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CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY:
Across Yorkshire's moors and dales,
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the world's most famous vets
set the benchmark for animal care.
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And James Herriot's legacy lives on.
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COWS MOO
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His former trainee Peter Wright...
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All my life,
I've enjoyed doing this.
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...has been a Yorkshire vet
for over 40 years.
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I'm getting the impression that you
wouldn't take me on as an assistant.
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Is that right?
Probably.
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THEY LAUGH
Peter's old partnerjulian Norton...
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With a gloved hand
and a lubricated finger,
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I'm well-equipped.
..now runs two practices...
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Come on, young man.
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...one of them in the town
where Herriot worked,
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surrounded by the North Yorkshire
landscape he loved.
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Look at that. What a sheep!
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And in the foothills
of the Pennines...
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I'm armed and ready.
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...a new generation
of town and country vets...
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This is the closest tojames Bond
I think I'm ever getting.
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...also uphold the Herriot ethos.
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Another day in paradise (!)
The teams are united...
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We can probably knock this off
ourselves, do you think?
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HE SCOFFS
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...never taking their eyes
off the ball.
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Oh! Howzat!
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THEY GRUNT AND LAUGH
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...as they help animals
of all shapes...
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Didn't think
I'd be hugging a turkey today.
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Whoa!
..sizes...
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That's more like pulling a calf out.
..types...
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Nearly clone, nearly clone, Bertie.
..and temperaments.
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Ow! Bit me.
It's definitely not glamourous...
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Penile amputations
still make me squirm a little bit.
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ENGINE ROARS
..but it's varied.
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Heehaw!
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LAUGHTER
You ought to know better.
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It's rarely easy...
THEY GRUNT
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...but they continue
the Herriot tradition...
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Whoa.
..treating all creatures...
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That's it, there we go, there we go.
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...Great...
Aw, Merlin.
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Come on.
..and small.
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CHUCKLING: Hello-ho-ho!
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BRAYING
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BIRDSONG
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MOOING
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In Yorkshire's embrace,
lie moors unfenced and free...
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...blanketed by heather,
like a quilt compiled.
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A rich tapestry of unchanged hills
woven through time,
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crossed by ancient paths.
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There's a welcome
for all who wander here.
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And for those in need,
a helping hand.
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The bond between Peter
and the farmers
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on the fells and dales
has been cemented over decades.
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Today, he's heading up
to the North York Moors
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after an emergency call
from old friends Clive and Libby.
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I've just been requested
to go and see Clive
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who is having difficulty
with a ewe that's lambing.
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LAMB BLEATS
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One has been born naturally
about two hours ago,
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and he's having problems
with the other two.
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BLEATING CONTINUES
He has two pals, she's a triplet.
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I think there's four feet
and one head coming.
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Ancl he's not a big ewe,
just not too much room.
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There's quite a jumble
of heads and feet.
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And it is quite a while,
isn't it, since she had...?
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It's a while
since that lamb was born.
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He's up and running, is that,
so we'll just see what we can find.
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Certainly, you would have expected a
second one to have been born by now.
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So the fact that she hasn't
got on with it could be an issue
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because if the placenta
starts to separate,
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then the lambs lose their oxygen
and can die.
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Now, Clive.
Now, Peter.
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Have you got a problem?
She's had one.
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Right.
Ancl there's two still in there.
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Is this our patient here?
This is her. As you see, he's, uh...
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Yeah, he's up and about.
..up and about.
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But his mates are all jumbled up
by the sounds of things.
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They are.
We've got to catch this girl first.
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She's... She's quite lively,
and I think she's...
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BLEATING
By, that was a very good...
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I was very impressed there, Clive.
CLIVE LAUGHS
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Very impressed.
You've clone that before haven't you?
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Aye, but I don't do it as easy
as I did 20 years since, Peter.
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PETER LAUGHS
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Right. Let's have a look
and see what's going on here.
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They're not massive.
No, I see what you mean, though.
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But they're jumbled up, aren't they?
They are jumbled up.
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There's a leg there,
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ancl that doesn't belong
to the head that's coming.
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Now, that leg
belongs to the right lamb,
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that leg... doesn't,
so that leg'll have to go.
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Sorry, you're going
to have to wait your turn.
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BLEATING
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just be patient, missus.
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Just be patient
and concentrate on the job in hand.
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BLEATING
just a minute.
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Right, here we go. Here we go.
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BLEATING
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Yeah. Lovely.
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This one's absolutely fine,
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shaking his head
and glad to be out in the world.
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There you are, missus.
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Have a look at that one,
that's yours.
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Yes, now you're shaping. Right.
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On this second one...
Head back?
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No. This one's
kicking its way out, Clive.
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This one's coming the other way.
Backwards? Backwards.
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So there is a little problem.
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Whoa, girl. Steady, pet.
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Dogs love dinner time,
and a tasty treat or two.
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WHISPERS: Do you want a biscuit?
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But some struggle to sniff out
what's on or off the menu.
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You clever girl!
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And at the practice in Wetherby,
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the next patient
finds everything irresistible.
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Good boy.
Archie and his grandad, Herb,
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have brought in
their two-year-old black Lab, Buddy.
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He's here because he's been eating
a load of rubbish.
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You just can't leave anything.
Yeah.
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And they really do mean anything.
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About a week ago now,
he ate all of our tea.
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Two steak pies.
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Sausage roll, pizza,
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a sock, rubber, a gift card.
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£20 on that gift card.
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Julian has met
this serial-offender before.
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Buddy, do you want to come through?
He looks very pleased with himself.
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And Buddy's latest unusual meal
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really is
something to write home about.
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What he's eaten today is a letter
that came for me.
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When did it happen?
Sometime after lunch.
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It was sitting on the table,
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and it's obviously been
a bit of a temptation to him.
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And has he been sick since, or...?
No.
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No.
Not been sick.
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Paper doesn't digest,
so it can form an obstruction.
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A proper, full-blown obstruction,
the serious ones,
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make dogs vomit all the time,
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but if it's still in the stomach,
we should be able to get it out,
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which is probably
the easiest way to go.
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And I guess
you'll probably wanna see
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what's on the contents
of the letter. Yeah.
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If we give him an injection,
that'll make him sick,
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and then hopefully
everything'll come out.
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If it's left his stomach,
and it's gone into the intestines,
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then it probably won't come out,
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and then we'll cross that bridge
if we come to it.
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Well, what I'll do,
I'll take him through.
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It's best if you don't watch him
being sick cos it's not very nice.
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HE CHUCKLES
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So, this is totally the opposite
to what we like to do to dogs
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cos mostly we want
to stop them being sick.
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I hate doing this,
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but it saves possibly more serious
consequences down the line.
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Like all the team, Nurse Kaitlin
has come to know Buddy quite well.
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We had Buddy in last week.
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We definitely seem to have
reoccurring patients that come in
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for things they shouldn't
be eating frequently.
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But hopefully,
they get out of the habit.
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Good boy. Good boy, Buddy.
I'm really sorry about this, mate.
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Oh, well clone.
Good boy.
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You look very worried, mister.
He does.
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He says,
"Well, the last time I was here,
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"it was every bit as bad."
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Initially, he'll be starting to feel
a bit confused and a bit queasy.
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He'll be wondering why he's suddenly
not feeling very well.
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And then, eventually,
he'll throw it up.
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So, if we can get it out
by making this come up,
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then that would be
very much preferable
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and worth the...
worth the nausea, Buddy.
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Oh, poor old fellow.
I'm sorry about this.
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Oh, he's going.
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Oh, here we go. Oh, yuck.
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Good boy.
Oh, God.
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BUDDY VOMITS
Oh, wow.
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What's that?
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BUDDY WHIMPERS
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The lamb's out backwards...
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That's it, you shake it out.
That's it.
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...but things
still aren't straightforward.
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Sometimes when they're
coming backwards, Clive...
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It can be t'death of them.
It can be.
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And Matt meets
a much-loved meerkat...
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Oh, I know. It's all strange,
isn't it, sweetheart?
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...with teeth trouble.
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Come on. We'll get you fixed up, eh?
Eurgh, that is nasty.
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CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY:
On Clive and Libby's farm,
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Peter has just delivered
the second of two stuck triplets.
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Right. But the third lamb
is coming backwards.
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This fella is kicking
his way through. Here we go.
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Nice and gently,
just ease him out.
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Ease him out.
That's it, there we are.
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There. What do you reckon?
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A little bit of fluid
on him as well.
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That's it, you shake it out.
That's it, get rid of it.
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Yeah, quite a lot of fluid on him.
Hasn't he just?
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Sometimes when they're
coming backwards, Clive,
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that sometimes happens.
It can be t'death of them.
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It can be.
It can.
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It forces it onto the lungs,
doesn't it? It does.
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Ancl yeah, this chap...
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just going to swing him a bit,
really.
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You're all right, we're just
checking a drop of gravy out of him.
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It's still coming out.
It is.
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BLEATING
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That's no good on your chest, is it?
In your airways.
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Right, I think that's...
I think that's got it, Clive.
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There you are. Here you are, look.
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That's it, there now.
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What a lovely sight.
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That's an excellent result.
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I don't think Mrs Gray is going
to be particularly happy, though,
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because ewes only have two teats.
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And that means
we're going to have a pet lamb,
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unless Clive could be very clever
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and foster this one
onto a ewe that's only got one lamb.
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Can you manage?
Yes, thank you, Peter.
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CLIVE IMPERSONATES SHEEP
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There you go, lass.
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Good outcome. Three nice lambs.
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We'll mother one onto a single one
when we get chance.
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Ancl they'll both rear two each,
hopefully.
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That's turned out quite nicely.
Yeah, very satisfying, really.
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Nice, small lambs.
Well, they would be, being triplets.
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Just a bit of a jumble.
Yeah.
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Ancl the chap behind was wanting
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to push his way past
the lady with the head there.
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The other thing I want to say -
this is very luxurious, you know.
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Hot water, soap and a towel.
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I feel quite spoilt.
What more could I want?
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Oh, you can have a job if you want!
PETER LAUGHS
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You know, joking aside,
lambing time,
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it's a hard time cos you get
so little sleep, don't you? Mm.
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You get to about clay 15,
and you're very tired.
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You're flagging a bit, aren't you?
You're flagging.
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We start to have words then.
LAUGHTER
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I can understand that, you know.
Yes.
240
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Well, that's a lovely outcome.
Yes.
241
00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:35,495
I know what you're gonna say -
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"|'d like to see you, but I don't
want to see you over soon."
243
00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:39,335
That's about fight.
And not at work.
244
00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:40,735
That's about right, Peter. Yes.
245
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In the pub for a pint
would be better, wouldn't it?
246
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Certainly would. It certainly would!
THEY LAUGH
247
00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:54,655
While delivering spring lambs is one
of a vet's greatest pleasures,
248
00:12:54,680 --> 00:12:57,935
in Wetherby, Julian's patient
has just delivered something
249
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that's not quite first-class.
250
00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,015
JULIAN: Doesn't look like a letter.
KAITLYN: No, it does not.
251
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Unlike most days at the practice,
252
00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,335
Julian and Kaitlyn
have actually made
253
00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:10,055
two-year-old Labrador Buddy sick.
254
00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,855
Definitely not something you'd want
coming through your Letterbox,
255
00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:14,575
I don't think.
No.
256
00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:19,455
Because the canine dustbin
has eaten the family post.
257
00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:22,215
There we are.
Oh, yes. That's an envelope.
258
00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:26,255
It's an unreadable letter, I think.
259
00:13:27,560 --> 00:13:31,135
Gosh, look, oh, it's one of those
letters with a little window in.
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"Return to sender."
KAITLYN LAUGHS
261
00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,615
Buddy's owner, Archie,
and his grandad, Herb,
262
00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,055
are hoping for clearer communication
fromjulian.
263
00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,655
So, the bad news is you won't
be able to read your letter.
264
00:13:42,680 --> 00:13:44,375
That's fine.
THEY CH UCKLE
265
00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:47,095
But with that much less
in his stomach,
266
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I think he'll feel
quite a bit better.
267
00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:51,535
So, where we always get worried
268
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with potential foreign bodies
in clogs
269
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is if they get lodged somewhere
like the stomach or the intestines,
270
00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:58,895
it can be really serious.
271
00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:00,935
If that is the case,
dogs'll vomit all the time
272
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and they get really poorly
quite quickly. Yeah.
273
00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:07,775
So the fact he's not doing that,
I think it's not kind of critical.
274
00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,135
Yeah.
So...
275
00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:13,415
he needs to, yeah, stop eating
so many abnormal things. Yeah.
276
00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,535
How's he getting on, Kaitlyn?
All right.
277
00:14:17,560 --> 00:14:20,175
We've had a little bit more sick,
but only a little bit.
278
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I'll give him this
to stop him feeling sick,
279
00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:23,695
like the antidote.
Fabulous.
280
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Ancl then I reckon
he could probably go home.
281
00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:27,775
Good boy.
Good boy.
282
00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,375
We need to keep a close eye on him
over the next few clays,
283
00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,335
just in case
there's anything else in there.
284
00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,175
Right, come, Buddy, home time.
285
00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:37,855
Good luck. Sorry, Buddy.
286
00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,375
Thank you, Julian.
No problem.
287
00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,855
Ancl the next job... the next job
is clearing everything up.
288
00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:47,255
All right.
Come on. Thank you.
289
00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:48,935
All right. Cheerio.
Cheers.
290
00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:55,575
'Well, Buddy's gone home probably
feeling very sorry for himself.'
291
00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:57,695
Came in initially quite pleased
292
00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:01,495
that he'd had a whole array of food
that he shouldn't have eaten.
293
00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:04,055
ARCHIE: Good boy.
Good lad.
294
00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,455
'But sadly,
he'll be feeling not very well now.'
295
00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,375
THEY CHUCKLE
296
00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,575
I suspect this isn't the last time
we'll see him.
297
00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:15,415
And the saga
of Buddy and the foreign bodies
298
00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:17,975
is no doubt set to continue.
299
00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,775
The Labrador is the nation's
most popular dog breed,
300
00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:30,135
which,
along with their boisterous nature,
301
00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,775
makes them a familiar sight
in veterinary waiting rooms.
302
00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,095
But at the hospital in Huddersfield,
303
00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,095
Matt often helps
much rarer creatures.
304
00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,735
Blooming hell, we're off, aren't we?
He is. Eh?
305
00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,815
Although, the one who's just arrived
with Charlie and Grace
306
00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,575
doesn't compare to the rest.
307
00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:52,335
Today, I've got Myshka coming in,
and Myshka is a meerkat.
308
00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:54,655
Unfortunately,
Myshka has got an abscess
309
00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:56,055
coming from the top of her nose,
310
00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:58,655
and it looks like she's got problems
with her canines.
311
00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:00,535
We don't see many pet meerkats
come in
312
00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,575
because they don't make
very good pets.
313
00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,455
However,
Myshka is a bit of an exception.
314
00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:10,175
While the RSPCA now advise
against keeping meerkats as pets...
315
00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,415
Morning, you all right?
Come on through.
316
00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:16,175
...Charlie rescued Myshka
from an exotic-pet shop
317
00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:19,135
ten years ago,
when she was just a baby.
318
00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,375
Oh, look at her little face!
She's so cute.
319
00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,095
MYSH KA CH I RPS
320
00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:27,335
She were the last one of the litter,
and nobody seemed to want her.
321
00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,695
She didn't get on
with any of t'others either,
322
00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:32,895
but brought her home,
introduced her to my cats. Yeah.
323
00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,255
Got on like a house on fire
with t'cats. Yeah.
324
00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,135
Really?
They cuddle together, yes.
325
00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:38,495
Oh, fantastic.
They play.
326
00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,855
They chase each other round.
And so she's...
327
00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,255
Other than this teeth problem,
we've not had any other worries,
328
00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,735
concerns that we've got
historically? No. Well...
329
00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:47,695
No.
No.
330
00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:50,335
But while Myshka
gets on with the cats,
331
00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:53,295
her teeth are a problem
in more ways than one.
332
00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,495
I can do whatever I want with her.
Nobody else can.
333
00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:57,975
Really? Is she not a fan of you?
No.
334
00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,335
I had to go to A&E once
when she bit me. Really?
335
00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:02,695
Yeah. If I tried to touch her now,
she'd have my fingers.
336
00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,175
Doesn't like anyone else
apart from... apart from you? Yeah.
337
00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:08,655
Oh, I know. It's all strange,
in't it, sweetheart?
338
00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:10,255
MYSH KA CH I RPS
339
00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:11,855
Well, I'd like to think
I can develop
340
00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:14,695
some sort of friendly relationship
with her, but you know what?
341
00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,055
The main thing is that she comes in,
we get her teeth sorted
342
00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:20,375
and she gets back home
and we have plenty of TLC there.
343
00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,975
Just to keep her comfy, I might
give her a little initial sedative
344
00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,335
into the muscle now,
if you're happy with that. Yes.
345
00:17:25,360 --> 00:17:26,855
Obviously,
if we can keep stress levels low,
346
00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:28,015
it reduces risk further.
Yeah.
347
00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,415
Three, two, one. Oh, we're in.
Shh. Shh. Shh.
348
00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,375
There we go, well done.
349
00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,575
I'll let you just bob her in there.
350
00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,135
You don't do it unless you have to,
and, you know, by the sounds of it,
351
00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,175
we need to get those teeth sorted,
don't we, really? Yeah.
352
00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,375
Eh?
353
00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:54,495
She's just having a snooze.
I know, I know...
354
00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:55,775
She's having a snooze.
355
00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,615
Don't worry,
she's in safe hands, eh, Myshka?
356
00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:02,015
Speak soon. All right?
See you later.
357
00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:08,735
Come on, Myshka.
358
00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,615
I know, it's all a bit strange,
isn't it?
359
00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,015
And you're a bit sleepy.
360
00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,895
Come on. We'll get you fixed up, eh?
361
00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,855
MYSHKA BARKS
362
00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,495
We're just giving her some oxygen,
363
00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,055
and we're going to give her a little
bit of gas an aesthetic as well.
364
00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:27,535
And once she's nice and settled,
365
00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:29,895
we're going to put a tube in
and get started on those teeth.
366
00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,335
LAUGHING: Aw!
I'm all right.
367
00:18:32,360 --> 00:18:34,015
You'll be all right.
I'm all right. OK.
368
00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:35,815
CHARLIE INHALES
Oh, clear.
369
00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,495
Eurgh, that is nasty.
370
00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:44,535
Coming up...
371
00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:46,895
I'm a carb queen. I just love carbs.
372
00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,855
"Julian and Lucy
have a dietary disagreement.
373
00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,335
Have you ever had
a beetroot and feta salad?
374
00:18:52,360 --> 00:18:54,055
That probably sounds
like my worst night...
375
00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:55,295
I don't even know what feta is.
376
00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:57,975
And a cheesed-off bull...
377
00:18:58,000 --> 00:18:59,615
ROHIN:
Stubborn little guy, isn't he?
378
00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,215
...has no appetite to meet Rohin.
379
00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:10,240
He knows what's up.
FARMER: Oh, he knows, he does.
380
00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:13,775
CH RISTOPH ER TIMOTHY:
In Huddersfield,
381
00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,135
Matt and nurse Kiera are in theatre
382
00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:19,255
with much-loved but moody meerkat
Myshka.
383
00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:21,015
MATT: Right, let's get this one off.
384
00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:24,935
They need to remove
the elderly girl's infected teeth
385
00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:26,735
that have caused an abscess.
386
00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,095
Canines are massive teeth,
387
00:19:29,120 --> 00:19:32,295
and to remove them
is always quite a big undertaking,
388
00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:37,135
so I've got to slowly move
the gum away.
389
00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,495
The last thing that I want to do
is snap the canine
390
00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:43,375
cos then there's a root left,
and then... job's over then.
391
00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,655
Turns into a real mess.
392
00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:47,535
Slow and steady wins the race.
393
00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:49,855
Ancl if you're too aggressive
or you put too much force in,
394
00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:50,855
you can break the jaw.
395
00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,015
Eurgh, I can even smell that.
396
00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:57,215
If I didn't remove this tooth,
397
00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,095
unfortunately, the infection
would continue to persist,
398
00:20:00,120 --> 00:20:03,215
and if Myshka was in the wild,
then she'd likely die.
399
00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:09,175
The steadier I do this, the more
successful the surgery will be.
400
00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,055
We're going.
MATT GRUNTS
401
00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,415
The source of all the problems,
that little, tiny tooth there.
402
00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:19,015
The tooth's come out.
403
00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:21,375
Some of the root
has been eaten away,
404
00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,735
so certainly the end
of that tooth has been destroyed.
405
00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:27,055
Ancl I'm just now making sure
that there's no remaining infection
406
00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:28,935
that's in that tooth root area.
407
00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,895
This lower canine is actually worse
than the upper one.
408
00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:34,375
Here we go. Here it comes.
409
00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:38,735
Eurgh. That came out
really quite well,
410
00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:40,255
but I'm concerned
there's another root
411
00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,535
that's deeper inside her mouth.
412
00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:43,775
Right. Let's get that x-ray.
413
00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:49,015
Right, ready?
MACHINE BEEPS
414
00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:49,895
Right.
415
00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:53,015
I'm really happy
I've got the root out there.
416
00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:54,695
I've got the bottom canine
out as well,
417
00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,055
so it's time to clean up
the rest of those teeth
418
00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,535
and get Myshka
onto the recovery table.
419
00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:00,855
Apart from these two canines,
420
00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:02,695
I don't think she'll need
to have any more out,
421
00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:04,335
but we'll give them
a scale and polish
422
00:21:04,360 --> 00:21:06,295
and get all that bacteria
and nastiness away.
423
00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:10,015
Right. All clone. Sorted.
424
00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:13,855
Scaled, polished. Hollywood smile.
Those canines out. Roots all gone.
425
00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:16,215
Plan now is to get Myshka
into some warm blankets,
426
00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,575
some more fluids under her skin
just before she wakes up,
427
00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,135
make sure her energy levels are high
and get her into a good recovery.
428
00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:32,415
Over in Wetherby,
as thoughts turn to lunchtime,
429
00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:36,815
Lucy is telling Julian
her dos and don'ts of dining out.
430
00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:39,695
If I go out, right,
431
00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:42,295
my boyfriend got
a Caesar salad once,
432
00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:44,295
and I just thought,
"That is just embarrassing."
433
00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,775
LAUGHING: Why?
Cos he's a boy.
434
00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,015
So, like, they came up to me,
435
00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:49,855
they went,
"Oh, is the Caesar salad for you?"
436
00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:50,975
I went "No.
437
00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,335
"I don't go out and think,
'Oh, let me go for a lovely meal,
438
00:21:53,360 --> 00:21:55,815
" 'first time I've been for a meal
in two week, let me get a salad.'
439
00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,095
"The calzone's for me,
the Caesar salad's for him."
440
00:21:58,120 --> 00:22:01,255
I'm a carb queen. I just love carbs.
441
00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:02,295
All I eat is ca rbs.
442
00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:07,775
And when it comes to carbs,
Lucy does do things by halves.
443
00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:09,215
You can have halfy-halves,
444
00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:11,975
so you can have half pizza,
half pasta. What?
445
00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,335
What? You have half pizza
and half pasta? Yeah.
446
00:22:14,360 --> 00:22:15,935
I don't think that's healthy.
447
00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,335
Well, it's not like
I do it every night.
448
00:22:18,360 --> 00:22:20,015
Why don't you have half pizza,
half salad?
449
00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:22,055
That is the last thing I'm gonna do.
450
00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,855
Have you ever had
a beetroot and feta salad?
451
00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:26,575
That probably sounds like
my worst night...
452
00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:27,935
I don't even know what feta is.
453
00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:31,495
What about a calzone with, like,
chorizo and chicken?
454
00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:33,855
Do you not think
they're much better than a salad?
455
00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:35,735
You haven't had some of my salads.
LUCY LAUGHS
456
00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:39,335
I can make a perfectly good pizza
and fold it over at home.
457
00:22:39,360 --> 00:22:41,695
Ancl I'd rather have that
than if you said,
458
00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:43,095
"Oh, do you wanna come round
for a salad?"
459
00:22:43,120 --> 00:22:44,135
JULIAN LAUGHS
460
00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,095
Would you like me
to bring one back from town?
461
00:22:48,120 --> 00:22:49,855
If you want, but I don't think...
462
00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,655
I've got a ham and cheese sandwich
with Gouda and ham,
463
00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,375
so I know what I'd rather have.
JULIAN LAUGHS
464
00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:02,095
Recently, Julian's team met Buddy...
a two-year old black Lab
465
00:23:02,120 --> 00:23:04,975
who wasn't so particular
about his food.
466
00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:09,295
Two steak pies,
sausage roll, pizza,
467
00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:13,015
a sock, a rubber, a gift card.
468
00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:14,895
£20 on that gift card.
469
00:23:17,120 --> 00:23:20,335
And after they made him sick
to deliver the letter he'd eaten...
470
00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:25,055
Bud, here!
471
00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:28,255
...Buddy's feeling much better
at home with Archie...
472
00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,655
He was really happy to be home.
473
00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:32,215
...and his mum, Becky.
474
00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,575
It's basically like having a child
475
00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:36,935
that you have to move everything
off the side from.
476
00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:38,695
And that's what we have to do
with Buddy.
477
00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:41,375
Give me paw. Good boy.
478
00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:46,655
Buddy is a troublesome child.
You can't leave anything around.
479
00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,535
Oh! What have I got?
ARCHIE LAUGHS
480
00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:50,255
'But we love him anyway.'
481
00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,815
But thankfully, Buddy's never
been so hungry...
482
00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:56,455
Come on, Bud, let's go!
..that he could eat a horse.
483
00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,255
Quite often, Archie goes for a ride,
and Buddy will come with us.
484
00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,455
It's keeping him out of trouble.
485
00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,055
Bud, look! Bud!
486
00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:09,815
While Archie is in there
playing ball with Buddy,
487
00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:11,575
then I don't have to be worrying
488
00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:13,935
about him eating socks
or eating paper.
489
00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:18,175
Ancl it just means that everybody's
happy and everybody's safe.
490
00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:20,295
Right, you ready?
491
00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:24,895
And I love him!
SHE FUSSES
492
00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:28,095
Right, you ready, Bud? Let's go.
493
00:24:28,120 --> 00:24:30,575
Come on. Come on.
BUDDY BARKS
494
00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,895
In Thirsk,
jean Green's cats never go hungry...
495
00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:44,295
Here comes the ginger one,
sauntering up. Come on!
496
00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,495
...despite
an ever-increasing number...
497
00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,695
PETER: I've a young lady here
wanting a new home,
498
00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,335
and I couldn't think
of anywhere better.
499
00:24:52,360 --> 00:24:54,775
Oh, she's gorgeous, Pete.
She's lovely.
500
00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,855
...many of whom the Greens rescued
after a tough start in life.
501
00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:03,655
The box and blanket they were in
had been set fire to.
502
00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,415
We've got Phoenix,
which is the ginger one,
503
00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:08,695
cos he rose from the ashes.
504
00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,135
Maisie. Right, let's have a listen.
505
00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:14,375
It just doesn't bear
thinking about, does it?
506
00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,375
That anybody could be so cruel.
507
00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,975
But today on the farm...
508
00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,655
Come on. Bup-bup-bup-bup!
CATS MEOW
509
00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,655
...sadly,
there's one hungry mouth missing.
510
00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,575
Poor Dougie,
he was eight months old...
511
00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,375
...and he was out walking,
512
00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:44,135
and we think somebody'd run him over
with a car,
513
00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,375
and we had to put him to sleep.
514
00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:51,775
He was only a kitten,
enjoying life to t'full.
515
00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:55,335
And I put him in a cardboard box,
and I give Peter a call.
516
00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,375
There was no chance of saving him,
517
00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,895
so I said to Pete,
"just quietly put him to sleep."
518
00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,815
Best place for him. So we did.
519
00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,855
And we buried him next morning
on the farm
520
00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,135
like the rest of the animals.
521
00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:11,975
But, by, we do miss him.
522
00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:14,895
We miss him crazy.
523
00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:19,695
And Peter's making a follow-up visit
to comfort his friend.
524
00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:23,575
Hi, stranger. How are you?
525
00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,295
Sad day, innit, when we lost Dougie?
526
00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,135
It is, jean. It is. But...
527
00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,615
I've been thinking about it a lot.
I have.
528
00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,935
Your cats have always had freedom
to come and go as they please.
529
00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:37,895
They can live in, they can live out.
Yeah.
530
00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:41,735
Ancl when you look at this morning,
they're all out sunbathing. Yeah.
531
00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:43,695
The alternative would be
to keep them fastened up.
532
00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:45,015
Well, that wouldn't be right.
533
00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:46,655
That wouldn't be right.
I wouldn't do it.
534
00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:47,895
It would be cruel.
535
00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:50,815
Ancl even though horrible things
happened,
536
00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:52,215
like happened to Dougie,
537
00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,815
it just wouldn't be fair
to keep them cooped up.
538
00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:56,535
It's just one of them things.
That's life.
539
00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,375
It is, jean.
Ancl I know you were very upset.
540
00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,175
I was very upset, cos Dougie was
a lovely character, wasn't he?
541
00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,855
There was nothing we could do,
just quietly pop him to sleep.
542
00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,175
Well, what I've got,
I've got a little something here,
543
00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:17,015
because you probably remember
that Dougie, Maisie and Phoenix,
544
00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:18,735
they came to be neutered.
545
00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:20,735
Ancl there's a little present here,
546
00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:23,975
and it's really
just a little memorial.
547
00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:28,295
Oh, I like it!
Do you like that?
548
00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:29,735
Isn't it cute, Steve?
549
00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,015
It represents all three of them,
doesn't it?
550
00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:35,455
We've got Phoenix, we've got Maisie,
551
00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:37,255
and we've got Dougie
on the end there.
552
00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:39,535
Nice, isn't it?
I like it. Thank you very much.
553
00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:40,535
No, you're very welcome.
554
00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:46,215
You remember every one of your cats,
don't you? Yeah.
555
00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:48,855
From the first one you gave me,
which was Fluff.
556
00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:50,655
PETER CHUCKLES
I can picture her now.
557
00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:53,935
And she lived
to a good old age, didn't she? 27.
558
00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,295
Yeah. Your cats do live
to a ripe old age,
559
00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:59,215
and I think it's because
the way lead the lives, really.
560
00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:01,255
They can live in,
and they can live out,
561
00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,135
they can take their pick,
can't they? Yeah.
562
00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,975
I've got to say, your husband's
reached a ripe old age now.
563
00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,375
Does he have as good a lifestyle
as your cats?
564
00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,655
Oh, yes.
He can go in, and he can go out.
565
00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:12,975
LAUGHTER
566
00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:17,015
He can sleep with Mother Greenfield
if he likes, or he can come indoors.
567
00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,655
Ancl I've got to ask,
is he house-trained?
568
00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,935
Oh, very well...
LAUGHTER
569
00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:25,095
...very well house-trained, yes.
570
00:28:30,360 --> 00:28:32,815
It'll always remind me of him.
571
00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:37,215
I think it's absolutely fantastic.
Fan-tabby-doo-dah.
572
00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:39,895
PETER CHUCKLES
Yeah. Magic!
573
00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:45,095
I think that's gone down very well
with Mrs Green.
574
00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:48,375
It's always very,
very sad as a veterinary surgeon
575
00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:53,215
when we see one of our clients
losing a clear, beloved pet.
576
00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:56,215
Ancl certainly, Dougie, he had a very
short life but a very happy one.
577
00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:59,455
Ancl I think what we brought today
will help her
578
00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,335
just to remember Dougie as he was,
579
00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,495
sitting there,
just watching the world go by
580
00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,335
and just enjoying life
as all her cats do.
581
00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:18,495
Across Yorkshire,
since graduating as a vet,
582
00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:22,415
Rohin has already had to deal
with his share of tough times.
583
00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,775
Whenever one of our clogs
passes away, Rohin,
584
00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:27,655
we bury them,
and we plant a fruit tree.
585
00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:30,135
He won't be forgotten, isn't it?
It means you'll always...
586
00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,655
TEARFULLY:
You'll always remember that.
587
00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:38,535
And while always learning...
588
00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:40,815
VET: Are you familiar
with this sliding knot?
589
00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:42,295
I've not. I've done walking sutures,
590
00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:43,935
but I've not done a knot
like that before.
591
00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:46,615
...he's also enjoyed plenty of highs.
592
00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:48,255
That's amazing.
593
00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:50,015
It's such a remarkable story,
you know,
594
00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:52,215
for him to overcome that many odds.
595
00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:58,735
Although today, vet student Emily
is eager to learn from him
596
00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:01,655
as he attempts
to carry out a size able task.
597
00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:04,655
We've come here to see Tim,
who's one of our local farmers,
598
00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:08,535
and he's got a nine-month-old bull
who when he was younger,
599
00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,335
his testicles hadn't dropped,
so he hasn't been castrated.
600
00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:13,775
So we're here to solve that problem.
601
00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:16,415
And it will be, yeah,
nice to have Emily along as well
602
00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,335
to be able to, you know,
show her how we do it.
603
00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:22,655
I've never clone one on a bull this
big, so should be exciting to see.
604
00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:25,055
But their young patient already has
605
00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:27,335
something of a reputation
on Tim's farm.
606
00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:33,095
He's a little bit lively.
Erm... a bit flighty.
607
00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:35,535
The hardest part'll be getting
him in the crush, to be honest.
608
00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,335
He's a bit more like a gazelle
than a cow.
609
00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:39,535
All right, Tim.
How'd you do?
610
00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:41,255
How's it going? Good to see you.
Good. Yeah.
611
00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:42,455
You too. This is Emily.
612
00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:45,295
Hi there.
Hiya.
613
00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:48,455
And the first job...
is to catch the patient.
614
00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:52,575
Come on, you. Come on.
615
00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:56,015
Do you want to try and get him
at t'back at that gate there?
616
00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:59,135
This normally takes about twice
as long as the actual procedure.
617
00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:02,015
It can turn on a sixpence.
618
00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:04,375
Come on. Come on.
619
00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:08,295
He knows what's up.
Oh, he knows, he does.
620
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:11,495
Go on, then. Come on, mate.
There you go. That's it.
621
00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:13,695
Your friend's coming too.
622
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,535
Nearly had him. Nearly there.
He knows exactly what's going on.
623
00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:24,095
He's not stupid.
We'll keep trying.
624
00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:26,455
BULL MOOS
625
00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,455
Give up, give up! Come on.
Go on, then. That's it.
626
00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:33,775
Stubborn little guy, isn't he?
Go on, mate!
627
00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:38,335
There you go. That's it.
There we go.
628
00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:40,695
That could have gone a lot worse.
That's fine.
629
00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:42,975
He's clever, but we got him
in the end, so it's OK.
630
00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,015
Can't go anywhere now.
631
00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:47,735
So, step one, we're just having
a feel to see that he's got...
632
00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:49,775
We can feel
he's got both his testicles there.
633
00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:52,255
On a cold day like this, they can...
CHUCKLES
634
00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:55,295
I think he'll be... he'll be trying
to hide them, won't he?
635
00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,855
He has got them.
They are pretty small, aren't they?
636
00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:01,375
So, I think probably the best way
to do it is if we give him an...
637
00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:02,935
give him an injection.
Yeah.
638
00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:04,055
We'll give him that,
639
00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,415
then we can just get him
into the pen somewhere over there.
640
00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:08,175
Yeah. No bother.
Right. I'll get some stuff.
641
00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:10,535
Give Up!
642
00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:13,375
Like a gazelle.
CH UCKLES
643
00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:17,375
Probably a bit wilder than normal.
644
00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:22,375
Sedation, it's a bit more of an art
than a science, to be honest.
645
00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,735
So we're gonna try
and get the right dose
646
00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,095
to get that perfect level
where he's... we're able to do it.
647
00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,295
That's Mum, come to make sure
her baby boy's all right.
648
00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:34,495
There we go.
Yeah, we can let him go now. Yeah.
649
00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:39,775
So, now it's just a waiting game.
650
00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,615
He looks a bit dopey,
but he's fighting it, in't he?
651
00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:46,135
No, he's gonna...
652
00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:47,775
I think he needs a bit more,
doesn't he?
653
00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:52,055
Still to come...
654
00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:54,975
Good girl. Are we friends now, eh?
655
00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,615
...Matt gambles
on Myshka the meerkat's mood.
656
00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:00,055
She wasn't a fan
of me picking her up last time,
657
00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:02,775
so let's see if we can come away
with all our fingers.
658
00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:05,575
And Peter reminisces
with an old friend...
659
00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:07,135
Clive.
Now, Peter!
660
00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:10,095
...about taking his first steps
as a vet.
661
00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:12,895
It was a tricky lambing,
and I just thought,
662
00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:15,175
"What's gonna happen
when I'm a qualified vet
663
00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:16,855
"and I've got to do this on my own?"
664
00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:27,455
CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: Rohin and vet
student, Emily, have made the trip
665
00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:31,055
from the Huddersfield hospital
to castrate Tim's bull.
666
00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:34,295
Steady, mate.
667
00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:37,375
But because it wasn't possible
when he was younger...
668
00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:39,335
Shall we just let him
settle down again or...?
669
00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:41,975
...he's proving a bit more stubborn
than most patients.
670
00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:43,855
He is fighting the sedation.
671
00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:46,575
It's what tends to happen
when they're really worked up,
672
00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:48,055
when they're full of adrenaline.
673
00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:49,935
We've given a little top-up
of sedation.
674
00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,415
And when he can finally get to work,
675
00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:55,295
Rohin knows this won't be
a routine job.
676
00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:59,495
I think the reason he's managed
to escape uncler the radar
677
00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:02,055
is that his testicles
are not actually in the scrotum,
678
00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:04,055
so they never fully descended.
679
00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:06,015
So it will make it a bit tricky now,
680
00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:09,255
actually trying to...
trying to access the testicle.
681
00:34:11,240 --> 00:34:13,855
That's the stingy bit,
isn't it getting a local in?
682
00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:15,735
But he'll thank us for that after,
won't he?
683
00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,295
You empathise with him, don't you?
Cos that's the bit he will feel.
684
00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:22,375
DEVICE WHIRS
685
00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,495
I'm glad I'm not him.
686
00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:26,095
I'm having to force it
into the scrotum
687
00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:27,415
and it's really small.
688
00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:30,775
After being talked through one half
of the job...
689
00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:33,335
Sometimes, if you wrap it round
your finger like that, it helps.
690
00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:35,895
...it's now crunch time
for student Emily.
691
00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:40,055
Would you like to scrub up and do
the other half? Yeah, I'd love to.
692
00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:41,935
I may have set Emily up slightly
693
00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:44,855
cos the other one's the one
that hasn't properly descended.
694
00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:46,695
But I think if she can do this,
695
00:34:46,720 --> 00:34:48,135
she can do any castration,
can't she?
696
00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:52,095
Can you feel it?
697
00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:55,135
It's just an awkward one,
to get it in the right spot.
698
00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:57,535
My hands are super cold,
which doesn't help. Yeah.
699
00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,975
Do you want me to have
a little feel?
700
00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,335
Are you gonna hold it?
Yeah, I'll hold it for you,
701
00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:04,175
and it should pop out.
Mind you don't get kicked.
702
00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:05,575
A nice firm stroke.
703
00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:07,935
Yeah. Deeper than that.
704
00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:10,335
Yep. Go on, deeper than that.
That should be enough.
705
00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:14,375
Yeah, you can extend that
a bit more, just at the top.
706
00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:17,015
There you go.
707
00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:20,215
If you've got rid
of everything else,
708
00:35:20,240 --> 00:35:22,495
you can start doing the twisting
and pulling then.
709
00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,575
You're getting there, nearly there.
710
00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:26,855
Are you happy for me to pull now?
Yeah. Go for it, yeah.
711
00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:28,575
Give it a little pull.
712
00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:30,095
Perfect.
713
00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:32,455
Ancl then last bit for you,
the best job. Go on.
714
00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:34,735
My favourite job. Get the spray on.
Ah.
715
00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:36,095
Yeah, get some of that on.
716
00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:40,655
Give him his jabs, then he's good,
good to go after that.
717
00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:43,015
That was really good there.
Well clone.
718
00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:44,735
There we go. Can let him go now.
All clone.
719
00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:47,815
Yeah, it's just a worry that
you don't have to think about now.
720
00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:52,495
He can run with his sisters
and mother and cousins,
721
00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:55,335
and, you know, we've no problem now.
722
00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:56,615
Glad we got it sorted out.
723
00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:59,255
One less thing to worry about,
anyway. Yeah, good.
724
00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:00,775
Aw, thanks guys.
Yeah.
725
00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:04,855
I think it's gone really well.
726
00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:07,815
Calf castrations don't come
any more difficult than that,
727
00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:09,615
so that was a really tricky one
to access.
728
00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:11,935
I think the fact that
Emily's been able to do it
729
00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:13,655
is pretty impressive, to be honest.
730
00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,255
It was a really good experience.
It was good to get one like that
731
00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,655
so that I know what to do
in the future.
732
00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:20,175
It's a bit of a funny feeling,
really,
733
00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:22,855
cos it was only three years ago,
it would have been me
734
00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:24,735
being taught by the other vets
how to do that.
735
00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:27,735
Ancl to come here and be able to,
sort of, pass on that knowledge,
736
00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:30,015
it kind of feels like
coming full circle in a way.
737
00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:31,855
Three years has just flown by,
738
00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:34,055
and now suddenly,
you're the experienced vet.
739
00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:41,775
At the Huddersfield hospital,
740
00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:45,135
Matt's removed Myshka the meerkat's
infected teeth.
741
00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:48,335
Good girl. Are we friends now, eh?
742
00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:51,215
The only person
Myshka's ever been friends with
743
00:36:51,240 --> 00:36:54,615
is Charlie,
for whom it's been long a day.
744
00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:56,575
I've been worried, obviously,
about Myshka.
745
00:36:56,600 --> 00:37:00,055
With her being of a senior age now,
it's always a bit more of a risk,
746
00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:01,855
so I was just praying
747
00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:04,695
that it wasn't gonna be last time
I saw her, this morning.
748
00:37:04,720 --> 00:37:07,055
I've had her, like, ten year,
from 12 week old.
749
00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:10,055
She was just a tiny little ball
of fluff.
750
00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:12,335
I just want to see her
and pick her up and scoop her
751
00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:14,095
and give her a good cuddle.
752
00:37:15,720 --> 00:37:18,095
She wasn't a fan
of me picking her up last time.
753
00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:20,975
So let's see if we can come away
with all fingers.
754
00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,495
All right?
H E CH UCKLES
755
00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:25,855
I think I might have made a friend.
756
00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,735
Aw! You're an absolute champion,
aren't you?
757
00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:30,655
Aw, Myshka'.!
758
00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:32,935
You're gonna be so happy
to see your daddy.
759
00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:34,615
Come on through.
760
00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:39,295
Come on and see Daddy.
761
00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:40,695
Hello!
762
00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:43,215
She wasn't happy with me
to start with, that's for sure,
763
00:37:43,240 --> 00:37:45,775
but I've just gone to get her now
and she just climbed all over me.
764
00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,655
Fantastic.
It's the most adorable thing ever.
765
00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:50,575
I'm glad that
she's all back to herself,
766
00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:52,455
cos I were a bit worried
this morning.
767
00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:54,775
But she seems to be
fighting fit again.
768
00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,335
I'm shocked to hear
that she was giving Matt cuddles,
769
00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:00,815
cos she's normally
just very loyal to me.
770
00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:03,175
But obviously,
she knows he's a good guy.
771
00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:04,935
Thank you so much.
Any time, any time.
772
00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:06,615
It's been a pleasure working
with her.
773
00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:09,615
Oh, oh, I know, I know.
774
00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:11,615
Oh, she hates it in the box.
775
00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:13,575
Thanks again, Matt. Thank you. Bye.
776
00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:19,095
It's so nice to reunite Myshka
with Charlie.
777
00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:21,815
I could see when I called him in,
he looked so worried.
778
00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:23,015
Ancl to see his face,
779
00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:25,695
when she came out of
her little basket to greet him,
780
00:38:25,720 --> 00:38:27,095
was absolutely priceless.
781
00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:32,535
And a few weeks later,
Charlie's partner, Grace,
782
00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:36,495
is also benefiting from
Myshka's improved post-op mood.
783
00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:39,575
MYSHKA BARKS
Oh, shush.
784
00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:41,935
Everything has changed
since she's had her dental.
785
00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:43,855
She's just a completely
different creature.
786
00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:45,735
I never would have been able
to pick her up.
787
00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:47,535
I don't know
if it's cos she's had her teeth out
788
00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:49,175
and I'm more confident around her,
789
00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:53,495
or she just feels like she's got
less capability of biting me.
790
00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:56,175
To see that they've finally bonded,
791
00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:58,015
it's better for her,
it's better for Grace.
792
00:38:58,040 --> 00:39:02,335
She's got extra love now.
Absolutely extra love now.
793
00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:04,015
With her being of an older lady,
794
00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:06,375
I was very worried
about the operation.
795
00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:08,095
When they told me
that she were fine,
796
00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:10,495
just to know that she was safe
and were gonna be all right,
797
00:39:10,520 --> 00:39:12,295
it were better than
winning t'lottery.
798
00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:18,135
Myshka isn't the only
unusual creature in this house.
799
00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:20,415
We've got about ten tarantulas,
800
00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:21,975
a trapdoor spider,
801
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:25,055
two snakes and two lizards.
And a gerbil.
802
00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:27,335
Oh, and a gerbil and a mouse,
just to be normal.
803
00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:29,935
Just one big, happy, weird family.
804
00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:31,415
THEY CHUCKLE
805
00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:37,775
And while Myshka's ancestral family
806
00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:40,135
are more accustomed to
the African plains,
807
00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:43,895
she's content with
the cold Yorkshire countryside.
808
00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:46,415
We try to get out
as often as we can.
809
00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:48,815
She likes digging for bugs and grubs
810
00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:51,215
and it's fascinating
to see her actually find stuff,
811
00:39:51,240 --> 00:39:52,935
cos nine times out of ten,
812
00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:54,615
she starts digging
and she finds summat.
813
00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:57,175
When I first met Charlie,
814
00:39:57,200 --> 00:39:59,455
I did think it was very strange
he had a meerkat,
815
00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:01,815
but I just loved it. It's different.
816
00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:05,495
And how often can you say
you've taken a meerkat for a walk?
817
00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:07,335
She's definitely enjoying being out,
818
00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:09,695
even though it is
a bit chilly for her.
819
00:40:09,720 --> 00:40:12,055
Gives her some exercise,
cos in the wild,
820
00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:14,935
they're used to running
quite some distance.
821
00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:17,215
Looking forward to summer,
when she gets to walk a lot more.
822
00:40:17,240 --> 00:40:20,495
Come on, bit more snug now.
823
00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,935
Come on, Myshka. Let's get you home
and get you nice and warm.
824
00:40:31,320 --> 00:40:33,695
A few weeks have passed
825
00:40:33,720 --> 00:40:36,735
since Peter helped Clive's ewe
give birth to triplets.
826
00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:38,135
Thank you.
827
00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:40,615
And today, he's arranged
to meet his old friend
828
00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:42,975
for his favourite kind
of house call.
829
00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:44,415
Clive.
Now, Peter.
830
00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:46,775
How are you? I'm all right, thanks.
How's yourself?
831
00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:48,295
Well, I'm very well, thanks.
Got to say,
832
00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:50,655
it's nice to see you outside work,
isn't it? Yes.
833
00:40:50,680 --> 00:40:53,175
Ancl I think I've got to have a pint
while I'm here.
834
00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:59,895
That lambing we did, Clive,
where we had triplets
835
00:40:59,920 --> 00:41:01,495
and two of them were in
a bit of a jumble.
836
00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:04,615
There's a leg there,
837
00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:07,935
ancl that doesn't belong
to the head that's coming.
838
00:41:07,960 --> 00:41:09,415
Here we go.
839
00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:12,775
Ye p, lovely.
840
00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:14,415
This one's kicking its way out,
Clive.
841
00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:15,855
This one's coming the other way.
842
00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:17,175
Backwards?
Backwards.
843
00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:19,375
That's it. There we are.
844
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:23,495
Did everything go all right?
Yeah, they did.
845
00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:25,855
We took one off
and mothered it onto another ewe,
846
00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:28,775
and yeah, they all survived,
rallied.
847
00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:30,095
Job was good.
848
00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:32,455
Triplets can be a bit of a nuisance
sometimes. Oh, they can.
849
00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:33,935
As your wife would testify,
850
00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:36,295
because she's got
to bottle feed them. That's right.
851
00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:38,815
Farmers wives, they take some
keeping happy, don't they, really?
852
00:41:38,840 --> 00:41:41,175
Because if they had none to feed,
they'd be grumbling,
853
00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:43,535
and if there's too many to feed,
they'd be grumbling!
854
00:41:43,560 --> 00:41:47,215
You've about hit the nail
on the head there, Peter. Yes, yes.
855
00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:52,975
It's always nice to get good news,
which Clive has given me now,
856
00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:57,495
so I know that the ewe
and her three lambs are thriving
857
00:41:57,520 --> 00:42:00,095
and are out grazing away,
enjoying life.
858
00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:05,695
As vets, we have to do
a significant number of house calls,
859
00:42:05,720 --> 00:42:09,455
and probably the best one
is a public house call.
860
00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:11,295
And you can't ream] go wrong,
861
00:42:11,320 --> 00:42:13,575
especially when you've got a farmer
buying you a pint.
862
00:42:16,240 --> 00:42:17,935
Do you remember, Clive,
863
00:42:17,960 --> 00:42:22,335
the first time I actually came to
a lambing on your farm?
864
00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:25,655
I do. You were still a student.
Ancl you came... I was!
865
00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:28,615
You came with jimmy White.
Yeah, you're right.
866
00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:30,375
Ancl I rememberjim
talking you through it.
867
00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:34,295
"What can you feel in there, Pete?
Can you feel a head?
868
00:42:34,320 --> 00:42:36,935
"Can you feel two legs?
Are they the front legs?"
869
00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,295
But I remember that.
It was a tricky lambing,
870
00:42:39,320 --> 00:42:41,655
and I thought,
"l'm glad Jim's here.
871
00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:43,935
"What's gonna happen
when I'm a qualified vet
872
00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:45,655
"and I've got to do this on my own?"
873
00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:48,135
You learn fast, Clive.
874
00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:50,455
Oh, you do. You do.
875
00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:54,735
Right.
We'll have another before we go.
876
00:42:54,760 --> 00:42:56,975
Aye, go on, then.
THEY CHUCKLE