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From traveling across glaciers and mountains to enduring sub-zero temperatures and endless days without daylight, there is no more challenging place to be a veterinarian than Alaska. Despite myriad challenges and risks, Dr. Dee Thornell made it her life’s mission to care for the wild and domestic animals of America’s largest state – no matter what.
2015
Dr. Dee embarks on her first cross-country flight as a new pilot to treat animals in the Arctic Circle. She also cares for an aging, beloved Border Collie and a disabled Siberian husky with a fighting spirit.
Dr. Dee flies to a remote village in Ruby, Alaska, to do a marathon spay and neuter clinic at a laundromat. At one of the largest cattle ranches in the state, Dr. Dee fights to deliver a calf struggling to be born.
Dr. Dee checks the health of a black bear who just woke from hibernation. But that was the easy part! A routine cattle castration turns dangerous. And a local radio station teams up with Dr. Dee to find a home for a special needs dog.
Dr. Dee investigates a possible neurological problem in her own dog. A horse castration turns dangerous. At the clinic, a potential case of animal neglect is not what it seems.
A feisty miniature horse is a difficult patient, a large horse has a potentially deadly problem, a new pig farmer learns how to castrate piglets, and a dog needs a forever home.
Dr. Dee takes care of her mother while manning her busy clinic where the vet performs emergency surgery on a Yorkie puppy. She rescues puppies from remote villages in the hopes of finding them homes, and Dr. Terry fights to save one of Santa's reindeer.
Dr. Dee and her team attempt to accomplish the extraordinary as they helicopter rescue a wounded horse from the wilderness! Dr. Dee also cares for a Husky mix hit by a truck and trailer, and investigates the cause of a bearded dragon's long slumber.
2016
Dr. Dee swaps roles as she takes her own dog to a specialist in Anchorage for eye surgery. There, she reconnects with her step-daughter to check on a barrel racing horse. Meanwhile, a remote clinic takes a turn for the worse for Dr. Terry and Nicole.
Dr. Dee and her husband Ken help the remote villages of Alaska by hosting a vet clinic in a town of just 107 residents. Back at Animal House, Dr. Dee has a life or death emergency on her hands with an Akita apparently suffering from a gunshot wound.
Dr. Dee starts fundraising for a no-kill animal shelter in Fairbanks with a pet tricks competition. A pot-bellied pig named Lilly Lou undergoes a surgery full of surprises. Dr. Dee's long-time friend has a stallion with a possibly deadly tumor.
Dr. Dee and Ken host a vet clinic in Eagle, Alaska. At Animal House, Dr. Terry performs emergency surgery on a dog that suffered a vicious attack. Dr. Dee solves a mystery surrounding a lovesick turtle and performs a pregnancy check for a rancher.
At Animal House, Dee sees a Chihuahua with a life-threatening condition, a vocal Macaw that needs a beak trim and a dangerously ill newborn calf. At home, Dr. Dee and her husband Ken welcome seven fainting goats to the family.
Dr. Dee visits a ranch to check on a pack horse named Red, but she has to be careful. Red kicks like a mule! Dr. Terry and Nicole head to Arctic Village for a remote clinic. Dr. Dee holds down the fort treating a dog with a mass that looks cancerous.
Dr. Dee flies her mom to a remote vet clinic in Manley Hot Springs, Alaska. Back at Animal House, a Rottweiler may have bone cancer and a bunny has an abscess that just won’t quit. It’s all smiles when several St. Bernard puppies visit the clinic!
Dr. Dee flies to Healy, Alaska for a remote clinic. While performing a spay, she notices a dog has tumors. Outside Fairbanks, Dr. Dee also gets Nugget the Bull ready for breeding season, while Dr. Terry gets a big surprise giving shots to kittens.
Dr. Dee and her husband Ken respond to an emergency, flying to rescue baby owls whose parents were killed by an eagle. At Animal house, Dr. Dee's dog becomes a blood donor for a lab with an auto-immune disease, and a cat undergoes stem cell therapy.
Dr. Dee must perform a three-hour surgery to save a dog's life. Dr Dee & her husband Ken head to Yakutat, Alaska, a village that hasn’t seen a veterinarian in two years! Dr Dee also visits a giant Tegu lizard and several snakes for a wellness check.
Dr. Dee returns to Ruby for a remote clinic. At Animal House, Dr. Dee treats a malnourished bunny and tackles a border collie puppy with a congenital issue and a rescued cat who may have an incurable disease called feline immunodeficiency virus.
