Heartland Docs, DVM
The Princess and the Paw-per - Photos
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![Vet techs Laurel Driver and Katelyn Fischer smile with their dogs at a 5K event. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/B2/FA/B2FAAC02-2396-79A3-DE79-ED827C84621F/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0022_f-0x300.jpg)
![Drs. Ben and Erin Schroeder hold Cocoa the llama in place for the epsom salt foot bath. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/10/29/1029455C-0A33-3544-F288-85752E1FC63B/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0030_f-0x300.jpg)
![Dr. Erin Schroeder cuddles with Cocoa, the llama with a swollen toe. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/F4/51/F4514CED-6A49-76D6-24ED-B5E9DC7989ED/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0029_f-0x300.jpg)
![Dr. Erin Schroeder watches on as Dr. Ben Schroeder and Brian Davis try to calm Cocoa the llama so they can give her an epsom salt foot bath. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/6A/72/6A72FBB4-FF9D-9424-79C3-EAD05ACD0FB1/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0028_f-450x0.jpg)
![Brian Davis and Dr. Erin Schroeder laugh after they discover that his llama Cocoa's foot is not fractured after all. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/05/61/05619260-3192-8D87-1550-A3AC35CBD029/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0027_f-450x0.jpg)
![Brian Davis talks with Drs. Erin and Ben Schroeder about how his llama, Cocoa, has been having issues with her toe. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/3B/88/3B882246-DD74-80E3-BC61-968E4EC2871E/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0026_f-450x0.jpg)
![Dr. Ben Schroeder prepares to give the sick calf a shot in an attempt to save him from his tetanus infection. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/15/02/1502A9BC-4EBD-D8CA-A9E5-192A8BB29A7B/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0025_f-450x0.jpg)
![Cows on a farm eat some hay. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/C8/3F/C83F9869-4F45-CDD2-CD1E-242F11C2A06C/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0024_f-450x0.jpg)
![Dr. Ben Schroeder tries to put a nasogastric tube in a calf's nose. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/5E/83/5E83484F-9EE7-DBBF-E3C6-1A241DBF7D93/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0023_f-450x0.jpg)
![Dr. Erin Schroeder performs the procedure to treat Mikey the cat's hernia. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/F5/94/F594AA56-1284-7CFB-7E82-A3C18463DF90/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0013_f-0x300.jpg)
![Drs. Ben and Erin Schroeder talk with their kids Charlie and Chase Schroeder at the 5K fundraiser. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/3E/DE/3EDED14C-30D5-6DBB-9703-F0D58397B7D9/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0021_f-450x0.jpg)
![Encouraging folks to donate blood, Chase Schroeder wears the blood drop mascot as Charlie Schroeder poses with Cal Watanabe, Carson and Colin Wieseler, and Dylan Heine at a 5K fundraiser. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/B5/ED/B5ED0BE5-4D2E-5AF6-01CD-E4600DAC9F0C/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0020_f-450x0.jpg)
Encouraging folks to donate blood, Chase Schroeder wears the blood drop mascot as Charlie Schroeder poses with Cal Watanabe, Carson and Colin Wieseler, and Dylan Heine at a 5K fundraiser. (National Geographic)
Episode: #405 "The Princess and the Paw-per"
Air Date 11/11/2023
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![Drs. Erin and Ben Schroeder smile with their dog Happy before the 5K fundraiser for Wynot Public School's Agricultural Tech program. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/E3/B6/E3B6EC0C-5AEF-BD66-53AD-98A782382435/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0019_f-450x0.jpg)
![Vet tech Laurel Driver waits with Pearl the dog after the successful procedure to re-set the broken bone in her paw. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/31/E0/31E0AA2E-48F1-F72A-A6F0-A08058EBE782/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0018_f-450x0.jpg)
![Vet tech Laurel Driver assists Dr. Ben Schroeder to wrap up and immobilize Pearl the dog's leg. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/B9/7D/B97D1106-52B7-14A2-2D56-5AEC1C58E2A7/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0017_f-0x300.jpg)
![Vet tech Laurel Driver assists Dr. Ben Schroeder during the procedure to re-set Pearl the dog's paw. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/1A/29/1A294450-7C2E-5E17-6EE9-17B832F01055/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0016_f-450x0.jpg)
![Vet tech Laurel Driver assists Dr. Ben Schroeder as they re-set Pearl the dog's paw during surgery. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/36/B1/36B16455-3A4C-BC9F-3425-0DDD4FCFC04E/405_PrincessAndThePawper_HeartlandDocsDVM_0015_f-0x300.jpg)