Heartland Docs, DVM

Erin and Ben Schroeder treat an array of complicated cases that turn out to be way more than meets the eye

The Schroeders assist local ranchers and their prized animals ahead of the hometown rodeo. After avoiding a bunch of raging bulls, Ben helps a slender calf and a snake that refuses to eat.

Hair-raising and heartwarming stories about dogs and cats

Clients bring creatures great and small to the doctors.

Early spring brings unpredictable veterinary challenges.

The doctors play everything from matchmaker to midwife.

In the aftermath of record flooding, the Schroeders assist a cow in labor, chickens with leg ailments and a litter of piglets.

Leading up to a big family dinner, Drs. Schroeder are challenged by some rare animal cases. Dr. Erin performs life-saving surgery on a gigantic dog, while Dr. Ben tries to get to the bottom of what’s ailing an underweight cow.

Dr. Erin heals a bunny that can’t walk while Dr. Ben helps a hypothermic horse and an anxious dog.

While Dr. Erin has her hands full with a dog that was injured in a fight, Dr. Ben nurses a newborn calf back to health. Later, the whole family heads to a local Nebraska conservation site to assess the health of a herd of bison.

After an aging horse gives birth, Drs. Schroeder rush to examine the newborn. They administer a plasma transfusion to the baby horse to increase its odds of surviving

Drs. Schroeder handle some surprise cases at the clinic, and Dr. Erin has a hard time letting go of one of her most prized possessions.

Drs. Schroeder head west to round up 650 cows for their annual pregnancy check.

Drs. Schroeder know that caring for animals takes a village. In this episode, they lend a helping hand to a few furry friends in need.

The Schroeders are on call to care for animals in critical condition

Drs. Ben and Erin Schroeder treat some horses that need dental care and save a hawk with a life-threatening injury

Drs. Ben and Erin Schroeder have a full plate of some lightly patients, including an adorable duck and a stray chicken

The Schroeders treat a duck with a weird waddle and a rabbit that lost its hop

Nerves are frayed when the Shroeders' dog stops breathing during a routine surgery.

The vets treat a cat's injured tail, a turtle's busted shell, and a cow with a fifth leg.

The Schroeders squeeze in some family time as they set sail on their new boat.

Ben and Erin Schroeder chase a pig through the mud and save a wild bald eagle.

Drs. Ben and Erin Schroeder treat a variety of patients, including one of their own.

Drs. Ben and Erin Schroeder are put to the test as they prepare for a bitter-sweet goodbye.

The docs face a slew of mysterious cases and heart-pumping emergencies, including a pit bull with a large lump and a bald eagle with a wounded leg.

The docs assist a kitten with a dangly leg, save a St. Bernard puppy in the throes of kidney failure, and outfit a Bichon with some cool new shades.

Ben and Erin rush to stabilize two dogs hit by cars; love is in the air when the docs throw a gender reveal party for a pair of lovebirds

The Schroeders examine the states trooper K9s and join a training session; Dr. Ben saves a cat that ate string; Dr. Erin helps a dog after an attack.

Dr. Erin finds herself in a messy situation with a goat; Dr. Ben helps a calf with an umbilical hernia

A chicken lays an egg while under an anesthesia; a puppy has a rubbish gut; the vets come together to save a mare in labor.

The Schroeders road trip to New York to visit Erin’s parents

Dr. Ben examines a lucky duck; Dr. Erin finds herself in a hairy situation

Dr. Erin raises money for charity by showing a steer at the state fair

The Schroeders welcome three new horses to their riverside home

The Schroeders save a fawn that fell off a cliff and find her a new home

The Schroeders rush to the rescue when a horse trailer is hit by a car

The Docs rush to save a calf with a temperature so high their thermometer can’t read it. At the clinic, a puppy needs life-saving surgery after swallowing a foam ball. Dr. Erin provides relief to a goldendoodle with an irritated eye, while Dr. Ben aids a horse with a rear-end laceration. A locally beloved cat gets a much-needed makeover.

Dr. Ben jumps to the aid of a super senior kitty to find the cause of his seizures and tends to a young horse with a leg laceration. Dr. Erin performs surgery on a Black Lab with a bewildering lump and designs a diet plan for a portly Corgi in need of life-saving measures. As a team, the clinic takes in a stray cat with a bum back end.

Dr. Erin discovers the cause of a farm dog’s sudden illness, while Dr. Ben removes a potentially cancerous growth from a bunny. Around town, Dr. Ben uses an unconventional fix when a cow suffers a double prolapse, and Dr. Erin stops by the airport to check on an English bulldog with painful paws. The Schroeders visit their eldest son, Charlie, at college where they try their hand at goat yoga.

The Schroeders scramble to arrange a blood transfusion for a border collie after it ate rat poison, using their own dog as the donor. Dr. Ben attempts to solve the mystery behind an elderly horse’s painful skin condition and relieves the eye pain of a spunky Shiba Inu. Dr. Erin performs surgery on a cat with a frightful foot injury and helps with her youngest son Chase’s school play.

Despite a snowstorm, the Schroeders venture out to check on a horse with a severely swollen leg. Back at the clinic, the docs encounter a bunny with a safety pin through its cheek and an underweight puppy struggling to put on pounds. Later, the vets come across a cow showing signs of preterm labor, possibly caused by a transmissible infection or virus that could endanger the herd.

The Schroeders head west to round up and perform pregnancy checks on close to 600 cows, treating one for a possible snake bite. At the clinic, Dr. Erin removes a messy mass from a beagle’s hind leg and performs an emergency C-section on a chihuahua with a gigantic baby inside. Dr. Ben helps a baby boa constrictor shed some skin and brings relief to a bull calf covered in sand burs.

Drs. Ben and Erin rally the community and its pups for a “Dog & Jog” 5K fundraiser to support their son Chase’s school. At the clinic, Dr. Erin gets a nasty surprise when she pops a puppy’s mysterious abscess, and Dr. Ben flushes a farm dog’s lacerated paw only to discover a bigger problem. On a house call, the Schroeders treat a llama’s infected toe with old and new school techniques.

The Schroeders and their staff are in emergency mode when a horse sustains a devastating facial injury, a loved Labrador is hit by a car, and a Chihuahua decides to snack on rat poison. Elsewhere, Dr. Erin removes a possibly cancerous lump from the tip of a feisty cat’s nose, and Dr. Ben examines his favorite horse, Jake, for lameness.

As Doctors Ben and Erin get ready to send their son Charlie off to college, they get an emergency call about a border collie mix whose paw got slammed in a car trunk and rush to the rescue. Out on a farm, Dr. Ben saves a calving heifer’s life with a field C-section. The vets remove an enormous mass from a dog’s shoulder and a medical mystery is solved after a horse’s GI tract shuts down.

Dr. Ben aids an eagle who was injured in a cow pasture, and Dr. Erin performs life-saving surgery on a yellow lab to remove her infected uterus. Together, the Schroeders bring sweet relief to a momma cow’s painful hoof, and nurse a sickly newborn donkey back to health. Along with their eldest son, Charlie, the vets join forces with an organization that uses horse riding as therapy.

After a cat arrives at the clinic with a blocked urethra, the entire Cedar County Vet team kicks into high gear to save its life. Dr. Erin rescues a St. Bernard who can’t eat or drink due to an infected, pus-filled tongue. Dr. Ben performs a tricky field surgery on a cow with life-threatening bloat.

The Schroeders reel in an unexpected catch during a family boating trip when they rescue two black labs stranded on a sandbar. At the clinic, Dr. Ben’s dad comes in with a baby mule that’s having difficulty walking. Dr. Erin helps solve a cat’s mobility issues while Dr. Ben helps a pet gecko regain its eyesight. Together, the docs save the life of a momma dog by performing an emergency C-section.