Dr. K's Exotic Animal ER - Season 1

Dr. K tackles a series of tricky surgeries including a bunny nose job with a precarious power tool entry. Dr. K must carefully calculate measurements to avoid boring a hole into the bunny's mouth or brain. The doctor also sees a bird with a broken leg that requires a series of tiny pins to stabilize the bone. Finally, Dr. K removes an overgrown tooth from a prairie dog, and new doctor Lauren Thielen attempts her first rat neuter.

Dr. K must quickly perform an intricate surgery to remove more than a dozen eggs from the tortoise. An owner expects to hear the worst when she brings in her corn snake with some discolored scales. Finally, Dr. K has a galago as a patient for the first time! Also known as a bush baby, this one comes in for neutering, but other things become apparent once the surgery begins.

Dr. K treats Cece, a veiled chameleon who is clearly egg-bound. The only way the eggs are coming out is through surgical intervention. But a veiled chameleon is a very small patient, making the procedure difficult. The doctor also sees long-time patient Fletcher, a red lored Amazon, who has a mass in the sinus cavity. She takes Fletcher to surgery for an endoscopy, but quickly realizes that he is too weak to handle the anesthesia.

While Dr. K and Dr. Diaz are at a veterinary conference, Dr. Thielen will be on her own. The minute the seasoned doctors are off to the conference, Dr. Thielen gets an emergency call from a client with a lemur! Dr. Thielen doesn't have much experience with primates, let alone lemurs, and this one has a broken toe. Next, Dr. Thielen has her hands full dealing with a chicken with a prolapsed cloaca, an itchy guinea pig named Lucky and a wellness check with a litter-box-trained Russian tortoise.

Dr. K starts this challenging day with Chloe, a 6-year-old guinea pig who is having a seizure. A catheter is inserted to get fluids and medications into the guinea pig. Dr. K then moves on to Jed, a ferret who was once bright and active, but now has a fever and is completely lethargic. Dr. K thinks he may have perforated his intestine, but it is even worse than she feared. Suddenly a cockatiel arrives, bleeding from the mouth. Dr. Diaz rushes her to the surgery room, with Dr. K close behind. At the end of the day, Dr. Thielen must help a woman say goodbye to a cherished pet.

Some days are more about educating pet parents than treating patients. Dr. K confronts an owner who is taking their marmoset on public outings. This is extremely dangerous for the marmoset and humans, as diseases can pass between them. Dr. Diaz sees a kinkajou with a breathing problem. The owners are making a husbandry mistake by keeping their house too cold for her. Kinkajous are from the much warmer climates of southern Mexico and Central and South America. Finally, Dr. K gets to see the fruits of her labor as she joins the South Florida Wildlife Center for a rehabbed pelican release.