NAT GEO WILD’s VET SCHOOL

This fall, the kids will go back to school and so will Nat Geo WILD. Nat Geo WILD’s newest series VET SCHOOL, premiering Saturday, Sept. 19 at 10/9c, follows students at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, one of the top vet schools in the country! Vet school is one of the hardest professional schools to get accepted into just based of the number of vet schools in the country (30), compared to medical schools (141), dental schools (65) or law schools (205), and has extensive entry requirements.

NAT GEO WILD’s VET SCHOOL

Grab your stethoscope, leave your nerves at the door and step into the high-pressure, big-reward world at one of the top vet schools in the country, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Nat Geo WILD has exclusive access to follow first-year students mastering the basics, and fourth-year students handling difficult cases from hamsters to horses. Will this cream-of-the-crop crew crack under the pressure of first injections, squirmy patients and animals they have never seen before? Vet School premieres Saturday, Sept. 19, at 10/9c on Nat Geo WILD.

In medical school, students learn to care for one species. In VET SCHOOL, students train to care for hundreds. See for yourself the blood, sweat and tears it takes to become a top vet. Students must quickly master tasks including restraining animals, repairing a bone fracture in a horse’s leg, inserting a pacemaker into a dog and removing an abscess from a pet turkey. All in a day’s work.

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Vet School: In Need of a Miracle

Premieres Saturday, Oct. 3, 10/9c

A patient comes in with a possible diagnosis of an aggressive form of cancer, but the final x-ray reveals something unusual. Fourth-year student Singen Elliott is working on Lewis, a dog with a suspected breathing issue. The problem is, when the docs try to get the dog to cough, they cannot seem to re-create the problem. Enter Singen, who is told to run Lewis around the hospital hallways to see if that works. Fourth-year student Aziza Glass’ rotation in large-animal medicine has been quiet, except for one vociferous miniature donkey named Leslie who is in for a general checkup. Seems simple enough, but Leslie has quite the mind of her own!

Vet School: Lethal Ingestion

Premieres Saturday, Oct. 10, 10/9c

Fourth-year student Singen Elliott performs surgery on a West Highland white terrier to prevent her from going blind. The surgery seems to go well, and then Elliott finds himself being propositioned by the dog’s owner! Fourth-year student Aria Hill is in the ER when an Alaskan malamute comes in that has ingested antifreeze — the team must decide if she drank enough to poison her. Fourth-year student Aziza Glass assists with an unusual cardiology patient and watches the largest steer she’s ever seen get a hoof trim. Finally, the first-year students learn where their ice cream comes from.

Vet School: The Big Rotation

Premieres Saturday, Oct. 17, 10/9c

Fourth-year student Aria Hill begins her large-animal rotation with a big, blind cow — so much for getting something easy to handle! Sam Dicker is in oncology with an adorable puppy named Chance who might have cancer, which is highly unusual for such a young dog. Fourth-years Singen Elliott and Aziza Glass attend labs to learn about specialty horse care, while the first-years learn how to make the perfect knot and how to draw blood … from a sheep.

Vet School: Midterm Madness

Premieres Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, 10/9c

The fourth-year students continue their rotations with Singen Elliott treating a dog that cannot see, Sam Dicker working in anesthesiology and a terrified Aria Hill working with horses for the first time. Meanwhile, the first-years learn how to handle a horse for a basic mouth exam.

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Vet School is produced by Thinkfactory Media for Nat Geo WILD. Thinkfactory Media executive vice president is Adam Reed, creative director is Adam Freeman and executive producer is Lisa Tanzer. For Nat Geo WILD, executive producer is Jenny Apostol, senior vice president of development and production is Janet Han Vissering, and executive vice president and general manager is Geoff Daniels.

About Nat Geo WILD

For more than 30 years, National Geographic has been the leader in wildlife programming. The networks Nat Geo WILD and Nat Geo WILD HD, launched in 2010, offer intimate encounters with nature’s ferocious fighters and gentle creatures of land, sea and air that draw upon the cutting-edge work of the many explorers, filmmakers and scientists of the National Geographic Society. Part of the National Geographic Channels US, based in Washington, D.C., the networks are a joint venture between National Geographic and Fox Cable Networks. In 2001, National Geographic Channel (NGC) debuted, and 10 years later, Spanish-language network Nat Geo Mundo was unveiled. The Channels have carriage with all of the nation’s major cable, telco and satellite television providers, with Nat Geo WILD currently available in 57 million U.S. homes. Globally, Nat Geo WILD is available in more than 192 million homes in 134 countries and 37 languages. For more information, visit natgeowild.com, find them on Facebook or follow @NatGeoWild on Twitter and Instagram.

If you love animals or ever wondered what it takes to become a veterinarian, you will not want to miss any of these programs. Personally, I applaud the passion and dedication of this school and students. Vet School premieres Saturday, Sept. 19, at 10/9c on Nat Geo WILD.