LET THE TRIP OUT.
[ GOAT BLEATING ]
Dr. Jeff: GET A BLACK ONE, HECTOR.
YOU GETTING SLOW IN YOUR OLD AGE, BUDDY?
I'M TRYING NOT TO MAKE HIM FAINT, DUDE.
[ GOAT BLEATS ]
RATS ARE JUST ONE OF MY FAVORITE PETS TO HAVE.
THEY'RE NOT ANYTHING THAT PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE.
THAT'S A PRETTY COOL LOOKING RAT.
SHE'S GOT A SMALL ONE STARTED UNDER HERE.
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD BECAUSE SHE IS MY BABY.
Georgia: HE'S MARKED TO BE EUTHANIZED
JUST BECAUSE HE HAS THIS LAMENESS IN HIS HIP.
HE'S A BEAUTIFUL DOG.
IT'S CLASSIC HIP DYSPLASIA.
HOPING TO MAKE THIS LEG A LOT BETTER.
KATY AND JESSICA ARE HERE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE.
WE REALLY WANT THEM TO GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS MY FIRST REAL TIME BEING SCRUBBED IN
TO A SURGERY.
THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME NERVES THERE.
IT'S THIS BIG FAT MUSCLE THAT'S IN THE WAY.
IT'S NOT LIKE IN THE ANATOMY BOOKS.
Narrator: DENVER, COLORADO --
HOME TO ONE OF AMERICA'S BUSIEST VETS.
LISTEN UP! I NEED A TECH!
100,000 CLIENTS...
WHAT A GOOD BOY.
...A BATTLE-HARDENED STAFF OF 40...
Man: OI, OI, OI, OI, OI.
Narrator: ...AND A PRACTICE THAT KNOWS NO BOUNDS.
[ ALL HOWLING ]
THEY'RE SAYING THEY LIKE "DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN VET."
YOU'RE CUTE.
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-HEY, GIRL, WHAT'S UP? -GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. WHO'S THIS?
Georgia: THIS IS THATCHER.
HE'S GOT SOME HIP ISSUES.
LET'S GO HEAD ON OVER.
OKAY.
Woman: I'M THE PRESIDENT OF LIFE IS BETTER RESCUE.
WE'VE SAVED ALMOST 7,000 ANIMALS THAT ARE FACING EUTHANASIA
BECAUSE OF TIME, SPACE, OR MEDICAL CONSTRAINTS.
HEY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? ARE YOU A GOOD BOY?
THATCHER IS ONLY ABOUT TWO TO THREE YEARS OLD,
HAS A REALLY GREAT PERSONALITY.
HE HAS GREAT, SOULFUL EYES. HE'S VERY LAID BACK.
HE'S JUST 90 POUNDS OF GERMAN SHEPHERD LOVE.
COME HERE, BUDDY.
THATCHER CAME FROM OUT EAST.
THE LOCAL MUNICIPAL SHELTER THERE GOT HIM IN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOUND UP THERE,
BUT THEY WERE GOING TO EUTHANIZE HIM.
HE'S A BEAUTIFUL DOG.
THIS IS THE KIND OF ANIMAL THAT WE SPECIFICALLY SET OUT TO SAVE.
SO WE DECIDED TO BRING HIM INTO THE CLINIC
AND GET HIM LOOKED AT.
HEY, HOW'S IT GOING TODAY?
HEY, DR. B.
GOOD. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
WHO'S THIS?
THIS IS THATCHER.
THATCHER IS A VERY TALL BOY.
YEAH. HE'S A BIGGER SIZE FOR A GERMAN SHEPHERD.
YEAH.
THATCHER HAS, LIKE, A LAME HIP.
THE SHELTER FELT LIKE
IT WAS TOO SEVERE FOR THEM TO PUT HIM UP FOR ADOPTION,
AND SO THEY WERE GOING TO EUTHANIZE HIM.
[ WHIMPERS ]
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
COME HERE, THATCH. YES.
HE'S A REALLY NICE DOG.
YEAH.
AND HE DOES HAVE A LOT OF MUSCLE LOSS OVER THE HIPS.
HE SHOULD BE FLATTER ACROSS THE TOP THERE.
AND I CAN FEEL THE TOP OF THE FEMUR REALLY EASILY.
OKAY.
IT'S THE SAME ON BOTH SIDES.
YOU'RE SAYING HE DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF MUSCLE ON HIS BACK,
AND WHAT WOULD THAT BE CAUSED BY?
IF YOU'VE GOT A JOINT THAT HURTS,
YOU TEND TO AVOID USING IT.
THE MUSCLE DOESN'T BUILD UP.
HIP JOINT PROBLEMS, BACK PROBLEMS
ARE PRETTY COMMON IN GERMAN SHEPHERDS,
BIG DOGS IN GENERAL.
SO, IT'S NOT SURPRISING.
PLACE TO START WOULD BE TO GET HIM --
GET SOME X-RAYS OF THESE HIPS AND SEE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
OKAY.
COME HERE, THATCH. ALRIGHT, BUDDY.
OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT HE HAS THE LONGEST,
MOST HEALTH-FILLED LIFE POSSIBLE.
WE GET A PLAN IN PLACE
SO THAT HE'S ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY BE ADOPTED
AND WALK OUT THE DOOR HEALTHY AND HAPPY.
KNEES?
[ CHUCKLES ] THERE'S TOO MUCH DOG AND NOT ENOUGH TECH.
Dr. Baier: THE BAD NEWS FOR THATCHER
IS THAT HE HAS A PRETTY BAD CASE OF HIP DYSPLASIA.
THE LEFT ONE IS A LOT WORSE THAN THE RIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE HERE HOW FAR IT COMES OUT OF THE SOCKET.
THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSING THEM TO BE PAINFUL.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE'S A RELATIVELY SIMPLE PROCEDURE
THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE HIM FEEL BETTER.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE LEFT HIP,
LET HIM RECOVER FROM THAT,
SEE IF WE NEED TO DO THE RIGHT ONE.
-ALRIGHT. -[ DOG BARKS ]
Woman: AWW.
Woman: GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SEAT,
AND I'LL GET SOMEONE WITH YOU SOON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
THERE YOU GO.
Edee: WE ADOPTED FINN FROM A PET STORE.
WE'VE ONLY HAD HIM A WHOLE DAY AND A HALF.
IT WAS PROBABLY AN HOUR AND A HALF
AFTER WE GOT HIM,
AND I WAS LIKE, "DUDE, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR EYES?"
HE JUST LOOKS LIKE HE'S KIND OF CRYING ALL THE TIME.
THIS GUY'S PRETTY CALM,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR,
WAS A CALM CAT FOR KAYLA HERE,
SO SHE'S GOT LIKE AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL TO HELP HER.
SHE'S IN HER SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S A LOT OF STRESS.
SO, WE WANTED SOMETHING
THAT'S GOING TO HELP TAKE THAT STRESS OFF
BECAUSE THEY ARE SO STRESSED RELIEVING.
HI. I'M DR. AMY.
OH. OH, MY GOODNESS. LOOK AT THIS CUTIE PIE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO WHAT'S THE STORY WITH FINN?
Edee: WE ADOPTED FINN ON SATURDAY,
AND BOTH OF HIS EYES ARE REALLY WATERY.
OKAY. ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS,
LIKE SNEEZING OR COUGHING?
NO, I HAVEN'T HEARD SNEEZING OR COUGHING.
AND HAS FINN RECEIVED ANY VACCINES YET?
YEP.
GOOD.
SNEAKY GUY.
OH, GOODNESS.
OH, MY GOODNESS. [ CHUCKLES ]
LET'S GET FINN UP HERE ON THE TABLE FOR AN EXAM.
HI.
HEY. I KNOW YOU'RE A LITTLE SPOOKED ABOUT ALL THIS.
PLEASE DON'T JUMP.
2.6.
OH, YOU'RE PURRING. THAT'S VERY SWEET.
AND LET ME HAVE A LISTEN TO HIS HEART AND LUNGS.
GOT TO LISTEN IN BETWEEN THE PURRS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SOUNDS FINE IN THERE.
THIS LEFT EYE'S GOOPY AND KIND OF SQUINTY.
THEY DEFINITELY BOTH LOOK INFLAMED.
OKAY, FINN. HERE YOU GO.
I DO WANT TO STAIN HIS EYES REALLY QUICK.
WHEN THEY'RE SQUINTY, THAT COULD INDICATE AN ULCER,
WHICH IS LIKE A SCRATCH ON THE SURFACE OF THE EYE.
OKAY. I'M GONNA PUT SOME DROPS.
OH, WHAT A GOOD KITTY YOU ARE. OH, MY GOSH. SO GOOD.
THE STAIN IS ATTRACTED TO DEFECTS ON THE SURFACE
OF THE CORNEA,
AND THIS BLUE LIGHT HELPS ACCENT IT.
I DO NOT SEE ANY ULCERS,
SO. THAT'S GOOD.
YAY.
OKAY, SO NO ULCER.
I'M HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS THAT IT'S A HERPES VIRUS INFECTION,
ESPECIALLY WITH WHERE HE CAME FROM, TOO.
COMING FROM A RESCUE, AROUND LOTS OF OTHER CATS,
WHERE IT'S MORE EASY FOR THAT TO GET SPREAD AROUND.
HERPES IS A VIRUS THAT CATS GET THAT CAUSES
UPPER RESPIRATORY TYPE SIGNS LIKE CONGESTION,
EYE DISCHARGE, SNEEZING,
AND WE SEE IT VERY OFTEN.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE IN PEOPLE, YOU KNOW,
WHERE ONCE YOU GET IT,
IT NEVER COMPLETELY GOES AWAY.
SO, I'M GOING TO SEND HIM HOME ON AN ANTIBIOTIC
TO TREAT THE EYES,
AND THE STUFF.
SO, L-LYSINE IS A SUPPLEMENT. IT'S A GEL.
JUST ADD THIS WITH THE FOOD OR YOU CAN PUT IT
ON HIS LITTLE FRONT LEGS
AND HE HAS TO GROOM IT OFF OF HIMSELF.
MY CAT, RENJI, HAD HERPES.
I GAVE HIM LYSINE, AND HE LOVED IT.
IT SPECIFICALLY ATTACKS THE VIRUS AND HELPS CLEAR IT.
AWESOME. ALRIGHT.
ALRIGHT.
BYE, LITTLE FINN. THANK YOU.
OH, I KNOW. I'M NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ELSE MORE
TO YOUR POOR EYES. I'M SORRY.
HE'S PURRING AGAIN.
AWW. [ CHUCKLES ]
ALRIGHT.
ALRIGHT. THANKS.
YEP. YOU'RE WELCOME.
I'M GLAD WE KNOW WHAT IT IS SO WE KNOW HOW TO
FURTHER TREAT IT AND MAKE SURE THAT HE'S AT HIS ABSOLUTE BEST.
Edee: THERE YOU GO, FINN. TAIL IN. THANKS, DUDE.
THIS IS SURGERY.
WE GOT SIX TABLES.
YOU GUYS ARE BUSY.
WE JUST DID SOME REMODELING,
MOVING SOME CAGES AROUND.
SO, I THINK WE'RE UP TO 105 CAGES NOW.
-GREAT. -WOW.
KITTY AND JESSICA ARE HERE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE.
THEY'RE BOTH FOURTH-YEAR VETERINARY STUDENTS.
THEY'RE STARTING A TWO-WEEK EXTERNSHIP HERE.
WE HAVE ISOLATION AROUND THE CORNER.
Jessica: I CAME OUT TO STUDY WITH DR. JEFF
BECAUSE THEY'RE ONE OF THE HIGHEST VOLUME IN THE NATION.
IT EXPOSES YOU TO A LARGER VARIETY OF CASES.
AND SO, EXPERIENCES LIKE THIS ARE AMAZING.
THIS IS THE CAT WARD.
OBVIOUSLY, EVERYBODY'S HOOKED UP ON PUMPS.
Jessica: AWW. [ CHUCKLES ]
I WENT INTO VET SCHOOL BECAUSE ANIMALS,
THEY REALLY DON'T HAVE A VOICE OF THEIR OWN,
AND SO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG IS SUCH A PUZZLE
AND THEN IT'S VERY REWARDING WHEN YOU DO GET IT RIGHT.
LET'S GET YOU GOING.
WHEN WE HAVE INTERNS HERE,
WE REALLY WANT THEM TO GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.
YOU CAN READ ABOUT IT, YOU CAN SEE VIDEOS,
BUT IN THE END, YOU GOT TO DO IT.
SO, I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE AND GET MORE HANDS-ON.
Woman: HEY, THATCH. IT'S YOUR TIME TO SHINE.
COME ON, THATCHER.
YOU COME WITH ME, BIG BOY.
Dr. Jeff: THATCHER WAS GONNA BE EUTHANIZED BECAUSE THE HIP DYSPLASIA,
AND IT WAS BASICALLY LIFE IS BETTER PICKED HIM UP,
BROUGHT HIM OVER.
YOU'RE VERY TALL.
Dr. Jeff: DR. BAIER HANDED THATCHER OFF TO ME.
HE DOESN'T DO HIP SURGERIES AND I DO.
IN THE END, HE'S MORE OF AN EXOTIC PERSON.
SO, THIS ONE'S UP TO ME.
GOOD BOY.
CLASSIC HIP DYSPLASIA IS A SHALLOW JOINT.
SO, INSTEAD OF COVERING THAT BALL,
YOUR HIP SOCKET IS SHALLOW,
SO IT LUXATES ALL THE TIME, AND THAT'S PAINFUL.
SO, WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THE CLASSIC FHO.
THIS IS THE BALL. WE'RE GOING TO CUT THROUGH THIS AREA,
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO RASP THIS AREA
AND RASP THIS AREA,
AND BASICALLY MAKE A SCAR TISSUE JOINT.
THEN THE LEG STILL MOVES,
BUT THERE'S NO BONE-ON-BONE GRINDING.
WE'LL DO THE LEFT HIP FIRST,
THEN WE'LL DO THE OTHER SIDE ONCE THE LEFT SIDE HEALS.
HERE YOU GO.
JESSICA AND KATIE ARE GOING TO WATCH ME DO THATCHER.
I THINK EVERY NEW VETERINARIAN
SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO A HIP SURGERY. THEY'RE SO COMMON.
THIS IS ONE SURGERY I REALLY LIKE TO TEACH.
Katie: I'VE DONE SPAYS AND NEUTERS, BUT AS FAR AS ORTHOPEDICS GOES,
THIS IS MY FIRST REAL TIME BEING SCRUBBED INTO SURGERY.
ALRIGHT. I'M GONNA MAKE MY INITIAL CUT.
I USUALLY JUST MAKE A SLIGHT CURVE AND COME DOWN.
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE FASCIAL PLANE?
CAN YOU SEE?
MM-HMM.
I'M GONNA CUT THIS MUSCLE HERE JUST A LITTLE BIT.
NOW I GOT PRETTY GOOD EXPOSURE TO THAT HEAD.
YOU CAN FEEL IT RIGHT THERE.
REMOVE THAT. FEEL IT MOVE?
YEAH.
NOW I USE A CHISEL
AND CUT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE.
OH, WOW.
IT'S A LOT FASTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
IF I GOT ALL THAT LIGAMENT,
THE BALL -- IT SHOULD COME RIGHT UP.
YEAH, SEE?
YES.
IT'S VERY...
THEN I RASP IT SMOOTH.
SO, THE MAIN GOAL
IS JUST TO MAKE EVERYTHING SMOOTH IN THERE?
YEP. YEP. SMOOTH. THAT'S IT.
FEEL HOW SMOOTH THAT IS RIGHT NOW.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH.
Dr. Jeff: WELL, GIVE ME A STAPLE GUN
AND THEN WE'LL GET HIS SKIN STAPLED UP,
AND WE'LL BE DONE.
SO, HOW SOON AFTER VET SCHOOL DID YOU START DOING ORTHOPEDIC?
PROBABLY ABOUT TWO YEARS, A YEAR AND A HALF.
I JUST DID SPAY AND NEUTER INITIALLY,
AND THEN DR. CHAIMAN RAMMED THE PEN TO HIS HAND,
AND HE SAID, "OH, I CAN'T FINISH THE SURGERY.
YOU GOT TO DO IT." SO, THAT WAS MY FIRST ONE.
I JUST STARTED DOING THEM AND I GOT PRETTY GOOD AT THEM.
THAT'S JUST AMAZING.
TO BE ABLE TO FEEL IT AND SEE IT,
IT WAS EYE OPENING.
Dr. Jeff: THAT SURGERY ON THATCHER WENT REALLY WELL.
IT WENT A LITTLE SLOWER BECAUSE I WAS KIND OF SHOWING
DIFFERENT ANATOMY PARTS AND THINGS AND HOW I DO THEM,
BUT IN THE END, I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH HOW IT TURNED OUT.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 30 YEARS
AND I'VE DONE A LOT OF SURGERIES,
SO I'M NOT AFRAID TO PASS SOME OF THAT KNOWLEDGE ON.
GOOD BOY, THATCHER.
THERE WE ARE.
YOU'RE A NICE LITTLE RAT.
Woman: I'VE BOTTLE FED AND RAISED HER SINCE SHE WAS ABOUT A WEEK OLD.
SHE'S VERY SWEET.
YES, YOU ARE.
HEY, BUDDY.
SAY, "HI, THATCHER."
I THINK HE'S HAPPY TO SEE YOU GUYS.
GOOD BOY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD BOY, THATCHER.
ALRIGHT. THE DOCTOR WILL BE IN IN JUST A MOMENT.
OKAY, THANK YOU.
COME ON!
I KNOW.
THIS IS PUMPKIN SPICE.
SHE IS A SIAMESE DUMBO.
SHE IS EIGHT MONTHS OLD.
I BASICALLY BOTTLE FED AND RAISED HER
SINCE SHE WAS ABOUT A WEEK OLD.
THE DUMBO'S BASED ON WHERE THE EARS ARE LOCATED RIGHT HERE.
SO, IF YOU LOOK, THEY'RE ON THE SIDE MORE.
SHE MORE LOOKS LIKE A PUPPY DOG, AS OPPOSED TO THE TOP-EARED RATS
THAT HAVE THEIR EARS ON THE TOP.
RATS ARE JUST ONE OF MY FAVORITE PETS TO HAVE.
THEY'RE NOT ANYTHING THAT PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE.
I LIKE TO ACTUALLY TAKE THEM OUT
AND SHOW PEOPLE HOW LOVING THEY ARE.
HI, GUYS. HOW ARE THINGS?
HI, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
THIS IS MY SON, THUNDER.
NICE TO MEET YOU, MAN.
SO, WHAT HAVE WE GOT TODAY?
I'VE GOT PUMPKIN SPICE.
THAT'S A PRETTY COOL-LOOKING RAT.
RATS SEEM TO BE ON THE RISE AS FAR AS POPULARITY.
THEIR INTELLIGENCE, THEIR TRAINABILITY --
THAT MAKES THEM A PRETTY DECENT PET.
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO TALK ABOUT GETTING HER SPAYED,
BUT SHE'S GOT A SMALL LUMP STARTED UNDER HERE.
NON-CANCEROUS MASSES IN RATS ARE FAIRLY RARE.
RIGHT.
IT'S VERY SOFT.
IF IT WAS A MALIGNANT MASS, IT WOULD BE HARD.
OKAY.
THOSE LYMPH NODES FEEL GOOD THERE
AND THERE.
IT'S NOT A TUMOR.
GOOD.
COULD BE SOFT TISSUE INJURY.
SHE MAY HAVE NICKED HERSELF ON THE CAGE.
LET'S FIND OUT WHAT YOU WEIGH.
0.670.
YOU'RE A NICE LITTLE RAT.
SHE'S VERY SWEET.
YES, YOU ARE. MM-HMM.
WE'LL GET HER SPAYED,
AND SHE'LL HAVE A LOT LOWER LIKELIHOOD
OF GETTING TUMORS DOWN THE ROAD.
OKAY.
SO, YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT DAY.
ALRIGHT. SEE YOU LATER, PUMPKIN SPICE.
Thunder: BYE, PUMPKIN.
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD BECAUSE SHE IS MY BABY,
BUT I KNOW SHE'LL BE IN GOOD HANDS.
THAT HELPS A LOT.
THATCHER. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HEY, BUDDY.
YOU LOOK GOOD.
HIS INCISION LOOKS GREAT.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE HOPE FOR.
THERE'S NO DISCHARGE OR SWELLING AROUND IT.
WE ALSO KIND OF WANT TO, WITH AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY,
MAKE SURE THAT THEIR RANGE OF MOTION IS PRETTY GOOD.
EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD.
SO, THATCHER GETS TO GO HOME TODAY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD BOY.
HI. HOW ABOUT SOME WATER?
ALRIGHT, A LITTLE PUMPKIN SPICE.
WHERE ARE YOU AT?
OH, THERE SHE IS.
PUMPKIN SPICE.
Dr. Baier: THE BIGGEST REASON TO GET HER SPAYED
IS IT'S GOING TO DECREASE THE LIKELIHOOD
THAT SHE'LL DEVELOP MAMMARY TUMORS
DOWN THE ROAD.
SHE'S GOING IN YOUR SHIRT.
OH, SHE'S GOING IN MY SHIRT.
SHE'S LIKE, "I'M GONNA GO HIDE."
LET'S ANESTHETIZE A RAT.
IN YOU GO.
GET YOUR TOES IN THERE.
IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING ONE OF THE RODENTS AS A PET,
RATS ARE AN EXCELLENT OPTION.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE PRETTY COOL PERSONALITIES.
RATS ACTUALLY WANT TO INTERACT WITH YOU,
WHEREAS A HAMSTER OR A GERBIL, PROBABLY NOT SO MUCH.
A TYPICAL LIFE SPAN IS ABOUT THREE YEARS.
ALRIGHT, AND JUST ABOUT DONE HERE.
NOW I'M GOING TO TRIM HER INCISORS
SO THAT SHE DOESN'T CHEW OUT MY STITCHES.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THEM TO GROW BACK?
NOT VERY LONG. THEY GROW ABOUT A MILLIMETER A WEEK.
THERE WE GO.
JUST GIVE HER SOME PAIN MEDS AND SOME ANTIBIOTICS.
ALRIGHT.
I'LL KEEP HER NICE AND WARM.
I'M HAPPY WITH HOW THINGS WENT.
SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO HOME SOON.
OH, MY GOODNESS. OH, MY GOODNESS. OH, MY GOSH.
THEY'RE PRETTY CUTE.
Dr. Jeff: THEY'RE GOING TO BE NEUTERED,
WHICH HELPS CALM THEM DOWN.
WHAT'S CHEWING ON MY FOOT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHAT IS WITH YOU?
[ WHIMPERING ]
MOVE THAT LEG.
OH, BOY.
Dr. Jeff: THE SURGERY ON THATCHER WENT REALLY WELL.
I SUSPECT HE'LL START USING THAT LEG SOONER VERSUS LATER.
COME ON.
FHOs MAKE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE,
AND THEY'RE PAIN FREE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
THAT'S THATCHER.
THIS IS NOT THATCHER.
THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF A DOGGY.
I HAD TO BRING MY TWIN THREE-YEAR-OLDS WITH ME.
SO, IT'S A FUN FAMILY ADVENTURE DAY, HUH?
YEAH, MAYBE THAT DOG'S NAME IS THATCH.
MAYBE THAT DOG'S NAME IS THATCH?
YEAH.
THAT WOULD BE AN ODD COINCIDENCE.
HI, THATCHER.
HEY, BUDDY.
SAY, "HI, THATCHER."
I THINK HE'S HAPPY TO SEE YOU GUYS.
GOOD BOY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD BOY, THATCHER.
HI. HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?
GOOD. SAY HI TO DR. JEFF.
DOGGY DOCTOR.
A DOGGY DOCTOR. THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU GOT TO SMILE.
SO, SURGERY ON THATCHER WENT REALLY WELL.
AWESOME.
I'D LIKE TO DO THE OTHER SIDE AT SOME POINT,
BUT IF IT'S NOT BOTHERING HIM, WE CAN PUT IT OFF
FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
IF YOU THINK IT'S CAUSING HIM TROUBLE,
THEN WE CAN ALWAYS DO IT
ONCE THIS LEG BECOMES FULLY FUNCTIONAL,
USUALLY AT ABOUT SIX WEEKS.
OKAY, SOUNDS GREAT.
YOU GOT PAIN MEDS, EVERYTHING, ALL THAT.
LET ME KNOW HOW HE DOES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES, BRING HIM BACK.
THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT.
NO PROBLEM.
AT THIS POINT, WE'RE GOING TO GET
THATCHER INTO A FOSTER HOME,
WHERE THEY CAN FOCUS ON HIS RECOVERY,
AND THEN FROM THERE, FIND HIM HIS FOREVER FAMILY.
COME ON.
IT'S SUCH A GREAT FEELING TO TAKE AN ANIMAL
THAT, YOU KNEW DIDN'T HAVE A FUTURE,
AND THEN WATCH THEM WALK OUT THE DOOR.
THERE'S NO BETTER FEELING IN THE WORLD.
LET'S GO.
OKAY, JUST WAIT, JUST WAIT.
ALRIGHT.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO THERE?
WE HAVE SOME FAINTING GOATS TO NEUTER.
WHAT THE HECK, MAN?
JANET'S BEEN WORKING WITH BREEDING SPECIFICALLY
FAINTING GOATS FOR 14 YEARS,
AND SHE USES THEM FOR THERAPY ANIMALS.
WE'RE JUST OUTSIDE OF LOVELAND, COLORADO,
AT BARNYARD BUDDIES.
THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF NEW BABY GOATS.
THEY NEED TO BE NEUTERED BEFORE THEY CAN BE USED
AS THERAPY GOATS OR SOLD AS PETS TO PEOPLE
WHO WANT A FAINTING GOAT.
HI.
HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
HECTOR, NICE TO MEET YOU.
JANET.
DR. JEFF, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
WELCOME TO GOAT HEAVEN.
OH, SOUNDS GOOD.
Janet: COME ON BACK. TAKE YOU BACK TO THE GOAT PEN.
COME ON IN.
I'VE BELIEVED IN PET FACILITATED THERAPY FOR YEARS,
AND I WAS INVOLVED IN IT
BEFORE I EVEN GOT INTO VET SCHOOL.
I REALLY WANT TO HELP PEOPLE THAT HELP OTHER PEOPLE,
AND THAT'S WHAT JANET DOES.
ALRIGHT.
ALL THESE GOATS ARE FAINTING?
Janet: EVERY ONE OF THEM'S A FAINTING GOAT.
WATCH OUT.
THE MINIATURE AND TENNESSEE FAINTING GOATS
CAME FROM NOVA SCOTIA ORIGINALLY.
THEY HAVE A CONGENITAL MYOTONIA.
BOTTOM LINE, IT'S A MUSCLE INSTABILITY
WHERE BASICALLY, IF YOU STARTLE THEM,
THEIR MUSCLES SEIZE UP AND THEY FALL OVER.
IT'S KIND OF A UNIQUE, STRANGE THING, IN ALL HONESTY.
THAT'S GOAT'S GONNA FAINT.
OKAY.
YEAH. YEAH.
OKAY.
OH, AND HE GETS BACK UP.
SEE? THE MYOTONIA'S STILL THERE.
YEAH. YEAH.
THEY DON'T LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS.
NEVER STOP CHEWING.
NEVER STOP CHEWING.
IT DOESN'T HURT THEM. THERE'S NO HARM.
THEY JUST KIND OF FALL OVER. IT'S THE WAY THEY ARE.
AND THEY POP BACK UP AND THEY START MOVING AROUND
AND ACTING LIKE GOATS AGAIN.
I DO A THING CALLED GOAT THERAPY.
I DON'T CHARGE PEOPLE TO COME HERE.
A LOT OF SENIOR CITIZENS COME IN AND DISABLED PEOPLE ENJOY THAT.
THE GOATS ARE VERY, VERY CALM AND THEY TALK TO THEM.
THERE'S NOT VERY MANY ANIMALS
THAT CAN ACTUALLY SIT IN THEIR LAP
THAT'S NOT A DOG OR A CAT.
Dr. Jeff: I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE SOME GOATS TO NEUTER.
LET ME POINT OUT A FEW.
WE'LL NEED THAT LITTLE BLACK ONE RIGHT THERE.
Dr. Jeff: I'LL LET YOU DO THAT AND I'LL STAY CLEAN.
HMM.
OH, DUDE, I DON'T WANT YOU TO FAINT.
THEY'RE PRETTY CUTE.
THESE ARE PET FACILITATED THERAPY GOATS.
SO, THEY'RE GOING TO BE NEUTERED,
WHICH HELPS CALM THEM DOWN.
LET'S GO, HECTOR. YOU'RE SLOWING ME DOWN. CRAMPING MY STYLE.
I'M TRYING NOT TO MAKE THEM FAINT, DUDE.
COME ON.
YOU GETTING SLOW IN YOUR OLD AGE, BUDDY?
NAH, IT'S KIND OF MONEY.
OH.
OH, MAN. HE FAINTED.
I KNOW. I'M SORRY, BUDDY.
ALRIGHT. LET'S BRING THEM.
Janet: THIS BABY'S NAME IS GILBERT.
OH, GILBERT.
Hector: OKAY. JUST LET HIM RELAX.
ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS THE FIRST ONE HERE?
LISTEN TO HIS HEART.
SOUNDS REAL GOOD. NICE AND STRONG.
WE'RE DOING A SCROTAL INCISION.
FOR CUTTING THE TESTICLES OUT.
JUST GOT TWO LITTLE STITCHES RIGHT THERE.
OKAY.
SO, WE JUST LET THEM ROAM?
YEAH.
THE MOMENT THEY'RE OFF THE TABLE,
THEY'RE RIGHT BACK TO NORMAL.
THEY RECOVER PRETTY QUICK.
ALRIGHT, BUDDY.
OH, YOUR HORSES ARE LOOKING.
THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON OUT HERE.
Dr. Jeff: WHAT IS WITH YOU?
YEAH, THAT ONE'S CHEWING ON MY FOOT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WELL, THIS IS A GOAT. THAT'S WHAT GOATS DO.
Janet: HE WANTS A BANANA.
YEAH. MM. ALRIGHT, QUIT CHEWING, QUIT CHEWING.
OKAY.
THERE YOU GO, BUDDY.
SO, LAST BUT NOT LEAST.
HIS NAME IS TROOPER.
HEY, TROOPER.
TIE HIM OFF.
ALRIGHT.
WE'VE GOT THE LAST ONE DONE.
IT'S GOAT FEEDING TIME.
DOESN'T THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS?
GOATS EAT BETTER THAN WE DO.
I KNOW. I WANT TO EAT SOME OF THIS.
I KNOW. IT'S GREAT STUFF.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT A GROUP OF GOATS IS CALLED?
I HAVE NO IDEA.
THEY ARE CALLED A TRIP.
A TRIP? ALRIGHT.
LET THE TRIP OUT.
[ GOATS BLEATING ]
COME ON, BABIES!
OH, WRONG WAY, GUYS.
WRONG WAY.
ARE THEY GOING FOR THE BUCKET?
OH, THEY'RE GOING FOR THE BUCKET.
THERE YOU GO.
HERE, I'LL MOVE YOU OVER THERE.
SO, THAT WAY, YOU COULD EAT,
OR ELSE HE'S NOT GOING TO GET ANYTHING.
THERE YOU GO.
[ BLEATS ]
Dr. Jeff: ALRIGHT.
KEEP AN EYE ON THE ONES WE FIXED.
YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRAIN JUST FINE.
THEY'RE GOING TO GET A HALF A TABLET ONCE A DAY
FOR THREE DAYS, STARTS AFTER TOMORROW.
PERFECT.
WELL, THEY ALL LOOK LIKE THEY'RE DOING EXTREMELY WELL.
THEY DO GREAT.
THEY DO GREAT.
HAVING DR. JEFF AND HECTOR COME OUT MEANT A LOT TO ME.
VETERINARY CARE IS SO EXPENSIVE,
AND BY THIS CARE BEING DONE FOR FREE,
ALL THE MONEY THAT I CAN SAVE,
WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT TOWARDS THE FUTURE OF OUR GOATS.
THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN LEARNING ABOUT GOATS. YEAH.
WELL, LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
YEAH, FOR SURE.
[ GOAT BLEATS ]
Dr. Jeff: IT'S BEEN A GOOD DAY, AND I REALLY DO BELIEVE
IN THE INTERACTION OF HUMANS AND ANIMALS.
I THINK THEY BRING SO MUCH JOY TO US,
AND THERE'S ALL KINDS OF MEDICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL BENEFITS.
DOESN'T MATTER IF IT HAPPENS TO BE A FAINTING GOAT
OR A DOG OR A RAT.
YOU KNOW, IF THE PEOPLE BOND TO IT,
THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
LET ME KNOW HOW THEY'RE DOING.
KEEP AN EYE ON THEM, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES,
GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU EVER NEED ME.
LET ME KNOW.
MY PLEASURE.
ALRIGHT. APPRECIATE.
WE'LL SEE YOU.
OH, YOU'RE DRIVING.
YOU GET TO DRIVE. BYE, JANET.
WE'LL SEE YOU.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU.
[ BLEATS ]
Dr. Jeff: THE PLAN IS TO FIX CHARLIE'S BROKEN HIP.
I TRUST KATIE AND JESSICA TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS
AND BASICALLY DO THIS TOGETHER.
Jessica: IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE DOING IT OURSELVES.
THINK WE'RE READY?
YES.
[ DOG WHIMPERING ]
ALRIGHT, CHARLIE.
ALRIGHT, BUDDY.
Hector: THIS IS CHARLIE.
HE WAS A STRAY THAT SOMEBODY BROUGHT IN HERE,
KIND OF JUST RELINQUISHED TO US.
HE'S REALLY FRIENDLY.
HE'S GOT VERY SWEET EYES,
AND I'M A SUCKER FOR THE EYES.
HE HAD BEEN KIND OF LIMPING ALONG,
PROBABLY GOT HIT BY A CAR.
HE'S TOUGH, BUT STILL, I'M SURE HE'S IN PAIN.
SO WE'RE GOING TO OPERATE ON CHARLIE LATER TODAY
AND I'LL FIX HIM UP.
PERFECT.
SUPER COMFY.
LET'S SEE.
YEAH, PUMPKIN SPICE LOOKS READY TO GO HOME.
I REALLY CAN'T JUST SIT STILL OR FOCUS ON ANYTHING
BECAUSE I FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS MISSING AT HOME.
HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
HI. GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
DOING ALRIGHT.
SO, PUMPKIN SPICE DID JUST FINE.
HI, PUMPKIN.
THERE WE GO.
HI, MY GIRL.
SHE'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
AS FAR AS PAIN MEDS,
MEDICAM. 0.2 ONCE A DAY.
0.2? OKAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PUMPKIN SPICE.
ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE?
JUST WATCH FOR CHEWING THE STITCHES?
IF THEY COME OUT, BRING HER BACK.
WE'LL PUT THEM BACK IN.
AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
YOU, TOO. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT, CHARLIE.
[ CHARLIE WHIMPERING ]
YOU'RE ALRIGHT, BUDDY.
THE PLAN IS TO FIX CHARLIE'S BROKEN HIP.
THE NECK PART IS SITTING OVER HERE
AND THE ACTUAL BALL PART OF THE JOINT
IS SITTING IN THE JOINT.
IT CAN BE A LITTLE HARD TO GET OUT, BUT NOT TOO HARD.
I GOT JESSICA AND KATIE HELPING ME TODAY.
HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO LEARN SOMETHING
AND MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THIS DOG'S LIFE.
I TRUST KATIE AND JESSICA TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS
AND BASICALLY DO THIS TOGETHER.
I'LL BE THERE TO HELP THEM OUT AND POINT OUT SOME THINGS,
BUT I THINK THEY'RE CAPABLE OF DOING IT.
DO YOU THINK PART OF THE ACETABULUM IS FRACTURED AS WELL?
I DON'T THINK SO,
BUT THE HIP WAS DEFINITELY BROKEN.
LOOK AT HOW ASYMMETRIC IT IS.
Jessica: IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE DOING IT OURSELVES.
WE REALLY STUDIED UP RIGHT BEFORE TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE KNEW ALL OF THE APPROACHES
AND MADE SURE THAT WE'RE GOOD,
SO I'M MORE EXCITED THAN NERVOUS,
BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME NERVES THERE.
THINK WE'RE READY?
YES. I'M EXCITED.
WRAP THAT FOOT UP. IT'S STILL DIRTY.
GET IT ON THERE.
WRAP IT AROUND AND THEN GRAB IT DOWN
TO THE STERILE PART. YOU GOT IT.
THAT FAR DOWN?
A LITTLE BIT. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE INITIAL INCISION FIRST
WOULD BE GREAT,
BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S VERY CRUCIAL.
I'M PICTURING IT.
MAKE SURE I'VE GOT MY LANDMARKS RIGHT HERE.
KIND OF FOLLOW THE...
FOLLOW THE BONE?
JUST IN FRONT OF THE FEMUR.
SO, WE KEEP CUTTING?
DOWN HERE, YEAH,
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE SO MUCH MUSCLE.
IT'S JUST DIFFERENT LOOKING BECAUSE IT'S BRUISED TISSUE,
AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT A VESSEL.
Jessica: YEAH, EVERYTHING LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
YEAH. IT'S VERY, VERY BRUISED.
IT'S NOT LIKE IN THE ANATOMY BOOKS.
Jessica: IT JUST SEEMS LIKE SO MUCH MUSCLE TO ME.
Dr. Jeff: OUR VET STUDENTS, JESSICA AND KATY,
ARE REALLY STRUGGLING TO GET TO CHARLIE'S HIP JOINT.
IT'S MASSIVELY BRUISED AND SWOLLEN,
SO THE NORMAL ANATOMY IS KIND OF SHIFTED.
IT'S THIS BIG FAT MUSCLE THAT'S IN THE WAY.
SOMEHOW, YOU CAN CUT AROUND IT
TO WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE BONE A LITTLE BETTER.
YEAH.
CUTTING HERE
TO GET A LITTLE MORE EXPOSURE?
CUT A LITTLE BIT MORE RIGHT UP HERE.
GO RIGHT ON THE BONE.
AS LONG AS YOU STAY ON THE BONE,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA CUT ANYTHING IMPORTANT.
JUST DISSECT SLOW.
YEAH. LIKE, TURN THIS BLADE JUST SLIGHTLY THAT WAY. YEP.
-RIGHT THERE? -YEP. YEP. RIGHT THROUGH THERE.
YEP. YEAH. THERE YOU GO.
YEAH. I SEE JOINT FLUID.
AND THEN YOU SEE THE JOINT FLUID? YUP. THERE YOU GO.
NOW YOU CAN WORK AROUND THE JOINT.
ALRIGHT.
BUT THE TOP OF THE BALL STILL SITS IN THE SOCKET.
PULL THAT OUT, YOU'LL NOT HAVE AN ISSUE.
GOT IT.
GRAB IT WITH THIS IF YOU WANT.
YOU KNOW, PRY IT AND GRAB IT.
I GOT IT.
NICE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD JOB, GUYS.
YAY. I DID IT.
YEAH, SEE? THIS GOT BROKEN OFF LIKE THAT.
ALRIGHT? AND SO THIS IS SITTING BY THE LIGAMENT.
SHE JUST CUT THE LIGAMENT, PULLED THAT OUT,
AND THIS LITTLE PIECE OF NECK,
WE'VE GOT TO RASP IT OFF.
BUT YOU'RE ALMOST DONE.
Jessica: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I FEEL THAT'S NICE. IT FEELS REALLY SMOOTH. YEP.
THAT FEELS PRETTY GOOD.
MOVE THE LEG. AND HOW'S IT FEEL?
DO WE HAVE RANGE OF MOTION?
FRONT AND BACK.
YEAH, HE DOES. ALRIGHT.
ALL DONE.
YAY.
GREAT JOB, TEAM.
OUR FIRST FHO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP.
I'M SURE CHARLIE WILL APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FIXING HIS LEG UP.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM UP AND AROUND.
Jessica: BEING ABLE TO DO THE SURGERY,
JUST THE TWO OF US, FOR THE MOST PART WITH JEFF
JUST KIND OF WATCHING -- IT WAS INCREDIBLE
BECAUSE WE GOT THE REAL FEEL OF DOING SURGERY OURSELVES.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST FANTASTIC.
WELL, AFTER WATCHING A BUNCH OF THEM AND HELPING WITH SOME,
I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE BETTER PREPARED FOR DOING IT,
AND THEN YOU GET IN THERE
AND NOTHING LOOKS LIKE IT WAS BEFORE.
IT NEVER DOES.
EVERY ONE OF THEM'S DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW?
SO, THEY REALLY ARE.
THE POINT IS, YOU CAN WATCH ALL YOU WANT,
BUT IN THE END, YOU GOT TO DO IT, YOU KNOW?
SURGERY WENT GREAT. CHARLIE CAN RUN AND JUMP,
YOU KNOW, WITH NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
THE BODY'S PRETTY SMART,
AND IT FIGURES OUT THAT ONE END'S NOT GROWING,
SO THE OTHER END GROWS A LITTLE BIT MORE,
AND YOU'LL NEVER PERCEIVE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LEG SIZE.
IT TAKES TWO WEEKS FOR THE SOFT TISSUE.
SO WE'LL WAIT FOR THAT TO BE TOTALLY HEALED
BEFORE WE ADOPT HIM OUT.
HE'S GOING TO GO LIKE A HOTCAKE. NO PROBLEM.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
JUST HAVE A SEAT IN HERE.
THE DOC WILL BE WITH YOU SOON, OKAY?
THANK YOU.
-THIS HOODIE -HE'S A SWEETHEART.
AND I'M GONNA GO IN THE CORNER.
WE ARE HAPPILY MARRIED AND CRAZY CAT LADIES.
HE WAS ACTUALLY MOST CONNECTED TO MY LITTLE SISTER
WHEN HE WAS JUST A LITTLE KITTEN,
SO SHE WOULD WEAR HER HOODIE AND TURN IT AROUND
SO THAT THE HOOD WOULD BE FACING THIS WAY,
AND SHE WOULD PUT HIM INSIDE,
AND HE WOULD PASS OUT IN THE HOOD THERE.
HE IS SUCH A BIG PART OF OUR LIVES.
WE'RE BRINGING HIM IN TODAY BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN GOING
OUTSIDE OF HIS LITTER BOX THE LAST FEW DAYS.
OH. HELLO, TRASH PANDA.
I THINK HE'S TRYING TO PEE.
YEAH. I THINK HE'S PEEING.
HE'LL JUST GO WHERE HE NEEDS TO GO.
HOWDY. I'M DR. B.
I'M IVY.
SHOSHANNAH.
NICE TO MEET Y'ALL.
SO, WHAT'S UP WITH HOODIE TODAY?
[ MEOWS ]
WELL, HE STARTED HAVING SOME BLOOD ON HIS URINE.
OKAY.
HE ACTUALLY LEFT A SAMPLE IN THE GARBAGE CAN.
HE HOPPED IN THERE FOR YOU.
OH, THAT'S LOVELY.
SORRY.
NO WORRIES.
HOW OLD IS HE?
10.
OKAY.
OH, YOU CAN GET DOWN NOW. ALRIGHT.
SO, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAD HIM HOSPITALIZED
HERE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ABOUT THIS TIME.
YEAH, HE WAS BLOCKED,
BUT HE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE BLOCKED TODAY.
HE IS ABLE TO URINATE RELATIVELY FREELY.
THE THING IS, HE BROKE INTO SOME OF THE DRY FOOD
THAT SOME OF THE OTHER KITTIES HAVE.
Shoshannah: WHEN HE GETS INTO THE DRY FOOD,
THESE ISSUES START COMING UP.
OH, YOU HAVE MULTIPLE CATS IN THE HOUSE?
MM-HMM.
ONE THING I DO WANT TO DO IS TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THIS.
WELL, HE PROVIDED THE SAMPLE, SO...
MM-HMM. IT'S GOING TO BE FUN TO GET OUT OF THERE.
Dr. Baier: THE URINE SAMPLE HAS A LOT OF BACTERIA.
THE GOOD THING IS THERE'S NOT A HUGE NUMBER OF CRYSTALS.
CRYSTALS ARE MINERALS
THAT ARE NORMALLY CIRCULATING IN THE BLOOD.
BUT IF THERE ARE MORE THAN THE ANIMAL NEEDS,
THEY GET EXCRETED IN THE URINE.
SO THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE BLOOD IN HIS URINE,
AND COULD POSSIBLY STEM FROM A URINARY TRACT INFECTION.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO TALK WITH THEM
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MULTIPLE CAT HOUSEHOLDS
AND THE POTENTIAL THAT THIS MIGHT BE, LIKE, STRESS-RELATED.
HEY.
GET BACK IN THERE, HOODIE.
OKAY. HOODIE DOES HAVE A URINARY TRACT INFECTION.
OKAY.
OKAY.
IT'S TREATABLE,
BUT I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
HOW MANY CATS DO YOU HAVE IN THE HOUSE?
NINE.
OKAY.
I THINK SOME OF THIS IS STRESS-RELATED FOR HIM.
I THINK HOODIE HAS FELINE IDIOPATHIC CYSTITIS
AS A COMPONENT.
WHAT IS THAT?
IT'S A STRESS RELATED DISEASE,
AND BECAUSE IT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU HEAR ABOUT EVERY DAY,
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THAT.
A LOT OF TIMES, THIS SHOWS UP
INITIALLY AS A URINARY TRACT INFECTION.
YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SEEN HIM AGAIN
IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT LED ME TO THIS CONCLUSION.
A NORMAL CAT TERRITORY WOULD BE ABOUT A TENTH OF AN ACRE.
BUT THAT MANY CATS IN ONE HOUSE IS A STRESSFUL THING
FOR ALL THE CATS IN THE HOUSE.
THE OTHER KITTIES THAT ARE THERE ARE HIS FAMILY.
LIKE, THEY ARE PERSIANS THAT ARE ALL RELATED TO HIM.
LET'S PUT IT IN A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
EVEN YOUR OWN FAMILY IS A LITTLE BIT STRESSFUL AT TIMES.
OH, WELL, DEFINITELY. [ LAUGHS ]
YOU KNOW, SO THE SAME KIND OF THING HAPPENS WITH CATS.
YOU HAVE NINE CATS. HOW MANY LITTER BOXES?
WE HAVE SEVEN,
YOU HAVE SEVEN?
IDEALLY, YOU WANT TO HAVE ONE MORE LITTER BOX
THAN YOU HAVE CATS.
OKAY.
WE CAN INCREASE, YOU KNOW,
THE NUMBER OF PLACES HE HAS AVAILABLE TO GO,
THE LESS PROBLEMS WE'LL HAVE WITH HIM.
ARE THOSE LITTER BOXES TOGETHER?
THEY'RE SIDE BY SIDE.
OKAY.
SIDE BY SIDE, IN THE CAT'S MIND,
IS THE SAME LITTER BOX, BASICALLY.
THEY'VE ALL SET UP THEIR LITTLE TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES,
AND IF HE HAS TO CROSS THOSE, HE'S POTENTIALLY IN TROUBLE.
SO, SPREAD OUT THE LITTER BOXES.
OKAY.
HEY, HOODIE.
ALRIGHT, KIDDO.
I'M GONNA TREAT THE INFLAMMATION
SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO PEE 10 MINUTES.
PERFECT.
HE SAYS, "I DON'T WANT THAT."
YOU ARE SO BRAVE.
AND THEN THE ANTIBIOTIC WILL TAKE CARE OF
THE BACTERIA THAT ARE THERE.
THERE WOULD GO.
OKAY.
ALRIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NO WORRIES.
YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT DAY.
THANK YOU.
I HADN'T CONSIDERED THAT HAVING THE BOXES SIDE BY SIDE
MEANT THAT THEY COUNT KIND OF AS THE SAME BOX.
IF IT HELPS TO SPREAD THEM OUT,
THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
ALRIGHT, MY LOVE.
YOU'RE READY TO GO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Kayla: WHEN WE GRADUATE, I WILL USE MY MEMORIES OF HIM
AS MY GUIDE FOR FUTURE SURGERIES.
[ LAUGHS ]
ALRIGHT, WELL, CHARLIE, LET'S SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING.
COME HERE, BABY.
LOOK HOW GOOD YOU'RE DOING.
OH, THAT LEG LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
LOOK, HE'S PUTTING WEIGHT ON IT.
YOU ARE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
CHARLIE WAS THE FIRST ORTHO SURGERY
THAT WE DID KIND OF ON OUR OWN,
WITH DR. JEFF JUST KIND OF GUIDING US,
AND SO SEEING HIM UP AND MOVING UP THE WAY HE IS,
I MEAN, IT FEELS FANTASTIC.
I'D HAVE TO SAY THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE SUCCESSFUL.
AND TO SEE YOUR PATIENT RUN AROUND IN THE YARD
AND BE HAPPY AND USE HIS LEGS,
AND IT'S SO REWARDING.
WE'LL DEFINITELY ALWAYS REMEMBER LITTLE CHARLIE. LOOK AT YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHEN WE GRADUATE, I WILL USE MY MEMORIES
OF HIM AS MY GUIDE FOR FUTURE SURGERIES.
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
Janet: COME ON INTO THE GOAT PEN.
ABOUT FOUR TIMES A WEEK,
I OPEN UP TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
WE HAVE PEOPLE COME IN FOR GOAT THERAPY.
THERAPY IS YOU LET THE GOAT LOVE YOU.
THE GOATS ARE VERY COMPASSIONATE ANIMALS.
PEOPLE WILL COME IN ALL STRESSED OUT.
SO, FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE A LOT OF ANXIETY,
THEY CAN JUST RELAX WITH ANIMALS.
IT'S AMAZING THE QUALITY OF PEACE AND TRANQUILITY
THAT THE PEOPLE GET OUT OF THE THERAPY SESSIONS.
HI.
I'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR MANY YEARS.
THE GOATS JUST GIVE YOU THAT UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
WE LOVE YOU, DON'T WE?
[ BLEATS ]
[ GASPS ] OH, YES.
Scarlett: PUMPKIN!
PUMPKIN SPICE! COME ON!
COME HERE. HI, PRETTY GIRL.
PUMPKIN SPICE -- SHE'S BACK TO HER NORMAL SELF.
SHE'S COMPLETELY HEALED UP.
THE SPAY HAS LESSENED HER CHANCE OF GETTING CANCER.
SHE'S BACK TO BEING MISCHIEVOUS.
IT'S DEFINITELY EXCITING TO SEE HER SO HEALTHY.
THATCHER. WHOO. BUDDY.
[ CHUCKLES ] GOOD BOY.
WHEN I SAW THE PICTURE,
AND WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THATCHER'S STORY,
IT JUST TOUCHED MY HEART.
I WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HIS LIFE.
COME ON.
HE'S REALLY IMPROVING.
HE STILL HAS TO HAVE HIS SECOND SURGERY ON HIS OTHER HIP.
CONSIDERING HOW WELL HE'S ALREADY RECOVERED
FROM THE FIRST ONE, I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE HIM
AN EVEN STRONGER AND MUCH HAPPIER DOG.
THAT'S MY BOY.
CHARLIE. CHARLIE.
GOOD BOY.
Woman: PLANNED PETHOOD GAVE US AS MUCH TIME AS WE WANTED
TO FOSTER HIM
AND SEE HOW HE ADAPTED TO OUR FAMILY.
WE KNEW THE FIRST NIGHT.
CHARLIE, KYLO. COME ON.
KYLO -- HE'S OUR TWO-YEAR-OLD LAB.
I'VE NEVER SEEN TWO DOGS PUT TOGETHER SO QUICKLY
AND THEY JUST BLOOM.
IT'S CRAZY.
WHEREVER KYLO GOES, CHARLIE GOES.
COME ON, BOY.
HE'S A KEEPER.
