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00:01Across Yorkshire's Moors and Dales, the world's most famous vets set the benchmark for animal
00:07care, and James Herriot's legacy lives on. His former trainee, Peter Wright,
00:16all my life I've enjoyed doing this, has been a Yorkshire vet for over 40 years.
00:23There we are, how are you doing me old mate? Peter's old partner, Julian Norton,
00:28not quite the same as operated in theatre is it? I know. Now has two practices. I don't want to
00:34let him go. One of them in the town where Herriot worked, surrounded by the North Yorkshire landscape
00:40he loved. Everything that you can see all across there is Yorkshire. And in the foothills of the
00:46Pennines. That's a Hollywood smile. A new generation of town and country vets also uphold the Herriot
00:54ethos. I'm just going to have a feel a bit deeper inside to see what we've got. The teams are
00:58united
01:00and always determined to hit their target.
01:06Has there help animals of all shapes? It's trying to grow an extra pair of legs. Sizes,
01:11Hendo gorgeous. Types. Cats. And temperaments. No, don't be nasty. It's definitely not
01:20glamorous. Cut that mucus out. But it's varied. So we've actually found gold, literally found gold.
01:26It's rarely easy. You've won Mr. Wet T-shirt. But they continue the Herriot tradition. It's
01:32alive. Treating all creatures. It's moving. I can't believe it. Great.
01:39You're all right little bird. And small. How are we happening? Yay.
01:53While times are always changing,
01:58one thing Yorkshire folk can rely on is the weather remaining a complete unknown.
02:08Hard rain falls. And in the blowing wind, the answer is usually to take shelter from the storm.
02:20But sometimes that's simply not possible. Immediate travel can be the difference between life and death.
02:30At the practice in Thirsk, Sue's just heard about a possible storm coming their way.
02:38I've just heard a phone call from Liz Cudlip. And one of her bassets, she's been in labour for quite
02:43a while now.
02:44And she's been pushing and pushing and pushing, getting really distressed and nothing's happening.
02:48So I've just now got to go and let Julian know that she's coming down. Be prepared.
02:53She needs to get down here quick so we can sort it out.
03:01For long time clients like Liz, things have a habit of coming full circle.
03:09You'll be fine. So her mum came here, she was the first operation here,
03:16which was Gina, and she was one of the puppies.
03:21Are they all content? Yeah, they all seem brilliant. Thank you very, very much.
03:26No, it's been good. Flowers for your new opening.
03:29Excellent. Thank you, that's very kind.
03:31Our first patient. First customer, a happy customer.
03:37Now Sapphire is expecting her own first litter, but Liz isn't happy how things are progressing.
03:44You just feel anxious and stuff and worried for her, but Julian's a good fit. He'll look after you.
03:50Liz, all right?
03:56Let's have a feel. Good girl. Your tummy.
03:59So she's got a very round tummy.
04:02There's quite a few pups to feel in there.
04:05There'll be a few of them.
04:06She's got, again, just like her mum, she's got that rather floppy feel inside.
04:11You'll be fine. Don't worry.
04:13I think the flabbiness in there, there's not any real contractions or movement going,
04:20so if we're not careful, she'll get into that inertia situation.
04:23Mm-hm.
04:23So we'll get them out. Come on, Sapphire. We're going this way.
04:28Give me a shout when we're done.
04:30Look after her. I think we're getting a team, yeah?
04:33Right. And the next patient.
04:36Sadie, are you all right?
04:37No.
04:39Right.
04:40Bassets have got really difficult legs, but they've also handily got very big ears,
04:46so 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,
04:56but in this instance, there could be up to six or seven,
05:00so, 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. We've only just watched, haven't we?
05:10I've never been involved.
05:12It's often chaos and panic, and it's always tense,
05:15because there are quite a lot of things that can go wrong.
05:18Brakes off.
05:19Yep.
05:25Right, are we ready?
05:28Thanks.
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.
05:39I know my uterus is much more muscular and sort of turgid,
05:43so 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.
05:57What you need to do now is rub like bilio 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, just so then the fluid drains out.
06:12And then number two, welcome to the world.
06:15They'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 pup?
06:26It's a little bit blue.
06:28So we're just trying to resuscitate 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,
06:49Peter's heading out to see a sheep.
06:52I just had a call from a client who I've known for many, many years.
06:56And she's very concerned because one of the pet sheep has something strange
07:01around its mouth and muzzle.
07:02So I don't quite know what I'm going to find, but we'll soon find out.
07:09Peter's friend, Tracy.
07:10Not a happy chap this morning, are you?
07:13Is 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.
07:48It's it just.
07:49Beautiful.
07:51Right.
07:52I understand you've got a problem with one of your family.
07:57Yes, poor Harry.
07:58He'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.
08:20Well, 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.
08:30That's not very nice, is it?
08:31It isn't very nice at all.
08:33And the flies are buzzing around them.
08:36Is anybody else affected?
08:38Yes, we've got one or two that have started.
08:40Right, start right.
08:41I've got a couple of the other sheep penned up that seem to be showing
08:44little blisters in the corner of their mouths.
08:49I 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.
09:01Poor Harry.
09:02Oh.
09:06Coming up...
09:07I'm just giving it a bit of a rumble.
09:10Matt gets physical to fix a cow's tummy trouble.
09:13Sweaty 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, it 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, we'd soon know about it.
09:52But he has worked out what's causing his unpleasant problem.
09:57This is a condition called off, which is very unusual to have in adults in just a small flock like
10:04this.
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, he's going to have some painkillers as well.
10:15Right, Mr Harry.
10:18It's caused by a virus, a pox virus.
10:21And you can get it yourselves if you've got any cuts on your hands.
10:25And I'm going to put some antiseptic cream on there.
10:29This is a human antiseptic cream that's very good for this sort of thing.
10:34It's soothing and it will, er, will help.
10:38Good. Come on.
10:41There you are, little man.
10:43Oh, you like the taste of that, Harry?
10:44Nice.
10:45Yeah, obviously.
10:46I'll tell you what, that'll make it feel better though.
10:49Right. Now then.
10:51That should, that should fettle him.
10:55Now, if I leave you some stuff, would you give him some more painkillers in two days' time,
11:00and a bit more antibiotic?
11:01Yep. As 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, no problem.
11:11And that should sort him.
11:12Within four or five days, it should be looking a lot better.
11:15A lot better.
11:17Well, Harry's not bothered about the rain, is he?
11:19No. No.
11:20I think his fleece is maybe more waterproof than my coat.
11:23Well, I'm man. I mean, this is supposed to be waterproof, but I cannot feel already my shirt some.
11:27Yeah, I'm just going to say, it's running nicely down the back of your neck.
11:30Mm.
11:30Right, Harry.
11:31Right.
11:31Any problems, Tracy, let me know.
11:33Yep. Fabulous. Thank you very much, Peter.
11:35Very good.
11:37Lovely about sheep. They have lovely coats on them, full of landline, and it turns water very well.
11:43He'll just get on with it, with his lovely coat that he's got on. He won't be feeling wet.
11:48He'll just be saying, what's all the fuss about?
11:50It's a pothead.
11:52This has been quite stressful for the owner, with the weather as it is, particularly stressful for
11:58the vet, who, as he gets older, could be more of a fair-weather vet, I think it's fair to
12:03say.
12:05That's quite nice to seem a bit happier, and hopefully painkillers will kick in and 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. I've
12:16known
12:17Tracy a long time, and it'd be nice to sit down and just have a cup of tea and a
12:21natter. So that's
12:21my next job before we move on anywhere else.
12:31Over at the first practice...
12:34There'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 poppies.
12:44You all right, Sam?
12:45Yeah.
12:45Yours going?
12:46With the help of trainee nurse Sam.
12:49So these are just
12:49not quite the colour we want them to be at the moment, they're just not quite where we want
12:53them 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? It'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 because we've got it. It's poppy gone.
13:29Go on.
13:30Also helping...
13:31That is their last one.
13:33..is vet Nikki.
13:35Just keeping them in front of the oxygen.
13:37We just have to keep an eye on them and make sure that they're, uh,
13:41they don't sort of forget to breathe.
13:43It's all of them now, aren't they?
13:45Yeah.
13:45Pass everybody out, Gaffa.
13:48I've just managed to, um, 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?
14:04Yeah, 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, uh, successful.
14:17Pups are alive and happy and mum's alive.
14:22So let's see the fruit of our labours.
14:28Are they all all right?
14:29We're doing good now, yeah.
14:31That's it.
14:31Proud parents now.
14:33You feel a bit like a parent, don't you?
14:35Yeah, it's an achievement, isn't it?
14:37Yeah, that's a...
14:38We'll check them for pallets.
14:40That's a noisy one.
14:42Yeah, we had a button up.
14:43WHISTLE BLOWS
14:46It says, oh, Dad, it's you.
14:49I'm not your real dad.
14:50No, I'm sorry about that.
14:54Welcome to Thirsk.
14:56This is Thirsk's best air, so 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 me to come and see them?
15:13Mm-hm.
15:14Got some nice pups.
15:16Do I?
15:16Yeah.
15:17She's OK.
15:18She's doing good.
15:19Hello, baby girl.
15:23I'm sorry.
15:24I'm sorry.
15:25That'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 in bra.
15:49Yeah.
15:49Oh, yeah, she's done that.
15:51I'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 proper it up.
16:09Is that all right?
16:10Yeah, I'm fine.
16:12Queen 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.
16:22And 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.
16:45A 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 the ones will pick them up.
16:52But when he was working and he was away, he'd come home,
16:56and if I had nobody else in the house, he'd find spoons.
16:57If I dropped...
16:58Not that I'd drop a lot of spoons.
16:59Spoons all over the floor.
17:00What happens if you pick the spoon up, then?
17:02I don't know, cos I've never done it.
17:03LAUGHTER
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,
17:19like 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.
17:39Come on, Pat.
17:40And she's waiting for Matt to arrive.
17:44There's two things with this cow.
17:46She's not been eating and her muck's off.
17:48The second thing is her rumen, the cows have four summits,
17:52the rumen is on this side and it's gone extremely hollow.
17:57She's just really quite unwell at the moment, so they were the alarm bells
18:02that we thought we'd better get Matt to come and see what we can do with this cow.
18:07And Matt already has a plan.
18:15We're going to take some stomach content from one healthy cow and move it into her,
18:24in a process called transformation.
18:25It contains all the gut microbes that they need and it contains all of the good bacteria
18:30to hopefully really kick-starter and get that gut moving.
18:34Hopefully it'll stimulate her appetite and it's one that, fingers crossed,
18:38it'll start her improvement.
18:42Morning, Sally.
18:42You all right?
18:43How are you doing, Matt?
18:44Not bad.
18:44Yourself?
18:45Yeah, not bad, thanks.
18:46Let's see what the crack is.
18:47Get me gear.
18:48Lead the way.
18:55For the stylus procedure, we need to pick a healthy cow that's got no other problems going on.
19:00And we've just found our candidate here.
19:02She's fit and healthy, she's looking well, she's got loads of content in her stomach,
19:06so I'm just going to borrow a portion of that for our patient today.
19:12All right, just giving it a go.
19:15All right, then, lady.
19:16Do you want to get a hold of her or...?
19:17Erm, I'll get hold of her and put it in and then if you hold it in,
19:20then I can advance it and make sure we're going down right track.
19:22Come on, lass.
19:30So I'm just feeling now, I'm just going to advance the tight.
19:33Right on my eye.
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.
19:45And 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 and it'll be really rewarding if she comes round.
19:57So what I'm doing here, just getting everything moving a little bit so we can get the good juices out.
20:02So I'm just giving it a bit of a bit of a rumble.
20:09If this doesn't work, then 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.
20:26Lightning's having a go at Bobby.
20:28Lightning is steady on.
20:30The weather's better, but is Harry's future bright?
20:34Let 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.
20:40To raise money for rabbits.
20:42Oops.
20:51Near Huddersfield.
20:53Let's see how we do.
20:55Matt's performing a traditional procedure at Sally's dairy farm.
20:59Good girl.
21:01Using the stomach contents of a healthy cow to 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 and the good bacteria that's there.
21:16And then we need to take it over to the sick lady and tube that straight into her.
21:21And hopefully that'll really get that rumen turning over.
21:24Get that stomach kick-started and 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.
21:37Are you happy?
21:38Yeah.
21:40Lovely.
21:40There we go.
21:42Good girl.
21:42Look at the state of me.
21:43Good girl.
21:46Right, let's go get the little lady and we'll get this pump back into her.
21:53Should have worn my waterproofs.
22:00This is the precious juice.
22:02Don't, whatever you do, don't spill that.
22:05I'm quite used to this cow.
22:06Are you all right if I go in and put the pipe down?
22:08Yeah, indeed.
22:08You've got that good relationship going on.
22:10Take it.
22:12Come on, Pat.
22:13Come on, darling.
22:15Come on, lass.
22:17That's it.
22:18Here you go.
22:20Got a good amount.
22:21It's nice and green.
22:22It stinks, which is always good.
22:25And so, hopefully, it'll be just what the doctor ordered.
22:28Or what the vet ordered.
22:29You happy for it to go down?
22:30Yeah, by the way, I'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.
22:38Eh?
22:38Sally just got that pipe well into the stomach now.
22:41We've got a bit of gurgling, which is a good sign.
22:43Things might be turning over.
22:45So, hopefully, this 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.
23:00Just going to detach it, get the rest of that running.
23:02There we go.
23:04Are you happy with that?
23:05Yeah.
23:06Let's get that out.
23:07Ow, she just bit me.
23:09Gratitude.
23:10Right.
23:11Good girl.
23:14That's it, yep.
23:15I think let's get her started on some penicillin.
23:17I think let's go for a full week and I'll recheck her on Monday.
23:21Hopefully, that should have kick-started everything.
23:23Sounds good.
23:24Thank you very much.
23:25Right.
23:25Well, I 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 and 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 has transformed this girl's future.
23:47Now, 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.
23:58Well, let's get up.
24:01Mmmmm.
24:10At the practice in Wetherby,
24:12did he behave yourself for you?
24:14Absolutely.
24:14there's always been a lot of love for rabbits so practice director Nat to
24:24raise money for a rabbit charity has got the whole team hopping this week is
24:31rabbit awareness week they are sort of the third most popular species of pets
24:36people can generally buy them pretty cheaply and and sometimes they just sort
24:40of end up popped in a hutch and the kids lose interest so every day members of
24:47the team are doing a hundred skips to attempt to raise a little bit of money
24:51well I do a do a flip the two loses have jumped at the chance to make money for
24:59bunnies and I've been in between each operation I've been doing about hundreds
25:02as you can see these guys are absolutely knackered
25:05yeah I know I'm out of breath
25:09whoa look at night girl you're gonna take off soon do you want to join in Skippy I
25:16can skip yeah get them trousers tightened I'm gonna have to tighten the belt I don't
25:22skip as often as I should unless I'm in a really good mood when I'm coming back
25:27from the shops but yeah you're adding my connection jump don't yeah Julian's
25:47radical rope technique so I do my sleeping could make Lucy an unhappy bunny oops I
25:55don't know how you even do what you're doing I feel like that is harder
26:00don't do it one leg look what is he even doing oh my god that's actually pretty good what is
26:07he
26:07doing that that is harder than it looks like do a backflip
26:29the wild rabbits have been enjoying a glorious day in North Yorkshire
26:40where Peter's come to see his friend Tracy and her pet sheep Harry does he want one as well
26:46don't mind sharing with the dog eh who he treated recently last time I saw Harry the rain was pretty
26:55incessant which is superb day today ideal for being out and about really how he had a nasty infection I
27:03think called off which is a pox virus infection which can be passed on to humans and I'm just wondering
27:09how how he's got on oh Tracy now then how are you doing I'm all right thanks to you you've
27:18come to see your patient I
27:20have Harry can I have a look at you can I have a look at your face let me have
27:25a look
27:26let's look at you ah that's it ah now we can see oh that's beautiful now you'll be all right
27:32on the
27:32family photos oh yeah you can't tell now can you it's unbelievable he's had all the TLC oh yes I
27:40know
27:40that because I know you're like you're enjoying that aren't you Harry hey are you pampered a bit
27:47I think you are just a little pampered yes and Tracy thinks that on this pamper day Harry deserves
27:53more than just a massage just notice you could do with a little bit of a a bit of a
27:58pedicure yes my
28:00old boss Al White used to say if you do things for nothing you said some of these Yorkshire farmers
28:04they'll still want a bit knocking off but I'm doing this for Tracy because we do go back a long
28:09way
28:09might even earn you a pint Peter if you're really good no you're talking to it's a big bugger
28:1820 eh my crikey yes they get to choose his color of polish next I'll leave that one with you
28:29Tracy
28:32fantastic I think that's better choice lovely thank you very much yeah there we are Harry I hope you
28:38appreciate it shall I give you a back room as well yeah that's it that's it that's it Harry yeah
28:45you
28:46see bets are useful for some things aren't they Harry you can add back scratch it to your career list
28:52now
28:52take that off now well shall we let him go yeah perfect freedom freedom Harry
29:00he's off
29:05is that you done for the day now then it certainly is so I hope my wife's got some tea
29:09ready I hope she has
29:10yeah met the most of the nice evening it is it's lovely isn't it it's gorgeous and what have you
29:14you
29:15got haven't you and I know you're exactly the same as me we never take it for granted
29:19no definitely not I'll make the most of it but where your sheep live here not only are they pampered
29:25to death but they have a fantastic view as well they do whether they appreciate it I don't quite
29:30know but yes well it's nice to see you Tracy and you thank you very much see you again hopefully
29:34see
29:35you again at some point and I won't forget about that pint no definitely not
29:50that's cannon hall farm thank you very much while most of the time Rob and Dave are brothers in
29:57arms now then Bobby the 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 and up to
30:13now they've been the best of chums but they're starting to nibble one over a little bit come on
30:18then you can see there's a ball patch there yeah yeah there's a little bit of air missing on Bobby
30:26they're proving to be a little bit of a handful lightning is bullying Bobby a little bit
30:34lightning is steady on and now the friendship is in danger of turning sour I suppose they're just a
30:41couple of teenagers Rob they want calming down and the only way to do that is to castrate them
30:47Shona has just arrived from the Hullisfield practice and the two naughty little donkeys
30:52right Lucy Meg will be outnumbered so we've got a team of three Meg's one of our nurses in the
31:01large
31:01animal department and Lucy's a vet student with us at the minute hello how you showing around we
31:07doing thank you patience of the day well they've just started squabbling lightning's having a go at
31:14Bobby and I think the only solution is yeah so how old are they they've just had their first birthday
31:21oh
31:21very good right okay good age to do them you've got to be a bit careful with donkeys compared to
31:29horses older donkeys need to be done under general anesthesia in a hospital but younger ones you can do
31:35them in the field right so as long as they're dropped we should be fine I'll have listen to the
31:39hearts and then we'll give them some sedation right that's fine the tickers sound absolutely fine it's
31:48important we don't keep that we sedate them while their mates around if they get stressed then the
31:54liver shuts down basically right so it's really bad for them to stress them and separate them so
31:59that's catheter straight into the vein so that Lucy can top him straight up if we need a bit more
32:04yeah there you go lightning kicking he's bolting so make sure lightning don't strike twice
32:12nice getting there Meg can you just extend his head slightly brilliant and then Lucy if you want to get
32:18the clippers ready we're just going to actually really quickly because we don't have long with
32:21these anesthetics he's in a nice dreamy place now plenty local so what I'm going to do now is push
32:31all
32:31the fat back a lot more protection on the nabs and ponies because he's relaxed everything's dropped so
32:41we've got a nice position so that shows the pain reliefs really working them yeah definitely yeah
32:46if you pull that pull it towards you tails twitching while Shona talks nurse Meg through the procedure so
32:56this goes nut to nut nut nut to nut student Lucy is doing her bit
33:05just been monitoring his breathing and his heart rate and just making sure that they're nice and stable
33:10and he's been all good and while she's happy with what she's hearing just be prepared he might kick
33:16now when I pull that on
33:19here he goes
33:20the same can't be said for Rob
33:22it's good noise isn't it
33:24no
33:25that is not a good noise
33:28is it
33:30everything's gone soundly with Bobby
33:32glad to see Bobby's coming around
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 good boy he's expected to be a much sparkier patient
33:48right lightning it's your turn
33:53still to come
33:55all right lady
33:55has Matt's transformation turned things around
33:58I'm just gonna make sure a ticker's all right and just have a listen to his stomachs and make sure
34:03they'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 what a wee
34:11it's just that exciting isn't it coming to the vets
34:23near Huddersfield
34:25Matt's back at Sally's dairy farm
34:29last time I saw Sally we were here to look at a particularly sick cow
34:32now she had a multitude of problems going on with her and we decided to do a procedure that involves
34:37taking good healthy
34:39stomach contents from one cow and transferring it into her to really give her a bit of a kick start
34:44here we go pet
34:47transformation isn't a particularly common procedure that we do but it is one that when we do do it it
34:53can produce some really staggering results so 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 she 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 and
35:23give her a check out and make sure things are heading in the right direction
35:26sound
35:27all right 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 and just have a listen to her stomachs and make
35:42sure they're turning over good as well
35:43I mean even though from this angle she probably looks quite thin that is a lot better than what she
35:49was
35:49you know I can actually feel a degree of grass and a degree of feeding there
35:56good 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 they're gradual but we're heading in the right direction so hopefully with a
36:24few more weeks of TLC she should be good to go
36:26oh sound that's good news glad 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
36:39so it was very much a last ditch attempt
36:41with the rumen transformation
36:43but she's ruminating well enough
36:44we want to integrate her back into the main herd now
36:47we've spent quite a lot of time with us
36:49last few weeks
36:49caring for her
36:50just got to know her a bit really
36:52she's a nice cow
36:52so best outcome really
37:01in Thirsk
37:03careful
37:03Liz and her daughter Hannah
37:05have come back to the practice in style
37:08with Sapphire
37:09and her six bouncing baby Basset hounds
37:12come here
37:13little monster
37:14two months ago
37:16Julian and his team delivered the puppies by C-section
37:19sit still
37:20sit still
37:21hello
37:22hello
37:22today they can't escape their eight week injections
37:26right what's that 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
37:34they're all lovely
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 vet
38:02he's wicked this one
38:04mischievous
38:05very
38:07watch this little devil here
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
38:16ripping newspapers up and stuff like that
38:20Julian needs an extra pair of hands with the boisterous babies
38:27from trainee nurse Sam
38:28who helped deliver them in her first ever cesarean
38:32look at all your things
38:33I think they're recognising Sam
38:35oh my god
38:37you just want to get in there don't you
38:40this 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
38:46get all that fluid up
38:49that sounds perfect
38:50well
38:51they're doing amazing
38:52they're very chewy
38:52when do they stop chewing on things
38:55we've got one eight day a month
38:57and I'll show you
38:57just showed off the side of my cabinet
39:00that sounds good
39:02another boy
39:03it's really nice to see them
39:05come in after all that
39:06all that work
39:08to see that you're thriving
39:10is this the left one to look at
39:12yeah
39:13clear MOT
39:15good
39:15well they all passed the test
39:17they look really good
39:18very healthy
39:19and very happy
39:20perfect
39:21thank you very much
39:23and mum's alright is she
39:24yeah she's spot on
39:25she was once upon a time
39:27same size as these
39:28delivered it here
39:29so it's
39:30like the circle of life continues
39:38this is quite a milestone for the litter
39:40come on
39:41it's 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
39:47growing and getting stronger
39:49all wagging their tails
39:50cheerio all the rest
39:51bye sapphire well 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
40:01and very very cute
40:03what you doing jump out
40:05where were you going to go
40:07careful
40:18at cannon hall farm
40:20we all right doing lightning
40:21yeah
40:22is he ready
40:22Shona's dealing with the feistia of Rob and Dave's two miniature donkeys
40:27lightning
40:29well he's full of himself
40:31hey hey
40:32they wanted to go
40:33having already castrated his pal Bobby
40:36to save their testosterone tested friendship
40:39hey hey hey hey
40:40good lad
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
40:54to grab one of the testicles
40:56little beans
40:58there's definitely a technique to fishing for testicles
41:01it has to be said
41:04right
41:04blade
41:05so 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
41:20yeah
41:21so just keeping a close eye on him
41:23but it's nurse Meg
41:25who'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
41:36and maybe the donkey team spirit is returning already
41:41Bobby's become really cuddly
41:43since the operation
41:45and I think he's just checking in on lightning here
41:48ready
41:51more asking Rob really
41:54I don't think Rob's ever ready for that noise
42:01come on
42:05very positive to see lightning up so quickly
42:07Bobby'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 Shona
42:27thank you very much for what you've done for them
42:29that's alright
42:30that's alright
42:31I'm glad they're looking okay
42:32see you next time
42:34see you girls
42:37it's really important for donkeys that they can stay in their pairs
42:41they pair bond
42:42and 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
42:52not squabbling
42:53and getting on like house on fire
42:55just like us
42:56come on let's get some more jobbers done
43:02you
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