| Dr. K's Exotic Animal ER | |
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| Genre | Reality Documentary |
| Directed by | Guy Nickerson |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 87 |
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| Editor | Bill Brown |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Production company | Spectrum Productions |
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| Network | Nat Geo Wild |
| Release | 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. 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.
The show's Dr. Lauren Thielen received her own Nat Geo Wild show titled Dr. T, Lone Star Vet, which premiered in October 2019.
Cast
Source:
Veterinarians
- Dr. Susan Kelleher D.V.M. ("Dr. K.")
- Dr. Veronica Pardini, D.V.M.
- Dr. Carlos Salvioli, Invited D.V.M.
Veterinary staff
- Jasmine Sommers, Office Manager
- Dyanne Velasquez, Certified Veterinary Technician
- Kristin Runkle, Veterinary Technician
Narrators
- Art Edmonds
- Alex Quenga
- Josh Goodman
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 6 | October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04) | November 8, 2014 (2014-11-08) | |
| 2 | 8 | October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) | November 21, 2015 (2015-11-21) | |
| 3 | 8 | May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21) | July 9, 2016 (2016-07-09) | |
| 4 | 10 | April 22, 2017 (2017-04-22) | June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24) | |
| 5 | 10 | March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18) | May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20) | |
| 6 | 12 | September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09) | November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25) | |
| 7 | 12 | February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24) | May 12, 2019 (2019-05-12) | |
| 8 | 11 | September 2, 2019 (2019-09-02) | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) | |
| 9 | 10 | January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11) | March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22) | |
Season 1 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Bunny Nose Job" | October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04) | |
| Dr. K performs surgery on a rabbit, prairie dog, and a parrot. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "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. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "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. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "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. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "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. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "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. | ||||
Season 2 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 7 | 1 | "Sir Lynx-a-lot" | October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) | |
| 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. | ||||
| 8 | 2 | "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. | ||||
| 9 | 3 | "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. | ||||
| 10 | 4 | "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. | ||||
| 11 | 5 | "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. | ||||
| 12 | 6 | "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. | ||||
| 13 | 7 | "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. | ||||
| 14 | 8 | "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. | ||||
Season 3 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 15 | 1 | "Sumo Dragon" | May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21) | |
| Dr. K treats a bleeding Sumo Dragon. Later, she examines a macaw with a mass and a pregnant marmoset. | ||||
| 16 | 2 | "Wibbly Wobbly Hedgehog" | May 28, 2016 (2016-05-28) | |
| Dr. K helps a giant lethargic rabbit, an anemic red-shouldered hawk and a wobbly hedgehog. | ||||
| 17 | 3 | "The Tortoise and the Dog" | June 4, 2016 (2016-06-04) | |
| Dr. K examines a monkey and a guinea pig. Elsewhere, an injured tortoise is treated by Dr. G. | ||||
| 18 | 4 | "Operation Skunk" | June 11, 2016 (2016-06-11) | |
| Dr. K works to save two Amazon parrots who were attacked by a dog. Later, a ferret in poor health is examined and dehydrated sugar glider is treated. | ||||
| 19 | 5 | "Snake, Rattle & Roll" | June 18, 2016 (2016-06-18) | |
| A python with a respiratory infection is treated. | ||||
| 20 | 6 | "Serious Monkey Business" | June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) | |
| A CT scan is performed on a marmoset. Also, a six-year-old skunk is examined and a rabbit with a broken leg is treated. | ||||
| 21 | 7 | "Gator-aid" | July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) | |
| A growth is found on the leg of a 35-year-old parrot. | ||||
| 22 | 8 | "Lizard of Oz" | July 9, 2016 (2016-07-09) | |
| A bloated dwarf rabbit is treated. Later, Dr. K examines a blue and gold macaw with an eye problem before visiting a local elementary school. | ||||
Season 4 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 23 | 1 | "Baby Kangaroo Alert!" | April 22, 2017 (2017-04-22) | |
| 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. | ||||
| 24 | 2 | "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. | ||||
| 25 | 3 | "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. | ||||
| 26 | 4 | "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. | ||||
| 27 | 5 | "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. | ||||
| 28 | 6 | "Hubble Trouble" | May 27, 2017 (2017-05-27) | |
| A crested gecko is attacked by the family dog. | ||||
| 29 | 7 | "Pain in the Beak" | June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03) | |
| Dr. T and Dyanne examine a male peacock. | ||||
| 30 | 8 | "Prairie Dog Companion" | June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10) | |
| A prairie dog that mysteriously lost its top teeth is examined. | ||||
| 31 | 9 | "Jelly Bellies" | June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) | |
| Plump pets that need to shed some pounds are examined. | ||||
| 32 | 10 | "Frenemy Freak Outs!" | June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24) | |
| Animals fight for their lives after attacks by outsiders and their own kind. | ||||
Season 5 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 33 | 1 | "Two Heads Are Better Than One" | March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18) | |
| A client brings in a baby snake with two heads. | ||||
| 34 | 2 | "Sushi Eating Squirrel Monkey" | March 25, 2018 (2018-03-25) | |
| The staff treats a sushi-eating squirrel monkey; a cockatiel; and a pregnant rabbit. | ||||
| 35 | 3 | "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. | ||||
| 36 | 4 | "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. | ||||
| 37 | 5 | "Pig Improvement" | April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15) | |
| With two emergencies and two surgeries, it is a busy day at Dr. K's clinic. | ||||
| 38 | 6 | "Great Eggspectations" | April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22) | |
| The ER has their hands full with difficult and unusual cases. | ||||
| 39 | 7 | "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. | ||||
| 40 | 8 | "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. | ||||
| 41 | 9 | "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. | ||||
| 42 | 10 | "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. | ||||
Season 6 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 43 | 1 | "Hide n' Snake" | September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09) | |
| It's a wild few days as Dr. K and company try to keep control of crazy critters. | ||||
| 44 | 2 | "All's Quail That Ends Well" | September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16) | |
| Dr. K wrestles a pot-bellied pig over a challenging few days. | ||||
| 45 | 3 | "Mighty Mouse" | September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23) | |
| Dr. K and the team host a gender reveal party for a tortoise. | ||||
| 46 | 4 | "A Prickly Problem" | September 30, 2018 (2018-09-30) | |
| Dr. K performs emergency surgery on a baby bird who can't breathe. | ||||
| 47 | 5 | "Rat Boot Touille" | October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07) | |
| A snapping turtle case stumps Dr. K and a hedgehog gives Dr. T the silent treatment. | ||||
| 48 | 6 | "Silly Rabbit..." | October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14) | |
| Dr. K's clinic fills up with mysterious cases, including a sugar glider who isn't eating. | ||||
| 49 | 7 | "Bunny Royale" | October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21) | |
| A bunny is rushed in after a vicious attack and a pig comes in after eating rat poison. | ||||
| 50 | 8 | "Eggs-treme Measures" | October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28) | |
| A baby chicken is missing a wing after an attack and a hedgehog has a bulging eye. | ||||
| 51 | 9 | "How Venus Got Her Groove Back" | November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04) | |
| Dr. K's staff treat an injured turtle and a dehydrated pig. | ||||
| 52 | 10 | "A Reptile Dysfunction!" | November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11) | |
| A lemur and a mouse are treated. | ||||
| 53 | 11 | "To the Rescue!" | November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18) | |
| An abandoned macaw may lose a wing; an opossum has a mysterious lump; and an orphaned bunny needs surgery. | ||||
| 54 | 12 | "It's a Bunnyful Life" | November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25) | |
| Twins bring in their impacted tortoise, a beloved fish has swimming trouble, and Dr. T's rabbit is sick. | ||||
Season 7 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 55 | 1 | "Monkey See, Monkey Boo-Boo" | February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24) | |
| Dr. K helps Marshmallow who is hard up in breathing. | ||||
| 56 | 2 | "Stinkin' Cute" | March 3, 2019 (2019-03-03) | |
| Dr. K treats Buddy. | ||||
| 57 | 3 | "What the Duck?" | March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10) | |
| The team rushes to save a prairie dog with a life-threatening infection. | ||||
| 58 | 4 | "Swan Voyage" | March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17) | |
| It's a day of mystery at the clinic when a bearded dragon suffers a peculiar illness. | ||||
| 59 | 5 | "Cocka tude!" | March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24) | |
| A small ferret has a big problem and a feather-plucking cockatoo has an attitude. | ||||
| 60 | 6 | "Skateboarding Tortoise" | March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31) | |
| The team works to discover why a rabbit is wobbly after getting her head stuck in a cage. | ||||
| 61 | 7 | "Toothless and Ruthless" | April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07) | |
| Mystery cases keep the doctors busy at the clinic when a young snake stops laying eggs. | ||||
| 62 | 8 | "Thinking Outside the Fox" | April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14) | |
| A tegu with tummy trouble; and discovering something out of a routine check-up with a cockatiel. | ||||
| 63 | 9 | "Eye Caramba!" | April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21) | |
| Dr. K tries to save Migi. | ||||
| 64 | 10 | "Easter Bunny Surprise" | April 28, 2019 (2019-04-28) | |
| Lucy the bunny comes in for a growth on her chin, but Dr. K discovers a bigger problem. | ||||
| 65 | 11 | "This Little Piggy..." | May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05) | |
| Adeline, a potbellied pig, scares everyone when she has a sudden seizure. | ||||
| 66 | 12 | "Kinkajou on This!" | May 12, 2019 (2019-05-12) | |
| The staff give bittersweet farewell to a beloved colleague as Dr. T says goodbye. | ||||
Season 8 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 67 | 1 | "Pain in the Cheek" | September 2, 2019 (2019-09-02) | |
| Princess Peach the Hedgehog needs a mini mani-pedi. | ||||
| 68 | 2 | "Some Bunny to Love" | September 8, 2019 (2019-09-08) | |
| A gender-reveal party is held for a young marmoset. | ||||
| 69 | 3 | "Monkey Do, Monkey Don't" | September 15, 2019 (2019-09-15) | |
| Dr. K takes care of a Tamarin monkey that gets injured playing with the family dog. | ||||
| 70 | 4 | "No Harm, No Foul" | September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22) | |
| A chicken with a severe neck wound needs emergency care. | ||||
| 71 | 5 | "Snake Me Home Tonight" | September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29) | |
| A pot-bellied pig throws a temper tantrum while it gets a nail trim. | ||||
| 72 | 6 | "A Mite-y Big Problem" | October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) | |
| Two baby tortoises visit the vet for the first time. | ||||
| 73 | 7 | "Goodbye Par-T" | October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13) | |
| A review of some of Dr. T's moments before she heads off to her new job in Texas. | ||||
| 74 | 8 | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" | October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20) | |
| Hercules the tortoise is critically ill and Shakira the chicken has a limp. | ||||
| 75 | 9 | "My Pet Squirrel" | October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) | |
| A squirrel goes to the dentist and a rat gets some boots. | ||||
| 76 | 10 | "Miracle on Dr. K's Street" | December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01) | |
| The pigs keep throwing up; and a savannah cat refuses to eat. | ||||
| 77 | 11 | "Bad for Bunny Business" | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) | |
| The pigs keep throwing up; and a savannah cat refuses to eat. | ||||
Season 9 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 78 | 1 | "I Wallaby Your Baby!" | January 10, 2021 (2021-01-10) | |
| An adorable baby wallaby visits the clinic and charms the entire staff. | ||||
| 79 | 2 | "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. | ||||
| 80 | 3 | "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. | ||||
| 81 | 4 | "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. | ||||
| 82 | 5 | "This Little Piggie Goes Berserk!" | February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14) | |
| A young monkey has anger issues; a guinea pig has a lump. | ||||
| 83 | 6 | "Band of Bunnies" | February 21, 2021 (2021-02-21) | |
| A bunny arrives in desperate need of blood. | ||||
| 84 | 7 | "Sugar Glider Honey Bunch" | February 28, 2021 (2021-02-28) | |
| Sugar gliders have a slew of unexpected issues. | ||||
| 85 | 8 | "Sick as a Prairie Dog" | March 7, 2021 (2021-03-07) | |
| A prairie dog is anything but perky; a hedgehog with mites. | ||||
| 86 | 9 | "Your Royal Sinus" | March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15) | |
| Dr. K treats a rabbit that has a serious sinus and eye issues. | ||||
| 87 | 10 | "Big Bite, Pig Attitude!" | March 21, 2021 (2021-03-21) | |
| A sassy skunk needs an attitude. | ||||
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