Series synopsis
Animal ER is an American reality documentary television series that premiered on Nat Geo Wild on September 10, 2016.
Follow the highly trained doctors and staff of Houston’s Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists as they perform high-end, specialized veterinary medicine on domestic and exotic animals. Watch as they perform a double root canal on a Chimpanzee, a life-saving hysterectomy on a Bengal tiger, and dental surgery to restore functional living to a police dog.
Premise
Follow the highly trained doctors and staff of Houston’s Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists as they perform high-end, specialized veterinary medicine on domestic and exotic animals. Watch as they perform a double root canal on a Chimpanzee, a life-saving hysterectomy on a Bengal tiger, and dental surgery to restore functional living to a police dog.
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | September 10, 2016 | October 15, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 8 | August 19, 2017 | October 7, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tiger Emergency Today is a first for Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists. Nia, a 6-year-old white Bengal tiger, is in critical need of surgery. |
September 10, 2016 |
| 2 |
PO'ed Python Mikka, an 18-foot reticulated python, needs her lungs checked for pneumonia. She finally slithers still for a set of radiographs, but it takes every effort by Gulf Coast’s Avian & Exotics team. |
September 17, 2016 |
| 3 |
Heroic Measures Damon, a rescue dog found bleeding and missing a paw, is a candidate for an artificial limb, a potentially life-changing procedure. |
September 24, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fire Drill The veterinarians at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists treat a white tiger with a bad problem, a retired K9 police dog with ankle issues, and a two-toed sloth with chronic abscesses. After a fire breaks out, the staff must evacuate the hospital, while making sure patients and their owners are safe. |
August 19, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Elephant in the Room The staff at GCVS treat an Asian elephant that has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Meanwhile, a giant Schnauzer comes in with a chronic hip fracture, and Dr. Hottinger's fears that her whippet named reed may have cancer. |
August 26, 2017 |
| 3 |
Unusual Suspects The staff at GCVS treat an Asian elephant that has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Meanwhile, a giant Schnauzer comes in with a chronic hip fracture, and Dr. Hottinger fears that her whippet named Reed may have cancer. |
September 2, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nat Geo Wild |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 10, 2016 |
| Last aired | October 7, 2017 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Saturday at 22:00:00 |