --> 00:33:15,660 We need to put some nice hot packs around his groin and armpit area. 891 00:33:15,743 --> 00:33:19,080 You know, everything we can do to try and keep heat in, 892 00:33:19,163 --> 00:33:21,416 we need to do it now or it's gonna keep dropping. 893 00:33:22,750 --> 00:33:23,626 Come on, buddy. 894 00:33:25,336 --> 00:33:27,005 -DR. STEWART: He jumped a degree. -NICOLE: Yup. He jumped. 895 00:33:27,505 --> 00:33:29,173 -DR. PEYTON: Well, he's better. -DR. OAKLEY: Better than it was. 896 00:33:29,590 --> 00:33:30,883 DR. PEYTON: All right. 897 00:33:30,967 --> 00:33:32,260 Now we're up. 898 00:33:32,343 --> 00:33:33,386 There we go. 899 00:33:34,429 --> 00:33:36,639 NARRATOR: Archer's levels are back in the clear. 900 00:33:37,306 --> 00:33:38,975 And a pioneering procedure, 901 00:33:39,058 --> 00:33:42,937 the application of fish skin bandages, can finally begin. 902 00:33:43,021 --> 00:33:44,147 DR. PEYTON: Okay. All right. 903 00:33:44,230 --> 00:33:46,649 So you're just gonna help me to make sure that we don't drop them. 904 00:33:46,733 --> 00:33:47,650 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 905 00:33:47,734 --> 00:33:48,901 DR. PEYTON: But we're gonna lay it down, 906 00:33:48,985 --> 00:33:51,863 and then you'll just help to hold it while I get the stapler 907 00:33:51,946 --> 00:33:54,949 and start sort of like putting a little puzzle together. 908 00:33:55,033 --> 00:33:56,659 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. Look at that. 909 00:33:56,743 --> 00:33:58,536 Just lines right up like it was meant to be there. 910 00:33:58,619 --> 00:34:00,538 DR. PEYTON: Oh, man. Perfect. 911 00:34:00,621 --> 00:34:01,664 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. 912 00:34:01,748 --> 00:34:04,959 DR. PEYTON: The property of the fish skin is really specific 913 00:34:05,043 --> 00:34:06,836 in that it has a lot of collagen. 914 00:34:06,919 --> 00:34:09,088 You have to have collagen to heal wounds. 915 00:34:09,172 --> 00:34:11,674 And the collagen itself is sort of interlinking 916 00:34:11,758 --> 00:34:13,176 sort of like a jungle gym, 917 00:34:13,259 --> 00:34:15,303 that the cells along the sides of a wound 918 00:34:15,386 --> 00:34:17,638 can actually grab onto and move across 919 00:34:17,722 --> 00:34:19,015 to try to help with healing. 920 00:34:19,599 --> 00:34:20,767 So we're just cutting it to fit. 921 00:34:20,850 --> 00:34:22,143 -DR. OAKLEY: Mm-hmm. -DR. PEYTON: And for each of these fish, 922 00:34:22,226 --> 00:34:24,187 they don't come in one unique size, 923 00:34:24,270 --> 00:34:27,398 so we have to kinda piece it together to make it fit the best. 924 00:34:27,482 --> 00:34:30,985 All right, so what we're gonna start doing is stapling some of this on. 925 00:34:31,069 --> 00:34:33,988 NARRATOR: The pieces are held together with surgical staples 926 00:34:34,072 --> 00:34:36,699 and placed on healthy portions of Archer's skin 927 00:34:36,783 --> 00:34:38,993 where it will cause the least amount of discomfort. 928 00:34:39,077 --> 00:34:41,037 DR. OAKLEY: It's actually come out really nicely 929 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:43,122 in terms of this little arts and crafts project 930 00:34:43,206 --> 00:34:44,749 that we've put these little pieces here. 931 00:34:44,832 --> 00:34:46,459 Little nervous about his anesthesia, 932 00:34:46,542 --> 00:34:48,669 he's been down a long time, about an hour and a half now, 933 00:34:48,753 --> 00:34:50,713 or a little bit more than that actually, but we're still okay. 934 00:34:50,797 --> 00:34:53,132 We're warming him up and keeping him going. 935 00:34:53,216 --> 00:34:54,175 DR. PEYTON: Done. 936 00:34:54,258 --> 00:34:56,427 NARRATOR: The biggest challenge is yet to come-- 937 00:34:56,511 --> 00:34:59,097 covering the sensitive wounds on Archer's head. 938 00:34:59,597 --> 00:35:02,058 DR. OAKLEY: The difficult parts about putting the fish skin 939 00:35:02,141 --> 00:35:03,476 on Archer's head are the shapes of it. 940 00:35:03,559 --> 00:35:06,354 So we have to do a lot of cutting to get the pieces to fit 941 00:35:06,437 --> 00:35:08,523 the parts of his face that need coverage. 942 00:35:09,315 --> 00:35:11,734 -DR. PEYTON: Yes, I'm liking it. -DR. OAKLEY: Oh, my gosh. 943 00:35:11,818 --> 00:35:15,613 I've seen some cool stuff, and this is definitely number one. 944 00:35:15,696 --> 00:35:18,282 He really does look like Archer the dragon slayer. 945 00:35:19,450 --> 00:35:21,744 You know, he went from looking kind of pathetic 946 00:35:21,828 --> 00:35:25,081 to this bad-ass dragon dog that survived the fire 947 00:35:25,164 --> 00:35:27,458 and is gonna come back to live another day. 948 00:35:27,542 --> 00:35:28,960 I mean the coolest. 949 00:35:29,043 --> 00:35:30,670 DR. STEWART: It is definitely the coolest. 950 00:35:30,753 --> 00:35:34,590 DR. OAKLEY: I mean the coolest thing I've ever seen. 951 00:35:35,258 --> 00:35:36,801 Good boy, Archer! 952 00:35:37,426 --> 00:35:38,594 DR. PEYTON: A little bit this way. 953 00:35:38,678 --> 00:35:40,471 NARRATOR: A final layer of bandaging will help hold 954 00:35:40,555 --> 00:35:43,307 the fish skins in place while they work their magic. 955 00:35:43,391 --> 00:35:45,101 -DR. PEYTON: Perfect. -DR. OAKLEY: We can go. 956 00:35:45,184 --> 00:35:47,103 -NICOLE: We can get him dressed? -DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. Okay. 957 00:35:47,186 --> 00:35:49,397 No way could we have actually even lifted him like this before 958 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:51,941 without him crying when he was already a bit awake, 959 00:35:52,024 --> 00:35:54,944 so he's already, we can tell, a lot more comfortable. 960 00:35:55,027 --> 00:35:56,195 DR. PEYTON: Yeah. 961 00:35:56,279 --> 00:35:58,739 DR. OAKLEY: I think the pain component in terms of how, 962 00:35:58,823 --> 00:36:00,533 you know, those nerve endings are being covered 963 00:36:00,616 --> 00:36:02,243 and how he's just feeling better was evident. 964 00:36:02,952 --> 00:36:05,163 -You know what, you need something to eat. -NICOLE: He's like, "I want some food." 965 00:36:05,246 --> 00:36:06,414 NARRATOR: Even better, 966 00:36:06,497 --> 00:36:09,208 Archer's eyes can finally remain unbandaged 967 00:36:09,292 --> 00:36:12,253 now that the sensitive areas of his face are protected. 968 00:36:12,336 --> 00:36:14,255 DR. OAKLEY: He was looking at all of us and just seemed like, 969 00:36:14,338 --> 00:36:16,382 "Wow, I haven't seen you guys in a while!" 970 00:36:16,465 --> 00:36:17,550 What do you think of this stuff? 971 00:36:17,633 --> 00:36:20,261 He's like, "Oh, oh, heck yeah!" 972 00:36:20,344 --> 00:36:22,138 He was trying to eat and just get back 973 00:36:22,221 --> 00:36:24,307 to doing all those dog things that he does so well. 974 00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:28,102 -Dude! Those are-- Ow! -(laughter) 975 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:29,812 NICOLE: "Come on. I'm a dragon now. Feed me!" 976 00:36:29,896 --> 00:36:33,191 DR. PEYTON: Archer is definitely a dog with a strong will to live. 977 00:36:33,274 --> 00:36:36,527 That's what makes animals better healers in some ways than people. 978 00:36:36,611 --> 00:36:37,653 DR. OAKLEY: Hey, Maggie! 979 00:36:37,737 --> 00:36:39,155 DR. PEYTON: Because they live in the moment. 980 00:36:39,238 --> 00:36:40,823 -DR. OAKLEY: Yeah. -MAGGIE: Hello, handsome! 981 00:36:40,907 --> 00:36:42,783 DR. PEYTON: But one of my philosophies I tell owners 982 00:36:42,867 --> 00:36:45,244 is I always say, "Try to live more like your dog." 983 00:36:45,328 --> 00:36:47,830 Because the dog looks at one day at a time 984 00:36:47,914 --> 00:36:50,750 and really tries to make the best of everything. 985 00:36:50,833 --> 00:36:53,669 And looking at Archer, he's ready to go. 986 00:36:53,753 --> 00:36:57,215 He's ready to heal and get back to his normal life. 987 00:36:57,298 --> 00:36:58,966 DR. OAKLEY: We'll take his temperature at some point tomorrow, 988 00:36:59,050 --> 00:37:01,385 and you and I can just stay in touch tonight 989 00:37:01,469 --> 00:37:03,763 to see, make sure he settles and is comfortable tonight and everything. 990 00:37:03,846 --> 00:37:04,764 MAGGIE: Okay. Okay. 991 00:37:04,847 --> 00:37:07,808 DR. OAKLEY: We're gonna do a checkup and make sure everything's going well. 992 00:37:07,892 --> 00:37:09,685 Once the tilapia does its job 993 00:37:09,769 --> 00:37:12,063 and his own skin starts healing, it just falls right off. 994 00:37:12,438 --> 00:37:13,689 MAGGIE: Hello, handsome! 995 00:37:13,773 --> 00:37:15,900 DR. OAKLEY: It's just been a great day, 996 00:37:15,983 --> 00:37:17,735 and, you know, we're getting there. 997 00:37:17,818 --> 00:37:20,446 MAGGIE: You're a happy boy. You're a happy boy. 998 00:37:20,529 --> 00:37:21,989 DR. OAKLEY: He's like, "Where's my dinner?" 999 00:37:25,576 --> 00:37:27,703 NARRATOR: A new day at the clinic brings a new patient 1000 00:37:27,787 --> 00:37:30,039 in desperate need of Dr. Oakley's care. 1001 00:37:30,873 --> 00:37:32,625 DR. OAKLEY: So Roy and Brenda are coming in today 1002 00:37:32,708 --> 00:37:34,210 with their chicken, Silkie Little. 1003 00:37:34,794 --> 00:37:37,463 Silkie had an interaction with a hawk 1004 00:37:37,546 --> 00:37:40,132 that didn't go so well for her a few weeks ago. 1005 00:37:40,216 --> 00:37:41,717 ROY (off screen): I heard some noise outside, 1006 00:37:41,801 --> 00:37:43,803 I went running out there, 1007 00:37:43,886 --> 00:37:47,056 and I could see she was chewed up in the back pretty badly. 1008 00:37:47,139 --> 00:37:48,766 DR. OAKLEY: Brenda, I'll let you steady Silkie. 1009 00:37:48,849 --> 00:37:51,602 And you probably know Nicole, who's giving me a hand here. 1010 00:37:51,686 --> 00:37:54,689 BRENDA: She was attacked on the shoulder area. 1011 00:37:55,398 --> 00:37:57,775 Then she was ripped all the way down to the front. 1012 00:37:57,858 --> 00:37:58,901 DR. OAKLEY (off screen): Well, let's have a look. 1013 00:37:58,985 --> 00:38:01,320 And this happened a few weeks ago? Is that right? 1014 00:38:01,404 --> 00:38:02,780 -BRENDA: Yeah, three weeks ago. -DR. OAKLEY: Three weeks. 1015 00:38:02,863 --> 00:38:04,532 Sorry, that's probably tender. 1016 00:38:05,074 --> 00:38:07,118 NARRATOR: The wounds are not healing as fast 1017 00:38:07,201 --> 00:38:09,036 or as well as Brenda had hoped. 1018 00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:12,039 BRENDA: At this point, I just feel like 1019 00:38:12,123 --> 00:38:15,793 something needs to happen or else she's gonna die. 1020 00:38:18,004 --> 00:38:20,881 DR. OAKLEY: Okay. Let's see what we're getting into here. 1021 00:38:20,965 --> 00:38:23,009 NARRATOR: Cherished chicken Silkie Little 1022 00:38:23,092 --> 00:38:25,803 was on the losing end of a fight with a hawk. 1023 00:38:25,886 --> 00:38:27,972 ROY: I looked out the window and I saw the goshawk 1024 00:38:28,055 --> 00:38:30,349 -kind of under the trees. -DR. OAKLEY: Oh, goshawk. Yeah. Uh-huh. 1025 00:38:30,433 --> 00:38:33,227 ROY: So I went running out there, and the goshawk flew off of her 1026 00:38:33,311 --> 00:38:36,480 and she ran down under the truck and I pulled her out. 1027 00:38:37,189 --> 00:38:38,232 (screeches) 1028 00:38:38,316 --> 00:38:40,026 DR. OAKLEY: Goshawks are a common hawk here. 1029 00:38:40,109 --> 00:38:42,028 They're a very predatory raptor, 1030 00:38:42,653 --> 00:38:44,905 they'll catch snowshoe hare, they'll catch gophers, 1031 00:38:44,989 --> 00:38:47,992 they will kind of grab anything small on the ground, 1032 00:38:48,075 --> 00:38:49,535 and a chicken is no exception. 1033 00:38:50,453 --> 00:38:52,621 Okay. How is she for getting her bandage moved around? 1034 00:38:52,705 --> 00:38:54,332 BRENDA JOSEPHSON: Oh, she's, she's amazing. 1035 00:38:54,957 --> 00:38:57,543 NARRATOR: Since the attack, Roy and Brenda have been giving 1036 00:38:57,626 --> 00:38:59,670 Silkie Little round-the-clock care. 1037 00:38:59,754 --> 00:39:01,213 ROY JOSEPHSON: We've been treating her twice a day, 1038 00:39:01,297 --> 00:39:03,758 taking her bandages off and cleaning it out. 1039 00:39:03,841 --> 00:39:06,260 And Brenda's, Brenda's the doctor, of course. 1040 00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:08,220 BRENDA: This was ripped all the way down there. 1041 00:39:08,304 --> 00:39:10,306 I actually put stitches in and that came together. 1042 00:39:10,389 --> 00:39:11,265 DR. OAKLEY: Wow! 1043 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:13,267 BRENDA: Put stitches in with my darning needle. 1044 00:39:13,351 --> 00:39:14,602 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, my goodness, and she just let you do that? 1045 00:39:14,685 --> 00:39:15,686 BRENDA: Yup. 1046 00:39:15,770 --> 00:39:17,938 That was probably the worst part, stitching her up. 1047 00:39:18,022 --> 00:39:20,608 But Silkie Little is one of our pets. 1048 00:39:20,691 --> 00:39:23,652 And she seemed to have a desire to live. 1049 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:27,907 I had a stitch over here on top of her bone. 1050 00:39:27,990 --> 00:39:29,867 -DR. OAKLEY: Mm-hmm. Okay. -BRENDA: And that ripped out. 1051 00:39:29,950 --> 00:39:32,661 BRENDA: So that's the area I'm really concerned about. 1052 00:39:33,496 --> 00:39:34,830 DR. OAKLEY: As I'm looking at the wound, I can see 1053 00:39:34,914 --> 00:39:37,666 that it's fairly well healed at one half of it, 1054 00:39:37,750 --> 00:39:39,752 but the other half closer to the front of the wing 1055 00:39:39,835 --> 00:39:41,045 does look a little rough. 1056 00:39:41,420 --> 00:39:44,090 BRENDA: And it was ripped all the way down the front, too. 1057 00:39:44,173 --> 00:39:46,175 DR. OAKLEY: I'm sorry, that's probably tender. 1058 00:39:46,717 --> 00:39:50,221 One of Brenda's concerns is that the tissue never totally healed 1059 00:39:50,304 --> 00:39:51,764 out of one area 1060 00:39:51,847 --> 00:39:53,974 and maybe one of the bones is actually sticking out. 1061 00:39:54,058 --> 00:39:57,228 So we're kind of set to do an amputation, if that's the case. 1062 00:39:57,311 --> 00:39:59,146 We'll likely have to amputate the wing. 1063 00:40:00,898 --> 00:40:03,859 I'm not positive that's the bone there. 1064 00:40:04,944 --> 00:40:07,154 What I think is that's a scab over a tendon 1065 00:40:07,238 --> 00:40:09,448 because I can feel the bone all the way up and in, 1066 00:40:09,532 --> 00:40:11,784 and that's, that's not exactly the bone. 1067 00:40:12,368 --> 00:40:14,370 NARRATOR: It's good news for Silkie Little 1068 00:40:14,453 --> 00:40:17,081 and for Brenda, a doctor's stamp of approval. 1069 00:40:17,164 --> 00:40:20,668 DR. OAKLEY: It actually looks to me like it's healing really pretty nicely. 1070 00:40:20,751 --> 00:40:22,795 You've done a fantastic job taking care of it. 1071 00:40:22,878 --> 00:40:25,047 So what we'll do is we'll actually put her 1072 00:40:25,131 --> 00:40:27,007 on a little bit of antibiotics 1073 00:40:27,091 --> 00:40:29,218 and a little bit of anti-inflammatory stuff 1074 00:40:29,301 --> 00:40:30,386 to speed this along. 1075 00:40:30,469 --> 00:40:32,430 And I'll probably just give you a wound spray 1076 00:40:32,513 --> 00:40:33,764 for a little bit longer to keep it-- 1077 00:40:33,848 --> 00:40:35,766 Okay. Woo, woo, woo. Woo, woo. 1078 00:40:35,850 --> 00:40:38,144 Chickens heal amazingly well. 1079 00:40:38,227 --> 00:40:41,856 Like, I've seen some gnarly chicken injuries, 1080 00:40:41,939 --> 00:40:44,984 and it's super impressive how, with a little bit of help, 1081 00:40:45,067 --> 00:40:46,777 with a little bit of cleaning that wound up, 1082 00:40:46,861 --> 00:40:48,737 I mean, they just, they go to town 1083 00:40:48,821 --> 00:40:51,031 and have that thing cleaned up themselves within a couple weeks. 1084 00:40:51,115 --> 00:40:52,700 You're speaking my language. 1085 00:40:52,783 --> 00:40:54,827 (Michelle clucking) 1086 00:40:54,910 --> 00:40:57,705 But I don't give up on them when I hear they have some rough injuries, 1087 00:40:57,788 --> 00:40:58,873 because with a bit of support, 1088 00:40:58,956 --> 00:41:00,624 they can, they can get back on their feet. 1089 00:41:00,708 --> 00:41:02,626 You did a great job, Brenda. You're hired. 1090 00:41:03,544 --> 00:41:06,505 BRENDA: For me, it was important to keep her alive. 1091 00:41:06,589 --> 00:41:07,590 DR. OAKLEY: I'm with you. 1092 00:41:07,673 --> 00:41:10,134 These guys are actually really, really good pets. 1093 00:41:10,217 --> 00:41:12,720 They have their own little life, and, um, you got her through it. 1094 00:41:12,803 --> 00:41:15,431 Like, this is just gonna be kind of the minor cleanup now. 1095 00:41:15,514 --> 00:41:16,557 She'll be fine. 1096 00:41:16,640 --> 00:41:18,392 I don't have chicken treats, I'm sorry! 1097 00:41:19,143 --> 00:41:22,021 Sorry, I made you a little shaky. Good job. 1098 00:41:22,104 --> 00:41:23,647 BRENDA: All right. Thank you! 1099 00:41:23,731 --> 00:41:25,816 DR. OAKLEY: Thank you so much for bringing her in. Bye, Silkie! 1100 00:41:25,900 --> 00:41:29,236 BRENDA: I'm just so excited because I think she's gonna do fine. 1101 00:41:30,279 --> 00:41:32,156 ROY: I didn't think she'd have the use of her wing, 1102 00:41:32,239 --> 00:41:35,576 so it's really encouraging she's gonna have some use of it. 1103 00:41:35,659 --> 00:41:37,328 BRENDA: I think it's the best-case scenario. 1104 00:41:43,083 --> 00:41:45,294 NARRATOR: It's been three months since Archer received 1105 00:41:45,377 --> 00:41:48,672 a revolutionary burn treatment involving fish skin. 1106 00:41:48,756 --> 00:41:50,299 DR. OAKLEY: I mean the coolest. 1107 00:41:50,382 --> 00:41:51,300 DR. STEWART: It is definitely the coolest. 1108 00:41:51,383 --> 00:41:52,259 NICOLE: It's pretty amazing. 1109 00:41:52,843 --> 00:41:55,721 DR. OAKLEY: Hey, Archer! Hello! 1110 00:41:55,804 --> 00:41:58,432 NARRATOR: Today, he's back for his routine checkup. 1111 00:41:58,516 --> 00:42:01,018 DR. OAKLEY: Oh, my goodness. He looks very perky. 1112 00:42:01,101 --> 00:42:02,520 CODY: Yeah, he's been pretty energetic lately. 1113 00:42:02,603 --> 00:42:04,939 He actually went out camping with me about five, six days ago. 1114 00:42:05,022 --> 00:42:07,274 DR. OAKLEY: What? You're a camping dog again. 1115 00:42:07,358 --> 00:42:09,485 And you're smiling and I'm scratching you 1116 00:42:09,568 --> 00:42:11,237 and you don't mind at all. 1117 00:42:11,320 --> 00:42:13,656 Archer has come a really long way. 1118 00:42:13,739 --> 00:42:16,825 I mean, every time he comes in, I see a little bit more progress. 1119 00:42:16,909 --> 00:42:19,245 Now he has skin all over his face. 1120 00:42:19,328 --> 00:42:22,331 He has little eyelashes and whiskers everywhere. 1121 00:42:22,414 --> 00:42:24,708 Oh, my gosh. Look at your little old man hair. 1122 00:42:24,792 --> 00:42:28,546 And the huge open area on the side is just continuing to shrink. 1123 00:42:28,629 --> 00:42:31,507 So he's really made amazing progress. 1124 00:42:31,590 --> 00:42:33,801 Okay. Should we go outside and see what you got? 1125 00:42:35,719 --> 00:42:36,971 Look at him go! 1126 00:42:37,054 --> 00:42:38,931 Oh, my gosh. You can tell he's part greyhound. 1127 00:42:39,598 --> 00:42:42,142 Good boy! Good boy. 1128 00:42:42,226 --> 00:42:43,644 Can he ever run! 1129 00:42:44,228 --> 00:42:45,479 CODY: Archer's doing good. 1130 00:42:45,563 --> 00:42:47,189 He's been wanting to run around and play 1131 00:42:47,273 --> 00:42:50,359 for a couple months now, so he's, he's pretty happy. 1132 00:42:50,442 --> 00:42:51,485 DR. OAKLEY (off screen): Good boy. Good boy. 1133 00:42:52,111 --> 00:42:53,904 Archer's prognosis is amazing. 1134 00:42:53,988 --> 00:42:54,947 Are you ready? 1135 00:42:55,030 --> 00:42:57,116 I don't wanna jinx it, but he's basically done it. 1136 00:42:57,199 --> 00:42:58,492 Good boy. 1137 00:42:58,576 --> 00:43:00,077 You know, he will never look the same. 1138 00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:04,248 But he is the same dog in his heart, and he is just so darn happy to be here. 1139 00:43:05,207 --> 00:43:08,919 To see him running around like this sure makes it worth it. 1140 00:43:09,545 --> 00:43:10,754 Archer, come here, bud. 1141 00:43:10,838 --> 00:43:13,299 What a good boy you are! 1142 00:43:13,382 --> 00:43:16,635 It meant a lot to, to be able to be in his corner and fight for him. 1143 00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:17,970 What do you think? Not bad, eh? 1144 00:43:18,053 --> 00:43:19,138 CODY: Good boy. 1145 00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:23,642 Captioned by Point.360