October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04) – March 21, 2021 (2021-03-21)
Dr. K's Exotic Animal ER is an American television series on the Nat Geo Wild network. It premiered on October 4, 2014, and follows Susan Kelleher, the titular Dr. K, and the veterinarians and staff of the Broward Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital located in Deerfield Beach, Florida.[1][2] An eighth season premiered in September 2019. A separate series, titled Dr. K's Exotic Animal ER: Gloves Off!, premiered in 2016 and consists of enhanced episodes of the original series.[3]
The show's Dr. Lauren Thielen received her own Nat Geo Wild show titled Dr. T, Lone Star Vet, which premiered in October 2019.[4][5]
Dr. K performs surgery on a rabbit, prairie dog, and a parrot.
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"A Bad Case of Rotten Eggs"
October 11, 2014 (2014-10-11)
A tortoise who cannot lay its eggs is assisted. Later, the animal hospital staff cares for a hedgehog and a corn snake.
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"Into the Fox Hole"
October 18, 2014 (2014-10-18)
Dr. K operates on a chameleon who is bound up with eggs. Also: A Fennec fox with anal issues; a couple of guinea pigs with weight issues; and a parrot with sinus problems.
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"Leave It to Lemur"
October 25, 2014 (2014-10-25)
Dr. Thielen is left to manage the patients at the animal hospital while Dr. K is away at a conference. Included: A lemur with a broken toe; a chicken with a prolapsed cloaca; and a guinea pig with an itching problem.
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"Pot-Bellied Pig Out"
November 1, 2014 (2014-11-01)
Animals treated include a 6-year-old guinea pig suffering seizures; a lethargic ferret with a fever; and a cockatiel bleeding from the mouth. Also, a woman must say goodbye to a cherished pet.
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"Kink-achoo!"
November 8, 2014 (2014-11-08)
Dr. K gives a marmoset a checkup. Elsewhere, a growth is found on a rabbit's uterus and wild birds are treated.
Animals treated include a stressed-out 10-year-old Eurasian lynx; a ball python that was attacked by a feeder rat; a rescued cockatiel that needs help laying an egg; and a recently neutered pot-bellied pig continues to heal.
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"Chinchillin' Like a Villain"
October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10)
A dog attacks a hedgehog and breaks its leg, while a life-or-death situation arises with a 9-year-old chinchilla with diarrhea.
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"Turtle-Necked"
October 17, 2015 (2015-10-17)
Animals treated include a sulcata tortoise with a mass on its neck; a 9-year-old chinchilla bleeding from the mouth; a therapy chicken with a lame leg; and a pot-bellied pig on a diet undergoes a weight-loss test.
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"Sticky Pixie and Trixie Too!"
October 24, 2015 (2015-10-24)
Tension runs high with the arrival of many critical patients, including two sugar gliders that got tangled in a blanket , a cockatiel that flew into a flytrap, and a bunny with an obstruction in her stomach.
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"One Fat Parakeet"
October 31, 2015 (2015-10-31)
Animals treated include a bleeding cockatiel, a skunk that needs to be spayed, two panther chameleons in for a checkup, a 9-year-old ferret with quality-of-life issues and a quaker parakeet with a tumor. Also, a gerbil with an abscess and a boa constrictor with a mouth wound.
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"Let Me Clear My Goat"
November 7, 2015 (2015-11-07)
A pet goat with kidney stones undergoes two operations; a baby macaw with a genetic bone disorder is treated; and a procedure is done on a guinea pig with an eye injury.
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"H2O No!"
November 14, 2015 (2015-11-14)
Two goldfish have mobility issues; a severe macaw has a serious bite wound on its foot; a rabbit requires exploratory surgery for fluid in the abdomen; a tiny yellow-bellied slider may have pneumonia; and a ferret has tumor on its tail.
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"Major Hissing Fit"
November 21, 2015 (2015-11-21)
A pot-bellied pig has an obstruction in her stomach; a salomon boa presents with a respiratory infection; a black swan is hit by a car; a 5-year-old ferret is diagnosed with a fatal pancreatic cancer; a turtle must lay 12 eggs to avoid surgery.
A desert tortoise needs life-saving surgery; a male prairie dog has a little problem down below; and a bunny has a major issue with his anesthesia.
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"One Funky Monkey"
April 29, 2017 (2017-04-29)
A newborn owl monkey has swollen fingers from getting his mother's hair tightly wound around them; an opossum's owners are concerned about her inflamed anal glands; a 4-month-old female coyote comes in for a wellness exam.
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"Eye-Eye-Ay!"
May 6, 2017 (2017-05-06)
A lemur comes in to be spayed; a rabbit gets a CT scan; a koi with a mass is examined.
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"Gettin' Squirrely"
May 13, 2017 (2017-05-13)
A squirrel travels hundreds of miles just to see Dr. K; a goat has serious udder trouble; and a vet tech's bunny needs help.
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"Return of the Dragon"
May 20, 2017 (2017-05-20)
Dr. K treats a macaw with a broken wing; a bearded dragon is rushed in as an emergency.
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"Hubble Trouble"
May 27, 2017 (2017-05-27)
A crested gecko is attacked by the family dog.
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"Pain in the Beak"
June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)
Dr. T and Dyanne examine a male peacock.
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"Prairie Dog Companion"
June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10)
A prairie dog that mysteriously lost its top teeth is examined.
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"Jelly Bellies"
June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)
Plump pets that need to shed some pounds are examined.
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"Frenemy Freak Outs!"
June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)
Animals fight for their lives after attacks by outsiders and their own kind.
The staff treats a sushi-eating squirrel monkey; a cockatiel; and a pregnant rabbit.
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"A Magic Rabbit Act"
April 1, 2018 (2018-04-01)
The doctors have their hands full with emergency cases involving a tortoise and a goose.
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"Cock-a-doodle don't"
April 8, 2018 (2018-04-08)
Dr. T's bunny suffers a life-threatening illness and is taken into emergency surgery.
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"Pig Improvement"
April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15)
With two emergencies and two surgeries, it is a busy day at Dr. K's clinic.
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"Great Eggspectations"
April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22)
The ER has their hands full with difficult and unusual cases.
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"My Ferret Ate What?"
April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)
The doctors solve a pigeon's mystery mass and find a foreign object inside a ferret.
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"A Perfect Storm"
May 6, 2018 (2018-05-06)
Dr. K must act quick and perform an emergency surgery on a tortoise crushed by a car.
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"Ferret Freak Out!"
May 13, 2018 (2018-05-13)
A binge-eating pig finds out that what goes down, must come up; a toothache sends Dr. T down a rabbit hole; and a stubborn egg sends a sick chick to the hospital.
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"Call of Doodie!"
May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20)
A macaw with a mysterious mass has Dr. K going beyond the call of duty; and Dr. T gets a visit from a tiny tortoise who lost a fight with a pit bull puppy.
An adorable baby wallaby visits the clinic and charms the entire staff.
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"Oui, Oui... Piggie!"
January 17, 2021 (2021-01-17)
It's a busy day for Dr. K and her staff as a duck with a rusty hook in his foot rushes in; a very sick ferret presents losing weight at an alarming rate; and a rabbit with a severely twisted neck has her owners in a panic, all while a pretty pig gets a pedicure.
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"Mini Mouse"
January 24, 2021 (2021-01-24)
A duck is rushed in after being shot; a pig in labor needs immediate attention; and an aging turtle has shell issues.
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"Can't Bite Me Love"
January 31, 2021 (2021-01-31)
A parakeet barely escapes an attack from a cat; A newborn bunny is fighting for its life.
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"This Little Piggie Goes Berserk!"
February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)
A young monkey has anger issues; a guinea pig has a lump.
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"Band of Bunnies"
February 21, 2021 (2021-02-21)
A bunny arrives in desperate need of blood.
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"Sugar Glider Honey Bunch"
February 28, 2021 (2021-02-28)
Sugar gliders have a slew of unexpected issues.
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"Sick as a Prairie Dog"
March 7, 2021 (2021-03-07)
A prairie dog is anything but perky; a hedgehog with mites.
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"Your Royal Sinus"
March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15)
Dr. K treats a rabbit that has a serious sinus and eye issues.
