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DR. OAKLEY: Okay,
it's musk ox Monday.
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SIERRA: Musk ox
Monday, here we go.
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DR. OAKLEY: Are you ready?
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So we're here today at
Todd Pettit's Musk Ox Farm.
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We're actually gonna
move some musk ox around,
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a little bit of a
shell game with musk ox.
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We're gonna hopefully
remove the two youngest ones.
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Um, it's time for
them to be weaned.
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And, um, they're both males,
they're not going to be left
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in this group to
breed of course
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because they're too related,
and they're going to a new farm.
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SIERRA: So if
everything goes to plan,
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we're darting four musk
ox, two moms and two babies.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Right.
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SIERRA: And we're relocating
the babies to their new home.
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DR. OAKLEY: Yup.
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It could be dangerous.
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I mean, it's probably one
of the most complicated
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anesthesias I've ever done.
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There's a lot of moving parts,
a lot of moving hooves here.
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TODD (off-screen): We have
a pretty unique animal.
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They frustrate me probably
more than most animals.
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They're difficult to raise.
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They don't like me, they really
don't like much of anything.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Musk ox have been farmed
for over 100 years
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and in Alaska, they're
still used to get fiber,
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which is really nice.
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TODD (off-screen): This is
what it's all about.
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This fiber is called qiviut,
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it is considered the
warmest for weight.
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Just holding this little tiny
fluff makes my hands warm.
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It's amazing.
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DR. OAKLEY: So let's
talk our overall plan.
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We're just trying to get
the young ones to move to
Mark's farm, right?
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TODD (off-screen): Yup.
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MARK: Todd and I,
we've been talking for
the last couple weeks
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about how this
might best possibly work.
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The musk ox we raise at
the Musk Ox Farm are
very well socialized
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from the moment
they're born.
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They're very
relaxed, very calm.
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Todd's animals on
the other hand,
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they're not being
worked with in any way.
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They've been rather feral,
so they really revert to that
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musk ox-y behavior.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Musk ox are grumpy,
prehistoric cave creatures.
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This giant head it is so thick
with all this spongy material
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because when they get
mad, they ram heads.
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And these guys have been
known to flip vehicles,
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to tear tires off of trucks,
so it will be really tricky
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to make sure we can stay safe.
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MARK (off-screen): We've
talked about so many
different great plans,
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but we also know that the more
we try to plan what these guys
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are gonna do, the
less it's gonna happen.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): It's
gonna go just like we planned.
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TODD (off-screen): Exactly.
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DR. OAKLEY: Either
A, B, C, D, or E. Okay?
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MARK (off-screen): Yup.
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TODD (off-screen): All aboard.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
This is gonna work!
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Those musk ox are like,
"Here comes our grub!"
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And we're like, actually.
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So plan A is just to go in
there with this big hay truck
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that Todd's been feeding
them with kind of regularly.
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TODD (off-screen): All right.
We're going into stealth mode.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
We're going to hide
actually in the hay truck
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and hopefully they
won't get suspicious.
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And they'll just
kind of walk over,
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and that gets us within
about 20 yards where we
can get a shot.
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If anything
happens, just get out.
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Like if I say get out,
don't worry about me,
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you just get out.
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SIERRA: Okay.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
You can usually outrun
them going around something
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but not always,
so it's super important
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to have eyes on the back of
your head for this.
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TODD (off-screen):
Come on musk ox!
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DR. OAKLEY: So far,
they're just staring at us,
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like, "Hmm. Nope.
Something smells weird."
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Aw, they're running away.
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So they are not doing their
usual thing where they come up
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to the hay truck, so.
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Patience is a virtue.
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TODD (off-screen): I think
they're trying to wait us out.
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DR. OAKLEY:
I can do my TikTok.
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DR. OAKLEY: When you're
sitting around waiting,
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what else are you
gonna do, you know.
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Whip out the TikTok.
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♪ I want you to come a little
closer. ♪ ♪
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DR.. OAKLEY (off-screen)
I can see Sierra's face.
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She's like, "Mom,
you're ridiculous."
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You know?
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Sometimes I think
she's more mature than me.
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♪ ♪ Please, please,
come a little closer. ♪ ♪
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SIERRA: Whenever we get
a free moment mom seems
to be on TikTok.
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So she maybe is just trying
to relieve some of the stress
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of the moment at this time.
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Or she's just
addicted to TikTok,
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I don't know which one.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
What do you think,
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do you think they're
gonna come over?
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TODD: I don't know.
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They know something's up.
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DR. OAKLEY: And they have
all the time in the world, so.
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TODD: Right?
Let's go to plan B.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Okay.
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SIERRA (off-screen): All right.
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DR. OAKLEY: So our plan is
to, they seem to be kind of
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hanging in one spot
in the corner there,
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so we're gonna climb the fence
here and go wide around
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and come up to that spot.
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DR. OAKLEY:
Sierra, if I fell...
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it would hurt.
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DR. OAKLEY: I see them.
They're just up here,
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so let's just stay close.
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♪ ♪
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(shot)
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SIERRA (off-screen): Here we go.
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(shot)
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Woo-woo!
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DR. OAKLEY: So we just, we
just darted the two females.
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SIERRA (off-screen): We're
hoping that the little babies
will stay close enough
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so that we can
dart them too.
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Let the males take off.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Uh-oh.
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Now they're both,
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one is really sedate
and the other one is
starting to go down.
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And here comes the bull.
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(grunting)
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TODD: I'm really worried about
these bulls acting aggressive.
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when these cows go down.
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(grunting)
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DR. OAKLEY: She's
not interested in you, dude.
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That's not what that's about.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
These bulls are
starting to go into rut.
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And when they see a
female not moving,
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it just flips some kind of
switch and they're like,
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"Okay, she wants to breed."
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SIERRA (off-screen): No!
They can't do that!
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They will either try
and get her up and they
could potentially gore her,
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or if he gets on top her
she won't be able to breathe.
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Either way, she could die.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Bring a truck!
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Bring a truck!
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Fortunately,
Todd's over there.
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We're gonna get his attention
so that he comes over
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and maybe helps us move
the rest of the group
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away with the vehicle.
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Holy moly.
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The bull is watching me,
but he's moving away,
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which is great.
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TODD (off-screen):
Are the calves darted?
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): No.
TODD (off-screen): Nope? Okay.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
We can't get close enough,
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but I gotta deal
with the moms.
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They're on their sides, so
that's not a good position
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for them to be in anesthesia.
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I don't want them not
breathing properly,
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um, or aspirating, you know,
they can inhale some of their
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saliva or women contents.
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DR.. OAKLEY: Okay, just watch
she doesn't start running away.
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DR.. OAKLEY: Okay.
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One, two, three.
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We've got both moms
in good position.
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Um, the calves are
coming closer and closer,
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they're kind of
looking at their moms,
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wondering what's going on.
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I'm gonna line up now
and try to get a shot.
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Turn your little
butt, come on.
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(shot)
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All right!
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Got 'em!
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Can you bring the truck?
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SIERRA (off-screen):
Gotta go fast, gotta go fast!
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
We've got both babies down,
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so we're gonna load
them up on the truck
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and we're gonna drive them out.
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But I don't know that I've
ever had four animals under
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anesthesia at once.
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And there's still
bulls in this pen,
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so it's kind of a lot.
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He's, he's trying to get up.
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Put the towel over his head!
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SIERRA: Okay.
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DR. OAKLEY: You got it?
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TODD: Yeah.
DR. OAKLEY: Okay.
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Sometimes I stop and I'm
like, what am I doing?
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Why have I brought my daughter
into this crazy situation?
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But, you know, she's
really good at it.
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Okay.
This one's lighter.
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SIERRA: Is it?
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DR. OAKLEY: I'm not going to
be getting any mother of the
year awards, I don't think.
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I hear you making noise,
baby, but you got a long
ways to go still.
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SIERRA (off-screen): Sorry.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Just protect his eyes there.
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That was Plan X, I think.
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There you go.
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So she's gonna
stay and do IVs,
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try to get IVs in and monitor,
and I'm gonna go back
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and reverse the females.
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Wake them up.
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MARK: So now that we've got
them in the back of the truck,
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we need to give
them a visual ear tag,
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insert a microchip, they
get a nasal swab for DNA,
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and we're going
to vaccinate them.
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DR. OAKLEY: I'm gonna dash back
and check on these females.
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The goal here is just
to get them on their feet
as quickly as possible.
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Okay.
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So I'm just giving
the reversal now.
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Oh, Todd, she's getting up!
Heads up.
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As I've given
one the reversal,
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the other one's getting up!
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Everybody get out.
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TODD (off-screen): Okay.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
It's just really important
that everyone who's
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been helping or
filming just gets up high,
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away from the musk ox.
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Look who's up there, Rob?
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He's stuck on the fence?
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Heads up, Rob!
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TODD (off-screen): Hey! Rob!
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Todd, she's getting up!
Heads up.
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Yeah. We're kinda quickly trying
to reverse the musk ox mama.
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The other one's getting up.
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Everybody get out.
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TODD: Okay.
He needs to get up there.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Okay.
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We're quickly injecting
and running for the fence.
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Who's up there, Rob?
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He's stuck on the fence.
Heads up, Rob!
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TODD: Hey! Rob!
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DR. OAKLEY: As physically
fit as our sound guy Rob is,
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to see him trying to get up
the fence and the musk ox
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running in that direction
made me pretty nervous.
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TODD (off-screen): Boy,
you move like a squirrel.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I kind
of knew we wouldn't get through
this day
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without somebody
running for the fence.
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How's it going?
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Okey-dokey.
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Okay. Now, I can talk
to you and kiss you.
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Musk ox kisses are so awesome,
you already know that.
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Now we're at Mark's.
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I would be a happy
musk ox to live here.
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SIERRA: Me, too.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Yeah,
if you die and become a musk ox,
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this is where you want to be.
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WOMAN (off-screen): Can
we put him over there?
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DR. OAKLEY: Sure, yeah.
Wherever you like.
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MARK (off-screen):
We've got 75 acres out here.
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We have 83 musk oxen
living on the property,
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so each one of them
has got a lot of room,
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a lot of food.
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We're all about
this low stress,
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gentle animal husbandry.
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Yeah, it's a great
place to be a musk ox.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
It's okay, baby!
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MARK (off-screen):
Oh, hold on little buddy.
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There you go.
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DR. OAKLEY: There was nothing
about this day was not hard,
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but I'm really glad that
despite all of our plans,
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a different plan happened
and it all worked out.
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MARK: Yay, buddy!
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It's gonna be fun to watch
them grow up and just become
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part of the herd.
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Bam?
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DR. OAKLEY: High elbow, bam!
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MARK (off-screen):
Welcome home, guys!
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♪ ♪
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SIERRA: Come on, Drogo. Oh!
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DR. OAKLEY: So today is spay
and neuter day in Haines, Alaska
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and these days
are super busy.
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VET ASSISTANT (off-screen):
Hello! Good boy!
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SIERRA (off-screen): Whenever
we do spay neuter clinics,
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we always are
booked to the brim.
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We're always running behind.
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So, it's always kind of like
a tag team go, go, go.
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Hello!
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This is Herschel,
this is Bindi's baby!
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Small town, everyone knows
everybody including their dogs.
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DR. OAKLEY: Wow, one of the
more glamorous parts of my job.
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SIERRA: It's always
prepare for an elephant
and hope for a mouse.
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So, we're preparing for a
lot of different emergencies,
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a very busy day, and anything
less than that would be great.
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All right!
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Woo! That's everyone!
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): We've
got a lot of people waiting.
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We've got a
waitlist like this long.
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ALL (off-screen):
One, two, three.
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DR. TUOMI: Got it!
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
When we start getting
a backup like this,
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I try to pull in another
vet and Dr. John's perfect,
he's awesome.
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Like, he's really fast at
surgeries and we're gonna try
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and burn through as
many of these as we can.
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Oh, you're a chunky girl.
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This is gonna be a nightmare.
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You gonna do the cutting?
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You do the honors.
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DR. TUOMI (off-screen): Okay.
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I'm mostly
retired at this point,
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so it's pretty, pretty exciting.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Jeez, all the fat.
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DR. TUOMI (off-screen): Yeah.
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Probably the number of the spays
and neuters that I've done,
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I would say 15,000,
probably more than that.
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DR. OAKLEY: Nice work, John.
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DR. TUOMI: Thanks.
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DR. OAKLEY: Good one.
That was awesome.
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(snoring)
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KIM: You're okay!
You are all okay.
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SIERRA: Ah, puppy!
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Ohh!
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One of the best parts of my
job are definitely the babies
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that come in of any species
but golden retriever puppies
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are definitely up there
and one of my favorites.
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Got you!
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KIM (off-screen): My golden
retriever just had 13 puppies,
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and they're all going to great
homes and that was a big thing.
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SIERRA: Who else gets to
do this and call it work?
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A lot of these puppies
have already gone off
to their new homes,
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but we're getting
them all back together,
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as many as we can, so they
can come in for their checkup.
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KIM: The one with the green,
Sadie, right here,
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she's got something on her leg
that the owner just showed us.
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SIERRA: Oh!
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KIM (off-screen):
Yeah, see that?
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SIERRA (off-screen):
Oh, that's strange.
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It kind of feels
like a little bug bite.
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We'll definitely
take a look at that.
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That's not cute!
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Hey, everybody!
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Oh my goodness!
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Hey! How are you?
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SIERRA (off-screen):
Your stethoscope just
became a chew toy.
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DR. OAKLEY: Hey!
Oh my goodness!
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As busy as we are with
the spays and neuters,
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I'm not gonna complain about
getting in this big mass of
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golden retriever puppies.
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We'll just give them a
thorough going over
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and a thorough sniffing
of that puppy breath.
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So heart and
lungs sound great.
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I'm feeling all
the lymph nodes.
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Okay, he passed his
health certificate
and his cuteness check.
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KIM (off-screen): All right!
That's Sadie.
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DR. OAKLEY: Sadie.
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KIM (off-screen): That's, that's
the one with the little.
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DR. OAKLEY: This is the
one with the little lump?
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KIM (off-screen): Yeah.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Oh,
yeah. What the heck is that?
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So did you ever notice, no
limping or anything like that?
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KIM: No! Nothing.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Okay, let me have a look
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and open that leg up as
much as you can.
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There we go.
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SIERRA: I'm thinking it
looks like a bug bite.
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In Alaska, we have
a lot of mosquitos,
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black flies, and puppies can
have big reactions to some of
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the bugs that we have here.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I can
see that funny little lump.
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It's not a lymph node
because lymph nodes
would be deeper or back here.
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It's thicken.
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You know, at first, she was
wondered if it was a bug bite
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and I thought, "Oh, maybe,"
but as I'm looking at it I can
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see it's actually kind of long
and flat and it is a little
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unusual and doesn't
entirely look like a
straightforward bug bite.
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SIERRA: There's
like a crust on it.
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DR. OAKLEY: I know.
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So I'm gonna take a few pokes.
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I know!
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I'm just gonna take a
little aspirate sample,
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with just a little needle to
pull out some of the cells
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and then we'll send
the puppy home.
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They can also get these
little totally benign
little puppy tumors.
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But other kinds of tumors
are pretty rare in these guys.
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All we gotta do.
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So I took some of it,
put it on the slide,
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we'll look at it here.
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I can call you with
the results later.
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KIM (off-screen): Sure. Yup.
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DR. OAKLEY: It's not common at
all for puppies to get tumors,
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but I don't want to ignore it
because it is important that
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we check this out and make sure
it's nothing to worry about.
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SIERRA (off-screen): Bye, Sadie!
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
All right.
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Send in the Herschel.
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There you go.
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This is my grand-puppy.
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Herschel is the
love child of Bindi,
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my Australian Shepherd, and
a golden retriever neighbor
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named Finn.
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Finn is actually the
daddy of Sadie as well.
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He's a cheating you-know-what.
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Herschel is starting
to want to wander and
hump everybody's leg,
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so he's gonna be
neutered today.
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SIERRA (off-screen): Mom, mom.
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Sadie just came back in and
she won't stop throwing up,
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the little puppy.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Uh oh, okay, okay.
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Let's just take her over here
because she might have parvo.
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SIERRA (off-screen): An hour
after we poked Sadie's mass,
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Sadie's owner Krystal
rushes in with Sadie.
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KRYSTAL: I picked her
up from Kim's house
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and then we got in the car
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and all of a sudden
Sadie started puking.
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And we pulled over
and cleaned up the mess
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and she just had a
lot of diarrhea,
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and it was just really intense,
really fast.
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And it's just
extremely terrifying.
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I don't know what's
going on with my dog.
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DR. OAKLEY: Um, okay, okay.
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So Let's start
with the parvo test.
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This puppy is really sick.
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You have to worry that they
ate something toxic when it
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comes on really acutely.
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You also have to
think about parvo.
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SIERRA: Aw.
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DR. OAKLEY: Parvo's a nasty
virus that we definitely have
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around town here.
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It's very common in the north.
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SIERRA: It basically just makes
the puppy poop until it dies
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and vomit until it dies.
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No!
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DR. OAKLEY: If it's parvo we've
got a huge problem on our hands.
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SIERRA: Oh, are you
going to throw up again?
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Sadie is not doing really well.
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She's still vomiting, um,
she's had a couple little
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bouts of diarrhea.
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I'm gonna come over and
give a little booty swab.
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We're definitely gonna
do a really quick check
to look for parvo.
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It's very contagious
and it can be fatal.
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There we go. Yeah.
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SIERRA (off-screen): All right.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): I'm
just gonna put this in here,
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swirl it around.
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And the good news is it's
looking like it's negative,
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so that makes me very happy,
I'm glad it's not parvo,
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but then the question
is why is she suddenly
vomiting and diarrhea.
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SIERRA: Aw, it's okay.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Now one thing I did was
poke a mass on her leg.
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There is one type of tumor
that if you poke it
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and get it angry it can cause
a release of histamine
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that can cause
vomiting and diarrhea.
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It's not common in puppies, so
it's kind of unusual if that's
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what it is but it
certainly could be what's
called a mast cell tumor.
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So, we're going to have a quick
look at that slide as well.
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I'll be durned,
have a look at this.
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Looks like mast cells to me.
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DR. TUOMI (off-screen): Boy,
it does look suspicious.
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DR. OAKLEY: I don't know that
they look like tumor-looking
mast cell.
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DR. TUOMI (off-screen): If it
was going to be a mast cell
tumor on a puppy,
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it would be
a golden retriever.
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Golden retrievers are
a cancer-prone breed,
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and at this age,
it'd be questionable.
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DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Mast cells are normal cells
in our immune system
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that kind of helps us
with allergic reactions.
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But a mast cell tumor
is cancerous growth,
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and the mast cell gets angry
and it starts dividing way too
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much and it forms
this big ugly mass.
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I think it's really unlikely
it's a mast cell tumor.
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Maybe it was a bug bite
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and mast cells would
normally show up to that,
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you know to try and
help with the inflammation.
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00:20:00,157 --> 00:20:04,077
A lot of figuring out
these cases is
forensic-y detective work.
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You know, you just have to keep
going through the symptoms,
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think of what
can cause it,
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so my next biggest rule-out is
that she ate something bad.
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We have the vomit.
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I might peek at the vomit.
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She was definitely
eating like grass.
469
00:20:17,799 --> 00:20:19,760
Krystal saved some of her
vomit when she threw up,
470
00:20:19,843 --> 00:20:22,471
so we can actually have a
look at it because sometimes
471
00:20:22,554 --> 00:20:23,889
the proof is in the pudding.
472
00:20:25,015 --> 00:20:27,935
It sounds gross, but you need
to actually go through the vomit
473
00:20:28,018 --> 00:20:29,561
and you can find things
in it that could give you
474
00:20:29,645 --> 00:20:31,104
clues on what's going on.
475
00:20:31,772 --> 00:20:34,858
Digging around, that
looks like a mushroom to me.
476
00:20:36,485 --> 00:20:37,736
DR. TUOMI (off-screen):
Yeah, it sure does.
477
00:20:37,819 --> 00:20:40,364
DR. OAKLEY: I mean, the ridges
on it and this kinda thin.
478
00:20:40,447 --> 00:20:43,533
DR. TUOMI (off-screen): And
it's certainly not dog food.
479
00:20:43,617 --> 00:20:45,827
DR. OAKLEY: Little stinker,
she's into the shrooms.
480
00:20:47,621 --> 00:20:49,498
We're finding little
tiny bits of mushroom,
481
00:20:49,581 --> 00:20:51,416
and even some of the
tiny ones can be toxic.
482
00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:53,377
Especially to a
little puppy this size.
483
00:20:53,460 --> 00:20:55,295
So, this is all
starting to make sense.
484
00:20:55,379 --> 00:20:57,923
There are no treatments for when
they eat these toxic mushrooms.
485
00:20:58,006 --> 00:20:59,758
It's really just
supportive care.
486
00:21:00,717 --> 00:21:02,052
SIERRA (off-screen):
Poor little bug.
487
00:21:02,135 --> 00:21:03,387
So, we're gonna
pop an IV in her,
488
00:21:03,470 --> 00:21:06,431
get her started
on some fluids.
489
00:21:07,474 --> 00:21:09,017
DR. OAKLEY: This is a
drug to stop vomiting.
490
00:21:09,101 --> 00:21:11,103
Another poke for you,
you poor little baby.
491
00:21:11,186 --> 00:21:12,980
It's been a tough day, I know.
492
00:21:18,485 --> 00:21:20,821
♪ ♪
493
00:21:20,904 --> 00:21:23,031
SIERRA (off-screen): All right,
Herschel, you ready to go buddy?
494
00:21:23,573 --> 00:21:24,574
He was a good boy.
495
00:21:24,658 --> 00:21:26,785
OWNER: Oh, good.
Come on buddy!
496
00:21:26,868 --> 00:21:28,120
SIERRA: Oh! (laughter)
497
00:21:30,122 --> 00:21:31,248
KRYSTAL (off-screen): Oh, Sadie!
498
00:21:31,331 --> 00:21:33,375
DR. OAKLEY: Okey-dokey.
Look at this happy puppy.
499
00:21:33,458 --> 00:21:35,585
KRYSTAL: Hi, my baby! Hi!
500
00:21:35,669 --> 00:21:36,878
MAYA (off-screen):
She's so excited!
501
00:21:36,962 --> 00:21:38,338
KRYSTAL: Oh, baby!
502
00:21:38,422 --> 00:21:41,174
SIERRA (off-screen): So
Sadie's perked up a lot
after some IV fluids
503
00:21:41,258 --> 00:21:43,260
and all the medication
that we were giving her,
504
00:21:43,343 --> 00:21:45,595
and she's ready to go home,
and I hope we don't have to
505
00:21:45,679 --> 00:21:47,431
see her back in the
clinic any time soon.
506
00:21:48,098 --> 00:21:49,891
DR. OAKLEY: So she actually
got quite a few mushrooms in a
507
00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:51,393
very short period of time.
508
00:21:51,476 --> 00:21:53,145
We're pretty convinced
that it's mushrooms,
509
00:21:53,228 --> 00:21:56,189
but she still has this
lump on her leg and I
did see mast cells,
510
00:21:56,273 --> 00:21:58,650
so what we're gonna
do is give it some time.
511
00:21:58,734 --> 00:22:01,153
If it's still around two
or three weeks from now,
512
00:22:01,236 --> 00:22:02,946
there's something
seriously wrong.
513
00:22:03,030 --> 00:22:05,866
Puppies are so goofy how
they'll just eat anything.
514
00:22:05,949 --> 00:22:07,075
KRYSTAL: Yes, they are.
515
00:22:07,159 --> 00:22:08,660
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
We'll stay in touch.
No shrooms for you!
516
00:22:13,874 --> 00:22:18,587
♪ ♪
517
00:22:18,670 --> 00:22:20,339
DR. OAKLEY: So
today is wolf day.
518
00:22:20,422 --> 00:22:24,760
One thing I want you to
not do today is cry wolf. Okay?
519
00:22:25,886 --> 00:22:27,929
Unless you need to cry
wolf, like if a wolf is loose,
520
00:22:28,013 --> 00:22:29,723
feel free to cry wolf.
521
00:22:29,806 --> 00:22:31,099
SIERRA: Yes, I will.
522
00:22:32,476 --> 00:22:37,647
(howling)
523
00:22:37,731 --> 00:22:39,441
SARAH (off-screen): Deshka
is our five-year-old female
tundra wolf.
524
00:22:39,524 --> 00:22:40,901
So they can be
called tundra wolves,
525
00:22:40,984 --> 00:22:42,152
gray wolves, timber wolves.
526
00:22:42,235 --> 00:22:44,029
It just kind of depends on
the area that you're in.
527
00:22:44,112 --> 00:22:48,075
Deshka is certainly a queen,
she is the top wolf in the pack,
528
00:22:48,158 --> 00:22:49,284
and the woman
runs the show,
529
00:22:49,368 --> 00:22:51,119
so she's the boss lady.
530
00:22:53,789 --> 00:22:55,374
But it's also tough
being the boss lady.
531
00:22:55,457 --> 00:22:57,709
You can't show weakness,
and unfortunately for Deshka
532
00:22:57,793 --> 00:23:00,253
she's kind of got something
going on with her left eye.
533
00:23:00,587 --> 00:23:02,089
It's okay, baby girl.
534
00:23:02,172 --> 00:23:03,757
She's been scratching
at it and pawing at it,
535
00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:06,385
and you can clearly tell
that she's uncomfortable.
536
00:23:06,468 --> 00:23:08,720
We've been trying to give her
some meds that will help with
537
00:23:08,804 --> 00:23:11,264
any kind of pain, but it
hasn't been making it better,
538
00:23:11,348 --> 00:23:13,141
it's actually gotten
a little bit worse.
539
00:23:13,225 --> 00:23:15,519
(howling)
540
00:23:15,602 --> 00:23:17,354
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
They can certainly get
eye infections,
541
00:23:17,437 --> 00:23:19,272
and we might end up
having to remove her eye.
542
00:23:19,356 --> 00:23:22,109
So, we're gonna have to do
everything we can to sedate
543
00:23:22,192 --> 00:23:23,360
her and get a good look.
544
00:23:23,860 --> 00:23:27,864
So I've got the
special sedation pulled up.
545
00:23:27,948 --> 00:23:29,241
Should I not even
be touching this?
546
00:23:29,324 --> 00:23:30,700
Is she gonna be like,
"I smell Dr. Oakley."
547
00:23:30,784 --> 00:23:32,244
She might.
548
00:23:32,327 --> 00:23:33,954
She's so suspicious.
549
00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,124
Deshka is a very
suspicious wolf.
550
00:23:37,207 --> 00:23:40,085
It's difficult to get a
physical examine on her.
551
00:23:40,168 --> 00:23:43,130
We're gonna try one of the
treats to be covered with a
552
00:23:43,213 --> 00:23:45,966
little bit of oral sedation,
just to slow her down,
553
00:23:46,049 --> 00:23:48,009
just to cut a little
bit of the suspicion.
554
00:23:48,885 --> 00:23:50,220
BRITTANY (off-screen):
Hi, Deshka-Doo!
555
00:23:50,303 --> 00:23:51,763
Is everybody hungry?
556
00:23:52,347 --> 00:23:54,015
SARAH (off-screen): My keeper
staff, Austin and Brittany,
557
00:23:54,099 --> 00:23:56,601
are gonna be the ones that kind
of go give her the chicken.
558
00:23:56,685 --> 00:23:59,187
I'm hoping Deshka's not gonna
pick up on the different scent
559
00:23:59,271 --> 00:24:01,481
on the chicken because
sometimes she's, she's on it.
560
00:24:01,565 --> 00:24:03,442
You know, if you have
the best laid plan,
561
00:24:03,525 --> 00:24:05,819
Deshka will be the
wolf to screw it all up.
562
00:24:05,902 --> 00:24:07,070
BRITTANY: Bri-Bri!
563
00:24:07,154 --> 00:24:08,321
Gate.
564
00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:11,283
MARK (off-screen):
Come on, boys!
565
00:24:11,366 --> 00:24:14,077
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Our plan today is to try to
separate the other wolves
566
00:24:14,161 --> 00:24:15,996
and then sedate Deshka.
567
00:24:16,079 --> 00:24:18,081
MARK (off-screen):
Bri is locked down.
568
00:24:18,165 --> 00:24:20,584
DR. OAKLEY: And the reason we
don't want to sedate Deshka
569
00:24:20,667 --> 00:24:23,211
when she's mixed with the
other wolves is as soon as she
570
00:24:23,295 --> 00:24:25,672
starts to look
wobbly or sedate,
571
00:24:25,755 --> 00:24:28,216
another lower member of
the pack might take that
572
00:24:28,300 --> 00:24:29,759
opportunity to attack her.
573
00:24:31,595 --> 00:24:33,555
BRITTANY (off-screen):
Hi, Deshka-Doo.
574
00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:38,560
Gonna do it.
575
00:24:40,061 --> 00:24:41,480
Good girl.
576
00:24:41,563 --> 00:24:43,231
She ate it.
577
00:24:43,315 --> 00:24:44,399
SARAH (over radio): Heck yeah.
578
00:24:44,483 --> 00:24:47,277
Brittany just radioed
and said Deshka actually
took the laced chicken,
579
00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:49,821
which is super random
cause nothing ever goes
580
00:24:49,905 --> 00:24:51,031
the way you want it to.
581
00:24:51,114 --> 00:24:52,532
So you always plan for
the worst case scenario
582
00:24:52,616 --> 00:24:53,658
and you hope for the best.
583
00:24:53,742 --> 00:24:55,076
BRITTANY (off-screen): Head's
getting a little droopier.
584
00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:56,328
SARAH: Okay.
585
00:24:56,411 --> 00:24:58,288
SARAH: I'm gonna
come back with the syringe
586
00:24:58,371 --> 00:24:59,956
and we're gonna try
to give her some meds.
587
00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:01,041
BRITTANY (off-screen): Copy.
588
00:25:01,124 --> 00:25:02,167
SARAH: (off-screen) So I'm
gonna go ahead and go out there
589
00:25:02,250 --> 00:25:04,002
and see if Deshka will let me
do a hand injection.
590
00:25:04,628 --> 00:25:06,588
A quick poke and
it'll all be over.
591
00:25:07,214 --> 00:25:08,465
It's okay, honey.
592
00:25:09,049 --> 00:25:10,634
It's okay.
593
00:25:10,717 --> 00:25:12,427
Hi, yeah.
594
00:25:12,844 --> 00:25:15,555
We can't reach you when
you're way over there.
595
00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:17,390
Look at that.
596
00:25:17,474 --> 00:25:18,683
SARAH: It's right there,
just keep it there.
597
00:25:18,975 --> 00:25:19,976
- Please don't stab me.
598
00:25:20,477 --> 00:25:21,478
SARAH: I know.
599
00:25:21,561 --> 00:25:22,562
BRITTANY (off-screen):
Hey come back!
600
00:25:22,646 --> 00:25:24,105
SARAH (off-screen):
Good girl, Desh!
601
00:25:24,189 --> 00:25:26,024
Good girl, good girl.
602
00:25:27,192 --> 00:25:28,902
(yelp)
603
00:25:29,611 --> 00:25:30,695
It's okay!
604
00:25:31,029 --> 00:25:33,365
It's okay, Desh, it's okay.
It's okay.
605
00:25:33,448 --> 00:25:36,368
Magically Deshka just
lined up when she showed
her right shoulder.
606
00:25:36,451 --> 00:25:38,870
She got pretty much
all of the injection.
607
00:25:38,954 --> 00:25:40,997
It's okay, Desh!
608
00:25:42,707 --> 00:25:43,917
Desh?
609
00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,670
BRITTANY (off-screen): Of course
now she's on the hill and is not
coming down.
610
00:25:47,837 --> 00:25:50,006
SARAH (off-screen): Hey,
Michelle, she's already on
the ground almost.
611
00:25:50,090 --> 00:25:51,758
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Oh!
Something just happened.
612
00:25:51,841 --> 00:25:52,842
SIERRA (off-screen): What?
613
00:25:52,926 --> 00:25:54,219
She's just rolled down the.
614
00:25:54,302 --> 00:25:56,054
BRITTANY (off-screen): Oh, oh!
She just tumbled down the hill.
615
00:25:58,181 --> 00:25:59,599
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): She
just rolled over on her back.
616
00:25:59,683 --> 00:26:02,185
Her head is completely twisted
and tucked underneath her.
617
00:26:02,269 --> 00:26:03,853
If her head's
kinked like this,
618
00:26:03,937 --> 00:26:05,981
she just won't be able to
move enough air and she could
619
00:26:06,064 --> 00:26:08,191
actually choke
because of that.
620
00:26:13,196 --> 00:26:14,281
Come on.
621
00:26:17,033 --> 00:26:18,577
I'm going to go ahead and give
her a little bit of a push.
622
00:26:18,660 --> 00:26:21,079
Basically, stretching out
her head and making sure that
623
00:26:21,162 --> 00:26:22,664
she's got really
good air flow.
624
00:26:26,543 --> 00:26:27,836
So I've got her in
a good position.
625
00:26:27,919 --> 00:26:29,087
She's on her chest.
626
00:26:29,170 --> 00:26:30,380
I've got her eyes covered.
627
00:26:30,463 --> 00:26:31,715
SARAH (off-screen):
Whenever you're ready.
628
00:26:31,798 --> 00:26:33,425
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Okay.
629
00:26:33,508 --> 00:26:35,302
Three, okay.
630
00:26:36,261 --> 00:26:37,345
Phew.
631
00:26:40,015 --> 00:26:41,057
Good.
632
00:26:41,141 --> 00:26:42,434
SARAH (off-screen):
Oh, we got her back here.
633
00:26:42,517 --> 00:26:43,893
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Okay.
634
00:26:43,977 --> 00:26:46,062
Oh my god,
that's so stressful.
635
00:26:46,146 --> 00:26:47,689
I'm so relieved.
636
00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:49,858
Oh my God, the moose!
637
00:26:49,941 --> 00:26:50,984
BRITTANY (off-screen): Yeah.
638
00:26:51,067 --> 00:26:52,444
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Here comes the big bad wolf!
639
00:26:52,527 --> 00:26:53,820
Run!
640
00:26:58,283 --> 00:26:59,618
Bending at the knees.
641
00:27:00,410 --> 00:27:01,411
TRACY (off-screen):
Do you need a hand?
642
00:27:01,494 --> 00:27:02,996
DR. OAKLEY: Oh my God, yeah.
643
00:27:03,079 --> 00:27:04,289
Oh my goodness.
644
00:27:04,831 --> 00:27:06,249
Okay. Okay.
645
00:27:06,875 --> 00:27:08,752
I'm totally out of shape.
646
00:27:10,086 --> 00:27:12,255
I've got my
COVID-19 pounds on.
647
00:27:13,006 --> 00:27:15,091
Today I've got Tracy here,
she's a very good friend
648
00:27:15,175 --> 00:27:16,676
and a great vet tech.
649
00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,595
My, what big teeth you have.
650
00:27:19,262 --> 00:27:20,972
The better to bite you with!
651
00:27:22,390 --> 00:27:24,059
The first thing we want to
do is to see what the heck
652
00:27:24,142 --> 00:27:25,977
is causing so much
irritation to her eye
653
00:27:26,061 --> 00:27:27,312
that she just won't
leave it alone.
654
00:27:27,395 --> 00:27:29,606
Okay, the eye.
655
00:27:30,607 --> 00:27:32,025
It's so red.
656
00:27:32,859 --> 00:27:34,486
Ooh.
657
00:27:35,945 --> 00:27:37,405
We're gonna open
that eye right up.
658
00:27:38,281 --> 00:27:40,575
What I need to do is actually
see if there's a certain spot
659
00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:42,911
within the eye
that's actually,
660
00:27:42,994 --> 00:27:46,331
you know, got a foreign body
or is showing a major defect
661
00:27:46,414 --> 00:27:48,792
because that can
start a major infection.
662
00:27:50,085 --> 00:27:52,545
Oh gee, Lordy!
663
00:27:52,962 --> 00:27:54,756
TRACY: Oh!
664
00:27:58,843 --> 00:28:00,136
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Okay.
665
00:28:01,596 --> 00:28:02,847
It's so red.
666
00:28:03,598 --> 00:28:05,433
Deshka has been
pawing at her eye.
667
00:28:06,351 --> 00:28:07,560
Ooh.
668
00:28:10,188 --> 00:28:11,398
I'm going to try to get in
there to see what the heck
669
00:28:11,481 --> 00:28:13,316
is causing so much
irritation to her eye
670
00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:14,567
that she just won't
leave it alone.
671
00:28:18,738 --> 00:28:20,115
Poor love.
672
00:28:20,949 --> 00:28:23,034
Yeah, that needs to come out.
673
00:28:25,829 --> 00:28:28,039
As I'm looking
at her eye, wah!
674
00:28:28,123 --> 00:28:30,417
I mean, it looked like
there was a giant stick
675
00:28:30,500 --> 00:28:31,793
coming out of her eye.
676
00:28:32,127 --> 00:28:34,462
Oh my goodness, what is that?
677
00:28:35,088 --> 00:28:36,131
I don't even know.
678
00:28:36,214 --> 00:28:37,507
Oh, boy.
679
00:28:37,590 --> 00:28:39,843
That looks like a spear.
680
00:28:41,219 --> 00:28:43,930
I mean it's definitely
stuck somewhere in her eye,
681
00:28:44,013 --> 00:28:46,141
but I'm hoping it's not stuck
in the surface of the cornea
682
00:28:46,224 --> 00:28:48,351
or even puncturing
into the eyeball itself.
683
00:28:49,686 --> 00:28:52,731
When I remove it, we
could lose some of the
internal workings of the eye,
684
00:28:52,814 --> 00:28:54,607
and we might end up
having to remove her eye.
685
00:28:55,066 --> 00:28:56,693
SIERRA: Hey, I'm gonna
try to get a video of it.
686
00:28:56,776 --> 00:28:57,819
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Yeah.
687
00:28:57,902 --> 00:28:59,988
SIERRA (off-screen): Ooh.
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): What?
688
00:29:00,071 --> 00:29:01,406
SIERRA (off-screen): Oh.
It just kind of came out.
689
00:29:03,908 --> 00:29:05,827
TRACY (off-screen): I pushed
the bottom part of the eye ball.
690
00:29:05,910 --> 00:29:07,120
SIERRA (off-screen): I got it.
691
00:29:07,203 --> 00:29:08,538
DR. OAKLEY: Okay.
Just hold on.
692
00:29:08,621 --> 00:29:10,248
Oh, yes.
693
00:29:10,331 --> 00:29:11,750
Voila!
694
00:29:11,833 --> 00:29:13,334
SIERRA (off-screen): Voila.
695
00:29:13,418 --> 00:29:16,004
DR. OAKLEY: Foxtail.
Nasty little things.
696
00:29:17,505 --> 00:29:19,674
What I pulled out of Deshka's
eyes was a grass seed,
697
00:29:19,758 --> 00:29:21,551
or sometimes
called a grass awn,
698
00:29:21,634 --> 00:29:23,636
and there's a lot of different
types of that around here.
699
00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:25,346
The most common
one is a foxtail,
700
00:29:25,430 --> 00:29:27,807
and it's just a type of
plant that grows a really tall
701
00:29:27,891 --> 00:29:30,852
grass-like stalk
full of seeds.
702
00:29:30,935 --> 00:29:32,562
It looks like a furry foxtail.
703
00:29:32,645 --> 00:29:34,898
They tend to get into
the animal's mouth,
704
00:29:34,981 --> 00:29:37,692
they get into their eyes, they
can even get down into their
skin, in their coat.
705
00:29:37,776 --> 00:29:40,278
And for whatever reason they'll
start to migrate in further
706
00:29:40,361 --> 00:29:41,654
and get really attached.
707
00:29:41,738 --> 00:29:42,906
Oh my goodness.
708
00:29:42,989 --> 00:29:45,533
It was in her conjunctiva;
it was in her lid.
709
00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:46,618
SIERRA (off-screen): Yeah.
710
00:29:46,701 --> 00:29:47,702
DR. OAKLEY: It was
not in the eyeball.
711
00:29:47,786 --> 00:29:48,995
SIERRA (off-screen): Yes.
712
00:29:49,078 --> 00:29:51,164
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
But there is, you can see,
a corneal irritation.
713
00:29:51,247 --> 00:29:53,249
So we'll put a little
stain and then flush it.
714
00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:57,295
There's a lot of swollen tissues
around her eye right now,
715
00:29:57,378 --> 00:29:59,422
so I'm going to go ahead and
flush out this eye really well,
716
00:29:59,506 --> 00:30:01,007
use lots of saline
to get it out
717
00:30:01,090 --> 00:30:02,759
and then we're
gonna put a stain on
718
00:30:02,842 --> 00:30:06,429
and just see if any of
that stain sticks to
any major erosions
719
00:30:06,513 --> 00:30:07,889
or ulcers on the surface.
720
00:30:09,182 --> 00:30:11,059
Way down in there I can see
there's a little bit of stain
721
00:30:11,142 --> 00:30:13,311
stuck at the
cornea, but down low.
722
00:30:14,103 --> 00:30:16,064
Otherwise it
looks pretty good.
723
00:30:16,940 --> 00:30:19,192
The most important thing was
to get that foreign body out,
724
00:30:19,275 --> 00:30:21,110
and then I think
with, you know,
725
00:30:21,194 --> 00:30:23,738
we'll give her some oral
antibiotics and I think she'll
726
00:30:23,822 --> 00:30:26,199
just be able to heal it
on her own now without
that irritation.
727
00:30:27,158 --> 00:30:29,577
We're really lucky that we
caught this early with Deshka.
728
00:30:29,661 --> 00:30:31,913
It was going to continue to
migrate in to the point where
729
00:30:31,996 --> 00:30:34,123
it could have really
caused some serious damage.
730
00:30:34,958 --> 00:30:36,167
SARAH: Hey.
731
00:30:36,251 --> 00:30:37,669
DR. OAKLEY: Dude, foxtail.
732
00:30:37,752 --> 00:30:41,005
So I think all we're
seeing is just irritation.
733
00:30:42,465 --> 00:30:44,717
SARAH: It's a huge sigh
of relief to know that
we figured out
734
00:30:44,801 --> 00:30:46,135
what's going
on with Deshka.
735
00:30:46,219 --> 00:30:47,679
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
One, two, three.
736
00:30:47,762 --> 00:30:50,890
SARAH: Thankfully Deshka's
not going to have to be a
one-eyed wolf.
737
00:30:50,974 --> 00:30:52,183
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
She's not on her feet yet,
738
00:30:52,267 --> 00:30:53,560
but she's trying.
739
00:30:53,643 --> 00:30:55,603
SARAH (off-screen): It's
been really sad to watch
her pawing at her eye,
740
00:30:55,687 --> 00:30:57,480
and I don't want
the other wolves to go
through the same things,
741
00:30:57,564 --> 00:30:59,732
so we're just gonna weed whack
the heck out of the pen
742
00:30:59,816 --> 00:31:01,901
and get rid of all
those seed pods and,
743
00:31:01,985 --> 00:31:03,736
hopefully, they won't
get into any more trouble.
744
00:31:04,571 --> 00:31:05,905
Good girl, Desh.
745
00:31:05,989 --> 00:31:07,115
It's okay!
746
00:31:07,198 --> 00:31:08,491
It's okay, honey.
747
00:31:08,575 --> 00:31:09,617
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Aww, love.
748
00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:13,496
Deshka has a very
important role in the pack
as the alpha female.
749
00:31:13,580 --> 00:31:15,832
Being able to help
her with her problem,
750
00:31:15,915 --> 00:31:18,793
get her right back in
there really keeps the order.
751
00:31:18,877 --> 00:31:21,421
And there's peace in
this wolf pack right now.
752
00:31:22,338 --> 00:31:26,134
(howling)
753
00:31:26,634 --> 00:31:28,636
SARAH (off-screen): So
thankfully, Dr. Oakley was
able to help me get Deshka,
754
00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:29,846
but while she's here,
755
00:31:29,929 --> 00:31:31,681
I still need help with our
next tough customer,
756
00:31:31,764 --> 00:31:33,433
and that's Snappy the
Great Horned Owl.
757
00:31:36,519 --> 00:31:40,398
Because Snappy is snappy,
he will come after you.
758
00:31:40,481 --> 00:31:41,691
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Yup. Oh yes.
759
00:31:41,774 --> 00:31:43,276
SARAH (off-screen): Snappy
is one of our older residents.
760
00:31:43,359 --> 00:31:44,694
He's the victim of
a gunshot wound,
761
00:31:44,777 --> 00:31:46,988
and he certainly has the
attitude to match the name.
762
00:31:47,530 --> 00:31:49,365
He's actually
taloned me a time or two.
763
00:31:49,449 --> 00:31:51,993
I do have a couple battle
wounds on some of my fingers.
764
00:31:52,535 --> 00:31:54,871
DR. OAKLEY: Oh, he's like
totally giving me stink eye.
765
00:31:54,954 --> 00:31:56,247
SARAH (off-screen): Look at him!
766
00:31:56,331 --> 00:31:58,499
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
He's so judgy.
767
00:31:59,667 --> 00:32:01,044
Yeah, exactly!
768
00:32:01,127 --> 00:32:02,629
SIERRA (off-screen): Exactly.
769
00:32:04,505 --> 00:32:06,466
SARAH (off-screen): We
noticed some of his feet
might be starting to show
770
00:32:06,549 --> 00:32:09,260
early signs of bumble foot,
which for birds in captivity
771
00:32:09,344 --> 00:32:11,304
is a really serious problem,
which means we really need
to make sure
772
00:32:11,387 --> 00:32:13,473
that we take care of those feet.
773
00:32:13,556 --> 00:32:15,475
So we really amped up
the care this year,
774
00:32:15,558 --> 00:32:17,393
so I just want to make
sure he's looking okay
775
00:32:17,477 --> 00:32:19,312
and maybe we've started
to correct our problem.
776
00:32:20,063 --> 00:32:21,230
Okay, Snaps.
777
00:32:22,065 --> 00:32:24,359
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
The plan is to go into
the enclosure with Snappy.
778
00:32:24,859 --> 00:32:26,611
We're just gonna try and
get the blanket over Snappy,
779
00:32:26,694 --> 00:32:29,072
let him settle down and then I'm
gonna give him the sedation
780
00:32:29,155 --> 00:32:30,615
and we'll take
him out to the infirmary.
781
00:32:31,741 --> 00:32:33,159
SARAH (off-screen): Snappy.
782
00:32:35,203 --> 00:32:37,455
(owl hooting)
783
00:32:44,379 --> 00:32:46,005
SARAH (off-screen):
Snappy, Snappy.
784
00:32:46,089 --> 00:32:49,384
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Snappy is not an animal
that we can handle every day.
785
00:32:49,467 --> 00:32:51,594
He's not a fan of
being touched anywhere.
786
00:32:51,678 --> 00:32:53,137
SARAH (off-screen): Stay down!
787
00:32:53,221 --> 00:32:56,265
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Great horned owls are kind of
like the tigers of the sky,
788
00:32:56,349 --> 00:32:58,059
they're major predators.
789
00:32:58,142 --> 00:32:59,560
SARAH (off-screen):
Don't fly on me!
790
00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:01,896
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Two feet with four talons each
791
00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:04,232
that are really long for the
size of their body,
792
00:33:04,315 --> 00:33:05,775
they're basically
like four knives.
793
00:33:07,110 --> 00:33:08,319
SARAH (off-screen):
Go into the corner.
794
00:33:09,404 --> 00:33:10,613
That's the corner you like.
795
00:33:13,992 --> 00:33:15,243
Nope!
796
00:33:15,326 --> 00:33:17,078
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): If
a great horned owl grabs you
797
00:33:17,161 --> 00:33:18,997
and gets its talons into you,
798
00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:23,459
it's pretty unlikely that you're
going to be able to easily
get those talons out.
799
00:33:24,085 --> 00:33:25,712
SARAH: Go ahead and put
that down on top of him.
800
00:33:27,171 --> 00:33:28,172
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
In order to go to the ER,
801
00:33:28,256 --> 00:33:29,966
you may have to
take the owl with you.
802
00:33:30,049 --> 00:33:31,467
KEEPER (off-screen): I
don't see where his head is.
803
00:33:31,551 --> 00:33:32,552
SARAH (off-screen): I
think it's right there.
804
00:33:32,635 --> 00:33:33,636
KEEPER: Okay.
805
00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:35,805
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
I think that's his
little head right there. Yup.
806
00:33:35,888 --> 00:33:37,140
SARAH (off-screen):
Yep. There's his beak.
807
00:33:37,223 --> 00:33:38,599
Oh, oh, oh!
808
00:33:38,683 --> 00:33:40,018
You angry little bird.
809
00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:43,771
It's a little intimidating,
but at the same time it's
also my job.
810
00:33:44,605 --> 00:33:46,399
I could see his
talons coming up after me.
811
00:33:46,482 --> 00:33:48,276
So, I just need
to take a moment,
812
00:33:48,359 --> 00:33:49,402
I need to collect myself.
813
00:33:50,278 --> 00:33:51,946
Okay. I don't know, Dr. Oakley.
What do you think?
814
00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:54,449
Uh! Oh.
815
00:34:03,249 --> 00:34:06,544
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
He starts to kind of fuss
around and Sarah freezes.
816
00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,840
The advice I got from Maya
earlier was commit to it.
817
00:34:10,923 --> 00:34:14,635
You know I get that, it
can be really intimidating.
818
00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:17,680
Especially knowing that
Sarah was previously injured
by Snappy.
819
00:34:18,264 --> 00:34:20,683
SARAH (off-screen):
Oh, angry, angry bird.
820
00:34:20,767 --> 00:34:21,976
KEEPER (off-screen):
Oh, there it.
821
00:34:22,060 --> 00:34:23,102
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Yeah, that's it.
822
00:34:23,186 --> 00:34:24,270
SARAH (off-screen):
You got gloves.
823
00:34:24,353 --> 00:34:25,646
KEEPER (off-screen): Grab them.
824
00:34:25,730 --> 00:34:26,814
SARAH (off-screen):
Grab both of them?
825
00:34:26,898 --> 00:34:27,940
KEEPER (off-screen): If you can.
826
00:34:28,024 --> 00:34:29,067
SARAH (off-screen): With
a finger in the middle?
827
00:34:29,150 --> 00:34:30,318
KEEPER (off-screen): Yeah,
with a finger in the middle.
828
00:34:30,401 --> 00:34:31,861
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Once you're in there,
you're in there.
829
00:34:31,944 --> 00:34:33,362
You've got to commit,
you're in it to win it.
830
00:34:33,446 --> 00:34:34,739
You've got to just finish it.
831
00:34:34,822 --> 00:34:35,948
Like a boss!
832
00:34:36,032 --> 00:34:37,116
SARAH (off-screen): Yes.
833
00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:38,367
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
You're Sarah Howard.
834
00:34:38,451 --> 00:34:40,119
All right. Let's bring
him here and I'll give
him his injection.
835
00:34:40,203 --> 00:34:41,537
SARAH: Thankfully Dr. Oakley
is standing by
836
00:34:41,621 --> 00:34:43,081
to give me a little bit of
verbal encouragement.
837
00:34:43,164 --> 00:34:44,665
I got his feet, so.
838
00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:47,168
Apparently I just need to
commit, because it's that easy.
839
00:34:49,545 --> 00:34:50,880
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Injection time.
840
00:34:51,756 --> 00:34:52,757
Mark it.
841
00:34:55,968 --> 00:34:57,720
Great horned owl in the house!
842
00:34:58,805 --> 00:35:02,183
My biggest concern working
with Snappy is all about safety.
843
00:35:03,851 --> 00:35:04,977
Whoopee, whoopee,
whoopee, whoopee.
844
00:35:05,061 --> 00:35:06,896
Sorry, sorry,
sorry, sorry, sorry!
845
00:35:06,979 --> 00:35:07,980
You still got his feet?
846
00:35:08,064 --> 00:35:09,065
SARAH (off-screen): Yep!
847
00:35:09,148 --> 00:35:10,399
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): He's
got three different weapons.
848
00:35:10,483 --> 00:35:11,484
He's got his
beak and, you know,
849
00:35:11,567 --> 00:35:13,027
his two sets of talons.
850
00:35:13,111 --> 00:35:14,112
SARAH: Oh.
851
00:35:14,195 --> 00:35:15,905
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): He can
really quickly grab somebody
852
00:35:15,988 --> 00:35:18,241
and it would be very painful.
853
00:35:18,324 --> 00:35:21,828
Make sure we're not
squishing him too much
so that he can breathe.
854
00:35:22,829 --> 00:35:26,290
We want to carefully restrain
him and that's because birds
855
00:35:26,374 --> 00:35:30,628
don't have a muscular diaphragm
to kind of move their chest.
856
00:35:30,711 --> 00:35:32,755
And they have to do
that to get air in,
857
00:35:32,839 --> 00:35:35,591
so if you hold them too tight
they can smother just because
858
00:35:35,675 --> 00:35:38,344
they can't kind of move any
air in and out of their lungs.
859
00:35:38,427 --> 00:35:39,720
I'm gonna take a
look in his mouth,
860
00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:41,305
that all looks good.
861
00:35:41,389 --> 00:35:42,890
There's his eye.
862
00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:44,183
These are not his ears.
863
00:35:44,267 --> 00:35:45,726
That's what's important
about great horned owls.
864
00:35:45,810 --> 00:35:47,353
You see these
little fluffy feathers?
865
00:35:47,436 --> 00:35:48,479
SARAH (off-screen):
It's intimidating.
866
00:35:48,563 --> 00:35:49,647
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Those are not ears.
867
00:35:49,730 --> 00:35:50,940
You want to help
with the ratchet?
868
00:35:51,023 --> 00:35:52,066
KEEPER (off-screen): Okay.
869
00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:53,609
DR. OAKLEY: So basically I'm
holding kind of right at the
toes where they bend.
870
00:35:53,693 --> 00:35:54,735
KEEPER (off-screen): Okay.
871
00:35:54,819 --> 00:35:56,362
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
And then I'm gonna go.
872
00:35:56,445 --> 00:35:58,447
And I'm committed, you gotta
commit and you'll feel it like
873
00:35:58,531 --> 00:36:00,032
ratchet all the way back.
874
00:36:00,116 --> 00:36:02,118
Snappy has some
amazingly strong talons,
875
00:36:02,201 --> 00:36:04,704
and each one of those has a
little bit of a ratchet system
876
00:36:04,787 --> 00:36:07,957
that helps him kind of
grab in and hang on.
877
00:36:08,124 --> 00:36:09,250
It's gonna feel like
you're breaking it.
878
00:36:09,333 --> 00:36:10,334
It's gonna go...
879
00:36:10,501 --> 00:36:11,502
KEEPER (off-screen): I know.
880
00:36:11,586 --> 00:36:12,587
DR. OAKLEY: Tsk, tsk, tsk.
881
00:36:12,670 --> 00:36:13,796
KEEPER (off-screen):
It scares me.
882
00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:14,922
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Okay,
so you go ahead and do it again.
883
00:36:15,006 --> 00:36:16,841
I guarantee that
he's out completely.
884
00:36:16,924 --> 00:36:19,844
Come on Chandelle, put
your muscle into it.
885
00:36:20,261 --> 00:36:22,597
The advantage for us is if we
open up that ratchet system
886
00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:25,057
it helps him hold
his feet wide open.
887
00:36:25,516 --> 00:36:27,143
There you go.
There you go!
888
00:36:27,226 --> 00:36:29,020
And that makes it safer
for me to get in there
889
00:36:29,103 --> 00:36:31,063
and feel around and
check out his foot carefully.
890
00:36:31,647 --> 00:36:33,733
Okay. And he has beautiful feet.
891
00:36:33,816 --> 00:36:37,236
Like, literally the best
captive owl foot I've ever seen.
892
00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:41,240
And there's like no sore spots,
like even there, that's nice.
893
00:36:41,324 --> 00:36:42,366
SARAH (off-screen): Awesome.
894
00:36:42,450 --> 00:36:43,492
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Lovely.
895
00:36:43,576 --> 00:36:45,328
So Snappy looks great.
896
00:36:45,411 --> 00:36:46,954
His feet are in
fantastic shape,
897
00:36:47,038 --> 00:36:49,290
his talons were a little
overgrown but we just kind of
898
00:36:49,373 --> 00:36:51,209
trimmed them and
smoothed them out a bit.
899
00:36:51,292 --> 00:36:53,586
So these, these
guys are captive,
900
00:36:53,669 --> 00:36:57,215
so, you know, they're not
using their talons as much
901
00:36:57,298 --> 00:36:59,926
to go out and grab
stuff and fiddle around.
902
00:37:00,426 --> 00:37:03,638
Overall, his physical exam, his
body condition is excellent.
903
00:37:03,721 --> 00:37:04,847
SARAH (off-screen):
That was nice.
904
00:37:04,931 --> 00:37:06,515
Snappy's never been
such a good patient.
905
00:37:06,599 --> 00:37:08,351
DR. OAKLEY: Yeah!
Good job, Snappy.
906
00:37:09,101 --> 00:37:10,269
SARAH: Oh.
907
00:37:10,353 --> 00:37:11,771
DR. OAKLEY: Okay,
okay. Okay, buddy!
908
00:37:11,854 --> 00:37:14,357
In you go, just about ready.
909
00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:15,441
KEEPER (off-screen): Yup.
910
00:37:15,524 --> 00:37:16,817
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Feet are ready.
911
00:37:16,901 --> 00:37:19,237
SARAH (off-screen): There's the
Snappy we all know and love.
912
00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:22,698
It's really encouraging
that Dr. Oakley was really
impressed with his feet.
913
00:37:22,782 --> 00:37:24,575
Uh, you know, we work
really hard to reverse
914
00:37:24,659 --> 00:37:26,702
what we thought Snappy's
feet were going.
915
00:37:26,786 --> 00:37:29,497
So I'm really proud of my staff
and I'm just proud of Snappy.
916
00:37:35,795 --> 00:37:41,175
♪ ♪
917
00:37:47,473 --> 00:37:49,517
DR. OAKLEY: So we weren't sure
last time we saw Sadie
918
00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:53,062
if the lump on her leg
you know was just a bug bite.
919
00:37:53,479 --> 00:37:54,897
Okay, let me have a look in.
920
00:37:54,981 --> 00:37:56,107
Open that leg up.
921
00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:59,902
And it's been three
weeks, so it definitely
should be going away.
922
00:37:59,986 --> 00:38:02,488
But it's not smaller,
it's a little bit bigger.
923
00:38:02,571 --> 00:38:04,782
Um, it's not a bug bite.
924
00:38:06,409 --> 00:38:08,327
Unfortunately, that
is a mast cell tumor.
925
00:38:08,703 --> 00:38:10,121
Plain and simple.
926
00:38:11,247 --> 00:38:13,249
We verified that
with an oncologist.
927
00:38:13,791 --> 00:38:16,335
That's a cancerous lesion,
which is just shocking
928
00:38:16,419 --> 00:38:18,337
on a young puppy like that.
929
00:38:18,838 --> 00:38:20,172
KRYSTAL: She's a good girl.
930
00:38:20,256 --> 00:38:21,340
She's a good girl.
931
00:38:21,424 --> 00:38:22,425
Easy. Yes she is.
932
00:38:22,508 --> 00:38:23,759
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
And mast cell tumors in dogs
933
00:38:23,843 --> 00:38:26,887
can be fairly serious all
the way to deadly.
934
00:38:28,347 --> 00:38:30,975
So, we're gonna get this
taken care of right away.
935
00:38:31,058 --> 00:38:33,060
And of course the best
thing to do is remove it.
936
00:38:33,561 --> 00:38:36,897
I'm bummed because Krystal I
know was already nervous about
937
00:38:36,981 --> 00:38:38,733
just even having a puppy.
938
00:38:39,525 --> 00:38:41,319
And now I'm telling her her
puppy has a mast cell tumor
939
00:38:41,402 --> 00:38:42,945
that we have to
surgically remove.
940
00:38:43,029 --> 00:38:45,197
So, not my favorite day.
941
00:38:52,163 --> 00:38:53,789
KRYSTAL: Come on.
Hold on, Sadie!
942
00:38:53,873 --> 00:38:55,916
SIERRA: Hello, Sadie!
943
00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:57,335
KRYSTAL: She has no clue
what today's gonna hold.
944
00:38:57,418 --> 00:38:58,502
SIERRA: No!
945
00:38:58,586 --> 00:39:00,004
We're gonna make her feel so
much better in the long run.
946
00:39:00,087 --> 00:39:01,422
KRYSTAL: I can't wait.
947
00:39:01,505 --> 00:39:03,049
Bringing Sadie into
the clinic today,
948
00:39:03,132 --> 00:39:04,800
I'm very, very flustered.
949
00:39:04,884 --> 00:39:07,053
There's a lot of stuff,
emotions going through my head.
950
00:39:07,136 --> 00:39:08,220
She is my baby.
951
00:39:08,304 --> 00:39:13,809
We got Sadie because
I've been going through
a bout of depression,
952
00:39:13,893 --> 00:39:16,896
and my husband wanted to bring
joy and light into my life.
953
00:39:17,313 --> 00:39:19,732
And she has done a
tremendous job doing that.
954
00:39:20,524 --> 00:39:21,817
SIERRA: Okay, bye!
955
00:39:23,861 --> 00:39:26,280
KRYSTAL: The last thing
I need is another thing
to worry about,
956
00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:28,074
but I think she's
gonna do great.
957
00:39:28,824 --> 00:39:29,867
Sorry.
958
00:39:30,493 --> 00:39:32,536
SIERRA: Come on, Sadie!
It's okay. Good, girl!
959
00:39:32,870 --> 00:39:34,872
I've never seen anyone
this excited for the vet.
960
00:39:37,583 --> 00:39:40,753
DR. OAKLEY: Today is
the big day to get rid
of that mass on her leg.
961
00:39:40,836 --> 00:39:42,380
One, two, three.
962
00:39:42,463 --> 00:39:44,715
And it's certainly
bigger than last time.
963
00:39:45,049 --> 00:39:48,844
A mast cell tumor is a
cancerous growth on dog skin.
964
00:39:48,928 --> 00:39:50,471
The biggest issue is
that when you remove them,
965
00:39:50,554 --> 00:39:51,680
you don't just have
to remove the tumor,
966
00:39:51,764 --> 00:39:53,808
you have to get really wide
margins around the tumor
967
00:39:53,891 --> 00:39:56,435
to kind of get all the cells,
and that's a little tricky.
968
00:40:02,983 --> 00:40:04,193
Okay, okay.
969
00:40:05,653 --> 00:40:07,446
All right. We're cutting.
970
00:40:11,242 --> 00:40:12,493
SIERRA: Everything must go.
971
00:40:12,576 --> 00:40:14,245
DR. OAKLEY: Everything must go.
972
00:40:14,328 --> 00:40:16,080
You can see I'm
going way out around it.
973
00:40:16,414 --> 00:40:17,915
I'm going to go
way underneath it.
974
00:40:18,707 --> 00:40:21,460
I'm careful to keep a nice,
wide margin all the way around
975
00:40:21,544 --> 00:40:23,212
the outside of the tumor
and that's so that
976
00:40:23,295 --> 00:40:26,298
none of the cancer cells,
none of those mast cell
tumor cells
977
00:40:26,382 --> 00:40:28,759
that could be at the
margins are left behind.
978
00:40:28,843 --> 00:40:31,554
Because anything left behind
could regrow a new tumor.
979
00:40:32,388 --> 00:40:33,806
Taking a little
bit of muscle too,
980
00:40:33,889 --> 00:40:35,683
which is why there's going
to be a lot of bleeding.
981
00:40:37,435 --> 00:40:38,561
Yuck.
982
00:40:39,687 --> 00:40:41,856
We'll just watch to make sure
her heart rate doesn't go up.
983
00:40:42,481 --> 00:40:44,483
SIERRA: Her heart
rate's doing fine.
984
00:40:45,443 --> 00:40:47,403
DR. OAKLEY: Cancer can
be cured surgically
985
00:40:47,486 --> 00:40:48,737
depending on the type of tumor.
986
00:40:48,821 --> 00:40:50,739
There's a lot we can
do for cancer in dogs,
987
00:40:50,823 --> 00:40:51,824
and a mast cell tumor
988
00:40:51,907 --> 00:40:54,994
is one that's very treatable
surgically.
989
00:40:55,077 --> 00:40:58,038
And although it's
unusual in a young dog,
990
00:40:58,122 --> 00:41:01,792
the upside is that young
dogs grow and heal so quickly.
991
00:41:01,876 --> 00:41:04,920
So I'm very hopeful for
Sadie that she's gonna have
992
00:41:05,004 --> 00:41:06,213
a very quick recovery.
993
00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:09,091
Dun, dun dun.
994
00:41:09,592 --> 00:41:11,135
This looks massive!
995
00:41:11,218 --> 00:41:12,803
So, we got it.
996
00:41:14,972 --> 00:41:16,265
So suturing up a
puppy, of course,
997
00:41:16,348 --> 00:41:19,351
you've got to think ahead to
she's gonna be really wiggly,
998
00:41:19,435 --> 00:41:22,855
so you have to do some
tension-relieving-type sutures,
999
00:41:22,938 --> 00:41:24,106
which I'm trying to do.
1000
00:41:24,190 --> 00:41:27,693
And also, we're gonna use
some pharmaceutical helpers
1001
00:41:27,776 --> 00:41:29,403
for at least the
first three days.
1002
00:41:29,820 --> 00:41:32,573
Keep her a little
on the sedated side.
1003
00:41:34,783 --> 00:41:37,244
SIERRA: Look at all
those baby teeth! Uh!
1004
00:41:37,328 --> 00:41:38,329
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): What?
1005
00:41:38,412 --> 00:41:39,955
SIERRA (off-screen): This tooth
is barely hanging in.
1006
00:41:40,039 --> 00:41:41,290
As Sadie's under anesthesia,
1007
00:41:41,373 --> 00:41:44,043
I notice that she has
a few teeth loose
1008
00:41:44,126 --> 00:41:46,879
and it's really, really
hard to get a baby
tooth from your puppy,
1009
00:41:46,962 --> 00:41:50,090
usually they swallow it
or they lose it when
you're not looking.
1010
00:41:50,174 --> 00:41:52,259
It's just hanging
there by a thread,
1011
00:41:52,343 --> 00:41:54,428
so I grabbed it
off for Krystal.
1012
00:41:56,138 --> 00:41:58,015
I thought mommy would
like a little baby tooth!
1013
00:42:00,434 --> 00:42:01,685
DR. OAKLEY: Okay, we're done.
1014
00:42:02,603 --> 00:42:03,646
Woo.
1015
00:42:05,898 --> 00:42:06,899
SIERRA: Okay.
Wait, wait, wait.
1016
00:42:06,982 --> 00:42:07,983
Where'd the tooth go?
1017
00:42:08,067 --> 00:42:09,276
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Uh-oh.
1018
00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,612
SIERRA (off-screen): Mom,
I had it wrapped right
here in some little tape.
1019
00:42:11,695 --> 00:42:13,280
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
I never touched the tape.
1020
00:42:13,364 --> 00:42:15,074
SIERRA: It was
like a little ball.
1021
00:42:15,157 --> 00:42:16,659
DR. OAKLEY: A little tape ball?
1022
00:42:16,742 --> 00:42:17,868
This?
1023
00:42:17,952 --> 00:42:19,286
SIERRA (off-screen): That!
1024
00:42:19,370 --> 00:42:20,621
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
That looks like garbage.
1025
00:42:20,704 --> 00:42:22,289
I mean, I think
we can all agree.
1026
00:42:22,790 --> 00:42:24,542
SIERRA: Wake up! Wake up!
1027
00:42:24,625 --> 00:42:25,626
Oh, oh.
1028
00:42:25,709 --> 00:42:27,127
DR. OAKLEY: Hi, well, hello!
1029
00:42:27,211 --> 00:42:28,546
SIERRA: Hello!
1030
00:42:28,629 --> 00:42:30,464
So now that Sadie's gone
through this procedure,
1031
00:42:30,548 --> 00:42:33,801
I hope that she is cancer-free
for the rest of her days
1032
00:42:33,884 --> 00:42:36,011
and I hope that she's a
very healthy puppy.
1033
00:42:36,971 --> 00:42:39,223
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Sadie's going home now.
1034
00:42:39,306 --> 00:42:40,474
Her mom is here.
1035
00:42:40,558 --> 00:42:42,685
SIERRA (off-screen): Mom's here!
Are you going home?
1036
00:42:42,768 --> 00:42:44,520
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
All right, miss!
1037
00:42:44,603 --> 00:42:45,980
MAYA (off-screen):
You ready to go?
1038
00:42:51,402 --> 00:42:52,861
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
Let's get you out!
1039
00:42:53,404 --> 00:42:55,155
KRYSTAL: Oh, there she is.
1040
00:42:55,239 --> 00:42:56,615
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen):
All right!
1041
00:42:59,535 --> 00:43:00,744
KRYSTAL (off-screen): My baby!
1042
00:43:00,828 --> 00:43:02,371
DR. OAKLEY: Yes!
1043
00:43:02,454 --> 00:43:04,623
I'm really happy to hand
Sadie back over to her mom.
1044
00:43:04,707 --> 00:43:07,001
I know Krystal's been
struggling with this.
1045
00:43:07,084 --> 00:43:09,253
She's a little
staggery for one thing.
1046
00:43:09,336 --> 00:43:11,463
KRYSTAL: Oh.
My little cone head!
1047
00:43:11,547 --> 00:43:13,549
DR. OAKLEY: But
sunny days are coming.
1048
00:43:13,632 --> 00:43:16,135
And, you know, the
healing's gonna start now.
1049
00:43:16,218 --> 00:43:18,220
KRYSTAL: I'm so glad she's
doing so much better now.
1050
00:43:18,304 --> 00:43:19,638
DR. OAKLEY: You're sure
sticking it out for her.
1051
00:43:19,722 --> 00:43:20,723
We think that's awesome.
1052
00:43:20,806 --> 00:43:22,516
KRYSTAL: Thank you. Thank
you, guys. I appreciate it.
1053
00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:23,601
DR. OAKLEY (off-screen): Yeah.
1054
00:43:23,684 --> 00:43:24,935
KRYSTAL (off-screen): I'm
so relieved that she's back.
1055
00:43:25,019 --> 00:43:29,648
Sadie's just brought
so much joy and chaos
1056
00:43:29,732 --> 00:43:31,609
all at the same time
to the family,
1057
00:43:31,692 --> 00:43:34,194
and I think that's a
comfort right now.
1058
00:43:35,070 --> 00:43:39,241
Knowing that my new baby was
gonna be fine made my heart
1059
00:43:39,325 --> 00:43:41,201
just feel so much better.