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00:01Across Yorkshire's Moors and Dales, the world's most famous vets set the benchmark for animal care.
00:08And James Herriot's legacy lives on.
00:13His former trainee, Peter Wright...
00:16All my life, I've enjoyed doing this.
00:18...has been a Yorkshire vet for over 40 years.
00:22There we are. How are you doing, my old mate?
00:25Peter's old partner, Julian Norton...
00:27Not quite the same as operated in theatre, is it?
00:30I know.
00:31Now has two practices.
00:33I don't want to let him go.
00:35One of them in the town where Herriot worked, surrounded by the North Yorkshire landscape he loved.
00:41Everything that you can see all across there is Yorkshire.
00:44And in the foothills of the Pennines...
00:47That's a Hollywood smile.
00:48A new generation of town and country vets also uphold the Herriot ethos.
00:54I'm just going to have a feel a bit deeper inside and see what we've got.
00:56The teams are united...
00:59Oh!
01:00...and always determined to hit their target.
01:06As they help animals of all shapes...
01:09It's trying to grow an extra pair of legs.
01:11...sizes...
01:12Hello, God, yes.
01:13...types...
01:14Catch!
01:15...and temperaments.
01:17No, don't be nasty.
01:18It's definitely not glamorous.
01:20Cut that mucus out.
01:22But it's varied.
01:23So we've actually found gold, literally found gold.
01:26It's rarely easy.
01:27You've won Mr. Wet t-shirt.
01:29But they continue the Herriot tradition.
01:32It's alive.
01:32Treating all creatures...
01:34It's moving.
01:35I can't believe it.
01:37...great...
01:39You're all right, little bird.
01:40...and small.
01:41How are we happening?
01:42Yay!
01:42Yay!
01:53While times are always changing...
01:57...one thing Yorkshire folk can rely on...
02:01...is the weather remaining a complete unknown.
02:08Hard rain falls.
02:13And in the blowing wind...
02:15...the answer is usually to take shelter from the storm.
02:20But sometimes that's simply not possible.
02:24Immediate travel can be the difference between life and death.
02:29At the practice in Thirsk...
02:32...Sue's just heard about a possible storm coming their way.
02:38I've just heard a phone call from Liz Cudlip...
02:40...and one of her bassets...
02:42...she's been in labour for quite a while now...
02:44...and she's been pushing and pushing and pushing...
02:47...getting really distressed and nothing's happening.
02:48So I've just now got to go and let Julian know...
02:50...that she's coming down.
02:52Be prepared.
02:53She needs to get down here quick...
02:54...so we can sort it out.
03:01For long-time clients like Liz...
03:04Oh yeah, you're right.
03:05...things have a habit of coming full circle.
03:09You'll be fine.
03:10So her mum came here...
03:13...she was the first operation here...
03:16...which was Gina...
03:17...and she was one of the puppies.
03:20Are they all content?
03:22Yeah, they all seem brilliant.
03:24Thank you very, very much.
03:26No, it's been good.
03:27Lesson flowers for your new opening.
03:29Excellent.
03:29Oh, thank you, that's very kind.
03:31Our first patient.
03:33First customer, a happy customer.
03:37Now Sapphire is expecting her own first litter...
03:40...but Liz isn't happy how things are progressing.
03:43You just feel anxious and stuff...
03:46...and worried for her...
03:48...but Julian's a good fit.
03:49He'll look after you.
03:51Liz?
03:51All right?
03:56Let's have a feel.
03:57Good girl.
03:58Your tummy.
03:59So she's got a very round tummy.
04:02There's quite a few pups to feel in there.
04:05A few, I think.
04:06She's got, again, just like her mum...
04:08...she's got that rather...
04:09...floppy feel inside.
04:11You'll be fine, don't worry.
04:12I think the flabbiness in there...
04:16...there's not any real contractions or...
04:18Yeah.
04:19...movement going, so if we're not careful...
04:21...she'll get into that inertia situation.
04:23Mm-hm.
04:23So we'll get them out.
04:25Come on, Sapphire.
04:27We're going this way.
04:28Give me a shout at what we've done.
04:30Look after her.
04:31Have we even gotten a team, yeah?
04:33Right.
04:33And the next patient...
04:35Steady, are you all right?
04:36No.
04:39Right.
04:40Bassets have got really difficult legs...
04:43...but they've also handily got very big ears...
04:46...so we can do the anaesthetic through here.
04:49Nurse Amy knows it could be a dramatic afternoon.
04:52In most operations we do, there's only one patient to look after...
04:56...but in this instance there could be up to six or seven...
05:00...so, yeah, we've just got to be all hands on deck.
05:02And a steep learning curve for trainee nurse Sam.
05:06So have you not done the Suzanne before?
05:07Not properly, no.
05:08You've only just watched, haven't you?
05:10I've never been involved.
05:12It's often chaos and panic...
05:13...and it's always tense...
05:15...because there are quite a lot of things that can go wrong.
05:18Brakes off?
05:19Yep.
05:25Right.
05:26Are we ready?
05:27Thanks.
05:33Is she all right?
05:34Yeah, yeah, she's fine.
05:36This is actually the uterus.
05:37See how floppy that is?
05:38Yeah.
05:39A normal uterus is much more muscular and sort of turgid...
05:43...so it's entirely the reason why she's not been progressing.
05:46And mum was exactly the same.
05:49Right, I'm going in.
05:54So there's the first one.
05:56What you need to do now is rub like bilio...
06:00Yeah.
06:00...and make sure it starts breathing.
06:02So you can be, if you need Amy to give a bit of guidance.
06:06So literally just hold it down towards your feet...
06:10...just so then the fluid drains out.
06:12Yeah, gravity's blood.
06:12And then number two, welcome to the world.
06:14They're quite blue, aren't they?
06:18Which is usually a sign that the oxygen's been a bit depleted.
06:24Sam, how's your pub?
06:26It's a little bit blue.
06:27So we're just trying to reassess to hit pops at the minute.
06:31It's becoming a bit more of an urgent situation.
06:40A Yorkshire vet often has to brave the elements.
06:44And with it still raining cats and dogs in North Yorkshire...
06:48...Peter's heading out to see a sheep.
06:52I've just had a call from a client who I've known for many, many years...
06:56...and she's very concerned because one of the pet sheep...
06:59...has something strange round its mouth and muzzle.
07:02So I don't quite know what I'm going to find, but we'll soon find out.
07:08Peter's friend Tracy...
07:10Not a happy chap this morning, are you?
07:13...is more worried about her boy Harry than the weather.
07:19So he's a castrated male sheep and he's about eight-year-old.
07:23And he has this horrible rash, which is quite painful for him.
07:30It obviously is very, very nasty.
07:32His lips are very, very blistered and raw.
07:35I've given Peter a call to see if he can come and work his magic.
07:44Peter, you brought some nice Yorkshire weather with you.
07:47Beautiful indeed. Beautiful.
07:51Right.
07:52I understand you've got a problem with one of your family.
07:57Yes, poor Harry. He's not a very happy chap this morning.
08:00Right.
08:01He's very blistered round his mouth.
08:03It's obviously a little bit infected, which was the worry.
08:11Let's have a look.
08:12I'll go round and meet you.
08:18Mmm.
08:20Well, that looks nasty, Tracy, I've got to say.
08:22It's not nice, is it?
08:25Let's have a look at you, Harry.
08:29Mmm, that's not very nice, is it?
08:31It isn't very nice at all.
08:33And the flies are buzzing round and...
08:36Is anybody else affected?
08:37Yes.
08:38We've got one or two that have started.
08:40Start right.
08:41I've got a couple of the other sheep penned up
08:43that seem to show in little blisters in the corner of their mouths.
08:48I am concerned that what we've got there may be contagious,
08:53may be contagious to humans as well.
08:55So I'll go and get organised.
09:00Poor Harry.
09:02Yeah.
09:02Yeah.
09:06coming up.
09:07I'm just giving it a bit of a, a bit of a rumble.
09:10Matt gets physical to fix a cow's tummy trouble.
09:12Sweaty work, but it'll be really rewarding if she comes round.
09:17The sheep that got the cream...
09:19Oh, you like the taste of that, Harry?
09:20Pretty nice.
09:21..and trying to save the puppies...
09:23They're just not quite where we want them to be just yet.
09:25..needs everyone's help.
09:27So we just need more pairs of hands.
09:36Near Thirsk,
09:37it isn't the awful weather dampening Peter's spirits,
09:41it's Tracy's pet sheep, Harry.
09:46If my lips were like that, blistered and ulcerated and cracked,
09:50we'd soon know about it.
09:52But he has worked out what's causing his unpleasant problem.
09:57This is a condition called ORF,
10:00which is very unusual to have in adults,
10:02in just a small flock like this.
10:04The secondary infection there as well.
10:06This would be quite sore for him.
10:08Let's get this into him.
10:10So he's having antibiotics
10:12and he's going to have some painkillers as well.
10:15Right, Mr Harry.
10:18It's caused by a virus.
10:19A pox virus.
10:21And you can get it yourselves
10:22if you've got any cuts on your hands.
10:24And I'm going to put some antiseptic cream on there.
10:29This is a human antiseptic cream
10:32that's very good for this sort of thing.
10:34It's soothing and it will help.
10:38Good. Come on.
10:41There you are, little man.
10:42Oh, you like the taste of that Harry?
10:44Is it nice?
10:45Yeah, obviously.
10:46I'll tell you what, that'll make it feel better though.
10:48Right.
10:49Now then.
10:51That should.
10:52Yeah.
10:53That should fettle him.
10:55Now if I leave you some stuff.
10:57Yep.
10:57Would you give him some more painkillers in two days' time
11:00and a bit more antibiotic?
11:01Yep.
11:01As for the others, just leave it to run its course.
11:05Stick a bit of this on.
11:06Yep.
11:06Now ideally, if you could put a bit on once a day.
11:09Yes.
11:10No problem.
11:11And that should sort him.
11:12Within four or five days, it should be looking a lot better.
11:15A lot better.
11:17Yeah.
11:17Well, Harry's not bothered about the rain, is he?
11:19No.
11:19No.
11:20I think his fleece is maybe more waterproof than that coat.
11:23Well, I'm not.
11:23I mean, this is supposed to be waterproof, but I cannot feel all ready.
11:27I'm just going to say it's running nicely down the back of your neck.
11:30Right, Harry.
11:31Right.
11:31Any problems, Tracy, let me know.
11:33Yep.
11:33Fabulous.
11:34Thank you very much, Peter.
11:35Very good.
11:37Lovely about sheep.
11:38They have lovely coats on them, full of lanolin, and it turns water very well.
11:43He'll just get on with it, with his lovely coat that he's got on.
11:46He won't be feeling wet.
11:48He'll just be saying what's all the fuss about.
11:50It's a pod lad.
11:51This has been quite stressful for the owner.
11:55With the weather as it is, particularly stressful for the vet who, as he gets older,
12:00could be more of a fair weather vet, I think it's fair to say.
12:05That's quite nice to seem a bit happier, and hopefully painkillers will kick in,
12:09and they'll be more comfortable.
12:12Tracy's just invited me in for a cup of tea, so it's a bit like the old days, really.
12:16I've known Tracy a long time, and it'd be nice to sit down and just have a cup of tea
12:20and a natter.
12:21So that's my next job, before we move on anywhere else.
12:31Over at the first practice...
12:33There's another one coming.
12:35There's another one!
12:36Tensions are rising in theatre, as Julian and Amy try to save Sapphire the Basset Hound's puppies.
12:44You all right, Sam? Yeah.
12:45Yours going?
12:46With the help of trainee nurse Sam.
12:49So these are just not quite the colour we want them to be at the moment.
12:52They're just not quite where we want them to be just yet.
12:55Thankfully, owner Liz is unaware of the drama that's unfolding.
13:00Anxious. It's just a waiting game, isn't it?
13:02It's like, it's the horriblest bit of it all.
13:05I've lost track of where we are.
13:06There's four out there, and there's one in here, and then there's another one on its way.
13:10So we just need more pairs of hands.
13:13Sam?
13:14Yeah?
13:14There's another one.
13:15Can you grab Cathy?
13:17With all hands needed on deck, Sue's come from reception.
13:22I finished 15 minutes ago.
13:26They're still here.
13:27He's probably gone.
13:30Also helping...
13:31That is the last one.
13:33..is Vet Nikki.
13:34Just keeping them in front of the oxygen.
13:36We just have to keep an eye on them and make sure that they don't sort of forget to breathe.
13:43It's all of them now, weren't they?
13:45Yeah.
13:45Pass everybody out, Cathy.
13:48I've just managed to finish sewing the uterus back together.
13:53It's now just a question of cleaning everything up and pushing it back in.
14:01Are we OK out there?
14:03Yeah, we're getting there now.
14:06We just had a little squeak.
14:10Well, that's a good noise.
14:12Last stitch now.
14:14So far, it's been pretty successful.
14:17Pups are alive and happy and mums alive.
14:22So let's see the fruit of our labours.
14:27Are they all all right?
14:29We're doing good now.
14:30Yeah.
14:31That's it.
14:31Proud parents now.
14:33You feel a bit like a parent, don't you?
14:35Yeah.
14:35It's an achievement, isn't it?
14:37Yeah.
14:38That's the...
14:38We'll check them for pallets.
14:40That's the noisy one.
14:42Yeah, we had a good hub.
14:43Wow!
14:46This is a dad.
14:48It's you.
14:49I'm not your real dad.
14:50No, I'm not.
14:51Sorry about that.
14:54Welcome to Thirsk.
14:56This is Thirsk's best air.
14:57So make the most of it.
14:59People travel all over the country to get some of the Thirsk air, don't they?
15:03And that's the first thing that you've breathed in.
15:06I've not told Liz the good news, but she'll be definitely happy when she finds out.
15:12Do you want to come and see them?
15:13Mm-hmm.
15:14Got some nice pups.
15:15Yeah.
15:16Yeah?
15:17She's okay.
15:18Doing good.
15:19Hello, baby girl.
15:23Sorry.
15:24That's the noise we want.
15:26That's what we want.
15:27That looks like a girl.
15:30Good boy.
15:32Three of each.
15:36They usually get stuff at the back of their throats, don't they?
15:39So I suck it out and spit it out.
15:43We don't mind, do we?
15:45Helen, one of my colleagues down at Weatherby, she puts them down a bra.
15:49Yeah.
15:49Oh, yeah, she's done that.
15:50I've done that.
15:51If I'd been pulled up by the police, I'd have been like...
15:54If you had, you could have shown the policeman your puppies.
15:58You'll have your hands full with these.
16:01While Mum can take it easy for now...
16:03What we can do is if we carry this like this, will that work?
16:07Just a sandbag to prop her head up.
16:09Is that all right?
16:10Yeah, I'm fine.
16:11You go, baby.
16:12The Queen of Sheba.
16:14Liz faces a busy time back home.
16:17It worked out well, really, in the end, didn't it?
16:20Cheerio, good luck.
16:21And with luck having been on the team's side today...
16:25Have you got any superstitions, Sue?
16:27Oh, yeah.
16:29Yeah?
16:30Julian and Eloise are starting to wonder...
16:32Well, it's the usual, isn't it?
16:33Don't walk under ladders.
16:35If Sue had something to do with it.
16:37One of my most bizarre ones, are you ready?
16:40Is if I drop a spoon, right, I won't pick it up.
16:43OK.
16:45A spoon?
16:46A spoon.
16:46I've dropped a spoon in the...
16:48How many spoons do you currently just have on the floor of your house?
16:50Well, none, cos I want to pick them up.
16:52But if he's...
16:53OK.
16:53When he was working and he was away, he'd come home, and if I had nobody else in the house,
16:57he'd find spoons.
16:57If I dropped...
16:58Not that I'd drop a lot of spoons.
16:59Spoons all over the floor.
17:00But...
17:00What happens if you pick the spoon up, then?
17:02I don't know, cos I've never done it.
17:04So how do you know that bad things happen?
17:06I don't know.
17:07It's one of those strange things, right?
17:08I don't even know where it comes from, right?
17:10But I heard it a long time ago.
17:13Would it not work if you picked it up and put it in the washing bowl?
17:15Well, then something bad might happen.
17:17Well, maybe something good might happen, like the spoon might get cleaned.
17:21LAUGHTER
17:30Near Huddersfield,
17:33Dairy farmer Sally is concerned about one of her herds.
17:37Come on, Alan.
17:38Come on, Pat.
17:40And she's waiting for Matt to arrive.
17:44There's two things for this cow.
17:45She's not been eating, and her muck's off.
17:48Second thing is, her rumen, the cow's off four stomachs,
17:52the rumen is on this side.
17:54And it's gone extremely hollow.
17:57She's just really quite unwell at the moment.
18:00So, they were the alarm bells that we thought we'd better get Matt to come
18:04and see what we can do with this cow.
18:07And Matt already has a plan.
18:10The cow's off four stomachs,
18:11which involves a traditional method that dates back to the days of James Herriot.
18:16What we're going to do is,
18:17we're going to take some stomach content from one healthy cow
18:21and move it into her in a process called transformation.
18:25It contains all the gut microbes that they need,
18:28and it contains all of the good bacteria to hopefully really kick-start her
18:32and get that gut moving,
18:34hopefully it'll stimulate her appetite,
18:35and it's one that, fingers crossed, it'll start her improvement.
18:41Morning, Sally. You alright?
18:43How we doing, Matt?
18:44Not bad, yourself?
18:45Yeah, not bad, thanks.
18:46Let's see what the crack is.
18:47Get my gear.
18:48Lead the way.
18:55For the stylist procedure, we need to pick a healthy cow
18:58that's got no other problems going on,
19:00and we've just found our candidate here.
19:02She is fit and healthy, she's looking well,
19:05she's got loads of content in her stomach,
19:07so I'm just going to borrow a portion of that for our patient today.
19:12Right.
19:13It's giving it a go.
19:15Do you want to get a pipe? Are you getting hold of her or...?
19:16Erm, I'll get hold of her and put it in,
19:18and then if you hold it in,
19:20and then I can advance it
19:20and make sure we're going down right track.
19:22Come on, lass.
19:30So I'm just feeling now,
19:31I'm just going to advance the pipe,
19:34make sure that it goes down the right hole.
19:39There we go, we're in the right hole.
19:41So you can feel the pipe going down past your hands here,
19:44and it's just gently advancing everything.
19:47I'm just going to give her room and a bit of a push.
19:50Come on, lass.
19:52Sweaty work, but it'll be good work
19:54and it'll be really rewarding if she comes round.
19:57So what I'm doing here,
19:59just getting everything moving a little bit
20:00so we can get the good juices out.
20:02So I'm just giving it a bit of a rumble.
20:08If this doesn't work,
20:10then unfortunately we might be out of options.
20:18Coming up...
20:20They're cute.
20:21Can Shona bring two cute but naughty donkeys into line?
20:25They've just started squabbling.
20:26Right.
20:27Lightning's having a go at Bobby.
20:29Lightning is steady, aren't they?
20:30The weather's better, but is Harry's future bright?
20:33Let me have a look.
20:35Let's have a look at you.
20:36And hopping mad...
20:38I don't know how you even do what you're doing.
20:40...to raise money for rapids.
20:42Oops.
20:51Near Huddersfield...
20:53Let's see how we do.
20:55Matt's performing a traditional procedure at Sally's dairy farm.
20:59Here you go.
21:00Using the stomach contents of a healthy cow
21:03to try and save a sick one.
21:05If it works, lass, you can have a badge.
21:08Donor badge.
21:09Known as transformation.
21:11It's quite a tricky one,
21:12so what we need to do is suck out some of her fluid
21:14and the good bacteria that's there,
21:16and then we need to take it over to the sick lady
21:19and tube that straight into her,
21:21and hopefully that'll really get that rumen turning over,
21:24get that stomach kick-started,
21:25and hopefully start pushing us in the right direction.
21:29Whoa, look at all that good stuff there.
21:31We call it liquor,
21:32but it's not liquor I want to drink on a Saturday night,
21:35I know that much.
21:37You happy?
21:38Yeah.
21:40Lovely.
21:40There we go.
21:41Good girl.
21:42Look at the state of me.
21:43Good girl.
21:45Right.
21:46Let's go get...
21:48Mrs Cow.
21:49Get the little lady,
21:50and we'll get her...
21:51this pumped back into her.
21:53Should've won my waterproofs.
21:59This is the precious juice.
22:02Don't...
22:02Whatever you do, don't spill that.
22:05I'm quite used to this cow.
22:06Are you alright if I go in and put the pipe down?
22:07Yeah, indeed.
22:08You've got that good relationship going on.
22:10There you go.
22:12Come on, Pat.
22:13Come on, darling.
22:14Come on, lass.
22:17That's it.
22:18Good girl.
22:19You've got a good amount.
22:21It's nice and green.
22:22It stinks, which is always good.
22:24And so hopefully,
22:25it'll be just what the doctor ordered.
22:27Or what the vet ordered.
22:29You happy for it to go down?
22:30Yeah, fire away.
22:31I've got a feel on it.
22:33Good girl.
22:33Good girl.
22:34We've got gurgling.
22:35Ah, that's a good start.
22:37That is a good start.
22:38Hey.
22:38Sally's just got that pipe well into the stomach now.
22:41We've got a bit of gurgling,
22:42which is a good sign.
22:43Things might be turning over,
22:45so hopefully,
22:46this stuff might be just what she wants.
22:49In we go.
22:54Good girl.
22:55Good girl.
22:56Won't be a minute.
22:57Last bit.
22:58Last little bit.
22:59Right.
22:59Just gonna detach it,
23:00get the rest of that running.
23:02There we go.
23:03Are you happy with that?
23:05Yeah.
23:06Let's get that out.
23:07Oh, she just bit me.
23:09Gratitude.
23:10Hey.
23:11Good girl.
23:13That's it, yep.
23:15I think let's get her started on some penicillin.
23:17I think let's go for a full week,
23:19and I'll recheck her on Monday.
23:21Hopefully,
23:21that should have kick-started everything.
23:23Sounds good.
23:24Thank you very much.
23:24Right.
23:25Well,
23:26I shall leave you to it.
23:28Come on, Pat.
23:29Sally has a strong bond with her herd.
23:33I've worked with cows all my life,
23:34and I would never be without them.
23:38It's the reason why I get up in the morning.
23:41And Matt's hoping his transformation
23:43has transformed this girl's future.
23:46Now, we've just got to wait and see.
23:49It's up to her to start eating.
23:50It's up to her to get things going herself,
23:53and all we can do is continue to provide the support,
23:56and fingers crossed for the old girl.
24:08It's up.
24:10At the practice in Wetherby.
24:12Did it behave yourself for you?
24:13Absolutely.
24:14There's always been a lot of love for rabbits.
24:17Come here.
24:18Yeah, that was good.
24:19Yeah.
24:21So practice director Nat, to raise money for a rabbit charity,
24:26has got the whole team hopping.
24:30This week is Rabbit Awareness Week.
24:32They are sort of the third most popular species of pets.
24:37People can generally buy them pretty cheaply,
24:38and sometimes they just sort of end up popped in a hutch
24:42and the kids lose interest.
24:44So, every day,
24:46members of the team are doing 100 skips
24:48to attempt to raise a little bit of money.
24:51Right, do a flip.
24:55The two losers
24:57have jumped at the chance to make money for bunnies.
25:00When I've been in between each operation,
25:01I've been doing about 100.
25:03As you can see, these guys are absolutely knackered.
25:05Yeah, I know I'm out of breath.
25:09Whoa, look at that go.
25:12You're going to take off soon.
25:14Do you want to join in, Skippy?
25:15I can skip, yeah.
25:18Get them trousers tightened.
25:19I'm going to have to tighten my belt.
25:22I don't skip as often as I should,
25:25unless I'm in a really good mood
25:26when I'm coming back from the shops.
25:28But, erm...
25:29In a skipping mood?
25:30No, no, just like, you know, that kind of...
25:32That's front pump, that.
25:33After a pint.
25:38What?
25:39You're meant to do like that.
25:40You're doing two jumps for a skip.
25:43You're adding, like, an extra jump, don't you?
25:46Julian's radical rope technique...
25:48That's how I do my skipping.
25:50...could make Lucy an unhappy bunny.
25:54Oops.
25:55I don't know how you even do what you're doing.
25:57I feel like that is harder.
26:00What is he even doing?
26:03Look, I was doing it one-legged.
26:04Oh, my God, that's actually pretty good.
26:07What is he doing, Nat?
26:09Do that Lucy!
26:11That is harder than it looks, that.
26:14Do a backflip.
26:17Yeah.
26:18Out of breath, Nat.
26:19Yeah.
26:21There we go.
26:21There we go.
26:22Oh!
26:29The wild rabbits have been enjoying a glorious day in North Yorkshire.
26:37Cool.
26:39What's up?
26:40Where Peter's come to see his friend, Tracy, and her pet sheep, Harry.
26:44Does he want one as well?
26:46Don't mind sharing with the dog, eh?
26:48Who he treated recently.
26:52Last time I saw Harry, the, er, rain was pretty incessant.
26:56It was a superb day to day.
26:58Ideal for being out and about, really.
27:01Harry had a nasty infection, a thing called off,
27:04which is a pox virus infection, which can be passed on to humans.
27:09And I'm just wondering how Harry's got on.
27:15Hi, Tracy.
27:16Now, then, how are you doing?
27:17I'm all right, thanks. Are you?
27:18You've come to see your patient.
27:19I have.
27:22Harry, can I have a look at you?
27:24Can I have a look at your face?
27:25Let me have a look.
27:26Let's have a look at you.
27:28Ah, that's it.
27:28Ah, now we can see.
27:29Oh, that's beautiful.
27:31Now you'll be all right on the family photos, won't you?
27:34You can't tell now, can you?
27:36It's unbelievable.
27:38Is that all the TLC?
27:39Oh, yes.
27:40I know that, cos I know what you're like when you think.
27:43You're enjoying that, aren't you, Harry?
27:45Eh?
27:45Are you pampered a bit?
27:47I think you are.
27:47Just a little pampered, yes.
27:49And Tracy thinks that on this pamper day, Harry deserves more than just a massage.
27:55Just noticed you could do with a little bit of a...
27:58A bit of a pedicure?
27:59Yes.
27:59My old boss, Alf White, used to say, if you do things for nothing, he said,
28:03some of these Yorkshire farmers, they'll still want a bit knocking off.
28:05But I'm doing this for Tracy, because we do go back a long way.
28:09Might even earn you a pint, Peter, if you're really good.
28:12Now you're talking, Tracy.
28:13LAUGHTER
28:16It's a big bugger, isn't he?
28:19Eh?
28:20By crikey.
28:21Yes.
28:23Does he get to choose his colour of polish next?
28:27I'll leave that one with you, Tracy.
28:31Fantastic.
28:33I think that's better, Tracy.
28:34Lovely.
28:35Thank you very much.
28:36Yeah.
28:37There we are, Harry.
28:38I hope you appreciate it.
28:40Shall I give you a back rub as well?
28:42That's it?
28:43That's it.
28:44That's it, Harry.
28:45Yeah?
28:46You see, bets are useful for some things, aren't they, Harry?
28:49You can add back scratch into your own career list now.
28:52Yes, I can tick that off now.
28:55Well, shall we let him go?
28:57Yeah.
28:57Perfect.
28:58Freedom.
28:59Freedom, Harry.
29:00He's off.
29:05Is that you done for the day now, then?
29:07It certainly is, so I hope my wife's got some tea ready.
29:09I hope she has.
29:10Yeah.
29:10It meant the most of the nice evening.
29:12It is, it's lovely, isn't it?
29:13It's gorgeous.
29:14And what a view you've got, haven't you?
29:15And I know you're exactly the same as me.
29:18We never take it for granted, do we?
29:19No, definitely not.
29:21I make the most of it.
29:22But where your sheep live here, not only are they pampered today,
29:26but they have a fantastic view as well.
29:28They do.
29:28Whether they appreciate it, I don't quite know, but yes.
29:31Well, it's nice to see you, Tracy.
29:32And you.
29:32Thank you very much.
29:33See you again.
29:34Hopefully see you again at some point.
29:36And I won't forget about that pint.
29:37No, definitely not.
29:52Thank you very much.
29:54While most of the time Rob and Dave are brothers in arms.
29:58Now then, Bobby.
29:59The same can't be said for another dynamic duo, miniature donkeys Bobby and Lightning.
30:07These two are starting to be full of testosterone and they'll never live together happily.
30:13And up to now, they've been the best of chums.
30:15They're starting to nibble one another a little bit.
30:18Come on then.
30:20You can see there's a bulb patch there, Rob.
30:23Yeah.
30:23Good luck.
30:24Yeah, there's a little bit of air missing on Bobby.
30:27They're proving to be a little bit of a handful.
30:29Lightning is bullying Bobby a little bit.
30:34Lightning is steady on.
30:36And now the friendship is in danger of turning sour.
30:40I suppose they're just a couple of teenagers, Rob.
30:42They want calming down.
30:43And the only way to do that is to castrate them.
30:47Shona has just arrived from the Huddersfield practice.
30:50And the two naughty little donkeys.
30:52Right, Lucy, Meg.
30:55Will be outnumbered.
30:57So we've got a team of three.
30:59Meg's one of our nurses in the large animal department.
31:02And Lucy's a vet student with us at the minute.
31:04Hello.
31:06Hiya, Shona, how are we doing?
31:08They're cute.
31:09Patience of the day.
31:10Well, they've just started squabbling.
31:12Right.
31:13Lightning's having a go at Bobby.
31:14Right.
31:15And I think the only solution is...
31:17Yeah.
31:18So how old are they?
31:19They've just had their first birthday.
31:21Oh, very good.
31:22Right, okay.
31:22Good age to do them then.
31:23That's fine.
31:24Not much of a present.
31:27You've got to be a bit careful with donkeys compared to horses.
31:30Older donkeys need to be done under general anaesthesia in a hospital.
31:33Right.
31:34But younger ones, you can do them in the field.
31:36Right.
31:36So as long as they're dropped, we should be fine.
31:38I'll have a listen to the hearts and then we'll give them some sedation.
31:45Right, that's fine.
31:46The tickers sound absolutely fine.
31:48It's important with donkeys that we sedate them while their mates are around.
31:52If they get stressed, then the liver shuts down basically.
31:56Right.
31:56So it's really bad for them to stress them and separate them.
31:58So that's catheter straight into the vein so that Lucy can top him straight up if we need a bit
32:03more.
32:04Yeah.
32:05There you go.
32:06Lightning kicking.
32:07He's bolting.
32:08Make sure lightning doesn't strike twice.
32:12Can I just get in there, Meg?
32:13Can you just extend his head slightly?
32:15Brilliant.
32:17And then Lucy, if you want to get the clippers ready.
32:19We're just going to act really quickly because we don't have long with these anaesthetics.
32:23He's in a nice dreamy place now.
32:27Plenty local.
32:29So what I'm going to do now is push all the fat back.
32:33A lot more protection on the nads than the ponies.
32:38Because he's relaxed, everything's dropped, so we've got a nice position.
32:43So that shows the pain relief's really working, doesn't it?
32:45Yeah, definitely, yeah.
32:46If you pull, pull it towards you.
32:50Tail's twitching.
32:52While Shona talks Nurse Meg through the procedure.
32:55So this goes nut to nut.
32:58Nut to nut, yeah.
32:59Nut to nut.
33:00Student Lucy is doing her bit.
33:05Just been monitoring his breathing and his heart rate.
33:08And just making sure that they're nice and stable.
33:10And he's been all good.
33:12And while she's happy with what she's hearing.
33:15Just be prepared, he might kick now when I pull that on.
33:19Here he goes.
33:20The same can't be said for Rob.
33:22It's a good noise, isn't it?
33:24No.
33:25That is not a good noise, is it?
33:30Everything's gone soundly with Bobby.
33:32Glad to see Bobby's coming round.
33:36Good boy.
33:38Look at that.
33:39But while bully boy Lightning might be a good friend after all.
33:43Lightning's checking on him, isn't he?
33:44Good boy.
33:45He's expected to be a much sparkier patient.
33:48Right, Lightning, it's your turn.
33:53Still to come.
33:54Right, lady.
33:56Has Matt's transformation turned things around?
33:59I'm just going to make sure her ticker's all right.
34:01And just have a listen to her stomachs and make sure they're turning over good as well.
34:04And the Bassett babies.
34:06That's a good machine.
34:08Are up to all sorts.
34:10See, I've had a wee.
34:11It's just that exciting, isn't it?
34:12Coming to the vets.
34:23Near Huddersfield, Matt's back at Sally's dairy farm.
34:29Last time I saw Sally, we were here to look at a particularly sick cow.
34:33Now, she had a multitude of problems going on with her and we decided to do a procedure
34:37that involves taking good, healthy stomach contents from one cow and transferring it
34:42into her to really give her a bit of a kickstart.
34:44Here we go, pet.
34:47Transformation isn't a particularly common procedure that we do, but it is one that when
34:52we do do it, it can produce some really staggering results.
34:55So, I really hope that it's helped her.
34:57But if we haven't had any good progress, unfortunately, we might be on to a losing battle with this one.
35:06You all right, Sally?
35:07How are you doing, Matt?
35:08Not bad, yourself?
35:09Yeah, not bad, thanks.
35:11She's got a bit more fullness to her.
35:14She doesn't look as, well, she certainly looks more energetic anyway.
35:17She's got that wild look in her eye back.
35:19So, I'll give her a bit of a wide berth as she's got a bit more fight to her
35:23and give her a check out and make sure things are heading in the right direction.
35:26Sound.
35:27Right, lady.
35:31She's not impressed.
35:32I'll be done with you in two minutes, promise.
35:35Yeah, she's definitely brighter in the eye there.
35:37I'm just going to make sure her ticker's all right
35:40and just have a listen to her stomachs and make sure they're turning over good as well.
35:44I mean, even though from this angle she probably looks quite thin,
35:47that is a lot better than what she was.
35:49You know, I can actually feel a degree of grass and a degree of feeding there.
35:55Good girl.
35:57I'm just having to listen to her stomach and make sure it's all turning over nicely.
36:01There's no gas anywhere, which is good.
36:04Sometimes it takes a minute.
36:05I'll just check this other side.
36:09Let's have a look at that colour.
36:11Nice and pink.
36:13Lovely.
36:14Lovely.
36:15Everything's heading in the right direction.
36:17Slowly but surely.
36:19I think we've made some improvements there.
36:21They're gradual, but we're heading in the right direction,
36:23so hopefully with a few more weeks of TLC she should be good to go.
36:27Oh, sound.
36:27That's good news.
36:28Glad it's worked.
36:30Keep going, lass.
36:31Till next time.
36:32Yeah, thank you.
36:33See you later.
36:38This cow was not so good, so it was very much a last-ditch attempt
36:41with the rumen transformation, but she's ruminating well enough.
36:44We want to integrate her back into the main herd now.
36:47Spent quite a lot of time with us the last few weeks, caring for her.
36:50Just got to know her a bit, really.
36:51She's a nice cow, so best outcome, really.
37:01In Thirsk...
37:03Careful.
37:04...Liz and her daughter Hannah have come back to the practice in style
37:08with Sapphire and her six bouncing baby Bassage Hounds.
37:12Come here, little monster.
37:15Two months ago, Julian and his team delivered the puppies by C-section.
37:19Sit still.
37:20Sit still.
37:21Hello.
37:22Hello. You all right?
37:23Today, they can't escape their eight-week injections.
37:26Right, WhatsApp doesn't jump out.
37:28And check-up.
37:29That's a good machine.
37:32Everything all right?
37:33How are they all getting on?
37:34They look rather spectacular.
37:36Little wicked devils.
37:38They look fantastic, don't they?
37:40They've not tried to escape or anything like that.
37:43But they're trying now, I think.
37:46Right then, pupster.
37:47An emotional reunion like this.
37:51Handsome, aren't you?
37:52Don't go out on a windy day with ears like this.
37:54Can be just too much.
37:57Oopsie, what a wee.
37:59We'll just pop that under there.
38:00It's just that exciting, isn't it?
38:01Coming to the vets.
38:03He's wicked, this one.
38:04Mischievous.
38:05Very.
38:07Watch this little divilier.
38:08Get in.
38:09I don't want them to jump out.
38:11I can't begin to imagine what your house is like.
38:13It must be chaos.
38:14They're into everything.
38:15Little devils.
38:17Ribbon newspapers open.
38:18Stuff like that.
38:20Julian needs an extra pair of hands with the boisterous babies.
38:27From trainee nurse Sam, who helped deliver them in her first ever cesarean.
38:32Look at all your teeth.
38:33I think they'll recognise you, Sam, look.
38:36Oh, my God.
38:37You just want to get in there, don't you?
38:39Look, this is a boy.
38:42There was a couple that came out a little quiet on arrival,
38:45so we had to give them some oxygen, get all that fluid up.
38:48That sounds perfect.
38:50Well, they're doing amazing and very chewy.
38:53When did they stop chewing on things?
38:55We've got one here day a month,
38:57and I'm sure you just showed off the side of the cabinet.
39:00That sounds good.
39:02Another boy.
39:03It's really nice to see them come in after all that.
39:06or what work, to see that you're thriving.
39:10Is this the last one to look at?
39:12Yeah.
39:13Clear MOT.
39:15Good!
39:16Well, they all passed the test.
39:17They look really good.
39:18Very healthy and very happy.
39:20Perfect.
39:21Thank you very much.
39:23And Mum's all right, is she?
39:24Yeah, she's spot on.
39:25She was once upon a time, same size as these, delivered it here.
39:29So it's like the circle of life continues.
39:38This is quite a milestone for the litter.
39:40Come on, then.
39:41This is the start of the next chapter for them.
39:43Some of them are going off to new homes.
39:45Stay, you little monsters.
39:46It was lovely to see them growing and getting stronger,
39:49all wagging their tails.
39:50Cheerio.
39:51All the rest.
39:52Bye, Sapphire.
39:53Well done.
39:53Liz is absolutely devoted to Sapphire and the pups.
39:57Come on, then.
39:58They're absolutely thriving now.
39:59They're all grown.
40:00Very healthy and very, very cute.
40:03What are you doing?
40:04Jump out, huh?
40:05Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
40:07Careful.
40:18At Cannon Hall Farm...
40:20Are we all right doing lightning?
40:21Yeah.
40:22Is he ready?
40:22Shona's dealing with the feist here of Rob and Dave's
40:25two miniature donkeys, lightning.
40:29Well, he's full of himself, isn't he?
40:31Hey, hey.
40:32He's wanted to go, isn't he?
40:33Having already castrated his pal Bobby
40:36to save their testosterone-tested friendship.
40:39Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
40:40Good lad.
40:41Hey.
40:43Lightning was always likely to be more trouble.
40:46He's the dominant part of the duo,
40:48but he's laid down peacefully now,
40:50and hopefully we can get this done quickly.
40:53So it's a little bit tricky to grab one of the testicles,
40:57little beans.
40:58There's definitely a technique to fishing for testicles,
41:01it has to be said.
41:04Right.
41:04It's blurred.
41:09So just pushing the testicle up to the skin,
41:11and then we cut through the skin onto it.
41:15Shona has help from vet student Lucy.
41:18It's good, he's nice and stable at the minute.
41:21Yeah?
41:21So just keeping a close eye on him.
41:24But it's Nurse Meg, who's really taking two for the team.
41:29We've got the glamorous show of holding the testicles.
41:32That was lovely, isn't it?
41:34Always a pleasure.
41:35Yeah.
41:37And maybe the donkey team spirit is returning already.
41:41Bobby's become really cuddly since the operation,
41:45and I think he's just checking in on lightening here.
41:48All right.
41:49Ready?
41:51More asking Rob, really.
41:54I don't think Rob's ever ready for that noise.
42:00Come on.
42:02Whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop.
42:05Very positive to see lightening up so quickly.
42:08Bobby's recovering well.
42:09I'm very optimistic about what's happening.
42:11Bobby's already started eating a little bit of straw.
42:16We've done a good job there.
42:17It's been good having a big team to help for these little donkeys.
42:20I don't think we could have fitted any more people around them,
42:22could we really?
42:24Right then, get in touch if there's anything going on.
42:26We hope not to ring you, Jonah.
42:27Thank you very much for what you've done for them.
42:29That's all right.
42:30Yeah.
42:31That's all right.
42:31I'm glad they're looking OK.
42:33Yeah.
42:33Right, see you next time.
42:34See you, girls.
42:37It's really important for donkeys that they can stay in their pairs.
42:40They pair bond, and it's actually really bad for their health to get separated.
42:45So it's all gone smoothly, all gone routinely,
42:47and I think they'll be absolutely fine.
42:50Lovely to see them back together, not squabbling,
42:53and getting on like house on fire.
42:55Just like us.
42:56Come on, let's get some more jobs done.
43:11We'll see you next time.
43:14I'm pretty sure you'll be anywhere.
43:22Look look.
43:35All we'll be right back.
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