''Aloha Vet'' is an American

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series that followed the late Dr. Scott Sims as he traveled

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in the course of his veterinary career. Sims was in talks for a second season when he was diagnosed with

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, which he died of two months later on July 25, 2015.

Synopsis

Scott Sims DVM, was a large and small animal veterinarian in

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, who owned and operated the Pegasus Veterinary Clinic from his Kauai estate. He traveled by specially fitted out

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, ATV, horseback, or in his from-a-kit, home-built, single-engine, single-prop plane to visit sick and injured animals of all kinds on multiple

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, including his home island of Kauai,

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, and the

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Development

The idea for the series was presented to Sims by the show's production company,

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, after Sims appeared in a segment of a reality show featuring professional surfer

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and Mike Aho co-produced the series for

as part of their expansion into the factual television genre. Filming began in 2014. On September 24, 2014,

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confirmed that the eight-episode series would air in the spring of 2015. The show premiered on March 21, 2015. Sims was in talks for a second season when he was diagnosed with

, which he died of two months later on July 25, 2015, at the age of 59.

Episodes

The series had one season which included 8 episodes that aired from March 21, 2015, to May 9, 2015, on Nat Geo Wild.

References

External links

* {{official website Television shows set in Hawaii American English-language television shows Television shows filmed in Hawaii 2015 American television series debuts 2015 American television series endings