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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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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 you
wouldn't take me on as an assistant.
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Is that right?
Probably!
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Peter's old partnerjulian Norton...
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With a gloved hand
and a lubricated finger,
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I'm well equipped.
...now runs two practices...
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Come on, young man!
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...one of them in the town
where Herriot worked,
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surrounded by the North Yorkshire
landscape he loved.
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Look at that. What a sheep!
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And in the foothills
of the Pennines...
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I'm armed and ready.
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...a new generation
of town and country vets...
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This is the closest tojames Bond
I think I'm ever getting.
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...also uphold the Herriot ethos.
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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? Phwoo!
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...never taking their eyes
off the ball...
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Oh, howzat?!
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Whoa!
LAUGHS
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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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Cor!
..sizes...
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That's more like pulling a calf out.
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...types...
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Nearly done. Nearly done, Bertie.
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...and temperaments.
Ow!
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CHUCKLING: He's bit me!
It's definitely not glamorous...
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Penile amputations
still make me squirm a little bit.
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...but it's varied.
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Ee-aw!
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You ought to know better!
LAUGHTER
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It's rarely easy.
HE STRAINS
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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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MAN: Come on!
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...and small.
Ha-ha-ha, ho-ho!
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Life in Yorkshire
can be a bit of a numbers game.
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One for sorrow or a joyful two.
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Three is a magic number.
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And four, always fab.
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Take five,
enjoy a famous view at rest.
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Or get that bit more active,
and hit six of the best.
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But while
the weekend is seventh heaven...
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...a Yorkshire Vet can be on call
eight days a week,
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working anything but nine to five.
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And at the practice
in Kirkbymoorside...
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How are you?
Yeah, fine, thank you. Come on.
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...Peter's day is starting
with four reluctant visitors.
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Are you on strike?
PETER LAUGHS
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Come on, Chubs.
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Oh, bloody Nora!
MAN CHUCKLES
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We have a strike on our hands.
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You don't wanna be here, do you?
No.
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Every picture tells a story.
That face says everything.
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CH UCKLING: Doesn't it?
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Utterly fed up, aren't you, eh?
You are!
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And a Yorkshire vet
should always be prepared
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for a number two.
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Oh, she's pooped. Oh, clear.
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It's called a dirty protest.
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GIGGLING
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Across Yorkshire,
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at one of the Huddersfield
practice's smaller surgeries...
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Come on, little flower.
SHEEP BAAS
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We're gonna sort you out,
aren't we, eh?
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Rob from Cannon Hall Farm
has rushed in a one-day-old lamb
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to see Rohin.
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ROB: She was pretty much dead
when she was born.
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She wasn't breathing.
There was a heartbeat.
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We managed to blow into her mouth
and get her going,
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and then we noticed
a really big laceration
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underneath one of her front legs.
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ROHIN: Hi, Rob.
I've got little Hope for you,
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and I'm hoping
you can give her some hope.
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Ancl has this little one
just been born now? Is that it?
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She was born late last night.
Last night? Right.
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It was a real difficult lab our.
Right.
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Ancl she's got a tear
underneath this arm.
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We've named her Hope, because she
looked to have no hope at one stage.
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To be honest with you, it's gonna be
really challenging, that.
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If you were to choose
the worst location on the body
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to have a wound,
that would be up there.
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At this point in their life,
they're already so vulnerable,
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that any other issue
can be a real problem.
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I think we've got to give it a go.
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The outcome, it's not gonna be
straightforward, I'll say that much.
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It's not a guaranteed success.
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We need to give her a chance,
don't we?
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Yeah, definitely.
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I'll take her round the back, then,
with the nurses,
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and we'll crack on
and do everything we can for her.
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She deserves a chance.
She's a real fighter.
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Ancl if she could pull through,
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it would be the biggest comeback
of all time,
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because I thought
she was a lost cause at one stage.
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I was saying to Rob
it's not a guarantee
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that we can actually stitch this
together
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when you look at the size of that.
NURSE: Mm.
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It looks even worse now.
LAMB BLEATS
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It's OK, little lamb.
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I would like to, if we can, attempt
this uncler local an aesthetic,
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because it is a risk to put them
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under general an aesthetic
at this age.
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She's only one clay old.
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Looking at the extent of it, I think
the only way will be a full general.
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It just adds
another element of risk to it.
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While a Yorkshire Vet always has
to expect the unexpected...
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...over in Wetherby...
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JULIAN: That's a sore leg.
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...an 11-year-old Westie
is giving Julian a sense of deja vu.
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LUCY: Oh, clear, Mac.
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This is little Mac,
and last year he hurt his left leg.
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He had an accident
and damaged a ligament,
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which I operated on and repaired.
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And then, just the other day,
he did the same on this leg.
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We've done X-rays, and it looks
like the ligament's gone again.
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So we're gonna operate
and repair this.
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Hopefully, it'll go
as well as it did last time.
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DOG WHIMPERS
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The only comfort for Mac's owners,
Michael and Glenna,
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is that they've seen it all before.
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He wasn't particularly running fast,
but he just slipped on some mud
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and let out a squeal.
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Ancl I knew exactly what it was.
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But despite
their previous experience,
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everyone's feeling the nerves.
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You're a bit worried there,
aren't you, Mac?
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I'm not surprised.
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Very worried because last time,
although he coped,
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I mean, he has been
in a lot of pain,
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and I couldn't bear
the little sad face.
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Prepping Mac for the knife,
Nurse Lucy's already smitten.
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So, you can see
Mac's had his pre-med.
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He's nice and sleepy now.
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But honestly,
you wouldn't have ever known,
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cos he was so well behaved
in his kennel.
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Everything we've clone so far,
we've clone bloods on him,
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and he was just good as gold.
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He's generally
just a really good boy.
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But has the good boy act
been just for show?
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Well,
he's quite naughty when he wants,
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and Mike... We have to be
quite strong with him sometimes.
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When we first had him,
he was really naughty, wasn't he?
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But yeah, he makes me laugh,
which is good, really.
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Here we are, ready for action.
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Mac's owners are quite sad to see
that his other leg's hurting.
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It's not uncommon, though,
for one leg to go,
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and then, a few months
or even years later,
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the other leg
to suffer the same fate.
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So they've seen
that he's made a good recovery
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from the previous problem
that he had with this leg.
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So hopefully everything today
will be successful.
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I've done this
hundreds of times before,
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and it usually works quite well.
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It doesn't always go
totally to plan,
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but no reason
to think that it won't.
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Has she stopped breathing?
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...a life hangs in the balance...
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Let's stop.
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...as Rohin battles
to save the new-born lamb.
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She could be in real trouble
if she doesn't start breathing soon.
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Matt brings his own new arrival
to meet the team.
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This is where panic ensues, you see.
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If she doesn't take the bottle
and she's awake, I'm like,
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"What do I do next?"
And at the Greens',
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Pear the calf
definitely isn't potty trained.
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PETER: Is that where Pear's been,
up that wall there? Yeah.
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I think something has caused
a bit of an upset here.
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CH RISTOPH ER TIMOTHY:
Near Huddersfield,
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Rohin, Ellie and Beth
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are trying to save Cannon Hall
Farm's lamb with the worrying wound.
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ROHIN: Sorry, little lamb.
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But they can't keep her conscious
for surgery.
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There's a really huge pocket
between the muscle and the skin.
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The wound is so extensive,
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I don't think we'll be able to do it
under local.
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Bigger than
I thought it was gonna be. Mm.
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We've committed now,
and we need to give her a chance,
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but it's gonna be
really quite challenging
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to get that to close properly.
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We've just got to give it a go,
haven't we?
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She's gonna go pretty sleepy
there now.
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It's OK, little lamb.
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At the moment, the main thing
is really just making sure
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it's really clean
before Rohin starts to stitch it.
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Right, how's it going?
It's OK, yeah.
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It's gonna be a hell of a job, this.
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So, the plan is to try
and work quite rapidly
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cos you've got a lot of area
to cover.
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We need to both try
and bring the skin together
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and also re-attach the skin
to the muscle.
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My biggest concern is
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whether we've actually got
enough skin to work with.
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I've managed to pull it together
using some clamps.
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It's really high tension.
We'll just have to see if it holds.
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This is the key moment, I think.
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We have made some good progress.
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The one thing in her favour,
at this age,
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they do have a good capacity
to recover from even big injuries.
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They do heal quickly.
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It's just whether
we're asking too much of her body
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to actually heal in this instance.
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Is she still breathing?
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Heart rate's still strong.
I think she was just breath-holding,
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so I don't know whether
she was just going a bit deep.
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Ellie, if you can just...
I'll watch the bag
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if you can watch her abdomen
and see if she takes a breath.
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I can see the heart beating.
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Yeah, heart rate's nice,
but it's just her breaths.
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She may have gone too deep
for the an aesthetic.
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I guess we'll just have to...
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So, if you wanna continue...
Yeah.
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...it's about 112, which is quite
a steady heart rate for her.
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This was always the risk,
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that they're so hard to control,
anaesthetics on neonates,
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when they've only just been born.
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At the moment,
she's just breath-holding,
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so we're just breathing for her
until she takes her own breath.
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It is super frustrating
because even with all that tension,
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it's closing OK, so if we can just
get the an aesthetic controlled
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and she can start breathing again,
then...
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there's light
at the end of the tunnel.
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But suddenly,
that's become the biggest worry.
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She could be in real trouble
if she doesn't start breathing soon.
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I don't know if it's stopped, Rohin.
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Let's get her into eternal.
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Let's stop.
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Shall we do some CPR?
Yeah.
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I think she's cited.
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Poor little thing.
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I'm absolutely gutted.
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We tried everything
we possibly could.
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I think we were about five minutes
from finishing the procedure.
243
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We had three people
working on the an aesthetic.
244
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Her heart was stable,
her temperature was perfect,
245
00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,535
but for whatever reason,
it just wasn't to be.
246
00:12:09,560 --> 00:12:12,935
She stopped taking breaths, and we
couldn't bring her back from that.
247
00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,615
You try your best, and sometimes
it's just not good enough.
248
00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:31,775
After every low...
249
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I'll take this one home.
I think it's mine now.
250
00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,415
LAUGHTER
Bye.
251
00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:41,455
...a Yorkshire Vet
will soon experience the high...
252
00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,535
Ooh, it's alive!
Crikey, did not expect that!
253
00:12:44,560 --> 00:12:46,895
Blooming hell.
Miracle lamb, this one.
254
00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,415
...of bringing another life
into the world.
255
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You get some of that, lad!
What a champion eh?
256
00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:58,335
But recently, a new life arrived
in Matt's world
257
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which none
of his birthing experience
258
00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,055
could truly prepare him for.
259
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Hello. I thought I'd introduce
the newest team member.
260
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WOMAN: H I, Matt.
261
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And today, he's brought in
his six-week-old daughter,
262
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Anastasia, to meet the team
at the Huddersfield hospital.
263
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She's been screaming
her little head off all morning.
264
00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:22,855
But as soon as she got into the car,
fast asleep, so...
265
00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:24,575
WOMEN: Congratulations.
Thanks. Well clone.
266
00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,375
How's it going, then? She looks
like an angel at the minute.
267
00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,415
I think
the most challenging thing ever.
268
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However, a few little things
I've used.
269
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If she's hungry,
I put my finger in her mouth,
270
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see if she sucks it
like you do a calf,
271
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And if she sucks it, she's hungry.
272
00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,175
LAUGHTER
I hope you wash your hands first.
273
00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,295
Oh, very much so. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
274
00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,655
And also using the dog
to sniff for a poo check.
275
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If he's interested in her,
she's probably pooed
276
00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,215
because it's just milk, in't it,
just like from a calf, so...
277
00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:51,055
But while he understands
the needs of baby animals as a vet,
278
00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,455
Matt's still learning as a dad.
279
00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,255
Uh-oh. What does this mean?
280
00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,055
Here we go!
What does this...? Let's try it.
281
00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:58,855
She's gonna blow.
Uh-oh. Is that a feed thing?
282
00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:01,135
Yeah, that's a feed thing. Right.
283
00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:02,975
Thing is, half of it is getting used
284
00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,815
to all the different equipment
that you need.
285
00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:08,295
Right, come on you.
What do you think to this? Eh?
286
00:14:09,560 --> 00:14:11,975
Are you after some?
287
00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,175
No, not impressed.
288
00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:15,815
This is where panic ensues, you see.
289
00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,535
If she doesn't take the bottle
and she's awake, I'm like,
290
00:14:18,560 --> 00:14:20,895
"What is the current situation?
What do I do next?"
291
00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,255
I think he's doing
surprisingly well.
292
00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,255
I just can't believe
he's in charge, really.
293
00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,535
Are you gonna take her upstairs,
show all the nurses?
294
00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,935
There's a big team to meet.
295
00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,775
Do you like everybody?
This is Becky, Bernie, Laura.
296
00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,575
This is Harriet...
Harriet, Lauren, Meghan,
297
00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:39,135
and we've got Beth as well,
so, everyone...
298
00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,655
WOMAN: She's definitely
got the looks of Catherine.
299
00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:43,655
Yeah, I think
she's got Catherine lips.
300
00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:46,535
Yeah. Apparently, she's got my nose,
whatever that means.
301
00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,375
There you go, have a squidge
from Auntie Beth.
302
00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,535
Right, I'm off now.
LAUGHS
303
00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,815
Baby-sitting, you know.
Nah, I think you're doing good.
304
00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:00,375
She's alive.
So far, so good.
305
00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,615
Great to bring Anastasia in
and meet the team
306
00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:06,415
because you talk about her, and
everyone asks how you're getting on.
307
00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:09,335
Every0ne's so supportive as well,
so it's been really good
308
00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,695
to introduce her to everybody
and get some reassurance
309
00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,615
from those that have got kids
that I'm not going too far wrong.
310
00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:17,135
Right, I shall leave yo use all
to it.
311
00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,175
She says, "Thank you,
it was lovely to meet you all.
312
00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,215
"Thanks for looking after me
for a bit." All right?
313
00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:22,935
Any time.
See you soon. Bye.
314
00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:24,055
Bye, guys.
WOMEN: Bye.
315
00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,335
Go for a feed and a nappy change.
Bye.
316
00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,295
As Matt gets to grips
with baby Anastasia,
317
00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:36,495
over in Wetherby...
318
00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:38,775
JULIAN: Is he OK?
LUCY: Mm-hm.
319
00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:40,655
"Julian's got his hands full
320
00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,495
operating on old timer
Mac the Westie,
321
00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,375
who badly injured his leg
when out for a walk.
322
00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,935
The crux of the problem
is inside the joint.
323
00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:51,215
You can see there
when I go like that,
324
00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:52,655
there's a lot of slackness there,
325
00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:55,015
and that's
cos the ligament's been torn.
326
00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:59,335
So, afterwards, we'll see
that this is hopefully very stable
327
00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:00,455
and fastened together.
328
00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:07,335
The first thing's drill a hole
in the top of the tibia.
329
00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:13,055
Ancl then around the back of there is
where the artificial ligament goes.
330
00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:18,575
So, hopefully,
once this is fastened together,
331
00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,535
should be nice and stable
in a minute.
332
00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:30,455
Ancl then we squeeze that tight
to clamp the sutures in place.
333
00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,495
Are you feeling strong, Lucy?
334
00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:37,095
Yes.
335
00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:41,495
So, if you just position your clamp
as... Yeah, like that, yeah.
336
00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,095
And then squeeze that
as hard as you can,
337
00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,455
hard as you possibly can, two hands.
338
00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:47,815
Come on, Lucy, strong.
Oh, it is hard, innit...
339
00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:49,615
It's hard, yeah.
..to get every tie.
340
00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:55,415
This is crimping the metal,
so it grips the... the nylon.
341
00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:57,975
Hard as you can, bit harder.
Argh!
342
00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,255
That's it there, hard as you can,
hard as you can.
343
00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,215
HE STRAINS
344
00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:03,215
LUCY STRAINS
345
00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,335
God!
346
00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:09,255
So, is that tight enough?
347
00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,055
Oh, yeah, not half.
348
00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:15,175
So, this leg now is solid,
absolutely solid.
349
00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:19,295
Looks good.
350
00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:21,775
So,
the bulk of the work is clone now.
351
00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,135
So I'm just closing the tissue
around it now.
352
00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:28,175
He was such a sweet boy,
353
00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:31,695
so I'm hoping he just feels
much better after his procedure.
354
00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:35,615
Hopefully, it'll be a nice,
slow recovery for him,
355
00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:37,975
and we'll get to see him back
when he's doing well.
356
00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:39,535
Think we're clone there.
That's a good job.
357
00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,135
Are you happy with that?
HAPPY-
358
00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:44,855
Doesn't take you long either,
does it?
359
00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,415
No, no messing around.
No flies on us, are there?
360
00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:48,575
Nope.
361
00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:58,495
A few hours later,
owners Michael and Glenna...
362
00:17:58,520 --> 00:17:59,975
GLENNA:
I'd like to get him home now.
363
00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,175
...are back for Mac.
364
00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,295
Aw, Mac.
MICHAEL: Hiya, good bud.
365
00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,495
Aw, well clone, pal.
Good boy.
366
00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,935
He's a bionic dog now, isn't he?
JULIAN: Bionic dog, yeah.
367
00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:13,215
Two new knees.
Yeah.
368
00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,895
Can still have a pint in The Crown,
can he, yeah?
369
00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,855
Maybe a half.
Well, that's my excuse, you see.
370
00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:20,375
It's my dog-walking pint
on a teatime.
371
00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:21,775
Well, we'll have to go one evening.
372
00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,455
Mac made a really good recovery
after the surgery,
373
00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,335
and already Michael is making plans
374
00:18:28,360 --> 00:18:30,895
to go and have a drink
in our local pub.
375
00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,295
So, once everything's sorted
and the stitches are out
376
00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,175
and Mac's back to good health,
377
00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,855
we'll call in there
to have a celebratory drink.
378
00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,775
Thank you, Julian.
Thank you so much.
379
00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:43,375
Cheers, Julian.
See you.
380
00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:46,375
Total relief, isn't it, really?
381
00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,895
Yes, really, really.
Yeah, it's lovely.
382
00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,255
Just to see him hobble out,
but he'll be all right.
383
00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:52,855
Still got the sad face,
but he'll be all right.
384
00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:54,535
He'll be all right, yeah.
385
00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:00,695
In Thirsk,
386
00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,655
over the past 40 years,
jean Green has called Peter
387
00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,135
about all kinds
of creature concerns.
388
00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,655
But today's has confused him...
389
00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,015
I've had an urgent call
from Mrs Green this morning
390
00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:16,415
to come and see one of the calves.
391
00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,455
She has Pear and Drop.
I'm not quite sure what she meant,
392
00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:23,695
but she described as Pear
decorating the calf house wall.
393
00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,735
...although jean and Steve
aren't stressing...
394
00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:29,255
Morning, Pear.
395
00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,535
Are you feeling a bit
under the weather?
396
00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:33,895
...about interior design.
397
00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:38,295
He's getting what we call
the gallopers, or the titty trots.
398
00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:39,935
It's got to be stopped, like,
hasn't it?
399
00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:41,615
Oh, yeah.
400
00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:46,175
I think she means that
Pear has possibly got diarrhoea.
401
00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:49,615
Diarrhoea in any baby
can be a serious problem
402
00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:51,135
if it doesn't settle down.
403
00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,495
'Mrs Green wanted me here urgently,
404
00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,535
'but Mrs Green always wants me
here urgently,
405
00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:59,335
'so we'll go and have a look and
hopefully we can find out the cause
406
00:19:59,360 --> 00:20:01,535
'and get it sorted out
fairly quickly.'
407
00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:04,415
Morning.
Morning. Morning, Peter.
408
00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:06,895
Now I got here as soon as I could,
but you've got one that's badly?
409
00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:08,375
GREENS: Yeah.
410
00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,375
Pear has got a mucky bum.
411
00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,655
Is it very watery?
Yeah.
412
00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:14,455
Very soft stuff, Peter.
413
00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:16,895
Is that where Pear's been,
up that wall there?
414
00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:18,855
Yeah.
That's it, yeah.
415
00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,135
Right, let's have a look.
416
00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,695
If I put a halter on him,
we might be all right there.
417
00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:31,335
That's it, round that way.
No, round that way.
418
00:20:31,360 --> 00:20:34,255
Right. Lovely.
I'll pass it through, Steve.
419
00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:35,775
There we are.
Aye. Right.
420
00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:36,935
That's it.
421
00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:38,495
You got that on?
Yes.
422
00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:41,855
It's always a team effort
with Mr and Mrs Green.
423
00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:45,455
Steve's on the head,
controlling everything nicely there.
424
00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,415
Now, we'll just check
her temperature.
425
00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,695
Right. I thought
you were checking me temperature?
426
00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,135
No, Mrs Green.
I couldn't possibly.
427
00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:56,935
Yeah, we've got quite a lot
of mess down this tail here.
428
00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,735
So she has been quite badly scoured.
429
00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:01,335
I think you're right.
430
00:21:01,360 --> 00:21:04,655
I think something has caused
a bit of an upset here.
431
00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,015
Hi.
432
00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:10,975
...a much-loved pet goat...
433
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,455
WOMAN: He's got three lumps
which have appeared.
434
00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,735
...gives cause for concern.
435
00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:17,095
There is a possibility
436
00:21:17,120 --> 00:21:18,415
that it's a serious disease.
437
00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:20,935
And for keen cyclistjulian...
438
00:21:22,360 --> 00:21:23,775
...the wheels have come off.
439
00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,415
JULIAN: Hello.
Hello. What have you been up to?
440
00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:27,495
I've had an accident.
441
00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,215
CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: In Thirsk,
442
00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:39,215
Peter is helping
Jean's poorly calf Pear,
443
00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:43,615
who's been decorating the walls,
thanks to over active bowels.
444
00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,535
Is YOUR stomach over active?
CHUCKLING: No, no.
445
00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,455
Cos I can soon get
this halter on you, Mrs Green!
446
00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:50,695
What do you reckon, Steve?
447
00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:54,055
No thank you, young man.
PETER LAUGHS
448
00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:57,295
I'm going to give her something
just to slow her gut activity down
449
00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:58,775
cos it's too active.
450
00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:02,015
Her gut's on the work all the time,
and it shouldn't be.
451
00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:04,255
I'll go and get some stuff,
and I'll be back in a minute.
452
00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:12,455
Right.
Did somebody say right?
453
00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:14,535
The name's Wright.
454
00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:16,175
First names always.
Oh!
455
00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,975
Now this one,
I'd like to get it into the vein.
456
00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,335
STEVE:
Do you want him a bit tighter?
457
00:22:21,360 --> 00:22:23,255
I don't know whether
that'll help me, Steve.
458
00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,615
It might do.
Can you just move, Jean?
459
00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:27,575
Yeah.
Cos I'm in now
460
00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,575
This is a gut sedative
that if you give it into the muscle,
461
00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:34,415
it does sting a bit,
but into the vein, it doesn't.
462
00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,695
Ancl that should work pretty quickly.
463
00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:39,095
Right. We're clone, Steve.
464
00:22:39,120 --> 00:22:41,695
There we are, Pear.
I think that should sort it.
465
00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,055
If we'd had anything infectious,
466
00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,375
I would expect Drop to be affected
as well,
467
00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,495
which lends weight to the argument
468
00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:52,175
that we've got just
a digestive disturbance here,
469
00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:56,175
associated, possibly,
with a bit of overindulgence.
470
00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,495
You don't overindulge do you,
Mrs Green?
471
00:22:58,520 --> 00:22:59,975
Well, I did yesterday, Pete.
472
00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,975
I had a big sandwich,
what we call frisbee size.
473
00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:05,255
Frisbee size?
474
00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:09,215
Yeah, I had lettuce,
tomatoes, chicken and bacon,
475
00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:12,135
and followed it by a slice
of frangipane cake.
476
00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,695
Steve, if Jeanie starts
to decorate the walls,
477
00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,815
you'd better give me a ring later...
478
00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:20,175
Aye, right.
..with what she's eaten yesterday.
479
00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,655
Aye, I'll give you a ring, Peter.
LAUGHTER
480
00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:29,935
COW MOOS
481
00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:35,135
Julian can easily burn off
any overindulgence,
482
00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,615
being a keen cyclist...
483
00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:41,935
...never afraid to tackle
demanding endurance challenges
484
00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:43,375
or tough terrain.
485
00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,375
We once tried to cycle
across the Pyrenees.
486
00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:49,815
And we “vet! on Camembert,
baguettes and beer.
487
00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:54,135
But his latest bike ride,
near the Kilburn White Horse,
488
00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:55,215
ended in disaster.
489
00:24:02,120 --> 00:24:04,575
A nasty accident means
this Yorkshire vet
490
00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,135
is now the one in need of treatment.
491
00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:08,895
Hello. Are you all right?
492
00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:12,735
And being the patient is going
to take some getting used to.
493
00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:18,695
Oh, hello! Who's this?
This is Ruby.
494
00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:21,055
You are all right, Ruby?
495
00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,895
Today's not a normal clay for me.
I should be at work, but I'm not.
496
00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:27,455
I'm sitting in a coffee shop,
having a cup of tea.
497
00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:30,535
My right knee
is basically bashed up,
498
00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:32,975
and I'm waiting for surgery
to get it fixed.
499
00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:38,295
As soon as I landed, I knew that
something had gone hopelessly wrong.
500
00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,415
I tried to stand up.
501
00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,295
It was really painful, and my leg
just collapsed and gave way.
502
00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:46,735
Ancl I had to actually be rescued
by the local mountain rescue team,
503
00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:48,335
which was a bit embarrassing.
504
00:24:48,360 --> 00:24:51,295
Ancl then they put me on a stretcher,
carried me down,
505
00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:53,655
and then I went to A&E
for more tests.
506
00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:58,055
Ancl we looked at the X-rays, and
I've ruptured my patella ligament.
507
00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:00,695
I don't know how I'm gonna be
after the op.
508
00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,975
The surgeon seems pretty confident
that there'll be a good recovery
509
00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,455
and a decent chance
of getting back to normal,
510
00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,295
but it's gonna be
a fairly long process.
511
00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:15,695
In the meantime, Julian will have to
get used to life in the slow lane.
512
00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,575
Hello.
Hello. What have you been up to?
513
00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,575
I've had an accident.
514
00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:25,615
And while he's happy to give
the locals all the gory details...
515
00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:28,575
What happens is
I can't go like that.
516
00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:32,535
So, if I was to lift my leg up
on that leg, it would just flop.
517
00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,935
You won't be skiing, will you?
No, I won't be doing anything.
518
00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:39,295
...there's one question
on everybody's lips.
519
00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,255
Do you not own any joggers?
These are, aren't they?
520
00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,615
No, Julian, they're pyjamas.
Are they?
521
00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,975
WOMAN LAUGHS
Are you joking?
522
00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:48,655
Well, I bought them...
No, you didn't!
523
00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:51,015
They're new, actually,
and they arrived yesterday.
524
00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:52,855
From where, pyjamas.com?
From the internet.
525
00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:54,335
THEY LAUGH
526
00:25:54,360 --> 00:25:57,415
It said "lounge pants".
Yeah, pyjamas.
527
00:25:57,440 --> 00:25:59,775
Well, they're comfortable,
and they're easy to get on.
528
00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:02,455
Ancl it's hard to get trousers on,
so I wear these softer ones,
529
00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:03,975
but I didn't know they were pyjamas.
530
00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,015
As well as fashion advice...
531
00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,375
We're gonna have to help you,
aren't we, today?
532
00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,535
...Julian also needs some assistance
with his shopping.
533
00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:15,255
I just want some bananas
and some eggs.
534
00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:18,095
We should probably get free range
eggs cos you're a vet, aren't you?
535
00:26:18,120 --> 00:26:19,655
Absolutely, yeah.
And we should just...
536
00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:21,215
free range eggs.
537
00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:24,415
LAUGHING: Right, is that everything?
I think so, yeah,
538
00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,255
unless you've got
any more appropriate trousers.
539
00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:41,095
Across Yorkshire, there's no rest
for the other vets,
540
00:26:41,120 --> 00:26:45,615
and at Cannon Hall Farm,
Rohin's arrived to see Rob and Dave,
541
00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:48,815
after losing new-born lamb Hope
in surgery.
542
00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:50,335
'It's been so devastating
543
00:26:50,360 --> 00:26:52,935
'cos that was the first animal
I've ever lost uncler an aesthetic.'
544
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,935
We did everything we possibly could.
545
00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:58,135
It's just one of those situations.
Sometimes, you just can't win.
546
00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,015
ROB: I'm really grateful to Rohin.
547
00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,815
He gave her a chance,
and without that chance,
548
00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,895
we'd have lost her anyway.
so I'm grateful for his efforts.
549
00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,335
Today, Rohin is here
to see Hope's mum,
550
00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:11,055
who hasn't been doing well herself.
551
00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:14,615
It was a really difficult birth,
but I just really want
552
00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,055
to try and salvage
some positive news out of this.
553
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:19,935
Hi, Rohin.
Hi, guys.
554
00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:21,895
DAVE: How are you doing?
Good to see you again.
555
00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:23,775
Yeah, you too.
How's Mum doing?
556
00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,295
She's not just right,
but she is eating.
557
00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:28,055
I think where there's
a good appetite,
558
00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:29,335
then you've always a chance.
559
00:27:29,360 --> 00:27:31,695
When she's been through
such a traumatic lambing,
560
00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:35,255
it's not unexpected, isn't it,
that they can get complications.
561
00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,935
Shall we have a look at her anyway,
see how she's doing?
562
00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:39,215
See what you think.
563
00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:46,975
OK, maybe the most important thing
here,
564
00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,575
it would be good
to take her temperature
565
00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,135
to know if she's got a fever,
and that can give us some indication
566
00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:52,855
with infection
how things are going as well.
567
00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:54,615
So I'll check that.
568
00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:59,375
Yeah.
569
00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,615
So, the temperature,
it is a little bit high.
570
00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:05,855
Has she had any meds so far?
Yeah, she's had antibiotics.
571
00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:08,455
OK. She's had pain relief
and anti-inflammatories.
572
00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,375
Perfect, yeah. Basically, you've
clone all the right things already.
573
00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:13,095
I think, honestly,
the best thing to do
574
00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:15,455
is just to extend the treatment
you've already started.
575
00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:17,735
We could keep
giving her more pain relief.
576
00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:19,055
I really believe she's got a chance.
577
00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:31,775
Two weeks later, Rob and Dave
have done everything they can.
578
00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,135
She wasn't doing very well.
She was very poorly.
579
00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:37,535
She was in a desperate state.
She was in poor condition.
580
00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:39,375
She'd been through the mill
a little bit,
581
00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:40,895
and she were really struggling.
582
00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:45,615
But as farmers and vets know,
where there's life, there's Hope.
583
00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,535
The great news is
she's really rallied,
584
00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,535
and she's ready to go outside
and enjoy springtime.
585
00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,175
Well, there's nothing wrong
with her now, is there?
586
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,695
She couldn't have done that
two weeks ago, so, really pleased.
587
00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,055
Come on, flower.
588
00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:03,655
We've decided to call her Gloria
because she deserves a name.
589
00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,735
She's shown real ten a city,
590
00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:09,015
and we're looking forward to lambs
next year from her.
591
00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:12,735
Ancl that will be a glorious
conclusion to a really sad story.
592
00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,695
She's eager to go.
593
00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:28,375
Whoa!
Go on, flower. Good luck.
594
00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,695
To see her out there now
living her best life,
595
00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:37,095
it's just great to see.
596
00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,055
I didn't think
she were gonna make it at one point,
597
00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,895
and, well, this is fantastic.
598
00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:45,455
To see the rest of the flock
greet Gloria like that
599
00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:47,815
was quite emotional.
600
00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:50,375
Just shows, Dave.
There's always hope for the future.
601
00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:01,575
One of the Huddersfield practice's
regular clients is Gemma,
602
00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:04,735
who runs a sanctuary that gives hope
to all kinds of creatures,
603
00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:08,455
with the help of her daughter,
Annabelle.
604
00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:10,935
Each morning, we open the door,
and it's like a stampede,
605
00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:14,855
with all sorts of birds and goats
all running out for their breakfast.
606
00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:21,495
Dexter, Rupert!
607
00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,215
We have so many, all rescues.
608
00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:29,055
We've got everything from pigs,
sheep, goats, horses, birds...
609
00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:30,615
lots of birds.
610
00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:32,015
She's my favourite chicken.
611
00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:33,975
I thought the ferrets
were your favourite.
612
00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:35,175
She's my favourite.
613
00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:39,335
Anyone rings up and says,
"Can you give this animal a home?"
614
00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,375
Or if it's injured, we will say yes,
and we'll try our best with it.
615
00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:48,255
Today, trying her best means
Gemma has had to bring
616
00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:50,535
one of her young goats
to the animal hospital...
617
00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:52,415
Being soft?
618
00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:55,215
...after a concerning discovery.
619
00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:57,575
Dexter's just turned 12 months,
620
00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,935
and yesterday,
we found three lumps on his neck,
621
00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:02,855
so I'm very worried.
622
00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:04,575
One lump's here,
623
00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:08,255
and then you've got one...
under here,
624
00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:10,455
and then there's another one
slightly further back.
625
00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:16,575
So I'm a bit nervous
of what the outcome will be today.
626
00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:21,095
She's hoping
David can ease those nerves.
627
00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,455
Hi. Right.
Hi.
628
00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:25,855
Hey, mate.
What can we do for you today?
629
00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:29,095
He's got three lumps
which have appeared. Hm.
630
00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,455
When did you notice them?
Last night.
631
00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:32,735
Just last night?
Late last night.
632
00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:34,175
They're quite hard, aren't they?
Mm.
633
00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:39,935
There's a couple
of possibilities for these.
634
00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,815
It's in the area
close to his lymph nodes,
635
00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:46,055
so people call them the glands,
which can swell up
636
00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:50,575
if there's been some infection
or a source of inflammation there.
637
00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:52,335
They are symmetrical, normally,
638
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,695
and it's just this left-hand side
that swelled up.
639
00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:59,775
So, first thing to do
is just give him a full check over
640
00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:02,135
and see if any of his other glands
are swollen anywhere.
641
00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:07,375
Where did he come from?
From a local farm.
642
00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:09,215
But he was meant to be going
for food,
643
00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:11,575
and we saved you, didn't we?
644
00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:13,975
I'm gonna try
and have a look in his mouth,
645
00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:15,735
which is probably easier
said than done.
646
00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:21,375
It could be that his lymph nodes
are just swelling up.
647
00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:25,055
Something like that infection
or a thorn or something he's eaten
648
00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:27,895
that's caused a bit of an irritation
or infection
649
00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:29,095
inside his mouth or throat.
650
00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:30,655
There is a possibility
651
00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,135
that it's a little bit more
of a serious disease,
652
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:37,055
a bacterial disease called CLA,
which affects sheep and goats.
653
00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:40,895
If his lymph nodes aren't sort of
coming down with normal treatment,
654
00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:44,655
we should probably do a blood test
and just see if it is or not.
655
00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:47,295
I'd say we'd definitely
need to find out straight away
656
00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:49,135
cos it would have
serious implications
657
00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:50,815
because it can be spread
by equipment,
658
00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:53,215
you know, like shearers,
all that kind of stuff.
659
00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:56,055
And if he's getting
little scratches and little wounds,
660
00:32:56,080 --> 00:32:58,495
that's how the bacteria might get
in, spread to the lymph nodes
661
00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:00,295
and then form these big abscesses,
662
00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,335
which often don't respond
to treatment.
663
00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:04,775
Is it curable?
Not normally.
664
00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:08,695
We don't know that's what it got.
665
00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:10,975
It's my job to think
of the worst possible scenario
666
00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:11,895
and prepare for it.
667
00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:13,015
Yeah.
668
00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:14,895
Right, I'll just grab
some injections.
669
00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:17,255
Very worrying, because he's like
part of the family now,
670
00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:21,495
so to lose him at such a young age,
it wouldn't be good.
671
00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,415
Well, I'm starting him
on anti-inflammatory therapy,
672
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:30,295
and I'm combining it
with an antibiotic.
673
00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:33,215
I'm hoping that his glands
are just reacting
674
00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:36,255
to something not too malicious
this time.
675
00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:39,575
The bacteria that causes CLA
in sheep and goats,
676
00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:43,015
it's the same family as bacteria
that causes TB in cattle.
677
00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:48,215
We'll do the one
under the skin first.
678
00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:49,575
You'll be fine.
679
00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:53,175
That's that one.
Good lad.
680
00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:57,135
I think we'll monitor him
one day at a time,
681
00:33:57,160 --> 00:33:59,775
and if he gets more
kind of swelling up
682
00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:01,775
or he goes downhill at all
on himself,
683
00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:03,295
let me know, and we'll...
Go from there.
684
00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:04,535
...we'll go from there.
685
00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:06,095
Thank you.
See you later. See you later.
686
00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:10,895
Certainly an interesting one.
687
00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:13,255
Fingers crossed
that he improves quickly,
688
00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:15,535
but if he doesn't respond
to treatment over the next few days,
689
00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:17,015
and certainly if he gets worse,
690
00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:20,575
we definitely need
to do a blood test to look for CLA,
691
00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:22,775
but I'm hoping
we don't need to do that.
692
00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:31,735
Still to come...
693
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,095
I'm just interested just
to see if they dried up all right.
694
00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,975
...is everything clean
in the Greens' latrine?
695
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:40,135
I go around with toilet roll
and clean them up.
696
00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:43,015
You tell me anything, you do!
PETER LAUGHS
697
00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,495
And now they've both been
under the knife...
698
00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:46,855
Mr Norton, what you been doing?
699
00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:50,015
"Julian and Mac
can compare injuries.
700
00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:58,040
Now you know how Mac felt!
LAUGHTER
701
00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:02,095
CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY:
David's made the trip
702
00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:04,655
from the Huddersfield hospital
to Gemma's rescue centre...
703
00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:06,055
CROWS
704
00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:09,695
...two weeks after examining
the lumps on her goat's neck.
705
00:35:09,720 --> 00:35:13,015
Today, I've come back to see Gemma
and her little goat Dexter.
706
00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:15,295
I was quite concerned
about the swellings,
707
00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:16,775
and I gave him some treatment.
708
00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:20,055
I was worried that it might be
quite a nasty disease called CLA,
709
00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:22,415
which we would have to do
a blood sample to identify
710
00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:25,415
and ultimately might have quite
a poor prognosis, unfortunately,
711
00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:27,615
for Dexter,
so that's the main concern.
712
00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:30,255
Hi. How are you?
Hi.
713
00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:32,535
I'm good. How are you doing?
I'm good, thank you.
714
00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:34,055
Good. And how's the little man?
715
00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:35,575
He's good, really good.
Yeah? Amazing.
716
00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:38,975
Right, let's have a look at him.
717
00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:43,535
Come here. Come here. Come here.
Good lad. Good lad.
718
00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:51,295
So he had really big swellings down
below his jaw on his neck here.
719
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:53,775
Oh, it feels loads better.
720
00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,575
There's a tiny little firm bit
in there,
721
00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:58,295
but that's completely different
from...
722
00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:00,215
Before.
..from what it was before.
723
00:36:00,240 --> 00:36:02,255
He's obviously been eating
all right, has he?
724
00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:03,895
He's eating.
He is playing more than ever.
725
00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:05,135
Yeah. Good boy.
726
00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:09,415
So it has come down
in size quite a bit.
727
00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:12,335
The infection's perhaps burst its
way out.
728
00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:13,815
Although it's looking good,
729
00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:16,415
I really think it would be good idea
just to screen for CLA,
730
00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:19,055
and then if we get the all-clear,
we know that it's fine.
731
00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:20,295
Right, 0|<.
732
00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:23,015
It might just be that we're being
cautious, but I'd rather check...
733
00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:25,535
On the safe side.
..than give you the wrong advice.
734
00:36:27,240 --> 00:36:28,695
You're a good boy, aren't you?
735
00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:33,255
So I'll give you a call
as soon as I get a result back.
736
00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:36,015
The important thing is that he's
doing well in himself at the moment.
737
00:36:36,040 --> 00:36:38,215
Fabulous. Thank you.
Brill. No problem.
738
00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:44,855
A week later at the animal hospital,
David has received the results.
739
00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:48,615
The great news is
that it's come back as negative,
740
00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:51,295
and there's no sign that he's been
exposed to the disease from this,
741
00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:52,535
so I'm really pleased.
742
00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:54,455
We may have had to put him down,
743
00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:56,815
or certainly keep him away
from other sheep and goats,
744
00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:59,015
and we would have risked
spreading it to them.
745
00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,815
So back at Gemma's rescue centre,
746
00:37:02,840 --> 00:37:05,175
Dexter can get back
to enjoying breakfast
747
00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:07,455
with the rest of the menagerie...
Come on, babies.
748
00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:10,815
Come here. Oh, look at them all!
749
00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:16,135
...not to mention
his favourite day trips...
750
00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:20,375
Good boy.
751
00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:21,695
...with best pal Rupert.
752
00:37:21,720 --> 00:37:23,135
When we got the test results back,
753
00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,775
it was absolutely brilliant news
cos he's just part of the family.
754
00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:27,975
Right, go and have a play.
755
00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:30,935
GOATS BLEAT
756
00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,215
SHE SCREAMS
757
00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:35,015
The lumps have gone completely now.
758
00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:38,055
It's all gone, all clear,
and he's back to his normal self.
759
00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:39,335
Go!
760
00:37:43,240 --> 00:37:45,975
Dexter means so much to us
as a family.
761
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,735
He's absolutely brilliant
with my little girl, Annabelle.
762
00:37:48,760 --> 00:37:51,055
He gets so excited with her.
Not with me, with her.
763
00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:53,135
He's very, very naughty.
764
00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:55,695
Are you going for a run?
Go on, then. Go on.
765
00:37:55,720 --> 00:37:57,895
Dexter! Rupert!
766
00:37:59,880 --> 00:38:02,335
We're absolutely over the moon
that he's fit and healthy.
767
00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:13,175
In Thirsk, Peter recently visited
the Greens' Farm
768
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:14,775
to treat their calf Pear,
769
00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:18,775
who had an upset tummy
because of overindulgence.
770
00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:21,295
You can have a little bit,
but not a lot.
771
00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:24,575
PETER:
Oh, I thought you'd be in here.
772
00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:27,615
Yeah, young man. How are you?
Well, I mustn't grumble.
773
00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:29,975
No good grumbling.
No bugger'll listen.
774
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:32,815
A short time ago,
you had problems with Pear.
775
00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:35,215
Aye, he had the scour.
Yes.
776
00:38:35,240 --> 00:38:38,175
Well, I'm just interested just
to see if that dried up all right.
777
00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:39,815
Well, you're welcome
to have a look.
778
00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:41,295
Lead on, Mrs Green.
779
00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:45,495
Ah, here they are.
780
00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:47,495
Here they are.
781
00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:50,935
Now, I can see our patient
at the back there.
782
00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:54,055
What's good there
is that Pear is licking herself.
783
00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:56,055
When they start licking themselves,
784
00:38:56,080 --> 00:38:57,815
you know they're in good fettle,
don't you?
785
00:38:57,840 --> 00:38:59,015
Yeah.
786
00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:01,775
Do you know, I'm gonna just pop
in there and have a look, jean.
787
00:39:01,800 --> 00:39:03,015
Well, you're welcome.
788
00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:06,535
So, what do you think of them?
789
00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:08,095
Well, I'll tell you what, Mrs Green,
790
00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:10,015
we've got two very clean bottoms
there.
791
00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:13,655
That's a good sign.
I go around wi' toilet roll....
792
00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:15,615
You do?
..and clean them up.
793
00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:17,815
HE LAUGHS
You tell me anything, you do.
794
00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:22,295
You know, you've got them
on some nice hay there as well.
795
00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:23,695
That's ideal, isn't it...
796
00:39:23,720 --> 00:39:24,815
Yeah.
..to bind them up.
797
00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:27,335
They need plenty of long fibre
like that. That's lovely stuff.
798
00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:31,175
Oh, yeah. Beautiful. Tiptop.
You couldn't get better.
799
00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:34,895
I think you've clone a good job
as usual.
800
00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:36,335
Thank you very much.
801
00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:39,015
You can always tell
when an animal is healthy.
802
00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:41,695
Her eyes are very bright,
her nose is clear,
803
00:39:41,720 --> 00:39:43,175
there's no discharge,
804
00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:46,335
and more importantly, in this case,
she's got a very clean bottom.
805
00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:48,975
Ancl I would expect nothing else
of Mr and Mrs Green,
806
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:52,135
the way they look after them,
so they've clone a good job as usual.
807
00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:56,375
So I'm very pleased that Pear
is now in full health again.
808
00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:04,575
Just south of Thirsk...
809
00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:06,655
MICHAEL: Come on, Mac. Good lad
810
00:40:06,680 --> 00:40:10,495
Michael is out for his daily walk
with Mac the elderly Westie...
811
00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:12,895
Come on. Good dog. Come on.
..who's been recovering
812
00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:16,295
from Julian's operation
on his injured leg...
813
00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:19,055
Come on, pal.
..after a difficult start.
814
00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:20,615
OK, what's this?
815
00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:24,335
'It wasn't
a very comfortable evening.
816
00:40:24,360 --> 00:40:26,175
'Just wouldn't settle at all.
817
00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:27,535
'He was like that all night
818
00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:29,895
'until about eight o'clock
the following morning.
819
00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:32,175
Ancl from then on,
the pain seemed to subside.
820
00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:33,175
Ancl he's doing really well.
821
00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:36,695
But he's an old dog,
he's 11 years old,
822
00:40:36,720 --> 00:40:39,215
so, you know,
he's an old man, I suppose, now.
823
00:40:39,240 --> 00:40:40,255
But he's doing all right.
824
00:40:41,720 --> 00:40:43,975
Put it this way, he's running
fast enough for me, anyway.
825
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,455
LAUGHS
826
00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:52,055
We're good for each other.
827
00:40:52,080 --> 00:40:54,495
I'm no longer a young man,
and I need exercise.
828
00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:55,655
CHUCKLES
829
00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:57,215
And when you've got a dog,
830
00:40:57,240 --> 00:41:00,135
you're up in the morning,
and out we go, you know?
831
00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:02,935
Ancl it keeps me walking,
and it keeps him fit.
832
00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:04,415
Ancl he likes to go
for a pint as well,
833
00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:05,935
which suits me down to the ground.
834
00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:07,615
MICHAEL LAUGHS
835
00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:10,175
Right, pal, come on.
Let's go for a pint. Come on.
836
00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:15,455
We always call for a pint,
837
00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:19,255
and for some time,
my wife didn't know this.
838
00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:21,695
Ancl then one occasion
when I was away,
839
00:41:21,720 --> 00:41:24,855
she took the dog for a walk,
and he wouldn't walk past the pub.
840
00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:26,655
So he blew my cover.
841
00:41:26,680 --> 00:41:28,495
Go on.
842
00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:30,095
Come on. Good lad.
843
00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:32,975
Waiting to meet Michael and Mac
in the pub today
844
00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:36,415
is another dog walker,
or rather, hobbler,
845
00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:39,735
who's just had an operation
on his own leg injury.
846
00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:42,335
The surgeon did some excellent work.
847
00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:44,135
He drilled holes in my kneecap
848
00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:47,055
and stitched the ligaments
back onto it.
849
00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:50,015
It's fairly challenging for me
at the moment.
850
00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:51,975
I'm not supposed to do very much.
851
00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:55,615
The surgeon didn't tell me
I wasn't allowed to visit the pub.
852
00:41:55,640 --> 00:41:58,695
I could probably spend most
of my afternoons here, actually.
853
00:41:58,720 --> 00:42:03,375
I think this should be probably part
of my recovery process.
854
00:42:03,400 --> 00:42:06,535
What do you think, Em?
Em's not convinced.
855
00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:09,215
Eh?
I think it's a good idea, don't you?
856
00:42:09,240 --> 00:42:13,775
Emmy might not be sold on the idea,
but Mac certainly is.
857
00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:16,055
Hello there.
Mr Norton, what you been doing?
858
00:42:16,080 --> 00:42:18,415
I know. I'm an invalid
859
00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:20,855
Now you know how Mac felt.
JULIAN LAUGHS
860
00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:23,215
Ancl how's Mac doing?
Is he all right?
861
00:42:23,240 --> 00:42:26,815
He's fine, yeah.
He's doing really well.
862
00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:29,175
We've started going on grass now...
Yeah.
863
00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:30,935
...and running around a bit, so...
Good.
864
00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:33,455
I've had to watch him with all
the mud and one thing and another,
865
00:42:33,480 --> 00:42:35,815
Don't want him slipping.
Well, that's what caused it,
866
00:42:35,840 --> 00:42:37,175
wasn't it, slipping on the mud?
Yeah.
867
00:42:37,200 --> 00:42:39,215
How often does he make a trip
to the pub?
868
00:42:39,240 --> 00:42:42,175
Is that every clay or every week,
or just on special occasions?
869
00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:45,735
Well, we established the distance
between Croft Heads and the pub.
870
00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:48,735
We're just about the right distance
for good exercise
871
00:42:48,760 --> 00:42:51,015
for a dog with a bad leg.
872
00:42:51,040 --> 00:42:53,495
Anyway, the moral of this story is
873
00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:56,655
if Mac stays out of trouble
and I stay out of trouble,
874
00:42:56,680 --> 00:42:58,135
we should be all right.
875
00:42:58,160 --> 00:42:59,815
I think that's a good idea.
876
00:42:59,840 --> 00:43:01,695
Cheers.
Cheers.