TV Guide National Geographic WILD Friday

The vet performs risky surgery on a reindeer that might not make it through the winter, and leads a lynx kitten vaccination that turns into a pursuit in the underbrush. Plus, Michelle checks up on an old hound dog with a pair of swollen ears, and cares for two black Labradors that have been in a fight with a porcupine

There is tension in the air as work on the new billion-dollar runway goes right down to the wire. Plus, a passenger jet receives a makeover and a new pilot prepares to embark on his maiden flight

The vet visits two elks who show no sign of going into rut at Wayne Grove's El Dorado ranch, and also castrates two young stallions at Arnold Johnson's pasture. Plus, Michelle is called back from enjoying a visit to the state fair with her daughters when a dog needs emergency treatment at the clinic