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CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY:
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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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 get the impression you wouldn't
take me on as an assistant.
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Is that right?
Probably!
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THEY LAUGH
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Peter's old partnerjulian Norton...
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With a gloved hand and a lubricated
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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SQUEAKING
..also uphold the Herriot ethos.
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MAN: 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? Phwooo!
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Never taking their eyes
off the ball...
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CHEERING
Howzat!
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Argh!
THEY LAUGH
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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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Ooh!
..sizes...
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That's more like pulling a calf out!
..types...
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Nearly done, nearly done, Bertie.
..and temperaments.
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Ow! He's bitten 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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Hee-haw!
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GIGGLING
You ought to know better.
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It's rarely easy.
SHE GROANS
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But they continue
the Herriot tradition...
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Ooh!
..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!
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SHEEP BLEATS
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A Yorkshire vet's alphabet
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starts with Acres
of Beautiful Countryside.
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Determined, Energetic,
Fearless folk,
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Great and small.
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Hard graft out and Inside.
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Not just a job.
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A King's first Love.
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Mums and Newborns.
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Old-fashioned farms.
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People, their pets.
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A Quest to make things Right.
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Sheep upon sheep.
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Time always so tight.
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There's much Unexplained
in this Veterinary world
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of Wild weather and waterproofs.
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It's X-rays, not X factor.
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This is Yorkshire, its creatures,
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in homes, fields...
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and Zoos.
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GROWLS
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Today, one of Matt's regular
zoo clients Kim
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has called him about a wildcat
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because she's worried
with a capital W.
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One of the Scottish wildcats,
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we've noticed
over the last couple of clays,
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has got a really bad limp.
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She's not wanting
to put any weight on it.
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She's not coming out for food.
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To examine the wildcat,
Matt knows he'll need to sedate her.
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This is one of the barrels
of my dart rifle.
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I'll need that today
with these wildcats
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because they are
particularly feisty,
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and I don't want
to cause them any damage.
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So, this is
a perfect little blow pipe
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to get 1 .5ml and 3ml closes
into smaller animals,
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where you don't need the full force
of a dart gun,
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so a perfect little bit
of equipment.
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You all right, Kim?
Hiya, Matt.
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Well, I've got everything set up.
Let's get cracking.
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OK.
Let's go in there.
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The aim of the game is to get in,
blow pipe them quickly,
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and then leave them alone
for ten minutes or so
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for that an aesthetic to work.
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But we need to find out
what's going on there,
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make sure there's no breaks,
fractures,
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nothing that needs any surgery.
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Bloody hell!
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Is that her?
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No, she's not lame, is she?
No, she's OK.
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She's gone in there.
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just to get enough light in
so I can see.
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OK, that's it. There's perfect.
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Got it.
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A good, strong puff,
and hit the mark.
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So we're just gonna
let her go to sleep.
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Hopefully, we'll find out
what's going on soon.
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Initially, when you look at them,
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they do look like
a common domestic cat,
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but then when you see the face,
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you can see those kind of
wild lynx-like eyes and the ears.
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They are a massively endangered
species now.
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I think they're one of the
most endangered mammals in Britain.
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Let's see if that's taken effect.
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Grab that head.
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Right, then, come on, you.
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I'm not happy
with what I feel here, Kim.
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There's not a dislocation
or anything like that, no breaks.
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The femur does feel
in the right position.
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But it does feel
like there's a big mass
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or potential tumour
around that femur, unfortunately.
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If it is something cancerous,
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it might be something we need
to look at amputation, really. OK.
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But certainly feeling it here,
we need to snap some X-rays of this
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and find out exactly
what's going on.
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Come on, muffin.
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Yeah.
Got her.
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The plan is now we're gonna
take Iona back to the practice,
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and we're gonna do some X-rays
to find out what's going on
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with that femur because
it does not feel nice at all.
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Definitely not wild in Wetherby.
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Izzy.
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The gentle nature of 12-year-old
King Charles spaniel Izzy
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means she's more than just a pet
to Susan's family.
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Are you coming up? Come on, then.
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SHE CHUCKLES
Big jump, that's a good girl.
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She's been amazing.
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She cured Evan and my other children
of their fear of dogs.
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A dog had to only come near them
before they would scream,
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especially the larger ones.
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Yeah, it just cured it, really.
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They found
that not all dogs are bad.
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Who's a good girl?
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I think I was about five
when I got Izzy.
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She's helped me find
that they're more friendly now
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because I was scared
that one of them might bite me,
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and lzzyjust helped me
stop being scared.
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Who's a good girl?
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I have three children with autism,
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and they deal with it
in different ways
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and the calmness and the relaxation,
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especially with Izzy's breed,
a cavalier King Charles spaniel,
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it did wonders
for their mental capability as well.
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But Susan isn't sure how much time
they have left with Izzy.
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Good girl. Good girl.
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Today, she's had to bring her
to Julian's practice.
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Izzy has a breast cancer.
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She's had two lumps already,
this is her third one.
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With her children fearing the worst.
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They were very anxious today.
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She had lots of cuddles
this morning.
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Izzy's so special to us,
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we want to keep her here
as long as possible.
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Izzy. How are you doing, Izzy?
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Are you a good girl?
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We've operated before and
taken away a large amount of tumour,
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and sadly, it's come back.
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So we're gonna try
and operate again.
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It's a bit of a last chance saloon
for Izzy.
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The cancer's quite aggressive.
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We've talked about
the likely success or otherwise,
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but her owners are really keen
to give it another go surgically.
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Come on, Izzy, you know the routine.
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There we are, Izzy,
off to the land of Nod.
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Izzy's not just a pet,
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she's a big support dog
for the rest of the family,
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so it's incumbent on everybody
to do what we can to keep her happy
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and keep her healthy
as long as possible.
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ASSISTANT: Does that look all right?
That's fine, yeah, perfect.
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Ancl can I get some spirit on,
please? Yes.
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Right, so...
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It looks pretty bad.
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It extends right down here
and right up there,
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and it's quite hard as well,
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so it's as bad, if not more bad,
than I was expecting it to be.
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Right, are we good to go?
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Yeah, fine.
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I'm a bit scared.
Wildcat worry...
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Close, close, close, close, close!
HE SIGHS
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...after X-rated X-rays.
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Wow! Bloody hellfire.
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Shona's shocked by a sheep's wound.
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It might have been shot
or something in the field.
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And Peter's salon...
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just gonna give her
a bit of a haircut.
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...isn't popular.
Don't need a trim, do you, Abbie?
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THEY LAUGH
No, thanks, Peter!
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CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: In Thirsk,
Matt's been doing some work
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atjulian's practice...
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HE STRAINS
Come on through. Come on, Mrs.
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...which is where he's brought
his latest
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unusual patient from the zoo,
a Scottish wildcat.
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NURSE: Aw! Poor little thing.
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Iona has a leg problem
that's making her lame.
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Matt doesn't like what he can feel.
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Right.
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So Frankie and Robyn are helping him
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make the wildcat tame enough
to X-ray.
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Ah, clear Lord.
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I'm a bit scared, but...
LAUGHS
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Right, open me up a bit further.
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That's good, that's good.
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CAT GROWLS,
H ISS ES
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Close, close, close, close, close.
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NERVOUS LAUGHTER
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We need to know
if we're dealing with bone,
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soft tissue,
or just something else entirely.
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I'm kind of waiting
with baited breath now.
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Here we go, moment of truth.
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W ow .
NURSE GASPS
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Bloody hellfire.
Shit!
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That has really shocked me.
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What I'm seeing there,
she's fractured a femur.
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How on Earth she's clone that...
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There must've been
some serious damage or a fall,
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or caught herself
to cause that amount...
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Just... wow.
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I'm actually glad it's not a tumour
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because a broken leg can be fixed,
a tumour cannot.
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That's really blown me away,
has that.
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So, I'm gonna have to ring
a specialist here
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to find out exactly
what best to do at this point
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because I think it's fixable,
but I'm just not quite sure.
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'When you feel it,
it just feels so stable.'
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A fracture like that, her leg
should be swinging in the wind.
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So, I mean, whatever nature's
clone so far is pretty good,
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and hopefully, today,
we can make it even better.
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Matt's hoping specialist
orthopaedic surgeon Steve can help.
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So, what do you think?
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Crikey, look at the state
of the displacement.
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We can see we've got
this clear fracture line
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straight the way through the femur,
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travelling upwards
into this really sharp spike.
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It's like a dagger.
It is, isn't it?
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Yeah, I'm sure, er, she's not
feeling too good with that one.
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The good news is,
is this is feeling really stable.
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She looks a bit lame,
which is understandable
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because she's broken her leg,
but actually, it's moving very well.
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So, the big concern is
if we go in and we decide
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to try and fix this fracture,
pulling the bone out into place,
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there is the potential
we could damage the sciatic nerve,
248
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which runs over the side here,
249
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and in doing so,
make the leg actually worse.
250
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For |ona's sake,
the best thing to do at the moment
251
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is to leave this well alone.
252
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It's amazing what the body can do
and how it can remodel,
253
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and this bone may well just join
itself back together as it is.
254
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That's incredible,
that the body's healed up so well.
255
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Tell you what, this case has
taken quite a few surprising turns.
256
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That's great.
257
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Well, let's pull her off
of the an aesthetic,
258
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get her little box set up again,
and she can go home.
259
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Considering looking at that X-ray,
260
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I'm absolutely shocked
as to how she's clone so well.
261
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The plan now is to send her home,
262
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and then we'll re-X-ray her
in a few months
263
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and see how that fracture's healing.
264
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Up on the North York Moors...
265
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Come on, then. Good girl.
266
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...Abbie is a farmer
who's become a good friend to Peter.
267
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But today,
it's business before pleasure.
268
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Peter's got a big job on today.
269
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He's got some cows to dehorn,
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and I think he'll need a big cup
of tea and some biscuits afterwards.
271
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PETER: It can be hard work
dehorning cows
272
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because the horn can be quite hard
to work through.
273
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There's different techniques
we can use.
274
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Some people use a cheese wire,
275
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but my old boss taught me
to use a saw,
276
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so I may use a mix and match
277
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depending on how my arms
are holding up,
278
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because it's not easy work.
279
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MOOS
280
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Is that the numbing stuff?
281
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It is, yeah.
282
00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,615
It's gonna be hard work
trying to get the horns off.
283
00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:07,855
But he's a good lad, is Peter,
so I think he'll get the job clone.
284
00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:11,655
I'm getting to know you now!
THEY CHUCKLE
285
00:14:13,560 --> 00:14:15,895
We'll run them through
to start with
286
00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:17,215
and then numb them all.
Yeah.
287
00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,895
Then we'll be able to get them
through a second time, won't we?
288
00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,855
Tell you what,
if you just hold me that rope,
289
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that might work.
290
00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,135
I'll do my girl power.
291
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THEY LAUGH
292
00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,015
Right.
293
00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:34,895
Abbie's dad Trevor knows
this is a job that needs doing.
294
00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:36,255
'They're dangerous.'
295
00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,655
It's a lot easier to do
when they're little calves,
296
00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,615
but sometimes,
they don't show the bud as easy,
297
00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:45,975
and then you get to turning them out
into t'field and they get missed.
298
00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,895
just gonna give her
a bit of a haircut.
299
00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,215
Don't need a trim, do you, Abbie?
300
00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,735
THEY LAUGH
No, thanks, Peter!
301
00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:01,655
Go on, lass. Go on.
302
00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:07,335
That's it. Right.
We're getting on quite nicely now.
303
00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,415
We've a system going,
it's working quite well.
304
00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,015
So... it's very good.
305
00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:15,215
I'll just bring that
down this side a bit.
306
00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:20,055
You learn the basic principles
when you're at veterinary college,
307
00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:23,335
but I did a lot in the early days
with my old boss Alf Wight.
308
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Oh! Yeah?James Herriot.
Ancl he was an expert on these
309
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because he literally did
hundreds of them.
310
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Yeah.
So I bet it kept him fit.
311
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SHE CH UCKLES
Yeah!
312
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Because it's physically hard work.
313
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Ancl as he got older,
he used to pretend he had
314
00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:39,495
an imaginary crystal ball
on the office desk,
315
00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:41,055
and he said,
"The mists are clearing."
316
00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,975
He said, "I see a young, fit man
going to dehorn these cows."
317
00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,655
In other words, he was gonna find
a nice little, cushy job somewhere
318
00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:52,015
and send me out
to do the roughhouse stuff. Yeah!
319
00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:56,735
And hopefully,
Peter still feels young and fit.
320
00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,095
Give up!
COW MOOS
321
00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,335
Because as Abbie predicted,
using her own crystal ball,
322
00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,255
this is proving to be
a demanding job.
323
00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,815
Bah, you awkward devil.
324
00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,535
We're on the last one now,
325
00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:12,615
number seven, and then we'll be
going back onto number one.
326
00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:16,095
Ancl then it'll be
the taking off of the horns.
327
00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:17,495
See how that goes.
328
00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,695
WHISTLES
Come on.
329
00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,335
PHONE RINGING
In Wetherby...
330
00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:30,815
No problem at all...
331
00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:35,135
...Bev and Sarah like to empathise
with the practice's patients.
332
00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,895
If you were a dog, right...
333
00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:39,575
I'm sure you'd be
a very beautiful dog.
334
00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:43,255
No, I'd be a mongrel. Go on.
Oh, I... I was gonna be a mongrel.
335
00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:46,175
Oh. Can I be a Saluki, then?
336
00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,095
Yeah, you're very Saluki,
with your Saluki hair.
337
00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,455
What aboutjulian?
Julian'd just be, like...
338
00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,815
He'd be a little jack Russell.
..a scruffy little terrier.
339
00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,175
Yep. He would. Wouldn't he?
He would, definitely.
340
00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,535
We'd just be a pair of old mongrels,
Bev.
341
00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,415
Yapping in t'background.
342
00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,415
THEY LAUGH
343
00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,695
Well, we are from Wakefield.
Absolutely.
344
00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:10,695
In theatre,
345
00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,215
Julian andjo are operating
346
00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:17,255
on a rather more regal,
very precious pet.
347
00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,295
JULIAN: She all right?
jO: Yep, fine.
348
00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:22,495
Izzy the King Charles spaniel
changed the lives
349
00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:24,135
of her owner's autistic children.
350
00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:28,375
I wonder whether I could have
the, um, the biggish saw?
351
00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,255
But this isn't
her first cancerous lump.
352
00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,135
It's never easy
when you're operating on tissue
353
00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:37,855
that's already been operated on.
354
00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:39,855
Well, we've taken biopsies,
355
00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:44,535
and we've had confirmation that
it is a really aggressive cancer.
356
00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:47,935
It could be said that this
isn't going to be successful.
357
00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:49,895
But ultimately, I think,
in Izzy's case,
358
00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,655
aside from the cancer,
she's relatively happy.
359
00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,655
In fact, really very happy.
360
00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,215
So it's a shame
not to give her every chance.
361
00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,455
Can I get some more swabs?
Swabs?
362
00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:05,695
Yeah.
It's a little bit, erm... gruesome.
363
00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:13,655
It goes right up into the armpit,
which is difficult as well.
364
00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,615
It's coming off, actually,
really a lot better than I expected,
365
00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,335
and I'm happy with it so far, yeah.
366
00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:23,935
OK?
Yeah.
367
00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:25,695
Right, I think this is the last bit.
368
00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:31,055
There we are. Cancer off.
369
00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:32,695
It's not come off badly, that.
370
00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,815
Look good?
Well, it looks a massive hole.
371
00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:40,015
But it's all off,
I'm pretty certain about that.
372
00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:47,895
The tissue's coming together
quite nicely, actually.
373
00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:50,095
So, that's a decent job clone,
I think.
374
00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:55,215
She's not had too long
an an aesthetic, but long enough now.
375
00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:58,055
Keen to get her back into recovery
and get her woken up now.
376
00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,495
Hello. Julian here.
377
00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:03,295
Yeah, it's all gone really well
with Izzy this morning.
378
00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:06,295
It came off better
than I was expecting, actually,
379
00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,895
and I'm confident
I've got it all out.
380
00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:10,615
She's looking pretty comfortable.
381
00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:13,935
So she'll be good to go home
three-ish, something like that.
382
00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:15,655
OK, we'll see you later on.
383
00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:19,375
That's one very relieved owner.
384
00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,575
Happy clays.
You all right, sweet?
385
00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:27,335
Obviously, there's still ongoing
issues that Izzy's faced with,
386
00:19:27,360 --> 00:19:28,375
but I think, for now,
387
00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:30,935
we've hopefully increased
her health and her happiness,
388
00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,375
and hopefully increased
her life span as well.
389
00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:47,095
Some veterinary cases
are more mysterious than others.
390
00:19:47,120 --> 00:19:50,695
And Shona is heading out
from the Huddersfield hospital
391
00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,295
after a call from Richard,
392
00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:54,895
who's concerned about
an unusual problem
393
00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,735
with one of his
potential breeding rams.
394
00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:00,695
So, the farmer gave me a call
and said that
395
00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,295
the birds have pecked a hole
in the sheep's back.
396
00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:06,975
There's basically a hole
on the back of the sheep.
397
00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,415
I asked if it might have been shot
or something in the field,
398
00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,695
but it's right on the top
of its back, apparently.
399
00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,055
So we need to get on top of things
before it gets too big.
400
00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,735
If the infection spreads
around the body,
401
00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,295
we can end up with a septicaemia,
402
00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,015
and, ultimately,
the poor lad'll die.
403
00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,495
So, I'm just wondering
what we're gonna find.
404
00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:30,615
It was bleeding this morning.
405
00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:33,295
We saw the birds pecking its back.
I don't know, really, what it is.
406
00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,055
I've never seen anything
like that before.
407
00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:39,455
So we thought we'd give Shona a ring
and see what she's got to say.
408
00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:41,815
Hello!
Hiya, Shona, you all right?
409
00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:43,855
Yeah. I'm very intrigued to see
what we've got here.
410
00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:46,375
It's this boy, isn't it?
That white one there, yeah. Yeah.
411
00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:49,095
He's a smart little lad, isn't he?
He is, in't he, yeah?
412
00:20:49,120 --> 00:20:51,455
He's been all right?
He's been eating and drinking?
413
00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,495
He has, yeah. But we're not
too sure what it's doing.
414
00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,255
Yeah, it does still smell a bit.
He does smell, yeah.
415
00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,935
We'll have a look and see if there's
anything delaying it healing.
416
00:20:59,960 --> 00:21:01,815
That's brilliant.
See what we can do for him, yeah.
417
00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,655
It is perfectly round,
418
00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,775
perfectly in the middle of his back,
on his pelvis,
419
00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,655
so his hip bones
are either side of it.
420
00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,455
I think the most likely thing is
that this was an abscess.
421
00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:17,415
Yeah. Probably from him diving under
a gate or a bush or something daft.
422
00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:20,095
It looks like it, doesn't it?
Yeah. Ancl then bashed it there.
423
00:21:20,120 --> 00:21:22,375
Because it is the prominent part
to get bashed. It is.
424
00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:23,935
Ancl then it seems to have burst.
425
00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:25,855
Obviously, you wouldn't see it
till it burst
426
00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:27,615
because there's all this fleece
on top of it
427
00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:29,295
which is neatly clipped around.
Yeah.
428
00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,655
You saw it because there was
a bit of blood on the fleece?
429
00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,175
Yeah. Ancl were the birds sat on him?
Ancl the birds were on his back.
430
00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,535
Aw, yeah. And they were pecking
at the open hole?
431
00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,215
They were. Yeah.
They're pretty gross.
432
00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,615
So, it's really nasty-looking,
and it looks very sore.
433
00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:46,055
So these guys did right
getting us out to have a look at it.
434
00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,775
So, I'm just gonna
put some local in.
435
00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,695
Get a bit of local
in this whole area.
436
00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:56,935
RAM BAAS
Steady, mate.
437
00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,095
Give this a good clean.
438
00:22:00,120 --> 00:22:02,655
Good little man.
439
00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,095
It's really bothering him.
He's not happy.
440
00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:09,135
I can see all that dead stuff
just coming out.
441
00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,415
If all that stays there,
this is going to heal. Yes.
442
00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:14,975
Ancl then all that infected stuff
would be sealed in the bottom,
443
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,615
and it would just keep abscessing
and coming out again.
444
00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:25,535
So, we're just pulling out any bits
of the dead tissue using a swab.
445
00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,095
The thing I don't like
at the minute is,
446
00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:33,135
this tissue looks really good around
the side that's trying to heal.
447
00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:36,575
But there's stuff deep in there,
there's really smelly pus in there.
448
00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:40,055
I'm gonna get a surgical kit
449
00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,335
and get some forceps
to have a grab of it with.
450
00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,255
Oh, it's not pleasant at all.
451
00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,615
It's quite big, that hole, actually,
looking at it.
452
00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:50,335
Now the fleece is off,
it's bigger than what it looked.
453
00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,935
There's a dog that's got
terrible lung disease,
454
00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,895
and bizarrely,
Viagra stops his coughing.
455
00:22:59,920 --> 00:23:02,455
A whole new meaning
to "give a dog a bone".
456
00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,375
It literally said "Viagra for men".
457
00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,295
And I was like,
"We honestly use it in clogs,
458
00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,215
"but not for that."
LAUGHTER
459
00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:11,415
And it's hard work for Peter
to get the horns.
460
00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,895
Eh, they're hard, these horns.
They are really hard 'uns.
461
00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:24,575
CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY:
In North Yorkshire,
462
00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:26,215
up on the moors...
463
00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:27,655
WHISTLING
PETER: We're ready to go now.
464
00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:33,055
Hopefully, things will go OK.
465
00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,255
...Peter has a challenging job
at Abbie's farm.
466
00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,135
Eh, they're hard, these horns.
467
00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:45,855
They are really hard 'uns.
468
00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,775
But she's not, er, not feeling this.
469
00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:54,815
I'm Peter's glamorous assistant
for today.
470
00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:58,375
I'm holding his saw
and his dehorner for today.
471
00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,655
You say owt, you do!
LAUGHTER
472
00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:05,175
With seven cows to dehorn,
the heat is on.
473
00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,015
MOOING
474
00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:10,135
I'm just, er, cauterising it
to stop the bleeding.
475
00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,415
Not feeling this at all.
476
00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,335
Or at least, it would be...
477
00:24:14,360 --> 00:24:15,775
Not sure if that's gone out or not.
478
00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:18,535
just try it again, Abbie.
479
00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:22,655
Aye, it had.
480
00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,575
...if it wasn't for
the blustery moors weather.
481
00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,375
I think that's gone again.
482
00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,055
It's the wind that does it,
isn't it?
483
00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,855
ls yours hot now, Ben?
Yeah, it's hot, yeah.
484
00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,575
Let's give it a whirl
cos that bloody thing's gone again.
485
00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,535
It's quite windy up here,
and mine seems to be blowing out.
486
00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,815
Fortunately, Abbie and Ben
have brought a back-up heater here.
487
00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:48,895
Put a bit of spray on.
488
00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,135
Now you can't do so much damage,
love.
489
00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:55,175
SIGHS
490
00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:59,215
Peter, did Vikings
used to use these cow horns?
491
00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,615
What, for sticking on their helmets?
With superglue?
492
00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:03,975
I tell you what,
you could make yourself
493
00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,575
a right fancy dress outfit there,
couldn't you,
494
00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:06,935
with a couple of them on?
495
00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,815
People used to use them,
you know, for...
496
00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:10,535
Didn't they boil them in a pan
or summat?
497
00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:13,135
Yeah, and also, they used to
use them for closing sometimes,
498
00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:14,535
closing cattle with.
499
00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:16,815
You'd put your medication in there
and close them with it.
500
00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,495
Right.
501
00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:22,095
She has some fair horns on her,
this one.
502
00:25:22,120 --> 00:25:23,215
CHUCKLING
503
00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:31,295
Second to last one now.
504
00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:34,055
The others are over there
chewing their cuds.
505
00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:35,695
Ancl they're a lot better now
506
00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,895
that they're not getting caught
on things.
507
00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:41,175
When you've got people
that know what they're doing
508
00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:43,655
and also good handling facilities,
509
00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,495
that's the thing, really -
subtle restraint.
510
00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:48,935
So I'm, er...
It's gone very, very well.
511
00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,095
Champion.
512
00:25:57,120 --> 00:26:01,135
Well, Abbie, another job clone, eh?
Yeah. It's a good job. Thank you.
513
00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,095
I think they look a lot tidier,
don't they?
514
00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:05,375
Ancl the main thing is
they can't use those horns
515
00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:07,095
to bum] anybody or Rather cows.
516
00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:11,655
I'll leave you in peace now,
517
00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:14,015
and you'll be able to get
a bit more work clone, won't you?
518
00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:15,735
Yeah. Thank you.
Right, nice to see you.
519
00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:17,135
See you later.
See you, Abbie.
520
00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:18,375
Bye!
BYE-bye.
521
00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:23,935
De-horning adult cattle
is quite a physical job,
522
00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,575
but it is something
that has to be clone sometimes
523
00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,335
because of the way these cattle
use their horns.
524
00:26:29,360 --> 00:26:32,935
I think the other girls in the herd
will be breathing a sigh of relief.
525
00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:37,815
It's just starting to, er,
darken a little now.
526
00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:39,215
The Wind's picking up.
527
00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:42,415
So I think it's time
for a well-earned cup of tea now.
528
00:26:48,360 --> 00:26:53,055
Pets, like people,
need a pick-me-up from time to time.
529
00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:54,175
BARKING
530
00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:55,935
But at the practice in Wetherby...
531
00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:57,775
BARKS
532
00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:00,615
...while some of the patients
get a bit frisky...
533
00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,975
WOMAN: Ooh!
LAUGHTER
534
00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:04,455
...they aren't trying
to encourage that,
535
00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:07,575
as an embarrassed Nurse Lucy
has just had to explain
536
00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,095
to an eagle-eyed client.
537
00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,415
I opened up the internet thing,
538
00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:15,775
and it literally said
"Viagra for men".
539
00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:18,295
Ancl he was like, "Oh, is there
a reason you're searching that?"
540
00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:21,135
Ancl I was like, "We honestly use it
in clogs, but not for that."
541
00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:22,655
Oh, my...
My heart sunk,
542
00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,015
and I tried to open a new tab
and it wouldn't open.
543
00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:26,495
And I were like...
SHE WHIMPERS
544
00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,295
This is for a border terrier,
isn't it?
545
00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:30,575
The dog has it,
not for those problems,
546
00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:32,335
but it has a breathing problem.
547
00:27:32,360 --> 00:27:34,055
Well, it is what it is.
548
00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:35,775
LAUGHTER
If you get it, you get it.
549
00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:37,295
HE LAUGHS
550
00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:39,815
There's a dog that's got
terrible lung disease.
551
00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:42,735
And bizarrely,
Viagra stops his coughing.
552
00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:44,575
NURSE: Did you just try that...?
SHE LAUGHS
553
00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,695
I was about to say,
"Did you try that willy-nilly?"
554
00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:49,255
THEY LAUGH
555
00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:51,615
Did you try that
556
00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:53,975
knowing it was gonna
have those effects?
557
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:55,055
I did, yes.
SHE LAUGHS
558
00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:58,295
So, you can use Viagra in clogs
559
00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:02,695
for a condition called, um,
pulmonary hypertension...
560
00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,295
Oh, right. ..which is different
to the reason why people use it.
561
00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:09,575
Ancl it's worked brilliantly.
Oh, cleary me.
562
00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:11,295
Have you seen that other dog
that we treat,
563
00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:13,255
that takes, like,
nine Viagras a clay?
564
00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,615
Nine?!
Y-Yeah. A clay?
565
00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:18,535
Yeah. It's got another condition,
called polycythaemia,
566
00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:21,815
much less common
than erectile dysfunction...
567
00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:23,535
I'm led to believe.
568
00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:25,015
So, when we order it,
569
00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,375
whoever we buy it from
must be thinking,
570
00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:30,615
"Bloody hell, they've got
big problems there!" "Wow!"
571
00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:33,175
Oh, clear!
Who'd have thought?
572
00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:34,735
That little blue pill.
573
00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:37,415
Learn something new every clay.
574
00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:44,215
A month ago, Julian's team
gave more conventional help
575
00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:47,255
when they removed a cancerous lump
from Izzy,
576
00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,775
the 12-year old
King Charles spaniel...
577
00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:50,935
Come on, then!
578
00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:55,255
...so Susan and her family could
enjoy more precious time with her.
579
00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:57,615
Good girl, Izzy.
580
00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:01,255
'She's doing really, really well.
She bounced back from her surgery.
581
00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,175
'A couple of clays in her bed,
582
00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,975
'and she's back
to her old self again.
583
00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:07,295
'Loves going out.
584
00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:10,095
'Still barks at the birds.'
585
00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:14,495
For this family,
Izzy has been life-changing.
586
00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:16,215
Come on, Izzy.
Come on, Izzy.
587
00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,735
'Evan and my other children,
being autistic,
588
00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,095
'did suffer a lot with anxiety.'
589
00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:26,535
And, yeah, especially, like,
when they went to school
590
00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:27,935
and they'd come home,
591
00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:30,415
and Izzy would come along,
sit on their knee
592
00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:31,975
and give them a cuddle.
593
00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,615
And, yeah, there was...
she did wonders.
594
00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:38,175
She's helped me,
and she's a good dog.
595
00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:39,815
She gives hugs.
596
00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,695
I'm relieved she still gets to live
for a while longer.
597
00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:47,655
'The fear of losing her
terrifies us.
598
00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:51,495
'We'd like to keep her here
as long as possible.'
599
00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:53,855
Hopefully, a lot longer.
600
00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:56,615
And, yeah,
a lot more happier for her.
601
00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:58,295
'She is very special.
602
00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,895
'She's always there
when you need her.'
603
00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:03,615
Such a good girl.
604
00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:05,095
Come on.
605
00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:15,455
Shona has made the journey
from the Huddersfield hospital
606
00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,295
to Richard's farm...
607
00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:21,295
I'm just gonna see how much
comes out doing it like this,
608
00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:22,975
and then I'll give it a scrape.
Yep.
609
00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,255
...where she's treating a ram
610
00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,575
with an unusual, mystifying problem.
611
00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:29,295
Hope you're not gonna go squeamish.
612
00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:32,175
A deep hole
in the centre of his back.
613
00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:34,655
So, the bits that we're pulling out
is the connective tissue
614
00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:36,295
that's around the muscles
and things,
615
00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:37,975
and that's cited.
616
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,015
Ancl it looks all stringy
because of what it is,
617
00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:42,895
but it is dead tissue,
and it's infected.
618
00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,695
It does go to the muscle
on the top of his back.
619
00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:50,055
It's not, like, going
down to his spine or anything.
620
00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:52,335
In his favour,
he's quite a muscly breed, isn't he?
621
00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:53,615
He is, yeah.
622
00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:58,775
Good little man.
623
00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,255
That looks a lot better.
It does, doesn't it?
624
00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,175
You can sit down.
It's OK, sweetheart.
625
00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:10,615
Dilution is the solution
to pollution.
626
00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:11,895
SHE CHUCKLES
627
00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:13,135
Rolls off the tongue.
628
00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:14,815
So, I'm just giving it a flush
629
00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:17,935
to try and remove
any of the contaminated material
630
00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:19,255
and get it out the way.
631
00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:21,695
The main thing that
delays wound healing is infection,
632
00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:23,215
so if we get rid of the infection
633
00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:28,015
and then protect the tissue
from the elements while it heals up,
634
00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,695
then it's got
the very best chance of healing.
635
00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:35,095
Now, we're not gonna stitch it
636
00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:38,495
because there's still
infected material in there
637
00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:41,135
and then it'd just get infected
inside and break out.
638
00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:43,495
So it's gonna have to heal
from the outside in,
639
00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:46,135
and then the wound contracts
and makes smaller.
640
00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:49,535
Right, OK, that's good.
Yeah.
641
00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:51,575
I'm happy now
that it looks red and nice,
642
00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:54,935
and we've got rid of all the grey
and yellow horrible stuff in there.
643
00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:57,215
What we're gonna do now
is put some cream on
644
00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:58,215
to keep any flies off
645
00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,055
and stop any more infection
getting in there.
646
00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:03,695
There we go. Lovely.
647
00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:05,215
He's had enough.
He has.
648
00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:08,495
Come, little lad.
Don't knock everything over.
649
00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:10,335
Thanks, Shona.
That's all right.
650
00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:12,935
Right.
Clear all this smelly stuff away.
651
00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:14,335
job's a good'un.
SHE CHUCKLES
652
00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:16,695
Right, we'll see you next time.
See you next time. Take care.
653
00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:19,655
'A bit of an interesting one, that.
654
00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:22,015
'I wasn't quite sure
what we were gonna come to,
655
00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,655
'but it does just look like
sort of abscess that's burst,
656
00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:26,455
'although it's clone it
in a dramatic way
657
00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,295
'and left quite a lot of infection
behind.'
658
00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:30,575
I don't think we'll ever
really know what happened,
659
00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:32,935
so we can all have our own theories,
660
00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:36,015
but definitely needs antibiotics,
and I think, in a month's time,
661
00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:39,415
I'm hoping that that's gonna be
pretty much completely healed over
662
00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,615
and he can go back outside
with his friends.
663
00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:47,935
Still to come...
664
00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:50,495
Don't take this the wrong way,
you need to be educated a little.
665
00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:53,255
Matt's call-out with Peter
isn't his standard sheep job.
666
00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:57,135
The hops are all about the flavour
and aroma of the beer.
667
00:32:57,160 --> 00:32:58,855
THEY SNIFF
That smells so good.
668
00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:00,495
It's like smelling
a good silage, Peter.
669
00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:01,895
THEY CHUCKLE
670
00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:03,535
And atjulian's practice...
671
00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:05,295
Moment of truth.
672
00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:07,655
...has he solved
his wildcat conundrum?
673
00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:10,015
Literally,
it's like watching Countdown.
674
00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:11,255
Yeah.
I'm quite nervous.
675
00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:25,615
CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: Six weeks ago,
Shona treated Richard's ram,
676
00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,855
who had a strange hole in his back.
677
00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:32,935
It's really bothering him,
he's not happy.
678
00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:35,975
I think the most likely thing is
that this was an abscess,
679
00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:38,455
and then it seems to have burst.
680
00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:40,815
So, if we get rid of the infection
681
00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:43,815
and then protect the tissue
from the elements,
682
00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:46,895
then it's got
the very best chance of healing.
683
00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,415
Morning, Richard.
Hello. You all right, Shona?
684
00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:53,895
Yeah. Not bad. Are you?
Good. Yeah, thanks.
685
00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:55,055
Right, how's he looking?
686
00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:00,055
That is a lot better.
It's shrunk right down.
687
00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:01,535
Much better. It has.
Yeah.
688
00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:03,135
It was bigger, wasn't it?
It was bigger.
689
00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:04,655
Cos it has contracted.
It was like that.
690
00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:06,215
It was, yeah. It was really big.
691
00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:08,735
Ancl then it's just contracted
right back down. It has, yeah.
692
00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:10,615
I'm really pleased with that.
Yeah.
693
00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:11,975
I am actually quite impressed
694
00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:13,575
how quickly
it's grown the wool back.
695
00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:16,135
I was worried it was gonna
be scarred, actually.
696
00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:17,655
just horrible, wasn't it?
It was.
697
00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:20,655
it just shows how TLC makes
a big difference, doesn't it?
698
00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:21,935
Yeah, it does.
699
00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:23,655
Did you get to the bottom
of what caused it?
700
00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:25,495
We're not too sure.
Might have been abscess.
701
00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:27,375
You've not found anything else
that caused it?
702
00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:29,255
No bits of loose wire or anything?
No, nothing.
703
00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:31,615
The mystery continues.
It is. Yeah, we don't know.
704
00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:37,615
Well, I'm quite happy
for him to go back out now
705
00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:39,295
because there's no open wound there.
706
00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:41,655
You don't need to be cleaning it
every clay. No, good.
707
00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:44,015
Ancl let's just hope he doesn't find
the same thing and do it again.
708
00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:45,695
THEY CHUCKLE
Yeah. Have the same problem.
709
00:34:45,720 --> 00:34:48,295
Ancl then let's hope next year,
we'll have some babies out of him.
710
00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,655
We can use him. Yeah, yeah.
That's what we're hoping.
711
00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:52,175
Be in with the girls, won't he,
next time?
712
00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:54,535
He will next year, yeah.
Live the life of Riley, he will.
713
00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:57,135
He's gonna have a good time.
THEY LAUGH
714
00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:01,095
'Really pleased with the result.'
715
00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:03,375
I'm actually really impressed
how well it's healed.
716
00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:04,975
Not infected or anything.
717
00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:08,295
So, good job. Very pleased.
718
00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:15,495
RAMS BLEAT
719
00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:17,855
Yeah, his mates have come down
to greet him now,
720
00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:21,215
so hopefully,
he'll be happier out there now.
721
00:35:21,240 --> 00:35:25,535
So, the ram no longer
has a care in the world,
722
00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:26,935
even if, for Shona,
723
00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:30,055
this has to go down
as one of life's unsolved mysteries.
724
00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:33,015
We spend all clay speculating
how a horse ripped its leg open,
725
00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:35,415
or how a sheep got an abscess
on its back,
726
00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:37,855
or where a cat went missing
for five clays.
727
00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:40,215
I'd love to put a camera on them all
and know what happened,
728
00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:42,175
or if they could tell you,
that'd be even better.
729
00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:43,535
RAMS BLEAT
730
00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:52,175
Peter has cared for his fair share
of sheep over the years...
731
00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,655
Better.
She'll be like a racing whippet now.
732
00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:57,495
...and today, he's come to the Dales
733
00:35:57,520 --> 00:36:00,415
to introduce a friend
to his favourite sheep of all...
734
00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:02,335
which isn't woolly.
735
00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:08,015
Matt's been doing some work
in North Yorkshire,
736
00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:10,455
so now's me opportunity
to educate him
737
00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:14,015
and put him onto the right path
as far as beers go.
738
00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:16,375
Matt's from West Yorkshire,
739
00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:18,775
and I know they have
many famous breweries there,
740
00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:21,135
but we're going to have a look
around the brewery today,
741
00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:23,495
and I'm sure, by the end of it,
he'll be a convert
742
00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:26,215
to a proper North Yorkshire bitter.
743
00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:28,575
Good morning, Peter.
Now, young man.
744
00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:29,615
How are you?
Good to see you.
745
00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:31,975
How's life treating you
in North Yorkshire?
746
00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,335
I know you've been working
very hard,
747
00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:35,695
and I thought, really,
don't take this the wrong way,
748
00:36:35,720 --> 00:36:38,055
you need to be educated a little,
if you don't mind me saying.
749
00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:40,455
To be honest, I haven't really
drunk that much bitter.
750
00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:44,855
I've ashamedly turned into
a bit of a lager lout these clays,
751
00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:47,135
so I have to say,
I'm looking forward to this, er,
752
00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:49,495
completion of my sheep education.
753
00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:51,055
MATT CHUCKLES
we“, I'm your man.
754
00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:52,535
Let's go and have a look, shall we?
755
00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:54,215
Let's see what's brewing.
Ha-ha!
756
00:36:55,520 --> 00:36:57,575
When I got a call from Peter to say
757
00:36:57,600 --> 00:36:59,855
that he needed a hand
with a sheep up in the Dales,
758
00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:02,215
erm, well, I had to oblige.
759
00:37:02,240 --> 00:37:04,935
However, when I got here,
it's certainly a different sheep
760
00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:06,615
to what I expected.
761
00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:09,015
I haven't worn these
since chemistry.
762
00:37:09,040 --> 00:37:11,295
'But it could well just be
the best visit I've been on.'
763
00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:15,935
You're all steamed up.
I can't see a thing.
764
00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:17,975
I thought you were very excited
about the process.
765
00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,335
Well, I'm trying
to get my head stuck down here,
766
00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:21,575
give it a good niff.
767
00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:24,615
THEY LAUGH
768
00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:25,935
Going back in time,
769
00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:28,295
farmers always used to
rub their hands with glee,
770
00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:30,175
you know,
if the barley that they'd grown
771
00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:34,175
was classified as malting barley
because it commanded a premium.
772
00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:35,655
Absolutely.
So you only take the best.
773
00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:36,775
Yes, absolutely.
774
00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:39,215
How many pints of beer
will we get out of this, Jo?
775
00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:41,575
We can do 50 barrels in here,
or 100 barrels.
776
00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:44,975
So that's 12 or 24,000 pints.
777
00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:46,535
It'll keep you going,
that's for sure.
778
00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:48,815
MATT CHUCKLES
fight. where next, )0?
779
00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:54,135
As we've gone through the process
780
00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:57,295
where the malted barley
is introduced to the water,
781
00:37:57,320 --> 00:37:59,335
I've really whetted my appetite
for a pint,
782
00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:00,935
so I can't wait
to get to the end now.
783
00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:04,255
This is basically a big kettle.
784
00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:05,655
We're introducing hops,
785
00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:10,135
and the hops are all about
the flavour and aroma of the beer.
786
00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:12,175
just grab some in your hands.
787
00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:14,455
Give them a rub,
and then smell them.
788
00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:16,015
That smells so good.
789
00:38:16,040 --> 00:38:17,575
It's like smelling
a good silage, Peter.
790
00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:18,935
THEY LAUGH
791
00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:20,455
These are all English hops,
792
00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:22,375
and we use whole-flower hops
as well,
793
00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:24,895
so quite a traditional way
of brewing.
794
00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:26,655
I think some of
the traditional methods
795
00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:28,295
carry right on
through the generations
796
00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:30,255
cos I've still got
some veterinary kit in my car
797
00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:33,215
that I'm sure James Herriot
once used. Absolutely.
798
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:40,975
THEY LAUGH
799
00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:44,895
Here's one that's just about
finished fermenting,
800
00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:46,335
so this is almost
the finished article.
801
00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:48,615
Shah we ask )0 for some straws'?
Sounds great.
802
00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:49,735
THEY LAUGH
803
00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:52,215
Rob, our brewer,
will be taking a sample,
804
00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:53,775
just to check it's all all right,
805
00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:57,295
that it's hit the right gravities
and the right alcohol levels.
806
00:38:57,320 --> 00:38:58,655
That's a great job, is that,
isn't it?
807
00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:03,175
So, just drop that in there.
808
00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:04,775
just right.
That's brilliant!
809
00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:06,295
Good job, good job.
810
00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:08,655
Right, guys,
it's put into a cask after that
811
00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:10,575
and heads off to the pub
for drinking.
812
00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:11,935
Shall we go and try one?
813
00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:13,695
Do you know, Matt,
I thought he'd never ask.
814
00:39:13,720 --> 00:39:15,415
THEY LAUGH
815
00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:19,855
Right, then, Peter.
816
00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:21,775
What are you drinking?
Bitter, please.
817
00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:23,295
Do you know what you're doing
with it?
818
00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:25,575
Nice angle, straighten up
as you come towards the top,
819
00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:27,055
let it settle, and present, no?
820
00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:29,535
No. Entirely different?
Do I really give it some welly?
821
00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:32,015
So, you've got a sparkler on here.
OK, yeah.
822
00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:34,735
So, this thing is gonna give you
the nice creamy head that we want.
823
00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:36,655
Yeah, nice and smooth.
Nice and smooth.
824
00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:38,015
Keep going.
Beautiful.
825
00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:40,215
There you go, the best sheep
you'll see all clay, Peter.
826
00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:45,095
He's clone a really good job
in pulling that pint.
827
00:39:45,120 --> 00:39:47,455
If things go pear-shaped
in the veterinary world,
828
00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:50,175
he has chance of a second career,
if needed.
829
00:39:50,200 --> 00:39:53,295
Pull yourself one,
and come and join me.
830
00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:58,215
Cheers, Peter.
Cheers, Matt.
831
00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:04,655
I think my bitter journey's
just beginning, Peter.
832
00:40:04,680 --> 00:40:05,615
Do you know, Matt,
833
00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:07,895
this is one sheep visit
where there's a happy ending.
834
00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:09,295
THEY LAUGH
835
00:40:19,560 --> 00:40:22,135
Today,
Matt's back at work in Thirsk...
836
00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:25,535
Hi. Hi, Iona.
837
00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:29,455
...three months after
Iona the wildcat's badly broken leg
838
00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:30,855
left him shocked.
839
00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:32,215
Wow.
840
00:40:32,240 --> 00:40:34,655
GASPING
Bloody hellfire. Shit.
841
00:40:34,680 --> 00:40:36,615
'Now, we don't know
what caused this fracture,
842
00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:38,335
'and we were going to operate.'
843
00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:41,375
However, the body had clone such
a good job of stabilising that leg,
844
00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:45,695
we decided the best plan of action
was to let the body do its thing,
845
00:40:45,720 --> 00:40:46,735
so we've clone just that.
846
00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:49,095
I've brought her back up
to get that last X-ray,
847
00:40:49,120 --> 00:40:51,455
and hopefully,
the body's all healed up.
848
00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:52,495
All right.
Got her?
849
00:40:52,520 --> 00:40:54,935
Ancl away we go. In we come.
850
00:40:56,960 --> 00:40:59,495
Julian's at the Thirsk practice
today, too...
851
00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:01,375
I'm just going to
draw some an aesthetic up now.
852
00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:03,815
...after missing the drama last time.
853
00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:08,615
There we go.
854
00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:10,535
That was a very good shot by Matt.
855
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:13,175
It's very difficult
with normal cats that are nervous,
856
00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:16,775
but this is a wildcat,
so it's even more wild,
857
00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:20,095
hence the need for a fancy machine.
858
00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:22,295
It's good, that.
Mm-hm. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
859
00:41:25,240 --> 00:41:27,575
Come on. Good girl, good girl.
860
00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:30,895
Right, come on, let's have a look.
861
00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:33,175
I'll flick the lights off.
862
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:34,535
Let's see.
863
00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:39,575
Moment of truth.
864
00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:44,575
Literally, it's like
watching Countdown. Yeah.
865
00:41:44,600 --> 00:41:46,495
I'm quite nervous.
866
00:41:49,320 --> 00:41:51,975
That's incredible, isn't it?
Look at that.
867
00:41:54,520 --> 00:41:57,375
So, before,
we've got a sharp point here
868
00:41:57,400 --> 00:41:59,015
for one part of the fracture,
869
00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:02,295
and then we've got the
blunt-ended part of the femur here.
870
00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:05,415
Ancl this is three months later.
871
00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:09,255
The body has started to fuse
everything back together again
872
00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:13,575
and create a stable,
extra-big bone here.
873
00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:15,535
It's sorting itself out incredibly.
874
00:42:15,560 --> 00:42:17,135
Amazing what the body can do.
875
00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:19,335
All right, let's get you home.
876
00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:23,695
Ooh, you're very cross.
IONA HISSES
877
00:42:23,720 --> 00:42:25,415
Come on, Mrs.
878
00:42:29,240 --> 00:42:30,495
There we go.
879
00:42:33,240 --> 00:42:34,615
And a few weeks later...
880
00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:35,735
HISSING
881
00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:39,295
..|ona's progress is delighting
zookeepers Kim and Amy.
882
00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:47,855
We weren't expecting that result,
so we're really happy about that,
883
00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:50,855
and just, you know,
get her back into her enclosure.
884
00:42:53,240 --> 00:42:56,095
She loves sitting in that tunnel,
so seeing her
885
00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:59,015
sort of hop from those platforms
and getting straight up there,
886
00:42:59,040 --> 00:43:01,215
we couldn't have asked
for anything better.