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Nat Geo WILD's Aloha Vet, Dr. Scott Sims, is a large and small animal veterinarian who travels the rugged Hawaiian islands to treat animals in need. (Photo credit: © Shine America)
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Saving the life of a collapsed horse, fixing a dog’s broken leg and giving mouth-to-beak resuscitation to an endangered Hawaiian coot is pretty much a normal day for Kauai veterinarian Scott Sims. Unless he has to operate on a goat’s hernia, which he takes in stride as well.
The 59-year-old Sims runs the most unique animal-care practice in Hawaii. In addition to treating animals of every size and temperament, he makes house calls to other islands — in a plane he built himself. And barefoot, too.
If all that sounds too crazy to be true — and Sims would agree that it’s pretty crazy — see for yourself when Nat Geo Wild premieres "Aloha Vet" at 3 p.m. Saturday, with an encore at 6 p.m.
The series follows Sims through eight episodes shot last fall.
Sims, who moved from Northern California to Hawaii about 14 years ago, runs his veterinary practice out of his home in Kilauea. He works 12 to 14 hours almost every day.
"I see a tremendous variety of animals," Sims said. "I’m not your average dog and cat vet. I’m foolish enough to take on just about any case."