0:00:02 > 0:00:05The following programme features trained professionals
0:00:05 > 0:00:07working with potentially dangerous animals.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10So do not, we repeat, do not try this at home.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12COW MOOS
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Did you know that now, right now, there's people
0:00:29 > 0:00:32all around the country who are working their socks off
0:00:32 > 0:00:35to help wounded wildlife and poorly pets.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39And we've managed to get VIP passes for some willing helpers
0:00:39 > 0:00:41who are going to get stuck in at the busiest vets,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44wildlife sanctuaries and rescue centres.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45Oh! Ah!
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Argh!
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Ugh!
0:00:49 > 0:00:53On today's show, Leanne and Robert get fully operational
0:00:53 > 0:00:56in the vet's surgery. Can they fix a foul ferret
0:00:56 > 0:00:57and deal with a dodgy dog ear?
0:00:57 > 0:01:00You've got pus on you! Ugh!
0:01:00 > 0:01:01He's got pus on his arm!
0:01:01 > 0:01:06Jessica and Stephen turn dental nurses at the rescue centre surgery
0:01:06 > 0:01:10and tackle a huge horse appetite!
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Ooh, he's trying to eat the camera!
0:01:12 > 0:01:15And Dom gets all domestic and cleans
0:01:15 > 0:01:19the pigsty with the help of my dapper apple jacket invention!
0:01:20 > 0:01:22I'm a vegetarian!
0:01:22 > 0:01:24It's tough and dirty work...
0:01:25 > 0:01:26..but someone has got to do it!
0:01:32 > 0:01:34I'm in Newcastle visiting a vet's.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Not only do they put right poorly pets,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39they also look after wounded wildlife and today,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42they have twins to give them a helping hand.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46So, meet Robert and Leanne, a pair of proud pet owners.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48My mum has Oscar, a West Highland Terrier.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51My dad has got another West Highland Terrier called Hogan.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56I've got tropical fish, Robert's got a lizard.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Yeah, Lizzie. Lizzie the lizard.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Yes, Robert loves his scaly critters.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03I like any type of reptile.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Snakes, lizards,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09bearded dragons.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13And unlucky Leanne keeps, ummm, losing her poor pets.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16I've been lucky with the fish that I got for my birthday
0:02:16 > 0:02:18but before that, they just kept on dying.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Either I overfed them or just didn't look after them properly.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25A crash course in perfect pet care is in order here.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29We need a full-on, big and busy vet's practice.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Aha, perfect, Westway Vet's, one of the busiest in the north east.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36They're on constant call here, waiting to tackle pet problems
0:02:36 > 0:02:38and animal emergencies.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Come on, you two, there's a long hard day of animal antics ahead.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Yes, madam, we'll have your cat's beak fixed as soon as possible.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Bless you. Aah, Robert and Leanne, how are you?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Aah, hold on a minute... which one is which?
0:02:51 > 0:02:52- I'm Robert.- Robert.- Leanne.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55OK, I'm Dick, and today you're at a vet's
0:02:55 > 0:02:58and we'll go behind the scenes. Are you looking forward to it?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Good. Lots to do, let's get started.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02There's no time to waste.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Straight up, our wannabe vets are called to help Jason
0:03:05 > 0:03:07who has a cat crisis on his hands.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Unlucky Lucy has a mysterious lump on her back.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Robert, Leanne, this is Jason and Lisa.- How are you doing?
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- They're going to assist you today. - Oh, good.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Leanne doesn't like seeing squeamish things,
0:03:20 > 0:03:21but what are we doing?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Well, we're going to be operating on this 13-year-old-cat today
0:03:25 > 0:03:28and it's going to have a big lump, which has been infected,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30removed from its back end, basically.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33First, on with some scrubs.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35That was quick!
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Right, we're ready to rock. What first?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39We're going to sedate the cat first.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- Are you going to give me a hand, Leanne?- OK.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43So why has she got a lump?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Well, it's a little lump...
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Little! It's massive!
0:03:47 > 0:03:51It's been there three years and it's got bigger over that period,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54so in this case it needs to be removed.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Lucy has been gnawing at the lump
0:03:56 > 0:04:01and Jason is worried it could be the sign of a serious health problem.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03He needs to find out exactly what is causing it.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06First, an anaesthetic.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09The cat has gone under so the operation is going to take place.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I'm not squeamish, I'm a big, brave man.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I'll leave them to it.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19These two have important work to complete in the operating theatre.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- Have a listen to that. - You can go first.- All right.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25They use a stethoscope to listen to Lucy's heartbeat.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28If it drops too low, Jason will have to stop the operation.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- It's like a "do-do, do-do". - That's it, that's right.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37A quick shave by Nurse Lisa reveals the size of the infected lump.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Then Leanne and Robert sterilise the area to make sure the kitty
0:04:40 > 0:04:42doesn't catch any infections.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Now, if either of you two feel a bit faint,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49just give us a shout and Lisa will catch you.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53It's time to remove the lump,
0:04:53 > 0:04:57and when Lucy's lump is lobbed out later, our vet's assistants discover
0:04:57 > 0:05:00exactly how serious her illness is.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04But first, it's time to find out what animal adventures
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Dom has in store for his volunteers in Norfolk.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Today I'm at the largest horse sanctuary in the UK
0:05:11 > 0:05:16where they provide a stable - eh - environment for over 1,000 horses,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19ponies and donkeys every single year. HORSE SNORTS
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Agreed! I mean, it's such a monumental place to run
0:05:22 > 0:05:24that there's no room for horseplay, hey!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Let's meet today's team...
0:05:26 > 0:05:30which is, Jessica and Stephen.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Jessica has a long list of pets she would love to have.
0:05:33 > 0:05:39A dog, cat, rodents, reptiles or fish.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43But standing in Jessica's way is this busy lady.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48I just can't clean up after animals at the moment...
0:05:48 > 0:05:49I think that the children,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52the work around the children is enough.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54This is Jessica's mate, Stephen. Perhaps he's got a pet?
0:05:54 > 0:05:57No, I haven't got any pets, I wish I did, though.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Stephen used to live in America where he has seen all kinds of wildlife.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I've seen bears, I've seen otters, I've seen crocodiles,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I've seen snakes... Pretty much a lot of animals.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Wow, he's seen a lot, this lad.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14We'll have our work cut out to impress these two. Let's think big.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17No, I said big.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Much bigger.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23That's bigger and better. Right, to Redwings.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31It's the biggest horse sanctuary in the UK this.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33They currently have 1100 equine -
0:06:33 > 0:06:36that means horsey - residents. Sadly though,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39when they first come here, they're often all poorly or old and tired.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Redwings is all about turning them into happy horses,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46perky ponies and delighted donkeys.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51It's perfect for our pals to prove they can be proper pet people.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55So Jessica, do you think your mum might be swayed
0:06:55 > 0:06:57into getting you a pet, do you think so?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- Probably.- She could be convinced? I've got a strategy.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02If we can show her that you're really good
0:07:02 > 0:07:04at looking after a big animal,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07then surely it's a cinch to look after a small one.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Sure.- Good game plan, all right.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Steve, your sister does riding school, is that right?- Yep.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- And can you go with her? - Yep.- What happens?- They push me.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16They push you around?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Why, do they push your sister around?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- No, because she rides them. - We've two things to do.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24We've got to show you can look after animals and show you
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- that horses aren't just for girls. - All right.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Right, let's do this. Yeah, come on!
0:07:31 > 0:07:33OK we know what the plan is, don't we?
0:07:33 > 0:07:38We've got to try and convince Jessica's mum that you are good
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- with big animals, isn't that right? - Yeah.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42There's no time like the present.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- You've seen some big horses and now time for a whopper.- Yeah.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48HORSE NEIGHS
0:07:48 > 0:07:50What? That's small!
0:07:50 > 0:07:52What do you think?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54It must be a first born.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- No, it's not first born. That is as big as it gets.- Really?
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Yeah. Do you want to go and touch it?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- Er yeah, sure.- Go on, go on, go on.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Now that is a small horse...
0:08:06 > 0:08:09unless we're stood a long way from it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11No, no, no, it's small!
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Ellie.- Hello.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- How are you? - I'm fine.- Good. Who's this?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- This is Tiny Tim.- Hello, Tiny Tim.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Bizarre name, I think, for a horse so big!
0:08:20 > 0:08:24It looks like Tiny Tim the miniature horse could be about to soften up
0:08:24 > 0:08:26our stable mates.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31And later, Stephen and Jessica find out what made Tim so tiny!
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Leanne and Robert have turned into assistant vets.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Lucy the cat is about to undergo
0:08:39 > 0:08:43a delicate operation to remove a large lump from her back.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45It's time to operate.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Right, this is the first incision, kids.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- Look all right?- Yeah.- Good.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53So you're taking the skin off the top?
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Yeah, I'm just going to take the skin around the lump.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Have they ever had their heart stopped?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Yeah, it does happen, does happen,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04that's why it's important the nurse monitors it all the time
0:09:04 > 0:09:05so if something changes,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07we can do something about it.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10If they can remove the massive mystery lump,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13we might get to know how serious Lucy's problem is.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- What's the biggest one you've done? - What, biggest lump?- Biggest, yeah.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I've removed lumps that are the size of a football.
0:09:20 > 0:09:26- Whoa!- Oh!- Some from in dogs' tummies, some from the skin.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27What are you doing now?
0:09:27 > 0:09:31I'm just dissecting or just cutting around
0:09:31 > 0:09:35the lump. One lump.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Got it! Jason spots it's a harmless cyst,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41but it's the size of a 50 pence piece!
0:09:41 > 0:09:43I think it is a cyst of some sort.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46We'll send it off, but I'm confident it is a benign lump,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48so removing it should be curative.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Lovely! And with the non-nasty lump
0:09:50 > 0:09:53taken out, a few stitches later, it's all over.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57I'm sure the owner will be happy with the wound gone.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Yeah. I didn't feel queasy.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Job done! Hopefully Lucy will wake up well and Leanne and Robert
0:10:04 > 0:10:09can get her back to her owner, patched up and purrfect!
0:10:09 > 0:10:11And the pet care partners
0:10:11 > 0:10:14go ferreting around the vet's surgery later on,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17but will they get to the bottom of Gizmo's pongy problem?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Is that the worst smell you've ever smelt?
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Jessica and Stephen have a busy day ahead of them
0:10:25 > 0:10:27at Redwings Horse Rescue.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Before we came here, Stephen thought horses were for girls,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32or his sister at least,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35but this fellow seems to have made an impression.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Tiny Tim is a miniature Shetland.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40He has lots of health problems but all the specialist care
0:10:40 > 0:10:44he's getting here is easing his aches.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Now, why is it so small? What's it's story?
0:10:48 > 0:10:49He came from another sanctuary
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- because he's got some problems with his back legs.- OK.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56If you look he's wearing a very special shoe on his back right leg
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- to support his leg.- Oh, yeah.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01And he's only 20 inches tall.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02Poor Tiny Tim
0:11:02 > 0:11:06was bred to be this small but it's not very good for horses.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08He's got quite a few deformities with his mouth
0:11:08 > 0:11:12and his eyes are a funny colour. It's not meant to be this way.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14This is something you don't encourage?
0:11:14 > 0:11:15No, we do not encourage it.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- He's about as big as a dog. - HUSKY VOICE: I'll tell you what,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- I think he's really cute!- OK.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Sorry, I'm speaking like this...
0:11:23 > 0:11:25but I'm feeling a little HORSE!
0:11:25 > 0:11:27THEY LAUGH
0:11:29 > 0:11:34- Eh! Feeling a little HORSE! Yeah, do you get it?- Yeah.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37You were going to ask your mum for a small pet...
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- this is small. Do you think it would fit in your house?- Um...no.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Ellie, all your horses aren't this small.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46No. We have bigger ones and we're going to see some
0:11:46 > 0:11:49and I was hoping you could help me feed some.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- All right?- Yeah. - You're not scared now?- No.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53- You'll be all right.- Yeah.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56OK, good luck. Off you go.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Nice one, Tiny Tim! Jessica and Stephen's day at the horse sanctuary
0:11:59 > 0:12:01is now fully up and running...
0:12:03 > 0:12:07..And they're on their way to a right stampede of hungry horses later.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Look, there's loads of them coming out now!
0:12:12 > 0:12:15But first, I've got a pig of a challenge for Dom,
0:12:15 > 0:12:16and it's a little bit fruity.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22This business, what is it?
0:12:22 > 0:12:26This business? This is me making you a jacket. Nearly done.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Ha-ha!
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Ta-da!
0:12:31 > 0:12:34You did say this was going to help me out, didn't you?
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Uh, did I?
0:12:35 > 0:12:39I thought so. Oh, I knew it! Right, what's the challenge?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42It's simple. You're going to clean out this pigsty
0:12:42 > 0:12:44but because we can't get the pigs out of the sty,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47I thought we would distract them with your apple jacket.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Oh, a really good idea(!)
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- Pardon?- What?
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- Here's your tools.- Wow!
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Get to it!
0:12:58 > 0:13:03Welcome to the home of Molly and Tom, a pair of pet Kune Kune pigs.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07I've done some things in my time, I tell you!
0:13:07 > 0:13:09The apple jacket has been cunningly designed by me...
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Ah! He-he!
0:13:11 > 0:13:16..To distract the greedy guzzlers and allow Dom to tidy their sty.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21I'm going to shovel your poo. Leave my jacket alone.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24These pigs are Kune Kune pigs from New Zealand.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27DOM SHOUTS AND SCREAMS
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Oi, get on the floor and shovel it!
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Get off me, you swine!
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- I've got it and I've shovelled it... - Carry on.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42And now it's going in my pink bucket.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45While Dom domesticates, a few piggy facts.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Oh, you're back, you greedy pig!
0:13:48 > 0:13:52"Kune Kune" means "fat and round" mainly due to the fact
0:13:52 > 0:13:56that they are fat and round, just like my little friend!
0:13:58 > 0:13:59Did you know that pigs
0:13:59 > 0:14:02are one of the most intelligent animals? I didn't!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04I'm a vegetarian.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06I knew he was the man for the job!
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Oh! Oh!
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Going well, then!
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Argh!
0:14:13 > 0:14:19Now obviously, if you ever come across a pigsty, don't climb in it,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22especially if you're wearing a jacket covered in apples.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Yes, top job and don't worry, next time, it's my challenge.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Oh, yes, it is, isn't it!
0:14:27 > 0:14:32- It just so happens that I have actually made a jacket for you.- Ah!
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Oh! Not the monkey enclosure!
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Remember Jessica and Stephen from London town?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Well, they're raring to go at the horse sanctuary
0:14:46 > 0:14:49and things are about to get very, very busy.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Right, guys, so we have horses on-site here that need feeding
0:14:53 > 0:14:54every day. What do horses eat?
0:14:54 > 0:14:59- Hay!- Yes, so what we're going to do is we're going to take those nets
0:14:59 > 0:15:01behind you and we're going to fill them up,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04weigh them and take them out to the horses.
0:15:05 > 0:15:11The 1,000 horses here nosh around 3,500kg of grass every single day.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Feeding them is going to be a massive task for our horse-helpers.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Is there anything other than hay?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Yes. Well, they mostly eat grass.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- They graze for nearly 16 hours every day.- Wow!
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Sometimes we give them treats too, like carrots and apples.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Yep, a big job this time for just a little horseplay.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33No, not that kind of little horse...
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Sorry, Tiny Tim... this kind of horseplay!
0:15:39 > 0:15:43OK, onwards, we have a tractor to catch.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49With over 300 acres of fields and paddocks here,
0:15:49 > 0:15:53this really is the only way to travel and this sanctuary isn't only home
0:15:53 > 0:15:56to horses, oh, no, there are dozens of dejected donkeys
0:15:56 > 0:15:58and plenty of poorly ponies here too
0:15:58 > 0:16:02and they all need feeding on a daily basis.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05What you need to do now, guys, is pick this up and chuck it
0:16:05 > 0:16:06over that fence.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Is all that hay just for one horse?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12No, look they're all coming to get their food now.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Look, there's loads of them coming out now!
0:16:20 > 0:16:23HAY, HAY, feeding done, now it's time to meet
0:16:23 > 0:16:27one of the biggest breeds that Redwings has to offer.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30This is Boo, and he's one of the biggest horses at the sanctuary.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- How old is Boo?- How old is Boo?
0:16:33 > 0:16:34- Yes.- Boo is 11 years old.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Can you see anything special? - He's got one eye.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Yep, he has only got one eye.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43If you look at this eye as well, Boo is completely blind.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45He lost this eye to cancer
0:16:45 > 0:16:49and then he got shot with an air rifle in his other eye.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Poor Boo! Without the protection he gets here
0:16:53 > 0:16:57and this kind of regular TLC, he wouldn't be alive today.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00What breed is Boo?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Boo is a Clydesdale Cross.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05The Clydesdale is a heavy horse, that's why he's so big
0:17:05 > 0:17:08and that's why he's got these lovely big feathers on his feet.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Does being blind affect him much?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13It doesn't really affect his quality of life.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15He is a really calm horse anyway
0:17:15 > 0:17:17but he uses his other senses to compensate.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19He's always moving his ears
0:17:19 > 0:17:21and he's got a really good sense of smell as well.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26Ho-ho! Look, he's trying to eat the camera!
0:17:26 > 0:17:27He's one hungry horse,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30and if we're going to finish this programme,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33we're going to need that camera so keep feeding them, you two!
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Ooof, down in one!
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Stephen and Jessica are turning into a right pair
0:17:40 > 0:17:42of hot-shot horse handlers.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46In fact, you could say that they're becoming experts in their field.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47Yes, field, yes...
0:17:48 > 0:17:52But will our pair be up for getting stuck in at the horse dentist later?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Open very wide.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57And this is the biggest tooth I've ever seen.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Twins, Leanne and Robert,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03have been working as veterinary assistants for the day
0:18:03 > 0:18:05in a busy north-east surgery.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Next pet to face the surgeon's knife is Gizmo the ferret.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10He's here for two reasons...
0:18:10 > 0:18:14first, he'll be neutered to stop him becoming dad to any unwanted babies
0:18:14 > 0:18:16and we also need to sort out his stink.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Ferrets, like their cousins skunks, can pong a bit but Gizmo pongs
0:18:21 > 0:18:26a lot. We need to get to the bottom of his horrible honk.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30It's not a big problem for Gizmo, but my wrong turning could be.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31HE GASPS
0:18:32 > 0:18:35EAGLE SQUAWKS
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- There's an eagle, sorry!- The eagle's there!- There's an eagle.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41He doesn't want to go out there.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44I think we'll take the scenic route to the operating table.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Come on, Gizmo, say hello to vet, Emma.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Right then, so we have to give him an injection
0:18:50 > 0:18:51so that he's sleepy
0:18:51 > 0:18:53and then put a tube down his throat
0:18:53 > 0:18:55and maintain his anaesthetic like that.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58If you're OK to steady him, Rachel, I'll draw up the medicine.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Good lad. That's it. Here we go, all done.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- He didn't appreciate that, did he? - He didn't.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07One of the injections stings a little,
0:19:07 > 0:19:10so he's felt that a bit and it will take him a few minutes to get sleepy.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Do you think he'll be OK? - Yeah, he'll be fine.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17MUSIC BOX MELODY AND YAWNING
0:19:18 > 0:19:22Right, it's time for his operation and I'm not a wimp!
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Yes, you are! - But I'm leaving you to it!
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Wimp!- See ya!
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Time to prep Gizmo.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Robert and Leanne clean him up ready for his surgery.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Lovely. Now we just have to do a final check
0:19:36 > 0:19:38that he's nice and sleepy.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41And the operation begins.
0:19:41 > 0:19:47Gizmo is out for the count but it's a sensitive first incision,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49as Emma removes his boy bits.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- Ow!- It doesn't look like he's feeling anything, does it?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56He's nice and asleep, unaware of what we're doing.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57Lovely!
0:19:57 > 0:20:00We're just going to put a couple of stitches under the skin
0:20:00 > 0:20:02so that he doesn't have any holes in him
0:20:02 > 0:20:05and we put them underneath so he can't chew them out,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07because ferrets are good chewers
0:20:07 > 0:20:09and we don't want him chewing his stitches
0:20:09 > 0:20:12so we hide them away, underneath the skin.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Do you do this like on a day to day basis?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Yeah we do, not always with ferrets
0:20:17 > 0:20:21but with cats and dogs yep, every day we're neutering them.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23It helps prevent any unwanted pregnancies.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Poor little guy.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Poor little guy, he'll be fine once he recovers.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30First problem, solved
0:20:30 > 0:20:33and it looks like Emma might have sorted Gizmo's rotten bottom.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36So, just inside his bottom there are two little glands
0:20:36 > 0:20:38and they store a bit of fluid and release fluid
0:20:38 > 0:20:41for when he's having a poo so that it lubricates it
0:20:41 > 0:20:44but we're just going check there's no infection which might be
0:20:44 > 0:20:47contributing to this bad smell,
0:20:47 > 0:20:51OK, so it only takes a second and we just give it a wee bit of a squeeze.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54There's one side done. Can you see that fluid?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Be glad smellyvision hasn't been invented.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Is that the worst smell you've ever smelt?
0:21:00 > 0:21:03So we're just giving him a few minutes with oxygen
0:21:03 > 0:21:05and then we'll get him woken up.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07If you don't believe me, check out our film crew.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Oooh, aah, can we wrap this up?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Good call... It's a wrap!
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Robert and Leanne have just enough time to catch their breath
0:21:21 > 0:21:24before there's more messes to manage later.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Ooh, I think you've got pus on you! Ugh!
0:21:27 > 0:21:30You have, you have! No!
0:21:31 > 0:21:35But before all of that, we size up a handy horse.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Go on then, open wide, open wide, nice and wide, that's it, good.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Not you... her!- Well, why are you asking a horse to open its mouth?
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- You can tell the age of a horse by looking at its teeth.- She's six.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48How did you know that?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51It says it here on the sign and it also says she's got 14 hands!
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Of course she hasn't got 14 hands...
0:21:53 > 0:21:57she's a horse. Horses don't have big, flapping, hairy hands.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59You measure the height of a horse by using your hands,
0:21:59 > 0:22:00and each hand is 10cm.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Oh, I see. That makes sense now.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Yes. Any other questions?- Yes. Would you like to buy 14 gloves?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Stephen and Jessica have thrown themselves into their day
0:22:15 > 0:22:17at the country's biggest horse sanctuary
0:22:17 > 0:22:20and they're about to help Diamond,
0:22:20 > 0:22:24who is recovering here after being rescued from a miserable life.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Here we are with Diamond. Diamond came into us a short while back,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31part of 35 horses that were all rescued
0:22:31 > 0:22:33from a riverbank here in Norfolk.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37She had a big tooth abscess and her jaw was all swollen and painful
0:22:37 > 0:22:40but her trip to the dentist was very different
0:22:40 > 0:22:42to a trip to the dentist you may do
0:22:42 > 0:22:45because this is the size of the tooth we removed!
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Can you imagine leaving that under your pillow!
0:22:48 > 0:22:51You'd want a little bit more than 50p for that, wouldn't you!
0:22:51 > 0:22:54This is probably the biggest tooth I've ever seen.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- Did you actually take the tooth out yourself?- Yep.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01We used a sort of chisel to actually repel the tooth out through the jaw
0:23:01 > 0:23:02and out of the horse's mouth.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06The surgery has left Diamond with a hole in the side of her jaw.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09It looks sore, but don't worry, she's not in any pain.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13The wound needs regular cleaning to stop it getting infected.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Jessica and Stephen can help Nicky continue Diamond's recovery today.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19It's healing absolutely beautifully
0:23:19 > 0:23:22and there's no smell, so that shows us that
0:23:22 > 0:23:25there's not much infection but in order to keep it looking lovely,
0:23:25 > 0:23:29we flush it every day which is why I am going to need both of your help.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32First, Diamond is given an injection that will calm her down
0:23:32 > 0:23:35before the wound is thoroughly flushed with water.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39It's amazing you can actually see her eyelids starting to close already.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Yes, it's almost instantaneous.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44So now the moment of TOOTH...
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Jessica and Stephen help pump
0:23:46 > 0:23:49antiseptic water into Diamond's huge mouth.
0:23:51 > 0:23:52There you go.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56It may look odd, but it's going to help the wound heal quickly.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58It's a really bizarre thing to watch!
0:23:58 > 0:24:00It looks like a water feature,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03you know the ones where you see a gargoyle's face
0:24:03 > 0:24:04and the water is coming out?
0:24:04 > 0:24:08Flushing complete and it's time to bob on protective jelly.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12This will stop the wound from getting infected.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- How are you getting on, Jess? - It's OK.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15She's doing brilliantly.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Considering they've never seen many horses
0:24:18 > 0:24:20or didn't like them, they're doing an amazing job!
0:24:20 > 0:24:25Two vets in the making, so best to take your phone numbers!
0:24:25 > 0:24:26Ha-ha-ha!
0:24:27 > 0:24:31But, we couldn't leave without saying goodbye to a little friend of ours...
0:24:31 > 0:24:36- Tiny Tim. So, have you both enjoyed the day then?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Now, Steve, are you still convinced that horses are just for girls?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- A little bit! - Do you think they are just for girls?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- A little bit.- Oh, OK then.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49And, Jessica, do you think spending all day with all these animals
0:24:49 > 0:24:52has made your mum convinced you would be able to have a pet?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- Probably... But not a horse. - OK, we'll that's a start.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59If she keeps on saying "no" to you, just keep nagging her, eh!
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Ha-ha! Nag!
0:25:02 > 0:25:05"Nag" is a name for a horse.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Leanne and Robert have been rocking their role as trainee vets
0:25:12 > 0:25:14at a very busy surgery
0:25:14 > 0:25:19but there's still poorly patients who need sorting out.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21- Are you all right, Jase? - Hi.- Hi.- Hiya.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24And they are back. What have you got them doing?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- I've got the final consult of the day. Why don't you call it in?- OK.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29It's a dog called Diesel.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31Diesel, please.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35In we go. Diesel has a very poorly ear
0:25:35 > 0:25:40so it's essential that Jason and the twins have a look at it.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Normally it's very dangerous to approach an animal that is in pain.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Jason knows Diesel well and is absolutely certain
0:25:46 > 0:25:48he's a calm, harmless pooch.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- Do you want to have a look at him? - Go on, then.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Go on, then. What does it look like?
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- You see all the gunk?- Yeah.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- Oh, yeah. What about you? - Good lad, Diesel.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00What can you see, Robert?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- Pus and gunk.- Pus and gunk?
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Look at that!- Ugh!
0:26:05 > 0:26:09I know we were joking about pus and gunk, but what actually is the pus?
0:26:09 > 0:26:12What is down the ear is a combination of wax
0:26:12 > 0:26:16- and basically bacterial soup, really. - Mmm!
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- Nice!- A nice bowl of bacterial soup!
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- Mmm! - It will do you the world of good!
0:26:21 > 0:26:25We give Diesel some oily eardrops that should clear up his infection.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Ugh, I think you've got... you've got pus on you! Ugh!
0:26:30 > 0:26:31He's got pus on his arm!
0:26:31 > 0:26:36- Argh!- No, go away, no!
0:26:38 > 0:26:43- Have you cleaned it? No!- Wash your hands, come on.- Is it off?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45It's off. Here, there's some special...
0:26:45 > 0:26:46Special pus cleaner.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50With Robert cleaned up, it's onto another PUS.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Lucy the cat had a lump removed earlier
0:26:52 > 0:26:54and she's almost ready to go home.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- Hello, Lucy. Aw!- There she is.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02She's looking a little livelier than before, isn't she?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Yeah, a lot more lively.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- Pick her up.- Come on, then.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09Pop her in there.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Time for owner Anne to collect her cat.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Anne, we have Lucy here for you.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21- There you are. - OK, thank you.- All fine and dandy.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22- Good. She's all right?- Yeah.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25That's good. Thank you very much indeed.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27She'll be glad to go home.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Thank you. Bye.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33The end of a long, hard shift for our vet volunteers.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35So, a good day. Are you still a reptile man?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37No. I've changed my mind.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39- Do you want a pet?- Yeah.- What kind?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- Dog.- Sorted! And Leanne,
0:27:41 > 0:27:45when you got here you were feeling a little bit squeamish about vets.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- How are you feeling? - I've changed my mind.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49I'd be able to go for a job here.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Yes, we have succeeded once again, ladies and gentlemen.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54COW MOOS
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