"DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN VET" RETURNS FOR AN ALL-NEW SEASON ON SEPTEMBER 30 AT 9PM

Dr. Jeff Young and his committed staff at Planned Pethood Plus will make their highly-anticipated return to Animal Planet in the fourth season premiere of DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN VET on Saturday, September 30 at 9 PM ET/PT.

In the season premiere, the new clinic is bustling and viewers will see Dr. Jeff and his team working tirelessly to save a Labrador retriever, who, after eating a tool belt, has leather and metal in his stomach; a cat who returned home with a broken leg after going missing for 18 months; and a tiny pregnant dog who faces life-threatening complications while trying to deliver her puppy, among other stories. The team also takes a trip to a Denver homeless shelter, Sox Place, to offer free spay and neuter surgeries for the resident's pets.

This season, Dr. Jeff and his team will also travel to international locations that include Mexico and Romania to provide much needed medical services to animals in need.

DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN VET is ranked as Animal Planet's #1 series in 2017 among Total Viewers P2+ with an average of 1.3 million Total Viewers. The program is also ranked as the #2 Animal Planet series for the year among Women 25-54 (236k).

DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN VET is produced for Animal Planet by Double Act where Alastair Cook is executive producer and Penny Fearon is showrunner. For Animal Planet, Lisa Lucas is executive producer and Patrick Keegan is supervising producer. The series was developed by Animal Planet's Kurt Tondorf.