Scottish Vets Down Under
Two Scottish Vets have left their homeland for life in Australia. From deadly snakes to cuddly koalas, Dr Chris treats native wildlife, while Dr Mike performs lifesaving horse surgeries.
Genre: Documentary
S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1
Chris Ellison and Mike Whiteford, best friends who have traded life in the heart of Scotland to establish vet practices in the rural town of Bendigo, Victoria, with Chris looking after smaller animals, while Mike specialises in horses.
S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2
Chris Ellison treats an injured red-bellied black snake, while a pet cat is brought in showing symptoms of a snake bite. Mike Whiteford tends a foal with an underdeveloped leg.
S1.E3 ∙ Episode #1.3
Chris Ellison is surprised in surgery, performs a gender reveal and has an exciting visitor, while Mike Whiteford treats an assistance pony with leg problems that threaten its ability to help others.
S1.E4 ∙ Episode #1.4
Mike Whiteford performs emergency surgery on a critically ill mare, while Chris Ellison has his hands full with reptiles, possums and a rodent.
S1.E5 ∙ Episode #1.5
Dr Mike performs a life-saving operation on a newborn horse with a hernia. Dr Chris gets a sheepdog back to work, fixes a ferret and gives an adorable wombat joey the once-over.
S1.E6 ∙ Episode #1.6
Dr Mike and his team treat a newborn foal that is fighting for its life after a difficult birth. Dr Chris is attacked by a patient and deals with a springtime problem for dogs.
S1.E7 ∙ Episode #1.7
Deadly bushfires threaten Bendigo as Chris Ellison works to save wildlife fleeing the smoke and flames, while a newborn foal with colic has Mike Whiteford and his team on edge.
S1.E8 ∙ Episode #1.8
Chris Ellison helps a bearded dragon with brittle bones and meets Australia's deadliest snake, while Mike Whiteford helps a newborn foal to take its first steps towards a career as a racehorse.
S1.E9 ∙ Episode #1.9
Chris Ellison operates on a pregnant carpet python that is struggling to lay its eggs, while Mike Whiteford and his team treat two race horses that have leg injuries.
S1.E10 ∙ Episode #1.10
Mike Whiteford's team faces a desperate struggle to save a foal with a deadly disease, while Chris Ellison treats a possum that has been attacked by a dog and works to protect wildlife from feral cats.
S1.E11 ∙ Episode #1.11
Mike Whiteford treats a newborn foal struggling to survive after a difficult start in life, while Chris Ellison performs tricky surgery on a pet dog with a large lump on its spleen.
S1.E12 ∙ Episode #1.12
Chris Allison performs delicate surgery on a cat at risk of losing an eyeball, while the team at the equine hospital operates on a horse to remove a tumour. Last in the series.
