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Dr Chris Brown and Dr Lisa Chimes head out to the burnt regions of the Blue Mountains the day after some of the most intense bushfires on record to help pets and wildlife caught in the fire zone.
A snapping turtle at the Australian Reptile Park needs to be weighed but just getting him out of his enclosure requires a team of willing staff. Plus, Georgie, a small rescue dog, is brought in to the clinic to see Dr Chris Brown. Georgie has a growth on her leg and Chris discovers another lump in her mammary glands that is possibly more sinister.
Dr. Chris Brown is heading to the Halls Gap Zoo in Western Victoria where a Lemur has an infection in her tooth that could become a major problem for little lemur. Plus, he is also asked to take a look at some of their sheep that have hoof issues, but nothing is ever as simple as it seems when these sheep turn out to have long sharp horns and a very skittish behaviour.
When it comes to animals, it is always best to expect the unexpected. On this special episode of Bondi Vet, we look back at some of the most embarrassing cases that Dr Chris and the team have ever faced.
In this special episode of Bondi Vet, take a look back at some of the most extreme cases that Dr Chris Brown, Dr Lisa Chimes and their team have ever faced. In the middle of the night, Chris is called out to a women's prison to help a golden retriever in trouble. She is about to give birth to a huge litter of puppies that are earmarked to become assistance dogs.
Boris the staffy was born with a cleft palate and Dr Chris attempts a type of complex surgery that has never been performed in Australia before. Will Chris succeed in helping save the life of Boris?
A west highland terrier named Chester has a particular hate for skateboarders, and out of fear that he will bite someone, his owners take him to Dr Chris to see if he can tame this fiesty little dog. Plus Chris is about to be confronted with the smallest patient he has ever handled.
A police officer has rescued a twelve week old puppy and rushed her into the Bondi clinic. The puppy was found sweltering in forty degree heat in a plastic handbag and the culprit has been arrested. Also, get ready for a long night as Dr. Chris helps a dog named Jewel deliver a football team of puppies and SASH deals with a snake bite victim.
Take a look back at some of Dr Chris Brown's and Dr Lisa Chimes' more memorable animal encounters, from a thrill seeking cat to a 14 week old bunny which turns out to be one of Chris's toughest cases. A heron mum has decided to have her family on a luxury boat in one of Sydney's exclusive harbour marinas. The only problem is the three chicks are growing up and destroying the boat. Can Chris find an answer that will look after everybody's welfare?
Dr Chris has received a call from the Australian Reptile Park. One of their kangaroo's has a nasty lump under its chin and Chris needs to rush to the park to perform an urgent operation. This is made more difficult as the roo is a mother with a young joey.
After being removed from her mother, a four week old lion cub called Zambi is brought into the Bondi clinic. Not only does the lion cub require a checkup but she also needs a surrogate mother and Dr Chris has the perfect (yet very strange) solution.
Chris is in Cairns and his first case is to try to solve the mystery medical condition of Snoopy, a Jack Russell terrier, who at times suffers strange and potentially deadly attacks. Plus, a baby parrot that has badly damaged his leg during a crash landing following a botched maiden flight.
Chris is in Cairns working at the local Marlin Coast Vet Clinic. He has a busy time in the tropic north treating a large crocodile that lost a fight and a monster phython which is eating local pets.
Chris is called to a local crocodile park to treat a 5.4 metre monster with savage wounds to his snout after coming off second best in a fight. Lisa must deal with Golden Retriever who collapsed while running in the park and is now in serious trouble.
Chris is shocked when a Currawong is brought into the clinic after being speared by a wooden skewer. The spear has been there for weeks and must be delicately removed. Lisa is confronted by a hysterical little girl whose beloved dachshund woke up paralyzed.
Pluto the singing Dalmatian was Chris' first ever paitent and he's back at the clinic and appears to have lost his voice. However, Dr Chris Brown fears that the cause may be something sinister.
A small dog is suffering from a large heart mumur that without immediate surgey could be fatal at any moment. Chris entrusts this operation to the one person that can pull it off, Dr Andrew Marchevsky. Tim Faulkner travels to a Tasmanian Devil Sanctuary to deal with a baby devil born at the wrong time of the year.
Chris has returned to Hamilton at the invitation of the Hamilton Animal Health Clinic. As the city slicker vet, the staff take the opportunity to hand Chris the more unusual cases to deal with.
Dr Chris Brown needs to use all his detective skills to find out why Zaza, a pygmy bearded dragon, has a tail that mysteriously keeps falling off. Plus, one of Bondi Clinic's more colourful clients has a serious breathing problem.
Chris is heading to South Africa on a special mission. He is visiting the Shamwari Game Reserve to assist in a contraceptive programme for elephants, but things go wrong when a bull elephant is darted.
Chris is attending to an extremely rare case. Charity the lamb was born without hooves on her right side and without some form of intervention, her life will be cut short. Chris suggests something untried on a sheep in Australia : prosthetic hooves. Plus, a tiny pup is brought into SASH presenting all the signs of the deadly and highly contagious Parvo Virus.
Dr Chris Brown is called out to visit 42 year old Galah, Pretty, who has a fast growing lump on his leg that is deeply concerning to his owner Maurizio. Chris also responds to an SOS from a suburban family held hostage by a massive unwanted houseguest.
When goat Monty enters the Bondi Vet Clinic, the vet nurses are all smitten until they discovery what the cute four week old is harbouring on his skin. Meanwhile, Dr. Chris heads to the Melbourne Sealife Aquarium to assist in their shark artificial insemination program which includes catching the shark!
Miniature horse Charlie has a severe problem with his mouth which Chris needs to investigate, but getting access to Charlie's teeth becomes a near impossible task.
Chris receives a call from a school principal with an unwell four-month-old Staffy. Tests reveal something so rare that only 20 cases have been recorded worldwide and the pup must undergo surgery immediately.
Ziggy the cat has a big problem - he weighs almost a third more than he should. Chris needs to re-educate both the cat and the devoted owner, to ensure the cat's deteriorating health is not compromised further. Plus, a young French Bulldog's airways are so blocked it is having trouble breathing and needs surgery. At the Australian Reptile Park, Tim Faulkner helps train-up his staff to handle some of the world's most venomous snakes ... without anyone getting bitten.
In this very special episode, Dr Chris Brown travels to England to fulfill a dream he's always had about working in the UK. Chris is invited to a clinic in Cornwall presented with all sorts of animals.
In a captivating and heart warming episode, Kelpie 'Jasper' is brought to Dr Chris Brown in a terrible state. A brain scan shows his problems are inoperable but Chris refuses to give in. Doctors Lisa Chimes and Andrew Marchevsky battle to save the life of Burmese cat 'Betty'.
In a mix of classic moments, this episode revisits the escapades of ‘Big Mumma’, an enormous Scrub Python rumoured to be 7 metres long! Dr Chis and Tim head to a Ladies Boat Club in Cairns to find ‘Big Mumma’ and her male suitors who have been reeking structural damage and frightening off the local club members. A green turtle epidemic in far north Queensland is distressing locals who are finding the marine reptiles stranded on beaches starving to death. How will Chris help? Also, a three-month-old puppy needs major heart surgery and a miniature schnauzer has bitten a deadly puffer fish on the beach but is fighting through the poison.
In a mix of cliff-hanging classic moments, Honey the Spoodle has jumped out of a speeding car to pursue her nemesis, Mario the next door neighbour’s cat. Sash emergency vet Lisa Chimes has dealt with plenty of tick cases but she will never forget this one. Dr Chris Brown makes an emergency visit to the Australian Reptile Park when two Tassie Devils babies are struck down with a mystery illness leaving them close to death. Blinky the Koala has a painful eye condition.
In the final ep for 2014, an oldie but a goodie, Dr Chris goes all out to find homes for two run away brothers, the boxer pups were found wandering the streets by police in Sydney’s Maroubra. He later gets topless helping another puppy with a rare condition requiring some pool therapy. Plus an extraordinary story of love and dedication at SASH.
