0:00:00 > 0:00:03Listen up. This show features highly trained professionals
0:00:03 > 0:00:06working with potentially dangerous, unpredictable animals.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Please do not try anything you're about to see yourselves.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09BOTH: Got it?!
0:00:25 > 0:00:29'Did you know that now, right now, there are people all around the UK
0:00:29 > 0:00:31'who are working their socks off
0:00:31 > 0:00:34'to help wounded wildlife and poorly pets?'
0:00:34 > 0:00:38'And we've managed to get VIP passes for willing helpers
0:00:38 > 0:00:40'to get stuck in at the busiest vets,
0:00:40 > 0:00:42'wildlife sanctuaries and rescue centres.'
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Rats!
0:00:43 > 0:00:46'It's tough and dirty work, but somebody has got to do it.'
0:00:46 > 0:00:48'On today's show,
0:00:48 > 0:00:52'Caira and Aiden work to get a saved seal back into the ocean.'
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Three, two, one, off you go, Tiger Lily.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00'Reanna and Semeenah prove they have what it takes to be vet assistants.'
0:01:00 > 0:01:03If you don't like it, don't look.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07'And Dom takes on Thomas the tearaway parrot.'
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Can't wait. Off to the seaside today to help some seals.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Oi! Stop.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Whatever you do don't walk along the beach holding a bucket in one hand,
0:01:17 > 0:01:20holding a spade in the other thinking it's a microphone
0:01:20 > 0:01:22singing, "I do like to be beside the seaside."
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- As though I'd do that. - You do it every time.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30- You look ridiculous. No singing into spades, got it?- No singing. Got it.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37# Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside... #
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Particularly when I've been given access to a place
0:01:40 > 0:01:43that rescues and looks after abandoned baby seals.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Now, if only I had someone to share the experience with.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50'These two will do, Aiden and Caira.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53'Aiden loves exciting animals.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57'But sadly, he only has his ageing hound for company.'
0:01:57 > 0:01:58I've got a dog,
0:01:58 > 0:02:02but he's kind of old so he doesn't really do much any more.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05He just lays on his bed all day.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07'Caira loves all things aquatic
0:02:07 > 0:02:10'and is desperate for a seaside adventure.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13'But Dad keeps pouring cold water on the idea.'
0:02:13 > 0:02:16I keep asking him and asking him if he could take me.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20He's going, "we'll go next weekend, we'll go next weekend".
0:02:20 > 0:02:22He hasn't taken me.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- 'Dad!'- Sorry.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26'Let's draw a line under this.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30'You want exciting animals, you want a seaside adventure?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33'Consider it done.'
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Caira, Aiden, welcome to sunny Skegness,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40home to miles of golden beaches and the Natureland Seal Sanctuary,
0:02:40 > 0:02:42which is where you two will be working today.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Caira, your dad promised to bring you to one of these places?- Yeah.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Go Wild has done it for you today.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- And Aiden, are you a sucker for seals?- Big time.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Right well, let's get started.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56'This place isn't just about showing off fancy fish and marine life.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01'For nearly 50 years, it's rescued, rehabilitated
0:03:01 > 0:03:05'and released close to 700 injured or sick harbour seals.
0:03:05 > 0:03:11'And it could also be a life-changing experience for our team today.'
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Ah, Simon here's your two big time seal suckers, Caira and Aiden.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16What have you got them doing first?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Well, breakfast time for the seals.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20What are they going to be eating?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22An eggy buttie? Sausage sanga? Bacon vol-au-vent?
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- Afraid not. It's fish, lots of it. - Do you like the smell of fish?
0:03:26 > 0:03:30That's not good. Over there is two buckets with your names on them
0:03:30 > 0:03:32and I mean quite literally.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35So you best get started because we've got some hungry seals out there
0:03:35 > 0:03:39and while you do that, I'm going to hunt for the caviar.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43'They need to fix breaky for the five harbour seals who live here.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45'It's normally Simon's daily task,
0:03:45 > 0:03:51'but he isn't going to turn down some keen help like this.'
0:03:51 > 0:03:54If you can get your hands in and mix those fish up,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57we're going to wash all the scales off.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58It smells.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Ooh, it's all slimy.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- Ooh.- Churn them around in the water. That's it.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Wash all those scales off.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I bet you didn't think you'd be doing this this morning
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- when you got up, did you? - No.- No.- No?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Come on.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19I can't even put up with the smell now, never mind every day.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22You get used to it.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25All right, guys. I need you to lift all those fish out now
0:04:25 > 0:04:27and put them in this tub for me.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Nice big handfuls. That's it. You're doing a great job.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31'That's the fish de-slimed,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35'now to slip in some important energy-boosting vitamins
0:04:35 > 0:04:39'to make them just as nutritious as freshly-caught fish.'
0:04:39 > 0:04:41'What we're going to do then
0:04:41 > 0:04:44is I'm going to make a little incision in each one of the fish
0:04:44 > 0:04:46and you're going to put one of the tablets in.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51Each seal is going to get two of these special vitamins.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Why do they need vitamins?
0:04:53 > 0:04:55It keeps them nice and fit and healthy.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58So we're actually going to shove those inside the fish?
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- That's right, or rather you guys are.- Oh.- Oh.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07'Watch your fingers there, Aiden. Careful. In with the tablet.'
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Ah, that's disgusting. - 'All done now.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14'That's five breakfasts sorted for five famished harbour seals.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17'And yes, they look like they've spotted their nosh already.'
0:05:17 > 0:05:19There you go, seals.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- So we're feeding them? - That's the plan.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28'Later, Aiden and Caira give their handiwork to an insistent seal.'
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- LAUGHS - What's he doing?
0:05:30 > 0:05:33He's trying to get my attention.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37'But first, Dom's in the big city helping cute little pets.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Today on Dick and Dom Go Wild, I'm in fancy London town.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Yes, at the Blue Cross Animal Hospital.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49Who knows? Today we might even meet the Prime Minister's fat budgie
0:05:49 > 0:05:52or even, or even, the royal corgis.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Probably not though.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59'Two people we are definitely going to meet are Reanna and Sameenah.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01'Sameenah used to have a house full of pets,
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- 'until she developed an allergy to fur.- SNEEZES
0:06:03 > 0:06:06'Fill us in on your previous pets, Sameenah.'
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I used to have guinea pigs and a hamster
0:06:09 > 0:06:15and before that, I had dogs and cats and birds and parrots.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17'Not now though. Shame.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20'Reanna, what have you got?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23'Looks like you've got your hands full with that lot.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25'Any other pets you require?'
0:06:25 > 0:06:26I want a penguin.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31I don't know why. I love penguins. I think they're so cute.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34I just want to freeze my whole back garden and set the penguin in it.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Or I can keep it in my freezer.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40'It seems there's only one animal that makes Reanna really jumpy.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- Reanna's scared of cats. - I hate cats.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46They have like really, really big eyes.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50They get small and they have, like slits.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53I don't like the way their eyes glow in the dark. That's just strange.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Why would they do that?
0:06:56 > 0:06:57'A bit of work to do here.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00'A busy city animal hospital should do the trick.'
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Reanna, Sameenah, welcome to Dick and Dom's Go Wild.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- Are you excited?- Yes.- Yes.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Good. We are working in an animal hospital.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09It's not good for you, is it?
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- The chances are you're going to see a couple of moggies.- Eurgh.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14What about you, Sameenah?
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- You've got some serious allergies, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21What's going to happen if you get too close to a small furry animal?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- I might sneeze a bit. - You might sneeze?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25No blotches or redness? That's not too bad.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29We can deal with that. That's for you and that's for you.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Go and get changed and you lot, watch this.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35'This place is dedicated to fixing sick and injured animals.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38'It even has its own animal ambulance service.'
0:07:38 > 0:07:40OK, girls, come on.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Morning, mate, how are you? What have we got in here?
0:07:44 > 0:07:45We've got Bailey in here.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51- Bailey is a...?- Bailey's a staffy. Female.- Lovely. Friendly?
0:07:51 > 0:07:52Yeah, friendly enough.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Come on, Bailey. Let's go in. This way. No, this way.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59So Wendy, what's Bailey in for today?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Bailey comes in on the van every two or three months.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05She's got a couple of ongoing problems
0:08:05 > 0:08:07and she needs medication all the time.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10So we need to check her over and make sure she's fit and well.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13'Three year-old Bailey is sensitive to flea bites.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16'They make her really sore and itchy.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20'She also suffers with arthritis, which makes her joints stiff.'
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Is having arthritis painful? - It can be.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27The kind of arthritis that Bailey has comes and goes a bit.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30At the moment, she's fine and she's not sore.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34But sometimes she gets a little bit of what we call a flair up
0:08:34 > 0:08:38and she'll go two or three weeks where it's quite sore again.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Staffordshire Bull Terriers get quite a bad press,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42but Bailey's as soft as custard.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44She's lovely, isn't she?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46They make fantastic family pets and what about you guys,
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- would you take her home? - I would, definitely.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54'And later we get to the bottom of this itchy dog problem.'
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Come on, get stuck in. We want a good rummage round her bum.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Rummage.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04DICK: 'Back in Skegness, Caira and Aiden have prepared a feast
0:09:04 > 0:09:07'fit for a seal, which is quite handy because it's for this lot.'
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- What kind of seals are they?- These are harbour seals.- Harbour seals.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13That's right, yes.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18'There are more than 25,000 of these amazing creatures
0:09:18 > 0:09:19'living off the shores of the UK.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25'Luckily for Caira and Aiden though, only five need feeding today.'
0:09:25 > 0:09:27We're going to show them the fish
0:09:27 > 0:09:31and see if they're interested in having any breakfast.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35These are the greedy ones.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Shall we go feed them then?
0:09:37 > 0:09:41What I need you to do is we're going to give each seal one fish.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44That makes sure they get some breakfast
0:09:44 > 0:09:47and they're also going to get their vitamins,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50which are very important to make them fit and healthy.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54'Healthy male seals can live to around 35 years-old in captivity.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56'30 year-old Sammy is an old lad,
0:09:56 > 0:10:00'but that doesn't stop him flinging himself into his fishy treat.'
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- What's he doing?- He's trying to get my attention.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08That's it, Sam. One fish. You know the rules. Back in the water.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11'Caira and Aiden have filled five fish with a vitamin supplement,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14'one for each of these hungry seals.'
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Do you want to throw one of the fish over there?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19'Good shot, Aiden.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22'That's Fergie fed. Your go, Caira.'
0:10:22 > 0:10:26We need to give another fish to Frannie, who's over there.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30'And with final pair Tish and Victoria fed,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33'it's time to see if the harbour seals have the seal of approval
0:10:33 > 0:10:35'from our hard working duo.'
0:10:35 > 0:10:41I was quite excited, because I'd never been up close to a seal.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43I really wanted to get stuck in.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44I've never seen a seal before.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Now I have and I was feeding them. I think they're really cool.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52It was just really exciting doing it.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53'An excellent start, team.
0:10:53 > 0:10:59'And later, Caira and Aiden get a chance to bath a rescued seal pup.'
0:10:59 > 0:11:03It's not like you can just do this any day, is it?
0:11:03 > 0:11:04DOM: 'Back in London,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07'Sameenah and Reanna are ready to exam Bailey,
0:11:07 > 0:11:08'the itchy, achy staffy.'
0:11:08 > 0:11:12What we're going to do to start is give her a general health check.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- I want you guys to help with that. Is that OK?- Yes.- Yes? Excellent.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19The first thing to do is have a listen to her chest
0:11:19 > 0:11:21and make sure her heart's working properly.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25We'll put those in your ears. They'll feel a bit un-comfy.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29We're going to pop that on Bailey's chest.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Can you hear that?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32What does it sound like?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Sounds like her heart is beating really fast.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Do you want to have a listen as well? - Yes.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41You might have to just swap places and come in a bit closer.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- It's going quite fast. - It is quite fast, isn't it?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46'Hey, you're not kidding.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50'Your average dog's heart beat's around 30% faster than a human's.'
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Next, our team needs to focus on finding fleas
0:11:55 > 0:11:59as Bailey's skin is especially sensitive to them.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02The neck is the best area for them isn't it?
0:12:02 > 0:12:04The neck, and down around the bum area is a good one.
0:12:04 > 0:12:10Listen, I am not doing that. This area is a Dom free zone.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Go on then, Sameenah.
0:12:12 > 0:12:18- You have a good rummage round her bum.- Rummage.- Get stuck in there.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Fleas can leap over 150 times the length of their own body.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32That is like Sameenah jumping over 2½ stacked up Big Bens.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Thankfully, it looks like none have landed on Bailey recently.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40So we move onto checking her aching arthritic bones.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- We are having a little feel of your elbows.- What are you feeling for?
0:12:44 > 0:12:49Just feeling for any clicks and clunks in the elbow joints.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52There is a little click in there. But she's not reacting at all,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55so that's not causing her a problem at the moment.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Lovely, Bailey gets a clean bill of health and is flea free. Phew!
0:13:02 > 0:13:06Later, somebody gets all squeamish, and it ain't Sameenah or Reanna.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Are you not finding this quite disturbing to watch?- No.- No.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11That's why you two could be vets.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17But first, Dom tackles Thomas the winged fury.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20I'm really looking forward to today's job.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- I'm really looking forward to today's job.- Are you?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- I thought you didn't like parrots. - I thought you didn't like parrots.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- I see what you're doing. - I know what you're doing.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32I am a pint sized curly haired wonder of little talent.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- I'm a pint sized curly haired wonder of...- Little talent.- Hey!
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- I suppose you want me to tell you why parrots mimic.- I do.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Is it believed that one of the reasons they do it is to show off.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45When they hear sounds they mimic them to try and attract other mates.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- A bit like you do when you are pretending to be me.- Exactly. What?
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- Why am I putting these on again? - Well, Dom, please meet Thomas.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- The Senegal parrot whose claws you are about to trim.- What?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Say hello to him.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00Hello!
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Thomas was found dumped outside a bird sanctuary.
0:14:03 > 0:14:09These parrots can be a little nippy. Best of luck, Dom.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11PARROT SQUAWKS
0:14:11 > 0:14:15We need to calm tetchy Thomas for this procedure
0:14:15 > 0:14:19so he's given an anaesthetic gas to make him all sleepy.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23There he goes, sound asleep.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- See where they curve round here? - I do, yeah.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32If left untrimmed these claws could grow long and curly
0:14:32 > 0:14:35causing damage to Thomas's feet, and making it difficult
0:14:35 > 0:14:37and painful for him to walk.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41In the wild they would be worn down naturally by rough branches.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44For a parrot who lives on a perch though,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47a good toenail trimming is the next best thing.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- This one.- This one?- There we go.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- That's the last one. - Good. Well done.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Right, let's get Thomas carefully back into his cage.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Come on, grumpy Tom. Are we ready?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04All right.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Go on.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12SQUAWKING AND SHOUTING
0:15:12 > 0:15:14I think he likes me.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Over in Lincolnshire, Caira and Aiden
0:15:22 > 0:15:25are moving behind the scenes to help poorly pups.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28This is the seal hospital, guys, and this is Curtis.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Who are we meeting today, Curtis?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33We are meeting Sandy, who is just down here.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37She is a rescue seal pup that we rescued about two weeks ago now.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40She is here because her mum unfortunately
0:15:40 > 0:15:42left her all alone in the sea.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Young seal pups like Sandy rely on their mums for milk and protection.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49If she hadn't been rescued and brought here,
0:15:49 > 0:15:51the poor pup would have died.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Seals are protected from the cold ocean
0:15:53 > 0:15:55by a fatty layer called blubber.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57So Sandy needs to pile on the pounds
0:15:57 > 0:16:00if she's ever to swim free in the wild.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02And today, Caira and Aiden need to check her progress.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- Happy about that?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09I'm going to pick her up, and if I can have one of you just to help me.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11You come and help me.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15The best way to pick up a seal like this is to slip your hand under her
0:16:15 > 0:16:20and hold her shoulder and then also hold her pelvic bone as well.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23If you can just support her belly for me,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26that's it, and then gently walk over with me.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Nice work, Aiden. Gently does it, and onto the scales.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- What does she weigh then, Caira?- 22.9 pounds.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38That's very good. She's put on 1.3 pounds.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Remember, Curtis here is an expert.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45If you ever come across a seal in the wild, stay clear,
0:16:45 > 0:16:49because they can be a bit bitey if they feel threatened.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- What does it feel like Aiden? - It's just all soft and everything.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Now this seal might look cute, but it don't smell cute.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00It reeks, doesn't it? Yeah.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05I suppose I'd reek if I noshed two kilos of stinky fish every day.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07All very natural for a seal though.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Why are you giving her a bath?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12It's just a good way to enrich here a bit.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15She belongs in the water and doing this keeps her nice and clean
0:17:15 > 0:17:16and keeps her nice and healthy
0:17:16 > 0:17:19and stops any other infections or anything like that.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- And it might get rid of the old nits as well.- Yes!
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- It will make her nice and clean. - Does she enjoy having a bath?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Yes she will. She absolutely loves it.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32- It will be like going back to the sea.- In she goes. Whoo hoo.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37It's a bit cleaner than the North Sea, isn't it, Sandy?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- You can tell she needed a bath! - What's that stuff coming off her?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- That is actually seal poop.- Oh!
0:17:42 > 0:17:44I bet when you two were having a shower this morning
0:17:44 > 0:17:47you never thought you were going to be bathing a seal pup
0:17:47 > 0:17:48this afternoon, did you?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- No.- It's not like you can just do this any day, is it?
0:17:52 > 0:17:53You are not wrong, Aiden.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Access all areas, this, and with Sandy happily splashing away,
0:17:57 > 0:18:02our team takes the chance to give her pen a nice scrub and brush up.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Nice work. Perfect work, team.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Sandy, let's get you back into your clean pen.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13So Sandy is a healthy weight.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Nice and clean and back in her sparkling pen and hopefully
0:18:15 > 0:18:20she will be ready to be released in just a few months time.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23So have you enjoyed the opportunity of helping out all this wildlife?
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- Would you like to do some more? - Big time.- Bring it on.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33And later, can Caira and Aiden lead Tiger Lily to freedom?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- Nearly there, Tiger Lily. - Soon to be free.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Back in London town
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Sameenah and Reanna are working at a busy animal hospital.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47The next patient is Coco, a male Shiatsu who has been brought in
0:18:47 > 0:18:51for an operation to stop him becoming a dad to any unwanted pups.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Scrub up, team, it's time to operate.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Right then, girls.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01This is Coco and today we are going to neuter Coco.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04First of all we will give him an anaesthetic
0:19:04 > 0:19:07because he needs to be asleep for the operation.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10He's already had a pre-med which is why he's so sleepy.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14What we are going to do is to pop this tube down his throat
0:19:14 > 0:19:17and he's going to have some anaesthetic gas to breathe.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Do you see two flaps a bit like curtains?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22The tube has got to go down between those.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24OK, did you get a good look down there?
0:19:24 > 0:19:27We are just going to pop that in there like that.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- In you go, that's super. - Why are you tying that knot?
0:19:30 > 0:19:34I've got to tie the tube so that it stays within the windpipe.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Will this completely knock the dog out or will
0:19:37 > 0:19:40he still be a little bit awake during the operation?
0:19:40 > 0:19:44He's going to be completely asleep so he won't know anything about it.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48The next thing he will know is when he wakes up in his kennel.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50With Coco completely out for the count,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53the girls treat the target area with an antiseptic spray.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57This will help protect him from any infection.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59And with the op underway the incision is made.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Girls, quite clearly I'm finding this
0:20:02 > 0:20:05slightly more traumatic than you are.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- Are you not finding this quite disturbing to watch?- No.- No.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Now that's why you two could be vets and I couldn't.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17If you don't like it don't look.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Thankfully, for me, the op is over in less than ten minutes.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23After a few cuts here and a few snips there
0:20:23 > 0:20:28and the removal of the odd body part, vet Wendy is almost done.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31We take the part of his body out that basically stops him
0:20:31 > 0:20:36making any more puppies and we just tie off the blood vessels
0:20:36 > 0:20:40so it's nice and safe and he doesn't bleed.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41A few stitches finish the job off
0:20:41 > 0:20:45and Coco is ready to return to his kennel to recover.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53I thought there would be loads of blood and it would be grosser.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58Later, Sameenah and Reanna get to care for little orphaned kitties.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I don't normally like cats but they are cute.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03They are absolutely adorable, aren't they?
0:21:03 > 0:21:06But first somebody leaves us in charge of their pet,
0:21:06 > 0:21:07which is not a great idea.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Ah, nothing like giving a dirty old pet cage a scrub-a-dub-dub.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17There is more to gerbils than you might think,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20their hind legs are perfect for leaping through the desert.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23And they don't drink much water, because they don't sweat.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Pass me that ball.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28See the beauty of these things is they are nice and safe
0:21:28 > 0:21:30and they get plenty of exercise.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Right, right.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38- Watch this.- Whatever you do don't lose that gerbil.- As if I would!
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- Don't forget the food. - I'm putting it in there.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- Right, get Houdini back in his cage before the vet gets back.- Houdini?
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- Everything all right, boys?- Fine. And you can't prove otherwise.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Freedom!
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Back in London, Sameenah and Reanna
0:22:01 > 0:22:05are getting to grips with life at the hectic animal hospital.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10The next patients needing their help are adorable three-week-old kittens.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13That's the cutest thing I've ever seen.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17I don't normally like cats but they are gorgeous.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21That's a turnaround, Reanna thought moggies were horrid before today.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25The two strays are the only survivors from a litter of 4 kittens
0:22:25 > 0:22:29brought in by a member of the public after their mum had deserted them.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- What are their names?- They haven't got any names at the moment,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35so if you wanted to name them.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40- Think of a name each. What do you reckon?- Honeycomb for that one.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- That's lovely.- I'm going to call this one Glitz.- Glitz, that's nice.
0:22:44 > 0:22:50Lovely names, and Honeycomb and Glitz now get some much needed food.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54A rich formula milk similar to what Mum would have given them.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58- Today, vet nurse Jenny plays mum to fragile Honeycomb.- It's adorable.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- Very, very thirsty. We are all done now.- Bye, Honeycomb.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Come on then, Glitz. It's your turn.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14- And next it's Glitz's turn to guzzle.- Very thirsty.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19When they are kittens are fit and healthy what will happen to them?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Honeycomb will go to one of the nurse's homes, already got a home,
0:23:21 > 0:23:25and this one I'm sure will have no problem getting a re-homing centre.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28That's what we like to hear, a happy ending.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Looks like our pretty kitties will have new homes in no time.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33I can't take my eyes off them.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36They are the most adorable little things I ever saw.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38I didn't like cats when I first came in,
0:23:38 > 0:23:42but now I've met the two kittens I love them so much.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Now that's a result. But the day is not over yet.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Old pal, Coco, is coming round from his op and he's ready to go home.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52- Hello.- Shall we take him down.- Yeah.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57OK, girls. Here is Coco's mother.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Hello, Coco's mother. This is for you.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Thank you.- He's quite drowsy, fresh from the operation
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- but the vet says he will be better in time.- Thank you very much.
0:24:07 > 0:24:13- See you Coco.- Bye.- Bye! See you later. Speedy recovery.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Coco has gone and you guys helped out with all of that operation.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Pre operation, during the operation and afterwards. How does that feel?
0:24:19 > 0:24:24- Excellent.- But Reanna, for you, when we arrived you didn't like cats.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27You didn't like felines. You didn't like those hairball coughers.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- And now have you changed your mind? - I do like them a little bit better.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- I still think dogs are better.- OK, but there is mild improvement here.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39If that's one thing we've done on this show, then that's a good thing.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46At the seal sanctuary in Skegness, Aiden and Caira
0:24:46 > 0:24:49are ready to start their most important task of the day.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Tiger Lily is a harbour seal who was brought into the sanctuary
0:24:53 > 0:24:56after she was found badly injured on a beach 30 miles from here.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00It's been touch and go but after nine months of intensive care
0:25:00 > 0:25:03it could be time to return her to the wild.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04How long has Tiger Lily been here?
0:25:04 > 0:25:08She's been here a long time. She has had lots of problems.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13She's had an injury to the top of her head and she had a jaw infection.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16In order to survive at sea, Tiger Lily must have gained enough weight.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18If she's still too light,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21her return to the wild will have to be put on hold.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- What do you think, guys? Do you think she looks healthy?- Yes.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- She looks OK.- Well, this is the moment of truth.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31We are going to get her on the scales and see what happens.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33It's a nervous wait for everyone
0:25:33 > 0:25:36as Duncan subtracts the weight of the cage
0:25:36 > 0:25:38from the reading on the scales.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40The numbers are in.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42- She's 80 pounds.- She's over.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- She's done well good.- That'll stand her in good stead out in the sea.
0:25:48 > 0:25:54A right result, we are taking Tiger Lily back home to the open ocean.
0:25:54 > 0:26:00- To the sea! That way?- That way.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Aiden and Caira were desperate for a seaside adventure.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08They have well and truly got one now. Nearly there, Tiger Lily.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Soon to be free.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13After all that hard work, Aiden, the moment of truth.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16- Are you excited?- Yeah.- Duncan, what do we have to do now.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Well, it's time to open the front of the crate
0:26:18 > 0:26:20which Aiden and Caira can do
0:26:20 > 0:26:22and then hopefully Tiger Lily
0:26:22 > 0:26:25is going to go straight out into the sea.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- Do you think she will go? - Yes.- Let's find out.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Three, two, one, off you go, Tiger Lily!
0:26:31 > 0:26:35She's sniffing it. Yes!
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Go on, Tiger Lily.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45Bye. It's a big wide ocean out there. Have fun.
0:26:45 > 0:26:53- How do you feel?- Good, because we got to let a seal go.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58- We got to feed it earlier and it's been good.- What about you, Caira?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I feel really glad for letting Tiger Lily back into the water,
0:27:01 > 0:27:05like, letting her experience a life by herself.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- Bye bye, Tiger Lily.- Bye bye.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16PHONE RINGS
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Hello? Hello?!
0:27:18 > 0:27:20You still getting them funny phone calls?
0:27:20 > 0:27:22I am. It rings and I answer it and there is nobody there.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Are you sure it's not all in your head? Come on.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- PARROT MIMICS PHONE - 'Silly Dom! Silly Dom!'
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