Dr. Susan Kelleher owns and operates one of the busiest exotic animal care practices located in South Florida, Broward Avian and Exotics Animal Hospital. “Everything but dogs and cats. If it will fit through the door, I’ll treat it!” is Dr. K’s motto. And through the door they come. Rabbits, reptiles and birds of all shapes and sizes, foxes, ferrets, fish, marsupials, and even primates.
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Episode 1
Dr. K tackles a series of tricky surgeries, including a bunny nose-job entailing a precarious power-tool entry – Dr. K must carefully calculate measurements to avoid boring a hole into the bunny's mouth or brain.
Episode 2
Dr. K must quickly perform an intricate surgery to remove more than a dozen eggs from a tortoise. An owner expects to hear the worst when she brings in her corn snake with some discolored scales.
Episode 3
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.
Episode 4
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 the owner of a lemur with a broken toe!
Episode 5
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 as quickly as possible.
Episode 6
Some days are more about educating pet-parents than treating patients. Dr. K confronts a marmoset owner who is taking the animal on public outings. Meanwhile, Dr. Diaz sees a kinkajou with a breathing problem.
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