The book takes a cross-species approach to medical maladies, highlighting the many afflictions that plague humans as well as animals.

[5] The book highlights diseases that are found in both humans and animals, including obsessive-compulsive disorder in dogs, high rates of chlamydia in koalas,[6] and horses plagued by self-harming behavior.

[6] Natterson-Horowitz’s interest in bridging human and animal medicine began after the Los Angeles Zoo called her to consult on an emperor tamarin suffering from heart failure.

[3] The book shares common ground with the One Health Initiative, a movement designed to increase collaboration between various disciplines of medicine, which was formalized in 2007.

[11][12] The 2013 Zoobiquity Conference was held in New York and organized by the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, the Wildlife Conservation Society and Bronx Zoo and the Animal Medical Center.

Spencer Medof will also executive produce the medical drama, which depicts a physician and a veterinarian working together to save human and animal lives.