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00:00Oh, that's why they spelt out V-E-T instead of saying it.
00:06Clever.
00:07Oh, well, I always get treats when I'm here anyway.
00:10Oh, hello.
00:11Fern Britain Inside the Vets, brought to you by Petplan Insurance.
00:17She's so beautiful.
00:21Have a quick check over.
00:24Known as a nation of animal lovers,
00:26the UK is home to 36 million household pets,
00:3112.5 million cats,
00:3413.5 million dogs,
00:37and not to mention all the other creatures,
00:40great and small,
00:42that we welcome into our families.
00:44And in this new series, we'll be finding out what happens
00:48when our fur-legged friends are in need.
00:52I'll meet their devoted owners
00:55and the expert staff who treat them,
00:58from the routine...
00:59Emergency ward 10, I'm your girl.
01:03..to the life-saving
01:04and everything else in between.
01:07I could sit here all day and talk to these doggies.
01:10..we'll capture the intense bond between owners...
01:13Hello, darling. Hello, sweet dog.
01:17..animals and the vets.
01:19I love you too, yes.
01:22..and we'll meet the working dogs
01:24given a well-earned second chance at life.
01:27There's a good boy.
01:29It's just a wonderful feeling to see those dogs
01:31go off to new homes and new families.
01:34So, join me, Fern Britton,
01:36on a rollercoaster of emotions inside the vets.
01:40Husband and wife team Andy and Amy Valencia
01:58met studying veterinary science in Bristol 17 years ago.
02:02And it's here,
02:05in the pretty Edwardian suburb of Henlees,
02:08that they chose to build their home
02:10and independent veterinary practice
02:12dedicated to the needs of the local community
02:15and their four-legged friends.
02:18Oh, look at me.
02:22Veterinary surgeon Dr James Greenwood
02:24works closely with Andy and Amy,
02:26their friendship and working relationship
02:29first established back in their student days.
02:34Together, they have welcomed me behind the scenes
02:37to join them and their dedicated nursing team
02:40to see first-hand what it's like to be inside the vets.
02:45They are so cute.
02:47On a brisk spring morning in Bristol,
03:01owners are lining up at the vets,
03:03here for vaccinations, check-ups,
03:06and a little reassurance that their beloved animals
03:09are in the very best hands.
03:11Come on.
03:13The first appointment of the day, however,
03:15happens to be outside the consultation room
03:17with Labrador Bailey.
03:20Let's go and go again.
03:21OK.
03:22Come on, Bailey.
03:24Come on, buddy.
03:26Good boy.
03:27Bailey's been reported by his owners
03:28to have a bit of a limp in his walk,
03:31and so Ella is walking him up and down with Andy,
03:35watching and observing to see
03:37which limb or limbs are being affected.
03:40Bailey is eight and a half.
03:47He'll be nine in June.
03:51I've always described him as an Oxbridge candidate.
03:53I think he's very intelligent.
03:56We've had Bailey since he was eight weeks old.
03:59I've had labs now for over 20 years.
04:03I genuinely believe that the dogs are pack animals.
04:05These two dogs absolutely adore each other.
04:10They play all the time.
04:11Typical Labradors would eat the shoes off your feet,
04:15but Bailey is so well-trained
04:19that he will wait to be given food.
04:23He's very smart.
04:25He understands me.
04:26He's very gentle, very kind,
04:28and very, very supportive.
04:30He'll follow me everywhere.
04:31I'm pretty tough with my dogs.
04:35I like them to be well-trained.
04:37Every walk is a training opportunity
04:39is one of the phrases my children laugh at.
04:45Labradors are particularly prone to arthritis,
04:48a progressive breakdown of cartilage within the joints,
04:51with symptoms often worsening with age.
04:55In January this year,
04:58we noticed suddenly that he was limping
05:01from the moment he woke up
05:03and got out of his bed in the morning,
05:05just literally to walk from one room to the other.
05:07We knew there was something wrong.
05:10Let's just do one at trot.
05:11Yeah.
05:12I'm discovering that veterinary medicine
05:14is detective work,
05:16a constant process of investigation
05:18and piecing clues together.
05:20The next step is to continue Bailey's diagnosis
05:24inside the vets.
05:27We looked at the way he was moving
05:29and we could see quite clearly
05:30that he's laying on this right forelim.
05:33So, obviously, if he was a person,
05:34we would just ask,
05:35but we can't ask him.
05:37So, unfortunately,
05:37what we're going to need to do is
05:39carefully and systematically
05:40work our way up the limb
05:41and give things a bit of a squeeze
05:44and move it a bit
05:45and look for a pain response.
05:47OK.
05:47So, Amy's just going to hold him still for me.
05:50So, you're testing his toes.
05:51So, I'm squeezing his toes.
05:53I'm looking for a pain response.
05:54So, there's a little bit of a swelling
05:55within his paw there.
05:57I'd say that is a pain response.
05:58That knuckle, so to speak,
06:00feels quite thickened.
06:01So, that's certainly something
06:02we're probably going to want to x-ray.
06:03So, now I'm just manipulating
06:04his what we call his carpus,
06:06so his wrist joint.
06:07So, unfortunately,
06:08we're having to be cruel
06:09to be kind in this situation.
06:12So, now we're moving up to the elbow.
06:13Now, being a Labrador,
06:14this is where I would expect the issue.
06:17The Labrador's elbows are...
06:19They suffer with a condition
06:20called elbow dysplasia.
06:22This is a developmental disorder
06:24of the elbow joints
06:25where the bones fail to align correctly.
06:28It can lead to pain,
06:30lameness,
06:31and, over time, arthritis,
06:33a common issue
06:34in larger, fast-growing breeds
06:36like Labradors.
06:38Let him just shake it off.
06:41He's a bit fed up,
06:42which is completely reasonable.
06:43Yep.
06:44We're not going to get much more
06:45that we can interpret.
06:47I'm only 50% convinced
06:49that the problem
06:49is Daphne's elbow.
06:51I can't say this for certain,
06:52but he's likely
06:52to have a degree of arthritis
06:54secondary to this thing
06:56called elbow dysplasia,
06:57which we then have to figure out
06:59how we're going to manage it.
06:59There might be things
07:00like physiotherapy
07:01and hydrotherapy.
07:02There's also things
07:03we can do specifically
07:04at the level of the elbow.
07:06Things like cortisone injections.
07:08Yes.
07:09And then there's also
07:10stem cell therapies
07:10that we can consider as well.
07:12He's settled quickly,
07:13hasn't he?
07:13Yeah, Amy the dog whisperer.
07:15This is a good time
07:16to have some pet insurance.
07:17I mean, we're in a situation
07:19where we don't quite know
07:20where this investigation
07:21is going to lead,
07:22and it might be a quick fix
07:24or it might be
07:25a lifelong condition
07:26that we're going to be
07:27managing for him,
07:28and, yeah,
07:29that can get expensive.
07:32While I stay with Bailey,
07:34in the next room,
07:35Vet James is getting ready
07:37to examine bamboo.
07:39A mature rabbit
07:40who's approaching
07:4111 years old.
07:43Hello.
07:44Hello.
07:45Come on in.
07:47Bamboo belongs
07:48to veterinary nurse Ella,
07:50who's brought her
07:51long-time companion in
07:52for a routine
07:53annual check-up.
07:55A vital part
07:56of preventative care,
07:57especially for senior pets.
08:00It is nice to bring
08:01your own pet to work.
08:02I can be there with him,
08:03so that's a perk of the job.
08:06How is lovely bamboo doing?
08:08For a nearly 11-year-old rabbit,
08:10it's not doing too bad.
08:12It's fantastic, isn't it?
08:12Yeah.
08:13I think he's possibly
08:14one of the oldest bunnies
08:15we've got on the books.
08:1711 is definitely...
08:18We'll take that,
08:19won't we, Mamboo?
08:19It's a great age.
08:20He's a very special boy to me.
08:22He has been with me
08:23for a long time now.
08:24I got him when I was 16.
08:27I did some work experience
08:28on a farm,
08:29and I couldn't leave
08:29said farm without him,
08:30basically,
08:31so he's been with me
08:32ever since.
08:33There's something a bit
08:34strange going on.
08:35Yeah, he's got a few
08:36little nodules over his nose,
08:38hasn't he?
08:39We'll do the consult
08:40on the floor
08:40so that he stays nice and chilled.
08:43A few things that we're
08:43looking out for
08:44in healthy bunnies.
08:45First of all,
08:46we're looking for
08:46a nice, clear nose
08:47with no snot,
08:48with no sort of discharge,
08:49no snuffles.
08:50Sometimes bunnies can get
08:51a very creamy,
08:53quite a sticky discharge
08:54coming out of their eyes,
08:55which is then obviously
08:56a sign of an infection.
08:58Skin-wise,
08:59we want to sort of see
09:00a nice, healthy coat
09:01with no bald patches,
09:02no red patches,
09:03nothing that's too itchy.
09:05Okay, right,
09:06let's just have a listen
09:07to his chest as well.
09:11That sounds good.
09:12Is he passing
09:12nice, regular firm stools?
09:15Yeah.
09:15Yeah?
09:15Yeah.
09:15Okay, so the next thing
09:17we need to somehow do
09:18will be just see
09:19if we can have a look
09:20in his teeth.
09:21Rabbit's teeth
09:22grow continuously,
09:23up to two millimetres
09:24a week.
09:25Oh, you've been very good.
09:28Without the right diet
09:29to wear them down,
09:30they can develop sharp spurs
09:31or overgrowth,
09:33leading to pain,
09:34abscesses,
09:35and difficulty eating.
09:36He's not got any spurs.
09:40They look great.
09:42And then lastly,
09:43it's looking at his back end.
09:44Sometimes they can get poo
09:45stuck to the fur,
09:46and that can attract flies
09:48to their skin.
09:49And if flies lay,
09:50well, we've seen it
09:50a few times,
09:51if flies lay eggs,
09:52it leads to maggots
09:53hatching out,
09:54and that's called fly strike.
09:55And that very quickly
09:56can become an emergency,
09:58which is obviously
09:59not pleasant for anybody.
10:00Great.
10:02And his hocks
10:03are nice and clear.
10:04Yeah, good.
10:05And you can see
10:05some of the soreness
10:06on his feet.
10:07Yeah, so he's obviously
10:08licking his front feet
10:09a little bit there,
10:10isn't he?
10:11I know we've treated him
10:12for all sorts
10:13of different things,
10:14trying to rule out
10:15things like rabbit syphilis,
10:18reticoptosis,
10:19parasites.
10:20But he's had that now
10:20for nearly a year,
10:21is that right?
10:22Yeah.
10:22Another possibility
10:23is a viral infection,
10:24because he's got a few
10:25little lumps through his ear
10:26there as well,
10:26hasn't he?
10:27So sometimes rabbits
10:28will lick their paws
10:29or lick their feet
10:30if they have got arthritis
10:31and it is actually
10:32a pain thing.
10:33So it might be worth
10:34us maybe seeing
10:36whether we increase
10:37his pain relief,
10:37possibly repeat
10:38the anti-parasite treatment.
10:40Again, we could
10:41potentially trial
10:41of course antibiotics
10:42in case there is
10:43a secondary skin infection.
10:44We don't want to rush
10:45to do stuff
10:46unless we really need to.
10:48Should we get a weight
10:48on him as well?
10:49Yeah, let's do that.
10:50He's waiting.
10:53Great.
10:54Right, 2.24.
10:55Let me just pop that
10:56on his record.
10:57So we can certainly
10:59put you up
10:59for more medication.
11:01Yes, please.
11:01You're looking really well,
11:02aren't you?
11:03Thanks, James.
11:04OK.
11:06While Bailey and Bamboo
11:08are learning to take life
11:09a little slower
11:10in their later years,
11:11one much younger patient
11:13is just getting started.
11:15Etty, a Hungarian Vizsla,
11:17has been visiting the vets
11:18since she was a playful pup
11:20and today she's in
11:22for a final check-up
11:23before keyhole surgery.
11:25I decided to get Etty spayed
11:27because we definitely
11:28don't want to have puppies.
11:29The vets here
11:30and the nurses
11:30are just,
11:32they're so wonderful.
11:33They're really caring
11:34and you know what,
11:35I never worry about
11:36dropping Etty off here.
11:37I completely trust them.
11:39She is so gorgeous.
11:41He is such a good pup.
11:42You are.
11:43How old is she now?
11:4421 months,
11:45so she's due.
11:46OK, and how many,
11:48has she had one?
11:48She isn't great.
11:49And when was the last one?
11:51Ended in,
11:51end of October.
11:53October, November,
11:53December, January, February.
11:54Perfect.
11:55She's not getting interest
11:55from the dogs.
11:57Today is more to check
11:59for any sort of
12:00false pregnancy signs as well,
12:01which by now
12:01I'm pretty sure
12:02you would have spotted at home
12:04if we were anything
12:04to worry about,
12:05but good girl.
12:07As well as looking
12:08for signs of a phantom pregnancy,
12:10James will carry out
12:11a full check-up,
12:12an important step,
12:13before any animal
12:14undergoes a procedure
12:15that involves
12:16anaesthesia.
12:17Good girl.
12:18Can I see your teeth?
12:20And how is she in herself
12:21at the moment?
12:21Yeah, fine.
12:22Are you happy that she's
12:22really well?
12:23Yeah, really well.
12:23No vomiting,
12:24eating, drinking,
12:26eating, drinking is normal.
12:27Brilliant.
12:27No issues from my side.
12:29Is that better?
12:30Is that what we needed to do?
12:32Is that what we needed to do?
12:34Oh, you've got a full visitor.
12:36I'm sorry.
12:38Hello, baby.
12:40Oh, I love you too.
12:41Very visitor thingy.
12:42You are very adorable.
12:44You are.
12:44Right, let's have a listen
12:46to her heart, if she will.
12:47Where's that?
12:50Sorry.
12:51Good girl.
12:52Yeah.
12:52I do need to just have
12:53a little feel of her glands.
12:55Yeah.
12:55So we'll just see
12:56if she'll let me do that.
12:59Good girl.
13:00It's okay.
13:01Good girl.
13:03Right.
13:04Beautiful.
13:04So she doesn't feel
13:05like she's got
13:06any sort of false pregnancy.
13:08Timing-wise, it's perfect.
13:09Heart sounds lovely.
13:11She's obviously nice
13:11and fit and healthy.
13:12We'll have another listen
13:13to heart on the day
13:14of the surgery.
13:15Right, great.
13:16Lovely.
13:16We will see you on the day.
13:19Coming up,
13:20we meet the heroes
13:21giving vulnerable dogs
13:22the fresh start
13:23they so desperately need.
13:25Every dog that leaves us,
13:27we've given a second shot
13:28at life.
13:29Visit the globe-trotting cat
13:31who's racked up
13:32more air miles
13:32than the average holidaymaker.
13:34And I scrub up
13:36for surgery.
13:37Wow, what a piece of kit
13:39that is.
13:41Oh, I thought we were here
13:42about my allergies.
13:44No, no, it's fine.
13:45It can be about you.
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13:50Uh-oh.
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13:52Don't worry, Dad.
13:53I'll eat them.
13:54Ha-ha.
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14:04Nearly one in three households
14:07in the UK
14:07now owns a dog.
14:09That's more than ever before.
14:11Come on, Ian.
14:12Can...
14:12Come on, Ian.
14:14We're a nation
14:15increasingly shaped
14:16by our canine companions.
14:18How old is she?
14:20She's 15 weeks.
14:21Oh, so she's very young.
14:22Yes.
14:23And with that love
14:24comes responsibility
14:26and investment.
14:28The UK's dog owners
14:30spend an average
14:31of £1,800
14:32per year per dog
14:34on food,
14:35vet bills
14:36and insurance.
14:38You never know
14:39with any pets
14:40that you have
14:40what health issues
14:41are going to arise.
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14:44Oh, I love them so much.
14:45They're wonderful little dogs.
14:46They are literally
14:47one of our family.
14:49What are you feeling
14:50for him?
14:51So, I'm sort of
14:52feeling the shape
14:53of his liver,
14:53feeling the shape
14:54of his spleen.
14:55And for many of us,
14:57they're not just pets,
14:58they're family.
14:59Good boys.
15:01Good boys.
15:02Claire has been
15:03a devoted mum
15:04to Bailey
15:05for the last eight years.
15:08Bailey is my third child,
15:10but Bailey is more than that
15:12because he's been
15:13an absolute rock
15:14through the last
15:16eight years of my life.
15:18So, in those years,
15:19my children have
15:20left school,
15:21they've gone to university,
15:23I've been through a divorce,
15:25and the one person
15:26who's been there
15:27all the time
15:29is Bailey.
15:29It's a partnership
15:30and he is my rock.
15:33I will do anything
15:34for Bailey.
15:38Bailey is being prepared
15:39for X-rays
15:40by Vet Andy
15:41to see if he can locate
15:43the source of the problem
15:44for this well-loved pooch.
15:46OK, X-rays.
15:48Rhyming.
15:50Taking.
15:52Vets use X-rays
15:53to help diagnose problems
15:55like broken bones,
15:56joint issues
15:57and internal illnesses
15:59across a wide range
16:00of animals.
16:01Can you just pull the X-ray
16:03up for us?
16:04To get a clear picture,
16:06patients need to stay
16:07completely still.
16:08Even the slightest movement
16:09can blur the results.
16:11That's why sometimes
16:12sedation,
16:13or even a light
16:14general anaesthetic,
16:16can help.
16:17Right, let's get him
16:18on his left lateral now.
16:20Yeah.
16:21I'm going to just dip
16:22on the big plate,
16:23I think.
16:23X-rays.
16:28Priming.
16:30Taking.
16:31Taken.
16:35So the results
16:36of Bailey's X-rays
16:37are in.
16:38So we've X-rayed
16:40the good limb
16:41and the bad limb
16:42so we can compare
16:42the joints.
16:44If you look along
16:44this edge,
16:45there's all these
16:46kind of sharp
16:46little shardy bits.
16:48It's got a big
16:49knobbly bit of bone
16:50there,
16:50which shouldn't be there.
16:52What that means
16:52is bits of bone
16:53are going to be
16:53rubbing on other
16:55bits of bone
16:55and the cartridge
16:56is going to wear away
16:56and once that happens,
16:58you get an
16:59inflammatory process
17:00and once that
17:01inflammatory process
17:02starts,
17:03the body starts
17:04doing slightly
17:05silly things
17:05like laying down
17:06new bone growth.
17:08We can be pretty
17:09convinced that
17:10the main issue
17:11is right elbow
17:13inflammation.
17:14It fits with
17:15what we saw
17:15on clinical exam
17:16and the X-rays
17:17are pretty clear there.
17:21As with humans,
17:22arthritis can be
17:23painful for our pets,
17:25causing stiffness
17:26and inflammation.
17:28It's estimated that
17:29one in five dogs
17:30in the UK
17:31suffers from arthritis
17:32and Labradors
17:34are particularly prone,
17:36especially as they
17:36reach their senior years.
17:39Does that mean
17:40his pain
17:41has been bad
17:41for a long time?
17:42The process
17:44of arthritis
17:44has clearly been
17:45going on for some time,
17:46but it doesn't necessarily
17:47mean that he's been
17:48in pain this whole time.
17:50So his owners
17:50didn't do anything wrong,
17:51they didn't leave him
17:52in pain unknowingly?
17:53No, absolutely not.
17:55That's the thing to say.
17:56Arthritic changes
17:57on X-rays
17:57don't necessarily mean
17:59that that's the source
17:59of the problem,
18:00which is why we spend
18:01so long doing that
18:02pain investigation.
18:04If you only looked
18:05at X-rays,
18:06or if you did the X-rays
18:07first,
18:07you can get
18:08absolutely veered off
18:10in the wrong direction.
18:11And his little knuckle
18:11that you were pressing
18:12that was painful,
18:13there is a sign
18:14of arthritis there too.
18:14There is a sign
18:15of arthritis there too.
18:17As we're all getting,
18:18as we get older.
18:18Absolutely.
18:19We're going to do
18:20everything we can
18:20to bring that baseline
18:21level of pain down.
18:22What is the treatment?
18:24What I would say
18:25is there's never
18:25a one-size-fits-all
18:26approach.
18:27What we want to do
18:28is make sure he has
18:29as much good quality,
18:31happy, enjoyable life
18:32as we can.
18:33This is going to be
18:34a progressive condition.
18:35We're going to be using
18:36anti-inflammatory medications,
18:37we're going to be using
18:38other pain-relieving
18:39medications.
18:40Is that tablets?
18:41Is it liquid?
18:42My plan in this case
18:43is we're going to be using
18:44an anti-inflammatory
18:45which generally comes
18:46in liquid form
18:46which just gets
18:47added to his food.
18:48We're then going to be
18:49using a veterinary
18:50licensed version
18:51of paracetamol.
18:52So that's an everyday
18:53thing.
18:54An everyday thing.
18:55The third medication
18:55we're going to use
18:56antibodies to block
18:57a certain protein
18:58which hopefully
18:59will reverse some
19:00of the changes
19:01that have caused
19:02him to be so painful.
19:03If you're now
19:04blocking the pain
19:05and the dog's
19:06running around
19:07and having a wonderful
19:08time,
19:08is that damaging
19:09the joint further?
19:11The whole point
19:12of doing this
19:13is to make sure
19:13we've got a patient
19:14with a good quality
19:15of life.
19:15The more that
19:16he rested,
19:18the less you're
19:18going to have
19:19these bones
19:19rubbing together
19:20and it's going to
19:21slow down
19:22that arthritic process
19:23but there's always
19:24a trade-off
19:24so it's about
19:25balance,
19:26absolutely.
19:33Etty is returning
19:35to the vets
19:35for her spay operation
19:37performed by Andy
19:44and assisted
19:44by vet nurse
19:45Alice.
19:49The surgery
19:50is a minimally
19:51invasive keyhole
19:52procedure that
19:53removes the ovaries
19:54through just two
19:55tiny incisions
19:56in Etty's abdomen.
19:59Can I get
19:59light source on please?
20:00Andy is fully
20:04masked to maintain
20:05a sterile environment
20:06while he operates
20:07on Etty
20:07but because this
20:09is keyhole surgery
20:10Alice and I
20:11are removed
20:12from the action
20:13and can remain
20:14mask free.
20:16This operation
20:17is a spay
20:17which is like
20:19a hysterectomy
20:19for a woman
20:20and having her
20:22ovaries removed
20:22as a woman
20:23we'd get
20:23hormone treatment
20:24for that.
20:25Will Etty get it?
20:26What we definitely
20:26see in domestic pets
20:28is we don't see
20:28any major
20:30adverse effects
20:31from a behavioural
20:31perspective.
20:32Good.
20:33You can see
20:34significant adverse
20:36effects if we
20:36spay them
20:37at the wrong time.
20:39So a female dog
20:40a bitch
20:41will very often
20:41go through a phase
20:42of something
20:42called a phantom
20:43pregnancy
20:44or a pseudo pregnancy
20:45and if there's
20:47even a remnant
20:48of that going on
20:49we could be
20:50in a situation
20:50where a couple
20:51of things can happen.
20:52Number one
20:52all of the mammary glands
20:54could really fill up
20:54full of milk.
20:56That wouldn't be ideal.
20:57But at least
20:58if that happened
20:58we can see it
20:59and then we can
20:59give a treatment
21:00to get rid of it.
21:01What can happen
21:01if it's subclinical
21:02is that the only
21:03things you're going
21:04to see are
21:04behavioural changes
21:05and that means
21:06that she's going
21:07to stay in the
21:07state of a phantom
21:08pregnancy
21:09kind of hormonally
21:10which means
21:10she should be
21:10quite on edge
21:11reactive towards
21:13other dogs
21:13and everything else
21:14which is why
21:14we are very
21:15very hot on
21:15making sure
21:16we see these
21:17patients in
21:17pre-op.
21:19But she presented
21:20perfectly fine.
21:21Yes.
21:22There's dry tongue
21:23sticking out here.
21:24Oh bless her.
21:24It's alright Etty
21:25you're going to be
21:25great.
21:27Running down the
21:28centre of a dog's
21:29abdomen
21:29from the sternum
21:30to the pubic bone
21:31lies a key structure
21:33known as the
21:33linear alba
21:34or white line.
21:36That white line
21:37is a line of
21:38connective tissue
21:39which means as we
21:40go through it
21:40it doesn't bleed
21:41it doesn't hurt
21:41there are no nerve
21:42endings
21:42things so it's a nice
21:43way to get in there.
21:45When we do keyhole
21:46surgery what's really
21:47important is that
21:48we've got room to
21:49operate.
21:50So what I'm going to
21:50do now is we are
21:52going to what we
21:53call insufflate.
21:55We're going to put a
21:55bunch of carbon
21:56dioxide into this
21:58abdomen and balloon
21:59it up.
22:01Etty's abdomen is
22:02gently inflated with
22:03carbon dioxide
22:04a safe body friendly
22:06gas that gives the
22:07surgical team space
22:08to work with
22:09precision making the
22:10delicate procedure
22:11much safer.
22:14Why did you want
22:15to be a vet?
22:16I grew up in the
22:16Middle East and I
22:18used to run around
22:19the desert just
22:20obsessed with animals
22:21and I had a nickname
22:21I was called Mowgli
22:22for everyone that
22:23knew me.
22:24You were Mowgli?
22:25I was Mowgli
22:25that was my nickname
22:26growing up.
22:26I was just obsessed
22:27with animals.
22:28So now I'm going to
22:28stop talking because
22:29this is a critical bit
22:30I need to make all
22:31this goes in very
22:32carefully.
22:33So what I need to do
22:33is I need to make a
22:34decision big enough
22:35that I can get
22:35everything through
22:36but small enough
22:37that it provides
22:38a degree of tension.
22:39The thing about
22:40this procedure is
22:40you're very reliant
22:41on your ports.
22:44The port is the
22:44thing that I'm going
22:45to be sticking
22:45into the abdomen.
22:48This small sterile
22:49tube is used as
22:50an entry point
22:51in keyhole surgery.
22:53It allows Andy
22:54to insert a
22:55fibre optic camera
22:56giving him a
22:57clear detailed view
22:58inside Eddie's
22:59body.
23:02So I heard that
23:03click which means
23:04I'm pretty much in.
23:06I'm going to have
23:06a quick look in
23:07there.
23:07This is the camera.
23:08This is the camera.
23:09Right.
23:10Wow.
23:12It's rather wonderful
23:13isn't it?
23:18Stung by a bee.
23:19Don't judge me.
23:21It'll probably
23:22happen again.
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23:27Oh, I thought you
23:29were here about
23:29my allergies.
23:30No, no.
23:31It's fine.
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23:41Etty, a Hungarian
23:42Vizsla, is in the
23:44operating theatre.
23:45Can I get the light
23:46source on please?
23:47Veterinary surgeon
23:48Andy has inflated
23:49Etty's abdomen
23:50with CO2 in
23:52preparation for her
23:53spay surgery.
23:54So that opens up the
23:55space for you?
23:56Exactly, because
23:57otherwise there's no, I
23:58can't see anything because
23:59everything's just going to
24:00be collapsed in on it.
24:01And dark.
24:02And dark.
24:02And there's no room
24:03either so I could poke
24:05something that I shouldn't
24:06poke.
24:07Andy has inserted the
24:09ports which act as
24:10access points for the
24:11operation, allowing him to
24:14position a camera for
24:15visual guidance along with
24:17the necessary surgical
24:18instruments.
24:19My nemesis as a
24:21laparoscopic surgeon is
24:22the spleen.
24:23The spleen's right in
24:25your way and if you
24:25poke it, it bleeds.
24:28There's her spleen getting
24:29in the way, scooch
24:30around, that's the
24:31liver.
24:32That there is the
24:33diaphragm which
24:33separates the chest
24:34cavity from the
24:35abdominal cavity.
24:35Wow.
24:36And you can just see
24:36beating on the other
24:37side, that's the
24:37heart.
24:38The heart?
24:38I didn't think the
24:40diaphragm would be that
24:41translucent.
24:42Yeah, so you've got
24:42two parts of it.
24:43So you've got the
24:43muscular part and then
24:44you've got the
24:45ligamentous part.
24:46So that ligamentous
24:47part is translucent.
24:48And now we are going
24:49to very carefully tilt,
24:51which is why we have
24:52strapped her into the
24:53table.
24:55So right now we're
24:56going for her left
24:57ovary.
24:57What's that bit there,
24:58a kidney?
24:59So yeah, absolutely.
25:00Yeah, kidney shaped.
25:01That's the spleen.
25:03That's the liver.
25:04This here is the colon
25:05and this bit over here
25:07is the uterus.
25:08Oh my goodness.
25:09So it's very, very
25:10thin and long compared
25:12to a human uterus.
25:13Now you've got two
25:13prongs in there.
25:14What's the bit that
25:15you're holding?
25:16So these are called
25:18rat tooth forceps
25:19and what you'll see,
25:21it's almost like
25:22dogs would desire
25:22to have keyhole space
25:23because there's a
25:24little handle in there
25:25that we like to grab.
25:26I'm going to be
25:27putting a stitch
25:28through the abdominal
25:28wall to hold this
25:29up and out of the
25:30way of everything
25:30important while we
25:31dissect it off.
25:32Feeling for my forceps,
25:34I know the ovary's
25:34attached, but I'm
25:36going to be putting
25:36this stitch down,
25:38through.
25:39We're going to have
25:40a look now,
25:40see if I've caught it.
25:41Yeah.
25:42Gotcha.
25:42Because the reality
25:45with keyhole surgery
25:46is that it's a
25:47absolutely different
25:49skill set,
25:52it's a different
25:52learning curve.
25:53How many years
25:54in vet school
25:54do you do?
25:55Five years.
25:57Since graduating,
25:58Andy has spent years
25:59developing his expertise
26:00in keyhole
26:01and advanced
26:02laparoscopic procedures.
26:04With over 2,000
26:06surgeries to his name,
26:07he's highly skilled
26:08in this minimally
26:09invasive approach.
26:11So I've got these
26:12forceps and these
26:13are sending an
26:14electrical current
26:14to heat up and
26:16seal the tissue.
26:18So it's making
26:19the collagen bind
26:20to itself.
26:21So I've grabbed that
26:22and now I'm going
26:22to press this foot
26:23pedal and we are
26:25sealing that tissue,
26:26sending an electric
26:27current through.
26:28Now I'm going to
26:29pull a trigger which
26:29is going to send
26:30a blade through
26:30to cut it.
26:33So that's almost
26:34cauterized it,
26:35really?
26:35Absolutely.
26:36It's called vessel
26:36sealing.
26:38You hear the
26:38sound go do-do-do-do-do-do-do.
26:40Well, that's the
26:40sound to tell me
26:41that it's sealed.
26:42I'm going to
26:43carefully pull this
26:45out of the abdomen,
26:47trying not to drop it,
26:48otherwise I have to
26:48go hunting for it.
26:49And there it is.
26:50The ovary.
26:51I make sure I
26:52visualize the ovary
26:52every single time.
26:53We need to make sure
26:54we've got all of it.
26:55Is that there?
26:56Yes, yes.
26:56That is the ovary.
26:57It's teeny.
26:58Teeny little thing.
26:59This is a completely
27:00inert ovary,
27:02so there's no evidence
27:02that she's anywhere
27:03close to being in season.
27:05You all right there,
27:06lady?
27:06Like most female
27:09mammals,
27:10Etty has two ovaries,
27:12so Andy moves
27:13to the opposite side
27:14of the operating table
27:15to complete the spay.
27:17That there is the
27:19ureter.
27:19So that's what takes
27:21urine from the kidney
27:22down to the urinary
27:22bladder.
27:23Right.
27:23And it's imperative
27:25when doing spays
27:26that that does not
27:27get damaged.
27:28Let's have a look
27:29at everything over here.
27:30You can see that
27:30major blood vessel
27:31pulsing.
27:32You don't want to
27:33mess around with that.
27:34Kidney's over there
27:35hiding under the liver.
27:37That all looks
27:37extremely healthy.
27:39It's like looking
27:40under a bonnet.
27:41So what I've done
27:41is I've put this stitch
27:42through the actual
27:43ovary.
27:45Is it just the ovaries
27:47you're going to take out?
27:48You don't go near the
27:49uterus at the same time?
27:50No, we are just going
27:52to be removing the ovaries.
27:52We've established
27:53it's absolutely fine
27:54to only remove the ovaries
27:55rather than having
27:55to remove the whole thing
27:56unless the uterus itself
27:58looks unhealthy
27:59in which case
28:00you should remove it all.
28:01We're going to pull
28:02the trigger
28:03which is going to send
28:04my blade through.
28:05Wow, what a piece
28:06of kit that is.
28:07It's pretty good.
28:09Recovery after spay
28:10surgery is usually
28:11straightforward
28:12and with keyhole
28:14procedures it's even
28:15quicker with most dogs
28:16back on their paws
28:17after just a few days
28:19of rest.
28:20Because the incisions
28:21are so small
28:22the chances
28:23of the stitches
28:24splitting
28:24and there being
28:25a major issue
28:26is so low
28:27my patients
28:28are generally
28:28doing 40 minutes
28:30off the lead's
28:31worth of exercise
28:32within 5 to 6 days
28:33post-operatively.
28:34Now we just need
28:35to close up
28:36these little holes.
28:37Stitching that small
28:38incision can sometimes
28:38be for me
28:39the most frustrating
28:40part of the procedure.
28:41So she's still
28:42looking good Alice.
28:43Still looking good.
28:44This is an easy one
28:46right there for me.
28:48Got it.
28:49Got the muscle wall
28:50there.
28:51So we're going to put
28:51a stitch through
28:53one side.
28:54So this was a
28:55beautiful surgery to do
28:56because she's so well
28:58cared for.
28:58We treasure our animals.
29:00Absolutely.
29:05Etty was taken in
29:06by her owners as a pup
29:08but not all animals
29:09have such a smooth
29:10start to life.
29:12Across the UK
29:13hundreds of rescue
29:14centres are working
29:15tirelessly to give
29:16dogs a second chance.
29:18From large national
29:19charities to small
29:21local shelters
29:22an estimated 110,000
29:24dogs are rehomed
29:26every year.
29:27Each with a story
29:29and all hoping
29:30for a fresh start.
29:33And this local
29:35rehoming charity
29:35is making a big
29:37difference to dogs'
29:38lives.
29:41Gerry Watkins
29:42and the team at
29:43Bristol Dog Action
29:44Welfare Group
29:45or Dorg
29:46offer sanctuary
29:47to dogs without
29:48homes across the UK.
29:50Our mission is
29:52to rescue as many
29:53greyhounds and
29:54lurchers as we can.
29:56Every year we rehome
29:58between 75 and 100
29:59dogs.
30:01There's an absolute
30:01abundance of greyhounds
30:03looking for rescue
30:04from both the racing
30:05and the coursing
30:06industry.
30:08Come on darling,
30:09there's a good girl.
30:09You're a little bit
30:10timid, aren't you?
30:11The dogs which we get
30:12arrive from Ireland
30:13in the middle of the
30:14night.
30:14They don't look the
30:15tidiest.
30:16Their coats look a bit
30:17raggy and a bit
30:18untidy and they could
30:20do with a really good
30:21brush.
30:22We then bring them
30:23to the rescue.
30:24They may have had a
30:25rough start in life
30:26but things are about to
30:27get a whole lot better.
30:29Oh bless.
30:30We keep all the greyhounds
30:33which arrive initially
30:34for a two week
30:35assessment period.
30:36So we can assess
30:37their suitability,
30:39what sort of homes
30:39they're ready to go to.
30:41We make sure that
30:42they've got no
30:42medical issues.
30:44They spend time with
30:45them.
30:45The dogs get lots
30:46of attention,
30:47they get brushed,
30:48they get fed well.
30:49As kennel supervisor,
30:54Nina Atwood oversees
30:55the welfare of every
30:57dog from the moment
30:58they arrive at the
30:59rescue centre,
31:00making sure that they
31:01receive the medical
31:02care they need to be
31:03fit and healthy for
31:05their new lives.
31:06The best thing about
31:07my job is definitely
31:08the dogs.
31:16They are completely
31:17built for speed,
31:18so they've got a big
31:19long tail which is
31:20like a rudder for
31:22when they go around
31:22the corners.
31:24They've got a
31:25different heart to a
31:26normal dog because
31:27they go so fast so
31:28quickly all the blood
31:29goes to the left
31:30ventricle so it's bigger
31:31because otherwise
31:31they'd pass out.
31:35Everyone's under the
31:36preconception that
31:37they take masses and
31:38masses of exercise
31:39but they're quite happy
31:41with little two 20-minute
31:42walks a day.
31:44These dogs have spent
31:45two, possibly three
31:46years in kennels.
31:48Come on then,
31:49there's a good boy.
31:51The human connection
31:52is what they value when
31:53they get here because
31:54it's something that most
31:56of them haven't had
31:57before.
31:59Come on, Ben.
32:00Good boy.
32:01Good lad.
32:02Come on then.
32:03Ben is from racing
32:05kennels.
32:06He's only two years old.
32:07He's got such a gentle
32:09nature and a lovely,
32:10lovely temperament.
32:12When Ben first arrived,
32:13he was a little bit
32:13underweight.
32:14We've had him now
32:15just over two weeks
32:17and he's already
32:17put on a kilo.
32:18He's now ready
32:19for rehoming.
32:23We have about 60
32:25to 70 volunteers
32:26who we couldn't
32:27manage without.
32:29Spencer, good boy.
32:32Nigel Stevens
32:33has been a dedicated
32:34volunteer at the
32:35rescue centre
32:36for the past three years.
32:39Greyhounds are special.
32:40They have got the most
32:42beautiful souls ever.
32:46I first started
32:47volunteering here
32:48because my greyhound
32:50died and my wife saw
32:52that I was missing her.
32:54Stop.
32:56My Labradors,
32:57Penny and Lila,
32:58help to socialise
33:00the greyhounds here.
33:02A majority of our dogs
33:04come from the racing
33:05industry.
33:06It's likely that they
33:08have never met
33:09a different breed
33:10than a greyhound.
33:12We're going to be
33:13working with Ben today.
33:14Ben came over
33:15from Ireland
33:16about two weeks ago.
33:18Can I say hi?
33:20Good boy.
33:22I'm going to bring
33:23him in here
33:24with a muzzle
33:25just for his own safety,
33:27not because he's dangerous.
33:29Good boy.
33:31Can I come and see?
33:32Come on up.
33:33Say Joe.
33:34Say good boy.
33:36Good boy.
33:37We walked Ben
33:39around the paddock
33:40to see how he
33:41interacted with the dogs.
33:42Body language
33:43was really good.
33:44He was really chilled.
33:45Good boy, Ben.
33:47Good boy.
33:49Ben is a very
33:50even-tempered dog.
33:52When he came in,
33:53he didn't seem
33:54at all bothered
33:54by the Labradors.
33:55Perfect.
33:56Well done.
33:58Ben's reaction today
33:59with the pack
34:00was absolutely amazing.
34:02Ten out of ten
34:03from him.
34:03I love him.
34:04I am always
34:07a great believer
34:07that the dog
34:09picks their owners.
34:12I just feel
34:13very, very emotional
34:14when a dog does go.
34:16Every dog that leaves us,
34:18we've given a second
34:19shot at life.
34:21It's just a wonderful
34:22feeling to see those dogs
34:23go off to new homes
34:24and new families.
34:26Come on in.
34:26Let's go.
34:27Coming up,
34:32we find out
34:32how Bailey,
34:33the lovable Labrador
34:34with a painful limp,
34:36is getting on.
34:37Bailey!
34:38And meet the ex-racer
34:40setting her sights
34:41on a new career.
34:42You can go and train
34:43to be a therapy dog.
34:47Uh-oh.
34:47Vet bills?
34:49Don't worry, Dad.
34:50I'll eat them.
34:50Ha-ha.
34:52See you later.
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34:55Uh-oh.
34:57Vet bills?
34:59Don't worry, Dad.
35:00I'll eat them.
35:00Ha-ha.
35:02See you later.
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35:10Flossie,
35:11a rescue greyhound,
35:12has come a long way
35:13since her days
35:14on the track.
35:15Today,
35:16she's going back
35:16to grow vets
35:17with her new owner,
35:19Molly Rose.
35:20Right.
35:21Come on in.
35:23Here they are.
35:24Hi.
35:25To meet
35:26Vets James
35:27for a follow-up
35:28routine vaccination.
35:30Ooh,
35:31two of them.
35:32Nice to see you.
35:33Who have we got here?
35:34So we have Flossie here.
35:35She's an Irish greyhound.
35:37Mm-hmm.
35:37And Remy.
35:38And he's a whippet.
35:39He's a whippet.
35:40And then
35:41Flossie here.
35:42Mm-hmm.
35:43Greyhound, obviously.
35:44Irish greyhound, yes.
35:45And they're good friends.
35:46We had Remy
35:47for like nine years
35:48before we got Floss.
35:49Remy tolerated her
35:50at the beginning.
35:52Was very patient.
35:53And Flossie is
35:54a rescued racer.
35:56She had no idea
35:57about manners, toys.
35:59She didn't know
35:59how to play.
36:00She didn't know
36:01how to run for fun.
36:02And she learned
36:03all of it from Remy.
36:05Like, he was
36:05a wonderful teacher.
36:06So she loves him.
36:09He handles it.
36:11Each year,
36:15thousands of people
36:16across the UK
36:17welcome rescue dogs
36:18into their lives.
36:19Not just for companionship,
36:21but also to give
36:22an animal in need
36:23a second chance.
36:25My husband and I
36:26had always liked
36:27the idea of having
36:28a second dog.
36:30Being able to do
36:31something small
36:32like adopting a greyhound,
36:33it made me remember
36:34actually there are
36:35little things that we can do
36:37that can make a difference.
36:38Flossie has changed
36:40a lot since
36:41we adopted her.
36:43She needed
36:44a lot of TLC.
36:46She was very timid
36:48before.
36:49She was very jumpy
36:50at loud noises.
36:51And now,
36:53she is an absolute queen.
36:56Remy, yes,
36:57I know you've been
36:58a very good boy,
36:59but it's not about you,
37:00is it?
37:01It's all about
37:01your mate here,
37:02Flossie.
37:02This is her appointment.
37:04What are you going
37:04to do, James?
37:05So, Flossie's come down
37:06for her second vaccination,
37:07hasn't she?
37:07Second vaccination, yes.
37:08So, we did her first
37:10vaccination about
37:10four weeks ago
37:11to get her immunity
37:13levels boosted
37:14back up to speed.
37:16So, how old is she?
37:17She is six.
37:19Six, but she hasn't
37:20had any injections before?
37:22She was vaccinated
37:22when we got her
37:23and she came with
37:24her pet passport
37:24and all her jabs,
37:26but we needed to get
37:26them up to date
37:28because I want to register
37:29as a therapy dog.
37:30And so, to register
37:31as a therapy dog,
37:32you have to have
37:32vaccinations all up to date.
37:34And she's fitting
37:35well in herself,
37:35you're happy?
37:36Yeah, she's all good.
37:38How was she
37:39for the first vaccination?
37:39Did she help?
37:40No, she was absolutely
37:41fine.
37:41She is a strong
37:43Irish lass.
37:44She's very stoic.
37:45You say she's rescued.
37:47Where did you
37:47rescue her from?
37:48I was volunteering
37:49at a local greyhound
37:51charity and I just
37:53remember Flossie,
37:54she looked up at me
37:55from the kennel
37:55and she was really
37:57quiet and very still
37:59and I felt really
38:00affected by it.
38:01Fascinating that she
38:02spoke to you
38:03and you heard her.
38:04There's a proper
38:05communication with
38:06animals, isn't it?
38:08A hundred percent
38:08and I think the rescue
38:09story is so beautiful
38:10because rescue dogs,
38:12they do kind of
38:13carry this stigma
38:13that they're either
38:14broken dogs
38:15or there's something
38:15wrong or trouble
38:17and often they are
38:18in rescue centres
38:19through absolutely
38:20no fault of their own
38:21so I think that
38:22that journey
38:23and that relationship
38:23can just be so special.
38:25Well, you carry on
38:27with this second.
38:28Yeah, we are right.
38:28This is the important
38:29one, darling.
38:30Once you've got this
38:30in you, you can go
38:32and train to be
38:33a therapy dog.
38:35So, should we do
38:35the vaccination?
38:37Yes, do it, Flossie.
38:38I'm going to inject
38:39into her neck back here.
38:40You have to have
38:41a little hold
38:41of her collar for me.
38:43Good girl, Flossie.
38:43Flossie.
38:45Good girl, Flossie.
38:47Good girl.
38:47Good girl, Flossie.
38:49Flossie, congratulations.
38:50Well done.
38:52And I'm expecting
38:53to hear good things
38:54from you, all right?
38:55Yes.
38:58Flossie has found
38:59comfort, care
39:00and a family
39:01to call her own.
39:04But second chances
39:05aren't just for dogs.
39:08This well-travelled
39:09rescue cat
39:10has recently arrived
39:11in Bristol.
39:13She's been brought in
39:14by her new owner,
39:15Imogen.
39:16Hi.
39:17Hi.
39:17How are you doing?
39:18I'm fine, thanks.
39:18How are you?
39:19Very well, thank you.
39:20For a follow-up
39:20with James
39:21to check a wound
39:22that reopened
39:23after spay surgery
39:24performed shortly
39:25before her adoption
39:27journey to the UK.
39:29Right.
39:30How are we doing then?
39:32She's settling in
39:33very well.
39:34Good.
39:35Hello.
39:36Now, last time
39:37I saw you,
39:38we didn't have
39:39a name, did we?
39:40Have we got
39:41the name sorted?
39:42Buffy.
39:43Buffy.
39:44Oh, I love it.
39:46The Slayer.
39:47Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
39:50Hi, Buffy.
39:51I love what you said
39:52that we have to wait
39:53until you've kind of
39:54got to know her personality.
39:55Yes.
39:56Especially with rescues,
39:57I think,
39:57because they are
39:58their own little characters,
39:59aren't they?
40:00Yes.
40:00Good girl.
40:05Buffy's personality
40:06is very sweet.
40:08She purrs the second
40:09that you touch her.
40:11There are a lot
40:12of cat rescue groups
40:13in the Middle East
40:14who really want to
40:15rehome their cats
40:16in the UK
40:17because they know
40:18that we're such
40:19a nation of pet lovers.
40:22She was flown over
40:24from Abu Dhabi
40:25to Heathrow
40:26and then somebody
40:28couriered her
40:29to Bristol.
40:30Quite strange
40:31to just have
40:32a little cat
40:33from the Middle East
40:34suddenly appear
40:35at my doorstep,
40:37but very lovely.
40:39The thing that
40:39I love most
40:40about my cats
40:41is that they
40:42are really calming
40:44and soothing
40:44whenever I feel
40:45overwhelmed
40:46or stressed.
40:48I was diagnosed
40:50with autism
40:50when I was 21.
40:53The world isn't
40:54built for autistic
40:55people or
40:56neurodivergent people,
40:58so we have to have
40:59different ways
41:00to cope
41:01and for me
41:02the way that
41:02I do that
41:03is coming home
41:04to my cats
41:04and having
41:05a cuddle
41:06with them.
41:07Buffy is
41:08very special
41:10to me.
41:11I had Buffy
41:12for three days
41:13before I noticed
41:14that her spay
41:15wound had opened.
41:16I checked
41:16with her fosterer
41:18in Abu Dhabi
41:20and she said
41:20that she'd only
41:20been spayed
41:21a few weeks
41:21before.
41:23We took her
41:23in for an
41:24emergency appointment
41:24the next day.
41:26James put
41:26three staples
41:28in her
41:28with the help
41:29of Amy.
41:30Thankfully
41:30they were able
41:31to see me
41:32quickly
41:32because I was
41:33quite concerned.
41:37And obviously
41:38what we're
41:38looking at today
41:39is
41:40how these
41:41staples
41:42might have
41:43helped.
41:43This was
41:43the surgery
41:44done by the
41:45rescue centre
41:45abroad wasn't
41:46it?
41:47We just had
41:47the wound
41:48open up
41:48slightly.
41:49Hopefully
41:50those staples
41:50have brought
41:51it back
41:51together.
41:52Has she been
41:52leaving them
41:53alone?
41:54She doesn't
41:55seem to have
41:55noticed them
41:56at all to be
41:56honest.
41:56great.
41:56She does look
41:57like she's
41:58left that
41:58alone beautifully
41:59actually.
42:00Let's take
42:01those staples
42:02out today
42:02but what we'll
42:02do is one
42:03by one
42:03and we'll
42:04just sort
42:04of make
42:05sure that
42:05the wound
42:05is genuinely
42:06held together.
42:08You're being
42:08very brave
42:09at the doctor's
42:10aren't you?
42:12Okie dokes,
42:12would you be
42:13happy to
42:14almost sort
42:15of hold her
42:15with her belly
42:16facing me?
42:17Sure.
42:17And then I
42:18can go down
42:20the line
42:20and see.
42:22Let's have a look.
42:26That's brilliant.
42:28That looks good.
42:28Right, that's
42:29one out.
42:29We'll just do
42:30the next.
42:32It's ok
42:32little sausage?
42:35It's ok.
42:36Third one.
42:37Beautiful.
42:39And that's
42:39number three.
42:40Well done.
42:42And that has
42:42held really
42:43nicely.
42:43So that's
42:44great.
42:45That's saved
42:45us having to
42:46do any
42:47further surgery
42:47there.
42:47So the skin's
42:48knitted together
42:49really well.
42:49The muscle
42:50underneath feels
42:50absolutely fine.
42:52She's so chill
42:52isn't she?
42:53Considering
42:53everything she's
42:54been through.
42:55So that's
42:56us all done
42:57with Buffy.
42:58So this is
42:59the bit she's
42:59not quite
43:00so keen on
43:01is it?
43:01What do you
43:02think?
43:02Do you want
43:03to go back
43:03in your little
43:03basket?
43:05Oh.
43:06Yay!
43:07There we go.
43:08Oh what a good
43:09girl.
43:09They often know
43:10don't they?
43:10They never want
43:11to get in the
43:11basket at home
43:12but they always
43:12know when
43:13they're at the
43:13vets.
43:14It's over.
43:15Exactly.
43:17I'm really
43:17pleased about
43:18that.
43:18Perfect.
43:18Thank you so
43:19much.
43:19No worries.
43:23Back at home
43:24one much loved
43:25patient has been
43:26following his
43:27recovery plan.
43:31Labradors on the
43:32whole don't show
43:33pain.
43:33They won't
43:34yelp.
43:36They will be
43:36very stoical about
43:38the whole thing.
43:39previously Bailey
43:41was limping his
43:42right leg causing
43:43him pain.
43:45When we went to
43:45the vets the
43:46first thing they
43:46suggested we do
43:47is to find out
43:48exactly what's
43:49happening, get a
43:50baseline and to
43:52do that they were
43:53going to x-ray
43:54the right leg.
43:56Three weeks later
43:57we're back with
43:58Bailey and his
43:59owner Claire.
44:00Bailey!
44:01To see how he's
44:03been getting on
44:04from joint
44:05supplements and
44:06slower walks to
44:07carefully managed
44:08medication.
44:09Boys!
44:11But has it all
44:12been enough to
44:12help Bailey feel
44:13more comfortable
44:14and bring back
44:15some spring in
44:16his step?
44:18When the x-ray
44:18came back they
44:20found that he
44:21has arthritis.
44:22He's never going
44:23to not have
44:23arthritis but we
44:25can manage it.
44:26We are injecting
44:28him once a month
44:30for three months.
44:31For the chronic
44:32arthritis we give
44:33him anti-inflammatories
44:34every day with his
44:36evening meal.
44:37already it's made a
44:39significant improvement
44:40and we've only had
44:41one injection.
44:43I'm hoping that this
44:44improvement will
44:44continue over the
44:46next three months
44:47and then maybe you
44:49won't need to have
44:49those injections again.
44:53There is such an
44:54improvement in
44:55Bailey's daily life.
44:57You feel you've done
44:58your job as a dog
44:59owner.
45:00It's so nice to see
45:01that he now wants
45:02to run and he
45:04wants to play because
45:06he didn't for a time.
45:09You just want them
45:11to have a full
45:12standard of life and
45:13that means going out
45:15for walks, running,
45:17playing with other
45:18dogs, playing with
45:19his brother.
45:22Their happy place is
45:23when they're together.
45:25It also makes my job
45:26as a dog owner very
45:27easy because there's a
45:29lot of exercise going
45:30on there which I don't
45:30actually have to
45:31instigate.
45:31When I went to the
45:33vet, whatever the
45:34vet said, we were
45:35going to do that.
45:36That's what matters
45:36and it's worth every
45:38penny.
45:38We are a nation of
45:40pet lovers.
45:41If you enjoy your
45:42pet, it adds an
45:44awful lot to your
45:45life.
45:46Not just a companion
45:48in the house but the
45:49reason to get out on
45:51a cold, wet, rainy
45:52day.
45:53Good for all our
45:54mental health.
45:55Good boys.
45:56What does the future
45:56hold for Bailey?
45:57Well, it's got a couple
45:58of weeks in Cornwall
45:58coming up soon so we'll
45:59be doing a lot of
46:00swimming.
46:01Hopefully another good
46:02four or five years of
46:04a really lovely life.
46:07I adore that dog.
46:08Absolutely.
46:09Bailey is my dog.
46:29next time, all is calm at
46:40the vets as I'm given a
46:41front row seat in the
46:42operating theatre.
46:43He's not in any distress.
46:44He probably doesn't even
46:46know what's happening.
46:47He's a bit snoring.
46:47He's just having a nice
46:48little snore.
46:51And Barney, a Macedonian
46:53rescue dog, goes under
46:54James' knife.
46:55He's nice and relaxed, my
46:57end, which is exactly
46:58what we need.
47:30Mmm, I'm loving this place.
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