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.
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- Documentary
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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
30 mins
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.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
30 mins
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.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
30 mins
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.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
30 mins
Mike Whiteford performs emergency surgery on a critically ill mare, while Chris Ellison has his hands full with reptiles, possums and a rodent.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
30 mins
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.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
30 mins
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.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
30 mins
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.
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
30 mins
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.
Episode 9
Episode #1.9
30 mins
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.
Episode 10
Episode #1.10
30 mins
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.
Episode 11
Episode #1.11
30 mins
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.
Episode 12
Episode #1.12
30 mins
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.
