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NARRATOR:
Across Yorkshire's moors and dales,
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the world's most famous vet
set the benchmark for animal care.
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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
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as an assistant, is that right?
Probably.
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Finger, I'm well equipped.
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...now runs two practices.
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.
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The teams are united.
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We can probably knock this off
ourselves, do you think? Pfft!
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Never taking their eyes
off the ball...
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Ooh, how's that?!
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Whoo-ah!
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...as they help animals
of all shapes...
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I didn't think
I'd be hugging a turkey today.
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...sizes...
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...types...
Nearly done.
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Nearly done, Bertie.
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...and temperaments.
Ow!
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He bit me.
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It's definitely not glamourous...
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I spend far too much of my time
scrubbing testicles.
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...but it's varied.
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Ee-aw! You ought to know better.
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It's rarely easy...
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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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PETER CHUCKLES
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on traditional cornerstones.
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Church.
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Pub.
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Shop.
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Farm.
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COW MOOS
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And for village people,
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it seems there's no need
to be unhappy.
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With life appearing to ease along
at gentle pace.
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All the time in the world to spare.
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But of course,
this isn't always the case.
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And today,
news of drama in a village
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on the edge of the North York Moors
has just reached Peter.
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I just finished
my last consultation,
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and I see my next one is a farmer
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who is on his way down
to the surgery urgently
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because he's got a ewe
that's lambing,
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and he's concerned that the lamb
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Hopefully, that won't be the case,
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but until she gets here,
we won't know.
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With sheep, you can't count
your chickens before they hatch.
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John has rushed down
from the village of Fadmoor,
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less than three miles away.
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She's a pure Suffolk shearling,
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and she's just having a single.
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She's been on maybe an hour,
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but they're just massive legs,
and I just think
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they're too big to pull.
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I don't think I can get it out.
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Morning, how are you?
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Not so bad.
Good.
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You got the one you're having
trouble with, have you?
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Yeah. just a Suffolk shearling
with massive legs.
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Do you want her in there or...?
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Er... we'll have a feel in there,
I think, to start with.
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We'll put her up that left side
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because I'm left-handed
for this job.
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Champion.
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Yeah. You haven't got
much width there. No.
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The birth canal isn't very big.
No.
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I think we're going to struggle
to get it out. I do.
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I think this birth canal's
too narrow to give birth.
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She's fairly immature,
is the mother.
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But the lamb itself
is a reasonable size.
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It's not massive.
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So the best thing here
is a caesarean section.
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Right, so we will need her out.
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With time of the essence,
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Peter and john need to rush the ewe
into the lambing room...
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There you are, missus,
that's better.
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...and get her into position...
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This saves a lot of back ache.
Yeah. Champion.
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...for emergency surgery.
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Have you had a caesarean clone
before? You will have clone.
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Yeah, unfortunately.
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Successful?
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Er, we have had them
clone successful.
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The last one...
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wasn't.
Oh. Oh, clear.
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She had a dead lamb in her, and it
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Ancl then the other lambs cited.
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I don't want to count my chickens,
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so I think the timing's good.
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So I'm fairly hopeful,
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but with sheep, sheep have a habit
of doing the dirty on you.
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So let's just wait and see.
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Farming, like vet work,
has evolved over the years.
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But the past is still celebrated...
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...at places like the Yorkshire
Museum of Farming near York.
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Although,
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Come on, little ones, out the way.
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Do you want a little bit?
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Yes.
..for manager, Shelley.
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and Ben and Jerry
the Anglo Newbians,
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and then we have
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It's lovely. I love it.
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It's just real lovely atmosphere,
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you know,
always asking all sorts of things
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about the animals and the place.
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Hey, PePPa-
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Come and have your carrot.
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But now it's not just farm animals
who need looking after.
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Shelley's come to Wetherby
to see Julian
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after a disturbing discovery
at the museum.
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Are you waking up?
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Four orphaned kittens.
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Have we got some kittens?
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Hi there.
Hi.
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You all right?
Oh, wow, look at those. Cute.
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Look how small you are.
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How old are they, then? Not very?
Three weeks.
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They were found at work,
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eyes were still shut,
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just there in the grass,
cold, hungry,
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no sign of Mum at all.
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Ancl I've been, erm,
bottle-feeding them since,
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and I think it started
going a bit thin on its back.
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Thin with the hair, you mean?
Thin with the hair. Yep.
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Ancl then it's tracked up
and behind the ears and the neck.
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Let me put some gloves on
and have a look.
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WHISPERS: Aww, look at you.
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Super-cute.
Mm.
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Have they got names?
Yes.
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That's Trio because she's got
three spots on her back. Oh, yeah.
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That's Dumpling.
Dumpling? Yes.
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They've all got quite thin hair,
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and some of them are quite scaly.
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Look at you,
you've got a nice, round face.
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So, which is this one?
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That's Purcly because that was
the first one to start purring.
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JULIAN CH UCKLES
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She was the smallest one
when they were found
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and was so cold,
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she was quite unresponsive.
Gosh.
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So, you've really saved the lives
of these four, then. Yeah.
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Ancl then which is the last one?
This one here?
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That one's Pooh.
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Mm, so Pooki's quite thin hair,
isn't she?
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Yeah.
Hm.
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Mm.
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So, you can see there
on Pooh's head,
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there's, like, that line there.
Mm.
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Ring worm is a fungal infection
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that attacks the skin
and the hair follicles.
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It can be quite nasty, especially
for young animals, in particular.
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So what we need to do to test it,
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so we take some hair and put it
in this little jar. Right.
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Ancl then it grows, and it goes...
Mm. ..red if it's ring worm.
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You have to kind of grab it
and pull it,
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so if you just snip the hair off,
it doesn't work.
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Yeah. You've got to get it
right from the...
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To get the hair follicles.
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Ancl then I normally take a few...
samples.
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Sorry, little one. That's it.
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You need to wait up to 14 clays
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but it's a good idea to start
some treatment in the meantime.
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Yeah. just so we're way ahead
of the game sort of thing.
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If we don't get on top of it,
they'll be...
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Yeah.
..quite poorly.
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Coming up...
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You know he's in pain
because he hardly moves.
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And you can tell
he's not a happy dog.
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Willa struggling spaniel be saved
by pioneering surgery?
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It's fairly cutting edge stuff,
really.
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'Ey? Blazing a trail, aren't you?
'Ey?
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And is a large lamb...
He would never have come out.
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In fact,
he's nearly ready for market.
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...strong enough to survive?
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Come on, lad.
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NARRATOR: During emergency surgery
at the practice in Kirkbymoorside,
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it's almost the moment of truth.
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How's it going, all right?
All right, john.
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Tell you in a few minutes
how it's going. Yeah.
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So far, so good.
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Farmer john's hoping Peter can save
his ewe and her large lamb.
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Right.
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Just big enough, this lamb.
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Just big enough.
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He would never have come out.
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In fact,
he's nearly ready for market.
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Come on, lad.
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Never in a million years
would that have come out.
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Come on.
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I'm holding its head up.
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A lad what helps us,
this is what he does,
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and they seem to survive better,
so I'm just trying.
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I'm a big believer
in just rubbing the chest,
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Yep.
Big believer.
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Come on, lamb.
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Yeah, it's coughing now.
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John was absolutely right.
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Too big to be born naturally.
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We'd have lost the lamb
and possibly the ewe as well
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if she'd torn, so it's always
about making decisions.
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Do you know?
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I think it was 16 kilos.
Really?!
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Now, that is some lamb.
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I can't compete with that.
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That's the thing
about Yorkshire farmers.
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You know you never impress them,
even if you make right decision.
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PETER LAUGHS
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Then we can get her
back on her feet.
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We're just gonna weigh him.
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I'm just interested to see
what this lamb weighs.
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But I'd just like to see.
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Well, it will impress me.
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He's near as dammit 8.9 kilos.
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Right, missus.
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What you got there, eh?
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She won't have a lot of idea yet,
will she?
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No.
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But this shearling has never seen
a baby lamb of her own before.
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So it's all new to her, really.
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Good lass.
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That's it.
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It'll be john's job
to mother the lamb on.
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'And that's what )ohh has to do
as soon as he gets home.'
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I hope all goes well.
Yeah, thank you.
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Occasionally,
pets are acquired unexpectedly.
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And at the practice in Wetherby...
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Are we just waiting
for some medication?
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Yeah.
Yeah.
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...Bev and Sarah are considering
the implications of mass mayhem.
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Would you rather have 20 clogs
or a 100 rabbits?
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Ooh.
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Rabbits are easier.
Really? Yeah.
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I'd have clogs
if I'd got a big field,
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and I could just let them out
cos if you were walking 20 clogs,
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you'd be exhausted, wouldn't you?
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LAUGHS
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Meanwhile, Julian's examining
the skin test results
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of the four abandoned kittens
254
00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,615
that unexpectedly turned up
at the farming museum.
255
00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,255
And it's not good news.
256
00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,455
My suspicions of ringworm
have been confirmed,
257
00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,695
It can be really nasty, especially
for young kittens like this.
258
00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:20,095
So Shelley's got some medication,
she's got her work cut out
259
00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:22,375
because, erm,
it's a repeated process.
260
00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:25,295
On a regular basis,
261
00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,775
two or three times,
to kill the fungal infection.
262
00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:32,455
Over at the museum,
263
00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:34,455
manager Shelley is determined
264
00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,175
to nurse all four babies
back to full health.
265
00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,415
Right, who's coming first?
266
00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,415
It sort of eats away at the fur
267
00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:50,255
and creates a ring-shaped scab,
268
00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,615
hence the word ringworm.
269
00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:56,095
Today's the clay
they need the treatment again.
270
00:14:56,120 --> 00:15:00,695
That involves bathing them
in warm water with the medication.
271
00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,215
Oh, no, let go. Let go, let go.
272
00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:09,135
There we go, sweetheart. 'Ey?
273
00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:14,255
We've got to get it
right into the fur,
274
00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,855
so it gets right down to the skin
275
00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:21,175
cos the ringworm
targets the hair follicle.
276
00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,535
This one's Trio.
277
00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:28,695
She was the first one
to show signs of the ringworm.
278
00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,095
Her back here was all ridged,
279
00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:33,375
and the skin was really dry.
280
00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,055
'Ey? There.
281
00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:38,295
I think that will do for you.
282
00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,375
Right, let's pop you in there.
283
00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,175
Oh, she's snuggled
right under the blankets.
284
00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,455
Go in there.
285
00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,295
This one's Dumpling.
286
00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:58,335
There we go.
287
00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:01,895
Your whiskers, hm?
288
00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:05,375
OK.
289
00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:13,855
Pooh.
290
00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:15,375
There we go.
291
00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:18,175
...like with any baby...
292
00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,455
Yeah, you get warm under there.
293
00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:23,015
...after bath time comes a bottle.
294
00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:24,775
Going to have something to drink?
295
00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,015
Best job in the world.
296
00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:32,895
Another couple of treatments
after this,
297
00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,095
and I would like to think we've,
er...
298
00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:37,695
...got on top of it.
299
00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,215
Come on, let's get you back in
where it's warm.
300
00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,575
On walks near her home
in Huddersfield...
301
00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,855
Come on, then. Good boy, jimmy.
302
00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:01,175
...Elaine recently noticed
303
00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:04,015
that her three-year-old
cooker spaniel, jimmyjoe,
304
00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:05,855
seemed to be in pain.
305
00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,575
He sits down quite a lot
306
00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,095
and looks back
to see where it's hurting.
307
00:17:11,120 --> 00:17:12,855
If he has a really bad clay,
308
00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:16,015
you know he's in pain because
he hardly moves and gets up again.
309
00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,575
Ancl you can tell he's not
a happy dog when he's like that.
310
00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:22,415
Jimmy's had a scan at
the Huddersfield animal hospital.
311
00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,735
Come on. Good boy.
312
00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:27,735
The results came back showing
313
00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,695
that there were some
disc degeneration in the back,
314
00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,055
little bits in his spinal canal.
315
00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:36,215
And, if it goes any further,
he could be paralysed
316
00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,415
because it could touch
his spinal cord.
317
00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:44,455
So today, he's booked in
for complex surgery
318
00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:49,775
We're going to do a procedure,
so that he'll have
319
00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,455
a much better quality of life,
320
00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,495
he'll be in a lot less pain,
and hopefully,
321
00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,695
he'll go on to be running around
the fields like usual.
322
00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:59,255
OK, little fella.
323
00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,535
There's a good boy.
324
00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,735
And from that,
we've created a 3D model.
325
00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,415
He's got more movement there
than he should have.
326
00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,935
So we're going to put some screws
327
00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:21,455
So, the drill guide is going to
come in and sit down onto the bone
328
00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,975
and should give us really
329
00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:28,335
and then we can place our screw
down into the bone.
330
00:18:28,360 --> 00:18:32,095
It's really critical
331
00:18:32,120 --> 00:18:35,015
If we're slightly too far in,
332
00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:38,175
we'll catch his spinal cord,
and that will be disastrous.
333
00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:45,135
How are we getting on?
Yeah, he's doing all right.
334
00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,495
He's nicely asleep,
so we're just going to get him
335
00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,975
prepped up, and then we'll
get him through into theatre.
336
00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,975
We've got to be really careful
with these screws, don't we? Yeah.
337
00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:54,495
The last thing we want
is metalwork
338
00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,855
rubbing against his spinal cord
in that area.
339
00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,295
So we've got about
0.2 of a millimetre of tolerance
340
00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:01,615
on either side there.
341
00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,375
So, yeah, it's just a bit tricky.
342
00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,935
To have the pedicle screw placed
343
00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:13,015
with one of these
BD-printed drill guides.
344
00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,655
So it's fairly cutting edge
sort of stuff, really.
345
00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:19,655
Hey, blazing a trail, aren't you?
Hey?
346
00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,455
These surgeries are fascinating
to be a part of,
347
00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,815
and it's just amazing
how far veterinary medicine
348
00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,015
continues to improve
and continues to develop.
349
00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:33,895
OK.
350
00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,295
So, we're going to make
a nice-sized exposure,
351
00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:41,895
so we can see what's going on.
352
00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,175
Obviously, it's going to be
quite a long surgery.
353
00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:49,815
It's quite a bit of fat
to get through there, isn't there?
354
00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:51,735
Yeah, he's a chunky boy.
355
00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,175
We absolutely need to get
a good view of what's going on
356
00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,575
to be able
to do this surgery accurately.
357
00:19:58,080 --> 00:19:59,775
Really,
you've only got one shot at this.
358
00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:01,135
When you're fixing something,
359
00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:03,415
you've got to fix it
in the position that you want.
360
00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:04,535
Ancl that's it, isn't it?
361
00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:06,735
There's no going back really,
is there? That's it.
362
00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:11,855
Coming up...
Hello, lad.
363
00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,175
Are you a bit poorly?
364
00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:16,295
Shona has colic concerns
for a friend's horse.
365
00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,695
You get this really good
toilet-flushing sound
366
00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:20,015
that kind of reassures you,
367
00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,415
but I can't hear
that good flushing sound.
368
00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,055
Peter wants to know who's boss.
369
00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:26,975
Anna, are you in charge?
370
00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,935
What would you say George?
Are you in charge or is Anna?
371
00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,295
And hang on to your hats.
372
00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:34,575
Julian decides
to brighten up surgery.
373
00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,535
I think I'm rocking that.
374
00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:50,055
For their flamboyant fashion.
375
00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,455
There's wellies and waterproofs...
376
00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:53,895
Right.
377
00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:55,055
...essential arm our...
378
00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:56,655
I always go for three layers.
379
00:20:57,960 --> 00:20:59,575
Like that.
380
00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:03,175
...and they've been proud
of being seen as squares for years.
381
00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,895
We swear an oath that we will
always wear a checked shirt.
382
00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,255
Checked shirt, but what you do,
you wear them for best
383
00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:10,095
until the collars
start to go a bit frayed,
384
00:21:10,120 --> 00:21:12,055
and then you wear them for work
after that.
385
00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,095
I think we are fashion icons,
aren't we, really?
386
00:21:14,120 --> 00:21:16,455
I think so.
Yeah.
387
00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,455
To a point.
388
00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,375
But now,
at the practice in Wetherby,
389
00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:23,975
Julian's decided he needs to
zhuzh up when he scrubs up.
390
00:21:26,360 --> 00:21:27,535
Oh.
391
00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:30,175
And he wants the opinion
of the two Lucys.
392
00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,695
It's the wrong way round!
Is this right?
393
00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,855
You look like a chef.
Oh, it's quite big.
394
00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,895
That is large,
it's got a lot of excess space.
395
00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:45,695
You can have that, Lucy,
if you want. She's got a big head.
396
00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,815
I have got a big head,
I'll take it on board. It's fine.
397
00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:50,135
Any good?
398
00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:51,815
Yeah.
Mm. Yeah.
399
00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:53,655
Looks like you've got two, like,
space buns.
400
00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:55,855
Take a selfie, you can see.
I'm gonna do.
401
00:21:58,520 --> 00:21:59,815
I think I'm rocking that.
402
00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:01,695
Ears in or ears out?
In.
403
00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,175
You need to have your hair in it.
We're not gonna look good in them.
404
00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:10,855
I think it's too big anyway,
though,
405
00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:13,815
You have got a little head.
406
00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:16,455
You should have specified
that you need an extra small.
407
00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:19,935
Quite like that as well.
There.
408
00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:21,775
There you go.
409
00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,415
So, conclusion is
that's for Lucy
410
00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,575
Ancl I reckon I'm gonna alternate
between these two.
411
00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:31,895
Are you not gonna fix this one?
412
00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,535
Yeah, but that's for
special occasions. Oh, OK.
413
00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:37,895
Well, we'll know who
the favourite nurse is, then,
414
00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:39,335
when he brings out
his favourite hat.
415
00:22:39,360 --> 00:22:42,015
Probably be me.
OK!
416
00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,935
You're both my favourite nurses.
There's no competition here.
417
00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:46,255
Cos we're both called Lucy.
418
00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,455
He only likes Lucys,
that's alll heard.
419
00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:57,695
Over in Huddersfield,
420
00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,135
Matt and Martin have
their surgical hats on
421
00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,415
for a complex operation.
422
00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:03,655
MATT: Crikey.
423
00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,535
They're trying to mend
jimmyjoe the spaniel's spine
424
00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:10,775
to stop his pain
425
00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:15,495
MARTIN: So, we're down at
426
00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:19,415
This is a life-sized 3D model
ofjimmyjoe's spine.
427
00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:20,775
Oh, fantastic.
428
00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:24,855
Hopefully, now we can recognise
429
00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,535
That is absolutely incredible.
430
00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:34,575
To have
a 3D-casted individual model
431
00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:37,055
of a specific dog's spine
432
00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,695
is absolutely revolutionary.
433
00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:44,015
You can use this model to pinpoint
exactly where you need to be,
434
00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:45,175
and in a surgery such as this,
435
00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:48,615
knowing exactly where you are
is absolutely crucial.
436
00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:53,335
This ground-breaking procedure
requires some serious metalwork.
437
00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,775
Now, literally comes
the most critical part
438
00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,575
of the procedure -
drilling the hole here.
439
00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:03,135
So, we're going to just go really,
really slowly.
440
00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,615
If we're not careful, we'll
put the drill in, and it'll walk.
441
00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:10,015
Ancl it only has to walk a fraction
of a millimetre
442
00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:11,375
for that to be an issue.
443
00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:15,535
OK, yeah.
444
00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,055
So, this is kind of the moment
of truth
445
00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:25,375
and should tell us whether...
446
00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,575
whether we're right or not.
447
00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,615
That's just nice.
448
00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:34,015
Happy with that.
449
00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,575
Let's just get that down
onto the screw head.
450
00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:42,695
Yeah.
451
00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:46,055
Jimmyjoe is a really,
really lively dog.
452
00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,895
So as he's running around,
453
00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:51,695
all this metalwork is going to be
taking all the force,
454
00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:55,375
of his spine absolutely rigid.
455
00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,815
Everything now
is absolutely fused there,
456
00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,095
so hopefully, he should be
nice and comfortable.
457
00:25:04,120 --> 00:25:06,175
Looks spot on, does that.
458
00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,615
All we've got to do, really,
is stitch things up.
459
00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:14,855
But we're just going to
zip him into CT,
460
00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,215
erm, do a quick scan of that area
461
00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,775
to make sure that we've got
our screws in the right place.
462
00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,135
I always think scans like this
are quite nerve-wracking.
463
00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:27,775
Cos you can see it's coming up,
are they in the right place?
464
00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,855
It's tense.
465
00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:31,975
Look at that.
466
00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:38,215
Well, I think things are looking
fairly good here, Matt.
467
00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:39,935
Excellent.
Excited to see how he does.
468
00:25:44,120 --> 00:25:45,535
And a couple of days later,
469
00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:50,215
jimmyjoe can take his first steps
on the road to recovery...
470
00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:53,535
Right, then, little fella.
471
00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:57,775
'Ey?
472
00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,575
Come on, then. Good boy.
473
00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:01,055
...by going home with Elaine.
474
00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:08,455
Look!
Hello, Jim.
475
00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,815
Jflmesy, Jamesy.
476
00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:11,895
Ooh!
Bless him.
477
00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:13,495
My dopey b0y_
478
00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,135
Have you forgiven me?
479
00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:16,615
Oh, I love you.
480
00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:18,215
He's walking really well.
481
00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,095
H is tail's lively.
482
00:26:21,120 --> 00:26:24,895
On both of his back legs well.
483
00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,895
As long as he's pain-free.
Yeah, absolutely.
484
00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:32,255
That's the most important thing
he is. Absolutely. Look at that.
485
00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,535
Right, come on then.
Best get you out of here, boy.
486
00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:36,255
Let's get you home.
487
00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:39,335
I've seenjimmyjoe
since he was a pup,
488
00:26:39,360 --> 00:26:41,695
and he's a bit of a character
and a personality.
489
00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:43,615
He's been really popular
in the kennels
490
00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:45,895
in the last couple of clays.
491
00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:47,295
There we go, buddy.
492
00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:50,135
'But it's really nice
to see him heading home today.'
493
00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:51,535
Thank you.
Yeah, no problem.
494
00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:52,815
Cheers. Wonderful.
495
00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:54,335
All right, you take care.
496
00:26:54,360 --> 00:26:57,055
'He certainly needs lots and lots
of rest at the minute.'
497
00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:58,695
Ancl then I'm really hoping
we'll be able
498
00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,495
to just gradually increase
his level of exercise.
499
00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,855
Ancl I'm kind of hoping
he'll get back to normal
500
00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:05,735
within maybe six to eight weeks.
501
00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,775
On the edge
of the North York Moors...
502
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:22,015
Peter's at john's farm
503
00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:26,615
three weeks after performing an
504
00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,375
Now, john.
Now, Peter, how are you doing?
505
00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:36,815
All right, are you?
You've got some help today, I see.
506
00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:40,055
Aye, we've got some help, yeah.
We're well-staffed today.
507
00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:42,575
Is that right?
Anna, are you in charge?
508
00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:45,895
What would you say, George?
Are you in charge or is Anna?
509
00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:47,295
THEY CHUCKLE
510
00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:50,815
I see you got the ewe there
511
00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:52,375
She's looking really well.
512
00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,935
The only thing was,
we lost the lamb.
513
00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:58,935
Lost the lamb? Yeah, we lost him
two clays after we got him home.
514
00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:01,295
He just never seemed to thrive,
really.
515
00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,935
Well, that's disappointing because
he was a big lamb, wasn't he?
516
00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:05,055
He was a big lamb.
517
00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,175
So, you've obviously
fostered one on?
518
00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:12,655
We fostered one on it,
and she loves it, as you can see.
519
00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,775
So some goods come of it,
then, john. Yeah, definitely.
520
00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,935
Yeah, that would have been
a pet lamb, and now he has a mum.
521
00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,375
Now he has a mother. Yeah,
so some good's come of it. Yeah.
522
00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:24,255
Right, well,
we better get those stitches out.
523
00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:27,855
Let's have a look.
Let's get these stitches out.
524
00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,175
Those stitches are out now.
525
00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,535
Very good.
526
00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:40,255
So, you'll be lambing them
all next year yourself, will you?
527
00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:42,535
No?
528
00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:44,575
Are we gonna turn this ewe out?
529
00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:45,735
Yeah.
Shall we put them out?
530
00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:51,815
There she goes.
531
00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:56,215
When they go out?
532
00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:59,175
This is spring grass.
Yes.
533
00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:02,295
So, some good's come of it, John,
really, I'm glad to say. Yep.
534
00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:05,215
Yep. Well, if we hadn't had
t'caesarean,
535
00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:06,855
we'd have lost ewe, definitely.
536
00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:10,135
lost ewe as well, I think.
537
00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:13,815
Do you know, that's quite unusual -
538
00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:16,055
THEY LAUGH
You have to, though, don't you?
539
00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:19,015
But you're right.
540
00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:21,535
Yeah, sometimes, you've got to
think of what you've gained
541
00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:22,855
rather than what you've lost.
Yep.
542
00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,335
In West Yorkshire...
543
00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:40,935
...Shona is a horse enthusiast.
544
00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:44,095
Good lad.
545
00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,735
Whether riding them...
Good boy.
546
00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:51,135
...or running the equine side
of the Huddersfield practice.
547
00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:52,895
Whenever you approach them,
548
00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:55,255
always go to the front first
and say hello.
549
00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,295
Run a hand down them,
so they know that you're there.
550
00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:01,535
And she passes on her horse
whispering wisdom to the nurses.
551
00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:05,535
My grandma was a teacher.
552
00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:07,815
Maybe some of those genes
have passed down a little bit.
553
00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:09,095
I do like teaching people,
554
00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:12,215
especially when they seem to be
enjoying it and seem interested.
555
00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:21,375
The handling skills Shona teaches
come in most handy
556
00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,575
when a patient is distressed.
557
00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:28,295
And at the end of a long night
on call,
558
00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:31,215
she's heading to
a 7am equine emergency
559
00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:34,215
that's concerningly close to home.
560
00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:38,615
Her friend Rachel suspects
her young shire horse has colic.
561
00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:42,335
Colic basically means signs
of abdominal pain in horses.
562
00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:44,295
He's only a year old, so...
563
00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,415
when they get colic.
564
00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:50,215
It's always an emergency.
565
00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:52,175
You want a vet there
as soon as you can.
566
00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:54,535
Often, as an owner,
when you come to a colic,
567
00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:57,695
you don't know how long
they've been having problems for.
568
00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:01,735
I've known Rachel a long time,
and she's always had horses.
569
00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:04,975
I used to ride her first pony
when I was a teenager.
570
00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:06,815
She's just a really good friend.
571
00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:09,575
I've known Dante
since they got him back in winter.
572
00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:12,375
So we just want to get on
573
00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:14,255
She's a bit worried about him,
as am I.
574
00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:18,895
Morning, Rachel.
Hi, how are you?
575
00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,895
I'm all right, a bit worried
about Dante, with you ringing me.
576
00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:24,255
Hello, lad. Hello.
577
00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:25,775
Are you a bit poorly?
578
00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:27,735
This morning,
he just doesn't want to eat,
579
00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:30,095
which rang a few alarm bells,
really.
580
00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:31,655
Has he had a poo at all?
No.
581
00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:35,655
Ancl then you said
he went out in the field...
582
00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:37,575
Got out in the field
and just laid down.
583
00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:39,175
He looks quite bright,
but sometimes,
584
00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:40,775
they're a bit deceiving
with these colics.
585
00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:45,455
I didn't want to be over-dramatic.
586
00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:47,175
No, no, I don't think
you can be over-dramatic.
587
00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:51,775
Good lad.
588
00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:53,135
That is a good boy.
589
00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:55,415
We've given him an anti-spasmodic.
590
00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,775
So that relaxes all his gut.
591
00:31:57,800 --> 00:31:59,375
Right,
let's check his heart rate.
592
00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:02,615
Right, that sounds good.
593
00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:04,535
Good lad.
594
00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:08,575
So, we're listening to make sure
595
00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,615
that it sounds like
a normal gurgling gut,
596
00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:12,975
which tells us that the food's
moving through it normally.
597
00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:15,495
Good lad.
598
00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:18,055
On the right-hand side, it should
sound like a toilet flushing.
599
00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:19,655
That's part of the gut emptying,
600
00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:21,935
and you get this really good
toilet-flushing sound
601
00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:23,215
that kind of reassures you.
602
00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:25,295
If it sounds too tinny,
603
00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:27,535
then it can be that there's
quite a bit of gas in there,
604
00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:31,175
it can be that
they have got an impaction,
605
00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:33,455
which is where all the food's
completely wedged in there,
606
00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:34,455
and it won't move.
607
00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:42,055
I can't hear that good
toilet-flushing sound.
608
00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:47,335
What I'd like to do now
is do a rectal exam on him.
609
00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:49,695
A dog, you can feel the abdomen
from the outside
610
00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:51,295
and feel all the intestines
and things.
611
00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:53,055
You can't do that on horses
and cows.
612
00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:55,055
I'd be interested to see
if I can feel anything
613
00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:57,335
on that right-hand side,
if there's any worries there.
614
00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:00,175
Right,
615
00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,615
His head this way
cos I'm right-handed.
616
00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:05,335
Ancl then his bum in the back.
617
00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:08,495
Back up. Good boy.
618
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:10,975
Stand. Stand.
619
00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:12,495
Right, there's a good man.
620
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:18,255
So, basically,
621
00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:23,735
Right, so, I'm in now,
622
00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,735
so I'm just having
a gentle feel around.
623
00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:30,375
So, we're feeling for big,
doughy bits of intestine.
624
00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:35,415
That's if there's an impaction,
it goes quite firm and doughy.
625
00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:36,535
Good boy.
626
00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:42,055
Ancl then I'm feeling down below
in front of me for gassy bits
627
00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:43,215
that might be distended.
628
00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:47,615
Small or large intestine?
629
00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:49,815
That feels small from here.
630
00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:55,615
OK, right, I can't feel anything
majorly there, so that's good.
631
00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:59,535
The thing that's bothering me is
632
00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:01,575
I could give him
some more pain relief
633
00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:06,495
and then probably come back
in, like, an hour or maybe two
634
00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:09,415
and just have another check
that his stomach sounds better.
635
00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:11,695
Ancl if at that point
it's not sounding much better,
636
00:34:11,720 --> 00:34:12,735
we'll pass a stomach tube.
637
00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:18,535
The pain relief just helps
638
00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:21,375
Most colics,
you can treat medically like this,
639
00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:22,975
so you can just give him
a few injections
640
00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:24,895
once you've
checked them thoroughly over.
641
00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:28,575
But there are, you know, the
odd ones where they need surgery.
642
00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:30,935
If you don't give them the drugs
very quickly,
643
00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:33,895
then they can turn into one
that needs surgery.
644
00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:35,455
You've got to be cautious
with colics
645
00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:37,135
because they can get bad
quite quickly.
646
00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:41,575
So, Shona's night shift
has to extend even further.
647
00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:43,495
Right, then,
let me know if anything changes,
648
00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:45,375
and I'll see you in an hour or so.
Yep, no worries.
649
00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:46,495
Thank you very much.
650
00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,375
That's all right. See you soon.
See you in a bit.
651
00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:52,375
While for an anxious Rachel,
the day job will have to wait.
652
00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:55,255
I should be at work,
but I'll hang around here.
653
00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:58,015
I'll work from home today
and just keep a close eye,
654
00:34:58,040 --> 00:34:59,255
wait for Shona to pop back,
655
00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:01,135
and then go from there.
656
00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:05,095
Still to come...
657
00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:06,415
Jimmy Joe's nicely asleep,
658
00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:08,335
so we're ready
to take a couple of X-rays.
659
00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:11,295
Judgement Day forjimmyjoe.
660
00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:14,575
If anything's moved,
that could be a problem.
661
00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:16,295
And farming memories at the museum.
662
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:20,015
It says here the first ploughs
were dragged along by people.
663
00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:21,615
Don't think you'd pull that
very far.
664
00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:25,055
But have the abandoned kittens
found there pulled through?
665
00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:27,455
They were pretty small and weak
and quite poorly,
666
00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:29,895
and we were anxious
that they might not even survive.
667
00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:39,495
NARRATOR: Near H uddersfield,
668
00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:41,535
concern about
one of her friend's horses
669
00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:45,855
means Shona's night on call
has extended well into the morning.
670
00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:47,095
Hello, handsome.
671
00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:50,015
A couple of hours after treating
one-year old Dante for colic,
672
00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,895
she's back at Rachel's
to check on him.
673
00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:55,095
Good lad. Are you all right?
Good boy.
674
00:35:58,320 --> 00:35:59,775
It's always an emergency.
675
00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,135
If you don't get on them quickly
676
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:03,775
and give them
the anti-spasmodic drugs,
677
00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:05,415
they can get a lot worse.
678
00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,015
Oh, these sound better.
679
00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:13,895
Right, that's good, there's some
really nice, normal sounds there.
680
00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:17,975
Oh, yeah,
that's moving a lot better.
681
00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:22,375
Just swing him
and listen to the other side.
682
00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:24,895
Oh, he's a good sausage,
aren't you?
683
00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:27,775
Are you a good sausage? Good boy.
684
00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:33,895
Yeah, that's loads better, Rach.
Good.
685
00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:35,775
Loads better. Good.
Isn't it, mister?
686
00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:37,735
Have we fixed you?
687
00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:41,335
I just wonder with it being cold,
688
00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:43,735
he's just not drunk
quite enough water.
689
00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:45,455
He's not drunk as much as normal.
690
00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:47,815
Sometimes, it's worth
giving them some warm water
691
00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:49,255
and just seeing
if he'll drink a load.
692
00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:51,375
Ancl try and settle it down a bit.
693
00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:53,655
You can put a little bit
of apple juice in it too
694
00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:55,055
to make it a bit sweeter.
695
00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:56,695
It all sounds really good now,
696
00:36:56,720 --> 00:36:59,055
like, his guts are moving
a lot better now,
697
00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:01,855
so I'm very pleased because
I'm quite attached to him anyway.
698
00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:03,575
THEY CHUCKLE
699
00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:06,255
But, yeah, he sounds really good,
so it's good news.
700
00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:10,735
Right, see you later.
Yep, thanks, Shona, see you later.
701
00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:15,495
Yeah, I thought I'd maybe
702
00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:17,775
this morning,
but she was happy to come, so...
703
00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:20,055
That's a good outcome.
704
00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:21,815
I've known Rachel a long time,
705
00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:24,415
and it's always a bit different
when you know the patient.
706
00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:27,295
Sometimes, it's a bit like
treating one of your own, really,
707
00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:30,215
and you do get a bit more worried
in some cases.
708
00:37:30,240 --> 00:37:31,775
I have got
a bit of an attachment to him,
709
00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:33,295
so I'm really glad
he's doing better.
710
00:37:42,440 --> 00:37:44,015
Across Yorkshire,
711
00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:48,255
Julian's made a trip
to the farming museum near York...
712
00:37:50,040 --> 00:37:52,375
Hi, Shelley.
Hi, Julian.
713
00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:55,935
...to see how the poorly
abandoned kittens are doing
714
00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:57,455
after their ringworm treatment.
715
00:38:01,240 --> 00:38:02,575
Look at you.
716
00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:04,935
You won't remember me,
but last time I saw you,
717
00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:07,935
you were tiny and looking
a bit bedraggled, really,
718
00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:10,775
No.
719
00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:13,135
When they first appeared,
720
00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,495
they were pretty small and weak
and quite poorly,
721
00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:18,735
and I think we were anxious
that they might not even survive.
722
00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:20,335
But, erm,
not only are they surviving,
723
00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:22,175
they're positively thriving.
724
00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:24,535
So it's brilliant, really,
to see how they've come on,
725
00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:27,015
and Shelley's obviously put
loads of time in to get them here,
726
00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:29,575
so it's great
to see them looking so well.
727
00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:35,015
Right, good, so, shall we do
the vaccinations? Yep, right.
728
00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:38,015
Shall we do you first, hey?
729
00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:40,975
So, which is this one again,
did you say?
730
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:43,495
Just, oops, right, let go.
This one's Trio.
731
00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:44,695
Trio.
732
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:48,495
I don't think she even noticed.
733
00:38:51,240 --> 00:38:54,295
Well clone, Purcly.
What a brave kitten.
734
00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:55,615
Excellent. Good.
735
00:38:55,640 --> 00:38:57,015
Get back to playing now.
736
00:38:58,360 --> 00:38:59,975
There we go.
737
00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:03,495
They're more entertaining
than me TV on an evening.
738
00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:04,935
I bet they are, yeah.
739
00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:09,775
Kittens. Ps, ps, ps, ps.
Smile.
740
00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:13,135
That's my new screen-saver, look.
741
00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:15,095
Aww.
742
00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:18,535
So, they'll need the second part
of the vaccine in three weeks,
743
00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:19,935
and then after that,
744
00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:23,615
they'll be safe to go
and explore the big, wide world.
745
00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:25,975
Right. And then maybe see
some of the other animals
746
00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:27,855
at your farming museum.
Yeah, yeah.
747
00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:29,375
Aww, that'd be great.
748
00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:31,895
Speaking of which,
I've never been here before. Yeah.
749
00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:34,655
If I just have a quick look round?
750
00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:37,415
Oh, yeah, sure.
Very good, cheerio. Right.
751
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:40,015
Nice to see you again. Bye.
Thanks, bye.
752
00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:46,335
Wow.
753
00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:48,175
Look at all these things.
754
00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:50,975
This is the plough section.
755
00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:55,575
It says here the first ploughs
were dragged along by people.
756
00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:57,455
Don't think
you'd pull that very far.
757
00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:03,695
And afterjulian's jaunt
through farming past,
758
00:40:03,720 --> 00:40:07,615
a few weeks later, the kittens
all have a bright future.
759
00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:10,175
Two at a new home...
760
00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:12,535
Super home, on a farm,
761
00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:16,295
erm, with other cats and animals
and everything,
762
00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:19,375
and they have settled in super.
763
00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:22,295
...and the other two,
here with Shelley.
764
00:40:24,240 --> 00:40:25,375
I've kept two.
765
00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:28,335
LAUGHS
766
00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:30,175
Never mind.
767
00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:32,455
Hey, Dumplings.
768
00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:34,015
Ch-ch. Here.
769
00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:36,335
Trio.
770
00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:38,695
Dumpling was never going anywhere,
771
00:40:38,720 --> 00:40:43,095
and I thought, well,
I think I'm going to keep Trio,
772
00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:46,135
and they play,
keep each other company,
773
00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:48,055
and they're great.
774
00:40:48,080 --> 00:40:50,455
Come on, Dumplings. Ch-ch-ch.
775
00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:54,175
You going to come out?
Come on, then.
776
00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:57,495
Ooh. Is this exciting?
777
00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:02,295
I love my cats.
778
00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:13,135
Over in Huddersfield,
779
00:41:13,160 --> 00:41:18,335
three-year-old cooker spaniel
jimmyjoe is back at the hospital,
780
00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:22,655
six weeks after Martin's complex,
ground-breaking surgery
781
00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:24,575
on his damaged spine.
782
00:41:24,600 --> 00:41:26,135
We're hoping that everything
783
00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:29,415
is still in the position that
it was in when we did his surgery.
784
00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:31,695
If anything's moved,
that could be a problem.
785
00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:37,375
Ready to take a couple of X-rays.
786
00:41:42,720 --> 00:41:45,135
So, I'm happy
with how his X-rays are looking.
787
00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:48,535
Everything is in the same position
that it was when we left it.
788
00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:50,575
Everything seems to be healing up
really well,
789
00:41:50,600 --> 00:41:52,935
so it fits with how
he's getting on in himself,
790
00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:55,655
really good news.
791
00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:02,375
Elaine first became aware
ofjimmyjoe's problems
792
00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:07,735
ELAINE: Come on, this way.
Let's go. Good lad.
793
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:09,535
But just a few more weeks later,
794
00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:12,415
he's enjoying them again.
795
00:42:12,440 --> 00:42:16,735
Bit by bit, he's made an amazing
recovery, I think, amazing.
796
00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:20,775
Before, even trying to get up,
797
00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:22,615
and also the way he held himself.
798
00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:25,415
Come on. You ready?
799
00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:27,815
Go find. Go on.
800
00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:30,535
Ancl he's not in pain.
You can see he's not in pain.
801
00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:40,615
Would be, doing something so new
802
00:42:40,640 --> 00:42:44,375
and so experimental, in a way,
it was just really scary.
803
00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:48,055
Was I going to lose him?
804
00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:50,695
But it's fantastic success.
805
00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:58,175
It used to be heart-breaking when
806
00:43:01,840 --> 00:43:04,175
Ancl that is a delight.