CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: Across Yorkshire's moors and dales,
the world's most famous vet set the benchmark for animal care.
And James Herriot's legacy lives on.
His former trainee, Peter Wright...
All my life, I've enjoyed doing this.
...has been a Yorkshire Vet for over 40 years.
I'm getting the impression you
is that right? Probably!
Peter's old partner, Julian Norton...
With a gloved hand
and lubricated finger, I'm well equipped.
...now runs two practices. Come on, young man!
One of them in the town where Herriot worked,
surrounded by the North Yorkshire landscape he loved.
Look at that. What a sheep!
And in the foothills of the Pennines..
I'm armed and ready.
...a new generation of town and country vets...
This is the closest to James Bond I think I'm ever getting.
...also uphold the Herriot ethos.
Another day in paradise.
The teams are united...
We can probably knock this off ourselves, do you think? Pfft!
...never taking their eyes off the ball.
Oh, howzat?! Ooh!
As they help animals of all shapes...
Didn't think I'd be hugging a turkey today.
...sizes..
...types...
Nearly clone, nearly clone, Bertie.
...and temperaments.
Ow! He's bit me.
It's definitely not glamourous.
I spend far too much of my time scrubbing testicles.
But it's varied.
Eee-aw!
You ought to know better.
It's rarely easy.
But they continue the Herriot tradition...
Whoa! ..treating all creatures...
...great... Aw, Merlin.
Go on! ..and small.
Hello!
The moors embrace the day's first golden beams.
Then, from dawn till dusk,
Yorkshire's beauty evolves.
Once morning has broken,
and farmers' labouring hands are hard at work,
the creatures that call this countryside home
are full of energy...
until that much-needed afternoon snooze.
Evening paints the skies with hues bold.
Before the next dawn chorus heralds another day
of stories to be told.
CHIRPING AND BLEATING
At the county's veterinary practices...
Morning, Gill. Good morning.
...as each day begins...
Morning cuppa. Oh, thanks.
...they never quite know what tune they'll be dancing to.
Right, let's see what we've got this morning.
And in Thirsk...
How are you? I'm fine, I'm fine.
...it's never long until all hands are on deck in theatre.
It's all weird, isn't it?
Julian and nurses Robyn and Frankie
are prepping pregnant basset hound, Sasha,
for emergency surgery.
She's supposed to be having some babies,
but they're a bit overdue, and she's not...
making any progress. Not making progress.
Has she had pups before? No, first litter.
Sasha's owner, Liz, knew things weren't as they should be.
You can usually see some signs.
She hasn't done a great lot in digging and... and things.
You're all right, eh?
Usually, they get uncomfortable and agitated and stuff like that.
But there's just nothing there.
Just in case it goes the opposite way,
you know what I mean?
You're all right. Shh, shh, shh.
I cope with everything, but this bit is the worst.
Horrible. Cos you just don't know what's going on in there, do you?
Right, unplug, unplug-
Unplug quick.
Ready, are we ready?
Yeah. Go.
Is she OK? Yeah.
There's always a bit of a pressure of time
whenever mum's anaesthetised,
the pups are kind of slightly compromised.
She's got an abdomen full of puppies,
on the lungs, as well.
So very much the quicker we can get this clone and the pups out
and Mum fastened back together, the better.
Right, I'm gonna go.
Right, so this is probably the
Ancl a flaccid uterus means no contractions,
so that's why...
Sasha's not been progressing with the birth normally.
We don't really know how many is gonna be in here.
But we'll find out in a minute.
In here is a pup.
Feels quite big.
So, the pup's just a bit stuck in this part of the uterus,
But it's in the far end of the other horn.
So, the next challenge for me is to get them out safely.
Ah, come on, pup.
A Yorkshire vet's varied day can be fast and furious.
It's all right, it's all right. Way, way, way.
Don't you worry yourself.
Don't you worry. It's absolutely fine.
That's lovely.
...is often like maintaining a classic car.
What's he called?
Royce. Royce?
Well, we've got Bentley.
Rolls Royce. Well, let's just have a listen to you.
You check the engine is tip-top...
That gut is far too active. Mm-hm.
...and making all the right noises.
It should just be a gentle,
But it's like a symphony orchestra in there.
It's... Banging and clattering about?
Banging and clattering about! I couldn't have put it better.
So, I'm just going to give him something to calm that down,
just to relax his guts.
Then, after a full service...
You're a model citizen, aren't you, eh?
You're a good little Royce, aren't you, eh?
I'll assume you're all right.
Yes. Very good. Thank you very much.
Thank you very much, Peter.
Good boy, aren't you, eh?
But nightfall doesn't always mean the end of a day's journey.
Rohin's taken an urgent call.
It's about 9:30pm on a cold, freezing night.
So he's just not very well.
One of the big concerns here, and one thing that goats are prone to
is the fact that he's struggling to urinate.
If that's linked to something like a blockage of his bladder,
it can be very serious indeed, and genuinely life-threatening.
So that's why I've advised, as an emergency,
they come down tonight and we check him.
Angie and her family have become increasingly worried
about their pet goat.
He's not been to the toilet much. We don't believe he's been at all.
We were hoping he'd have improved a bit by now,
but there's initial worry that he'd eaten something,
but now we think there's something else going on,
so we'd rather just get him checked out as soon as possible.
Hi, guys. Hi.
How's it going?
He's not really eating, he's not really passed much.
Is he passing any wee at all
Have you seen him kind of
Yeah.
If there's an obstruction there, it's a ticking time bomb.
Hello, mate, Billy.
Doesn't have as much fight in him at the minute as he normally does.
Muscular, strong goat, isn't he? Yeah.
He has been so far.
So far, the good signs,
his temperature's OK, he's well hydrated.
But the thing we're worried about is, could he have an obstruction?
Ancl that would be very bad news.
One way we can tell is by me sticking my finger
into his bottom and trying to feel the urethra,
see if we can feel any pulsing,
which can happen when there's a blockage.
I don't think Billy will be very impressed.
BILLY YELPS
Sorry, mate. All right, darling.
BILLY YELPS
OK. That's fine.
So, yeah, I can't feel it pulsing.
I think the next thing is
I would like to stick a scanner on his tummy. OK.
If there's a very big and swollen bladder,
that increases the suspicion of it being an obstruction. Right.
If you follow me, we can go and do that. Lovely.
Come on, then, lad.
I'd like to see, what does it look like internally?
Have we got a swollen bladder?
Have we got a rupture, which is even worse
where you'll have fluid in the abdomen?
That's the stage I was worried about us getting to.
Are you gonna stand up for us? Good lad.
BILLY YELPS
Within his bladder, there's irregular structures there
that you wouldn't expect to be there. OK.
It could be either blood clots
or the worst case, it could be a tumour. Tumour.
It looks like that.
Coming up...
I know I'm strange and I don't smell very nice.
...Peter smells tension as he helps a school sheep.
Quite closely.
Ancl one in particular that's a big chum of Lenny's.
Some puppy progress.
Is she all right?
But it is the picture bright?
Puppy's looking a bit of a funny colour.
And new problems...
He's been through the wars, has Gary.
...for the Casanova of Cannon Hall Farm.
There's some worried ladies gathering round.
They're worried for him. Ah, don't look so concerned, eh?
CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: In Thirsk, there's tension in theatre
forjulian and his team...
Stuck.
...as they try to deliver
Sasha the basset hound's stuck puppies,
with owner Liz waiting nervously outside.
I just want them out now,
just to make sure they're OK, you know?
Here we are, here we are.
There we are, head first.
There we are, there we are. Look at that.
Is she all right?
So, puppy number two is about to emerge.
Puppy's looking a bit of a funny colour.
There you go.
I think there's zero chance that
so I'm pleased that we've clone what we've clone.
PUPPY MEWLS
I can hear them already.
MEWLING
After hearing the commotion,
Anne's come for a peek at the twin boys.
Only two? Hello! Look at you!
He says, "|'m hungry!"
Look how pink his nose is. I know.
And she might have to deal with a broody husband.
You're nice, aren't you? Aw!
Can we get one? Shall we get one?
They look very good, very fit and very strong
and very... very cute.
There they are, look.
Oh, they're a decent size, them, aren't they?
Yeah, we thought they were big. Yeah.
Oh, look at you, little man.
She's OK, she's just starting to sit up,
so she'll be able to come out in a minute or two.
I've got them all,
all their beds ready in front of that bay window,
and I've got a bed for Sasha.
Then the pups go, like, in her...
and then I've got a bed right next to them.
I lie on the floor with them for three weeks.
Yeah. Till they start pooing on you.
Once they start pooing on you, you get out.
I don't blame you.
Right, we better get Mum.
She won't walk. I knew she wouldn't walk!
It's like a magic carpet ride.
Hey, Sash, have you been a good girl?
She's wagging her tail at them.
Are they your babies, sweetheart?
What do you think?
Oh, she's licking.
Good girl. Good girl.
That's gone really very well.
There'll be fun and games back at Liz's house, I think, later on.
For all we've got a bit of tidying up to do here,
over the next few weeks.
SHEEP BLEATING
Near Kirkbymoorside,
Welburn Hall School for children with additional educational needs
has its own working farm.
The last time Peter was here...
Are we changing this straw over? Yeah.
...it was to rehome two goats.
Right. That's it. Lovely.
Are we working hard enough, boss?
Yeah, you are. Good lad.
LAUGHTER
Today, it's back to school...
You all right, Lenny? Come here, lad.
...after site manager, Darren, asked for his help.
Lenny's our school farm sheep,
and he's put his head through the fence,
and he's bent one of his horns.
He had them removed when he were younger,
but they've come back through,
and he's having some problems with it now.
Seems to be growing back into the side of his head.
We are a little concerned at the moment.
Morning, Darren.
Good to see you again. You, too.
It is, yes.
Ancl he's got problems with a horn
Knocked it on t'fence a couple of week back,
and it seems to be growing back into t'side of his head now.
Ah, right, OK.
You're looking at me with great
How are you? I haven't got any food, either.
No, I'm a miserable devil. I am.
Now I've just got to come and have a look at your appendage
and see what we can do with it.
I know I'm strange and I don't smell very nice.
PETER CHUCKLES
Yeah, I think I can numb around there...
Yeah. ..and then cheese wire it.
That's probably the best thing.
Cos I suppose if he puts his head through the fence,
he'll get it stuck, does he?
He tries to get through
You know what they say, the grass
Right, Mr Lenny, we'll get organised,
and we'll get you sorted out.
I'll go and get my stuff. OK.
Peter knows removing Lenny's horn won't be straightforward.
We may succeed, we may not.
With me this morning, as to how successful we are.
And he's feeling extra pressure...
this morning.
...with 15-year-old Spencer likely to keep a closer eye than most.
Len ny's my favourite,
he always runs for food, and he, like, loves food.
Scrutinising me quite closely
and one in particular that's a big chum of Lenny's.
So, it's always a bit of extra tension in that situation.
So I'm just praying that things go smoothly.
At the hospital in Huddersfield,
Rohin's trying to work out
so poorly.
Good lad, Billy. Good boy. He's behaving quite well.
He's hoping an ultrasound scan
will reveal if it's a bladder blockage.
So, the black represents fluid... OK.
...within his bladder.
Ancl then you've got this irregular structure within it.
When you look at the bladder.
It's not what you typically expect
I think the thing we need to be a bit more concerned about,
we've got another pocket of fluid,
further in the abdomen.
That pocket of fluid shouldn't be there.
The concern is that could be if there's some peritonitis,
essentially inflammation or infection,
resulting in the fluid in his abdomen being present
in that pocket. OK.
What could have caused that?
It can be if there's a severe infection
affecting their digestive tract.
It can be if they've swallowed something sharp
their digestive tract
and it's caused inflammation that way.
We haven't got a ruptured bladder.
We haven't got a full blockage of his urinary system.
I think we should treat for what we've seen on the scan,
presumptively kind of treating for peritonitis
on the basis of that fluid being there,
that we don't want it to be there.
And see that he is passing wee.
So we're gonna give him some antibiotics.
We're gonna give him plenty of
There you go, mate.
Poor Billy's had a stressful evening, hasn't he?
But at least we know there's a pocket of fluid there.
We're treating for infection,
which is the most common cause of that,
and I think we're hopefully on the right tracks
I think we're still friends, aren't we? I think so.
A little bit sorry for him,
but just glad we're making some progress.
It's just worrying when you know there's something wrong with him
and you don't know what you're contending with.
Yeah, you can finally go home now.
Fantastic. Get away from the scary man, isn't it?
All right! Thank you ever so much. No worries.
Well, he's had all sorts clone to him tonight,
but hopefully the outcome of that means we're more likely to know
what he's dealing with and how we can help him.
I'll go to bed,
hopefully there's no more calls tonight, but you never know.
So, we'll see what happens.
BLEATING
Of all the residents at Cannon Hall Farm,
Gary the donkey is one of the most enthusiastic.
Gary, calm down, I don't think...
Although, over the years, Gary's had private problems...
Have you had a feel of that? That sounds a daft question.
LAUGHTER
...which haven't exactly been private.
God, it's right on the end of his bloomin' penis there.
Aye, it looks quite nasty, does that, doesn't it?
Butjulian and Matt removed his life-threatening lump.
That's it off.
And for the past three years...
BRAYING
...he's been living it up with his ladies.
Go on, Gary, give her a kiss.
That's it.
THEY CHUCKLE
Now Rob and Dave...
He's looked better, Rob.
Gary the donkey has got a very sore foot.
He's obviously in a load of discomfort.
He's obviously loads of inflammation.
We just need Matt here to hopefully make him feel better.
He's been through the wars, has Gary.
And now he's got a problem with his front foot.
You all right there, Matt? You all right? How's it going?
The bad news is, his front foot is really sore.
I think he knows you've arrived, Matt.
He's heading off in the other direction.
Poor lad. Yeah, you can see it's quite sore,
that front left one, isn't it? Well, let's see what we can do.
There's some worried ladies, Matt, gathering round.
They're worried for him.
Oh, don't look so concerned, eh?
It'll be fine. We'll get Gary sorted.
All right. Let's have a look. 'Ey, lad.
Smells quite... Ooh.
It's like that fetid and fermented bacterial smell.
There we go.
Probably a bit more.
I think, more than likely, it's an abscess,
as that's often the most common cause of a sudden lameness
in an otherwise healthy animal.
So, these are what we call hoof testers,
and what it does, it puts a bit of pressure
on each area of the hoof that you squeeze on.
If there's an abscess there, when you find it,
they're like, "Whey",
So, no response there. No, that's fine.
If I find something right now, it'd be a good thing.
If not, it begs the question, what's causing this lameness?
It is worrying,
He's like a member of the family, if you like.
I just hope he can find, you know, something that we can make right.
Coming up...
...Peter has a young apprentice.
Do you know, normally, I've got to get out and get things myself,
so it's lovely you're here.
Can Julian resist taking a young basset hound?
He's lovely, isn't he! Beautiful, isn't he?
And has Matt made a breakthrough?
Steady, steady.
Found a bit of pain there, haven't you?
CH RISTOPH ER TIMOTHY: Near Kirkbymoorside,
an anxious crowd has gathered
to watch Peter remove Lenny's troublesome horn...
Sorry, Lenny, I'm back.
You thought you got rid of me, didn't you?
LEN NY BLEATS
...with Spencer especially fond of the school's pet ram.
He's really friendly if you've got food.
Ancl yeah, he is funny.
LEN NY BLEATS
Now, Lenny, we're just going to put this over your head first
so we've a bit more control.
That over your nose.
I know, it's a very strange old game, this, isn't it, Lenny?
Now, is anybody able to pass me my stuff?
Cos I don't... Yeah?
Do you want to come? Do you want to come in? Logan?
Yeah. Right, Logan.
I'm going to give him a bit of a haircut to start with,
Now, the trouble is, I'm not much of a stylist.
Just that bit of hair round there.
Now, next, there's a syringe in there now.
If you can pass me... Perfect.
Excellent. Thank you very much.
Do you know, normally, I've got to get out and get things myself,
so it's lovely you're here.
I'm just going to pop a little bit of a local.
That's it.
There, you see, it's not too bad, is it?
Right, mister.
Now, Lenny, you may not like what I'm going to do now,
but it'll only take us a short period of time.
The plan is now just to gradually cheese wire this off, if we can.
That's lovely.
We'll just go steady.
CHEESE WIRE SCRAPING
Yeah. You're not feeling that, are you?
Whoa! There we go!
Good lad. Go on, lad.
I'm just going to try and stop it regrowing back
and then he won't have to have this clone any more.
Good lad.
Right.
He's not feeling that in the slightest.
In fact, he's a model patient.
That's it.
Ancl that's just to stop him getting any infection in there.
Very good. Yay!
Lovely.
Ancl you're quite happy that he wasn't in any pain there?
Yeah. Good.
I know you would've told me if you were unhappy,
cos you're a big mate of his, aren't you?
Very good.
Well, I'll tell you what, who would like to keep that?
Spencer. You've got to have that, haven't you? You've got to.
You're gonna have a piece of Lenny forever.
LAUGHTER
Well, that was the bit
won't you?
Very good. Excellent.
That's gone very well, but it had to do, really,
with the critical audience that I've got here today.
I'm pleased to see we've got some budding shepherds here, as well,
which is lovely.
Good boy.
Over in Thirsk...
Good little puppy, yes, you are!
...Liz is waiting to seejulian
with the two basset hound puppies he delivered by caesarean...
There you go
...before nearly smuggling one home.
Aw, shall we get one? Emmy would love you!
This is Benjamin, and that's whingy Gerald.
They're nine weeks today,
so they're gonna have their first injections.
Hi, Liz, you all right? Hi. Come on, then.
How are they doing, all right? Yeah, here's the babies.
They're not so small any more. I know.
So, Benjamin. Ancl Gerald.
It's Ben and Jerry, the ice cream.
Oh, I see, right.
So, they'll be good pals, best mates, will they?
Oh, they love each other, yeah, drag each other around
as puppies do. But it's all playing, isn't it?
Yeah, it's just play. There's no malice, just playing.
Just don't go out on a windy clay, you'll get blown away.
Ancl Mum's all right, is she? Brilliant, yeah.
They both sound good, their hearts are brilliant. Mm-hm.
Yeah, brilliant pups.
Right, so, needle time now, I'm afraid, folks.
He's lovely, isn't he! Beautiful, isn't he?
You are, as well.
But you're really beautiful.
It's all about the eyes, isn't it?
DOGS WHINE
Oh, clear me. Oh, my word, it's not that bad!
That was a bit of an overreaction, Ben.
WHINING
Oh, no, he wasn't so bad.
Good, excellent.
Really. Good boy.
I'm very proud of my little pair of twins. Look at these.
They're not really mine, but you know what I mean.
THEY CHUCKLE
Yeah. See you, guys.
We'll get you to have one one clay, Julian.
One clay, one clay. All right.
See you later. Right, thank you. Thanks. Cheerio.
And although Julian just resisted Ben andjerry,
they've definitely melted Liz's heart.
I think they're definitely gonna be keepers, both of them.
How can you say no to that?
SHE CHUCKLES
I saw them at the very inception of their life,
when they just literally came out and took their first breaths.
Ancl on top of which, it's really great
to be able to play with two cute, cuddly puppies,
Across Yorkshire, it's been a month
since Rohin treated Angie's goat, Billy,
for a serious abdominal infection.
Billy, Billy!
Bob, Bob!
Come on, boys! Tea time!
He's been doing amazing.
Going on with him.
The key thing was getting the antibiotics
to make sure that the infection went away.
He's looking a heck of a lot better,
and he's eating, which is the most important thing.
Good boy.
And Billy's recovery means it's back to daily walks
with Angie's daughter, Lexi.
SHE CHUCKLES
really.
He's a bit more energetic and hard to deal with,
but honestly it's just so nice to see him back to his usual self.
When we go walking down t'lane,
and particularly dog walkers, when they're coming up, as well,
and we're walking a goat.
On Head.
They're pets to us, really.
They're like a member of t'family, so you worry about these things.
Ancl thankfully, he's managed to pull through and he's doing great.
At Cannon Hall Farm...
So, I'm just paring away some of this dead tissue,
then I can see what's going on.
...Matt's trying to work out
what's making Rob and Dave's charismatic donkey, Gary, lame.
It'd be nice if Matt's found something,
but he hasn't at the moment.
Good lad.
RUTH: Steady, steady.
You've found a bit of pain there, haven't you?
I think from what I've seen, I'm quite happy
there's nothing obviously stuck there.
I think it still could well be an abscess,
just how it's presented and from what I've seen.
Because I can't find it, doesn't mean it's not there.
So I think we're gonna get a poultice on him.
A poultice is like a fancy cotton wool wrap.
It draws out any infection
that might be within that hoof that we can't see yet
and essentially allows it to burst over a period of a couple of days.
It provides a lot of relief for the patient.
SHAKES AN D SPRAYS
That'll kill off that thrush that's in there.
I'll get this poultice on, and then...
please, Dave. That's grand.
And then just pull this round. Good lad.
Right, we're done with you, pal. Best of luck.
But I think, most likely,
we are dealing with an abscess
that just hasn't developed enough to cause a positive response
on the hoof testers yet, just by how it's presenting.
I hope for Gary's sake it is,
because I feel I've got a bit of a bond with him.
Thanks very much, Matt. Anytime. See you soon.
Thank you. See you next time.
We're a bit disappointed, because I hoped we'd find an abscess,
Matt could lance it and Gary would be feeling better already.
But we haven't, and Gary's still in pain,
and it's a worrying time. Let's look on the bright side.
Let's hope it's an abscess and we can do something about it,
cos I wanna see Gary back in the field.
Still to come...
Come on, you're OK. Don't be frightened.
Peter's making new friends through the week...
That's better in't it, eh? Not so scary, then, am I?
And when Saturday comes, seeing old ones...
your Bore scarf on. Yeah.
So you're a proper supporter. Come on, you Bore.
...as he introduces the farmer to the football.
Go on, lad, go on!
ALL: Oh!
Oh, sugar lumps!
CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: Some pets just don't like going away from home.
Come on, this way. This way. Good girl.
This must be Luna. It is.
And she wants to go home before she's even come to see me.
She does, I know. She doesn't really like coming in.
Go on, then.
And they see the vet very much as the opposition.
Come on, Luna. Come on, in here.
Come on, you're OK. Good girl. Don't be frightened.
But Peter knows how to ease those pre-match nerves...
Look, if I come down here, is that better?
That's better in't it, eh? Not so scary, then, am I, eh?
Do I smell nice? I probably do. I probably do smell nice.
Says, "Oh, you're my type."
...so he can achieve his goal.
Right. Good girl.
There now, Luna. That's it, that's all it was.
There now.
Away from the practice, football is Peter's big passion.
He's a lifelong supporter of Middlesbrough FC,
and on this match day at the Riverside Stadium,
he's on a behind-the-scenes tour.
I've had so many happy memories of being here.
I've seen some fantastic games of football over the years.
I feel like a kid in a sweetshop, standing here now.
I went to university in Liverpool, and I played football there,
I was captain of the veterinary team.
But I've got to say, the surfaces that we played on
were nothing like this.
I'm just waiting for Michael Carrick, the manager,
to come along now and say,
I can only dream, can't I, really?
There's a lot of history in here, a lot of history.
It's lovely to see it, really.
Sitting up in the stands, each one of us is a manager.
I think I know best, as well.
I think I could be a football club manager,
but I'd probably be absolutely useless.
Well, I've got to say, I think we played very well today,
and I think the scoreline reflects that.
We're now leading the Championship by 15 points.
Dream on, Peter.
Who used to follow Middlesbrough at their original home, Ayresome Park.
The famous gates from the old stadium were moved here,
which is where he's arranged to meet a good friend
so he can introduce her to his beloved Boro.
Mrs Green! Hi, son, how are you?
So I see you're kitted out,
Come on, you Bore.
I'm hoping you're a lucky mascot. I will be, lad.
They're playing Rotherham today, so it should be quite a good game,
and I'll be very disappointed if we don't win.
You want me to play for them? Well...
THEY LAUGH
Shall we go have a look inside? Might as well.
Jean's not been to a football match before.
Thank you, sir.
But she does know plenty about good grub.
Are you enjoying it? Yeah.
It's nice.
And after meeting club legend, Bernie Slaven...
Peter! Good to see you.
How you doing? Who's this young, charming lady?
How many years did you play?
I played here at Middlesbrough eight years.
Eight year? Well clone, you.
...she's soon becoming steeped in Boro history.
Games I've ever seen in my life.
Against a Romanian team called Steaua Bucharest.
Lot of memories here, jean. Aye, there will be, lad.
These are glory clays.
Well, Jean, it's time we were in our seats now.
Let's go and watch it. Come on.
This is it. This is the big match.
Go on, lad, go on!
Oh, sugar lumps!
ALL: Oh!
Nearly.
He's only a whippersnapper.
CROWD ROAR
Foul! Foul!
That was a penalty, if ever there was one!
Yeah, that was a penalty! Come on!
After a disappointing first half...
...Peter knows just what's needed.
Bit of a tradition at football matches,
a pie at half time. Oh, cheers, Pete.
Are you enjoying it?
You think they're still warming up, do you?
Yeah.
PETER CHUCKLES
We started badly, and then we've fell away since then.
Things aren't going too well at the moment.
I'm feeling optimistic.
I'm not feeling optimistic, jean.
Come on, Bum, show 'em what you're made of.
CHEERING
Good old Middlesbrough!
Go on!
One's no good now, though. We need two.
I know we need two, we'll get another.
Go on, lad.
CHEERING
Two-one! Two-one!
They haven't given it.
Did we get one?
No, he's given a foul. Oh, sugar lumps!
Is that end of t'match?
That's it, jean.
Could have been better,
After all his years treating jean's animals,
now Peter needs her help, to cure "football fan-it is".
I think as football fans, we either come away over the moon
or sick as parrots,
and I think today I'm a bit like a sickly parrot, to be honest.
Have you enjoyed it? Yes.
Ancl I'm gonna give you a close of summat to cure your sickness.
HE LAUGHS
Right, Jean, let's get ourselves home and warmed up, eh?
All right, lad. Haway. Let's go.
Another day kicks off at Cannon Hall Farm.
But Rob and Dave's star player, Gary the donkey,
has been suffering with a foot injury.
Last time I saw Gary, he was really, really lame,
and frustratingly, I couldn't pinpoint
exactly where that lameness was coming from.
Would help Gary return to action.
Get this poultice on.
And then...
If you just hold that there for me, please, Dave. Got it.
That's grand. Ancl then just pull this round.
I'm hoping today that the poulticing has worked
and he's a lot more comfortable putting weight on his hooves.
Hiya, Matt. Afternoon, both. You all right? How's things?
Nice to see you. How's things? Likewise.
How's Gary?
I think he's getting a little bit better on his feet.
Ruth's just getting him on the halter now,
so do you want to have a look? Yeah, let's go see how he's doing.
RUTH KISSES HER TEETH
He's got some weight on it now, Matt, anyway.
Oh, he's standing better, straightaway. Yeah.
To see a comparison to how he was,
just so I can see how much weight
He was chasing the girls around yesterday morning,
so I think he has got that spring back in his step a little bit.
Looking at Gary walking, it's a massive improvement.
He's putting weight on it, he is actually moving.
You can see he's still uncomfortable,
but I'm going to get that bandage off,
have a good look, see what's going on.
Right, then, let's have a look.
Does it smell, Matt?
Not half as bad as it did.
What can you tell from smelling it, then?
Just the level of infection?
Smell, I always think it's a wonderful sense
to have in veterinary.
As much as it can make you feel a bit sick,
it really gives you indications of how things are looking.
I literally picked his hoof up and I could smell it a mile off,
that yeasty, foisty infection.
Whereas now, I mean, there's a bit of a whiff there,
certainly, there's some discharge still,
but that's massively improved.
That's an old Herriot technique, Matt.
I think the sniff test has been around a long time, Rob. Yeah.
Gary's hoof doesn't look half as bad as it did.
The poultice has revealed that we potentially had
a bit of a diffuse infection around this white line here
and where the sole is.
That would explain
with the hoof testers, because there wasn't any specific abscess.
But what the poultice has clone generally around this area,
it has worked really well and drawn all that nastiness out.
That's a big relief, really. Definitely. Definitely.
Give him a spray up?
Beautiful. You can do my nails any clay.
Right, there you go, Gary. Good boy.
Well, thank you very much, Matt. No, thank you for your assistance,
and it's just a bit more time to let the body heal up
and keep a close eye on him, but fingers crossed,
And two weeks later...
I'm pleased to say that Gary is fully recovered.
He's been here for a long time. He's a legend.
He's had a few problems over the years,
Come on, lad.
Come on. Let's have a look at you.
Look at that. He wasn't doing that a couple of weeks ago!
Come on.
Whoa! There's a spring in his step today, isn't there!
CLAPS