Gerald the Goat Ferne and Rory's Vet Tales

Hiya, I'm Ferne. Today I'm in Kent to meet Louis, who has a few

different animals that he wants to show me, and they're getting a

check-up from the vet. This is going to be great.

And I'm Rory. I'm at an aquarium near Oban to meet their otter.

# Ferne and Rory, telling you the story

# Of some poorly pets

# We will take them, show you how to make them

# Better at the vet's

# Vet Tales

# These are our Vet Tales

# Vet Tales

# Ferne and Rory's Vet Tales. #

Hello, I'm Louis. My family have lots of animals.

We have goats, they're really cute.

We have lots of ponies.

Ruby is my favourite.

We have sheep and some chickens.

I come here all the time...

..and look after all the animals.

I love them very much.

-Hello, Ferne.

-Hiya, Louis. Hi, Faye.

-Hi, Ferne.

-Who is this?

-Violet.

She is beautiful. What type of pony is she?

-She's a Shetland pony.

-And she's super-soft.

-We've got some more animals as well.

-Can you show me some of them?

-Yeah.

-Which way do we go?

-This way.

-See you.

-See you!

Look at all those chickens and ducks!

-I love those sheep. They're so noisy.

-Yeah.

Oh, wow!

Look at these little guys!

-Who is this?

-Gerald.

-He's gorgeous.

-Hi, Gerald. And what breed of goat is he?

-A pygmy goat.

Oh, he is wonderful. Pygmy goats can make great pets.

They're intelligent and affectionate. They're lovely.

There are so many animals here, Louis.

You've got some noisy sheep and another little goat. Hello!

And some ponies and some cats.

How do you keep all of these animals fit and healthy?

We give them the right food and lots of love,

lots of water, and the vet comes down to visit.

And I hear that Gerald is going to get a little

-visit from the vet, is that right?

-Yeah.

Are you ready, Gerald? Here you go, buddy. Come on.

This is vet Will.

He has been a vet for eight years.

While working at a vet school in South Africa,

he performed surgery on an antelope with a twisted stomach

and treated a wildebeest with an infected toe.

-Hello, Will.

-Hi, Ferne. Hi, Lewis.

-So we've got lots of animals

for you to see today, but first up is Gerald.

-Now, how old is Gerald?

-About seven.

-About seven.

-OK.

-So he's the same age as you.

-Yes.

I'll start by having a look at his head and eyes.

-What are you looking for with his eyes?

-I'm checking they're clear,

don't have discharge or tears or anything to show

he's got an infection in his eyes.

We'll have a look in his mouth. Good boy.

We pull the lip down and we can look at his teeth.

He's only got teeth at the bottom and not at the top.

-But that's OK for a goat?

-That's normal for goat.

We listen to his chest with a stethoscope, that's next.

So his heart and his lungs.

STEADY HEARTBEAT

If there's a problem in his heart, what would you hear?

Sometimes you can hear a murmur,

so it sounds like a rushing sound instead of a normal beating sound.

If he's got an infection in his lungs,

then it makes a raspy, noisy sound.

But his lungs sound OK and his heart sounds fine, so I think he's OK.

Fantastic. That's great, isn't it?

It's amazing what you can hear through a stethoscope.

A stethoscope is a special instrument that is used to

listen to the internal sounds of an animal.

The round flat metal part rests on the area of the body

being listened to, and the sound vibrates and travels

up through the tubes to the earpiece.

The heart and lungs are most often listen to...

..as well as blood moving around the body.

-Would you like to have a little listen?

-Yeah.

OK, pop these in your ears.

Put it on there like that.

-Oh.

-Did you hear?

-Yeah.

-Good.

-Is his heart beating fast?

-Yeah.

-So next,

we'll check his feet. So he might wriggle a little bit, but we'll just

-check that they're not too overgrown.

-Goat hooves are just like

-our fingernails, aren't they?

-Yeah, so they keep growing for their whole

life, and sometimes then, if they don't wear them down enough by

walking around on rocks and things like that, we do sometimes

-need to trim them.

-How does his foot look?

-Really good.

-Well done.

He's very wriggly. Another three feet to check. Don't be cheeky.

Shall we check the rest? That one's

a little bit overgrown. It's just grown underneath a little bit.

-Yeah.

-OK.

-Just need to just trim that slightly,

but we don't want to trim them too much and make him sore.

It's also a little overgrown there in the back.

OK, and the same.

Because three of Gerald's hooves are a little long,

vet Will uses clippers to trim them and make him more comfortable.

So, Will, how did Gerald get on with his health check?

Yeah, everything looks good. He looks really healthy, so well done,

-you're looking after him very well.

-Well done, Gerald.

-He's resting his head on me.

-He needs a snooze now. So who are we

-going to check up next?

-The sheep.

-That sounds like fun.

And now Gerald's feet are nice and trimmed, he can go back to his pen.

Now Louis, who do we have here?

-Alvin, my brother's sheep.

-Oh, he's lovely.

-How old is Alvin? Five months old. So he's still a lamb, isn't he?

-Yep.

He's quite big. All right, Tom, you're next, wait your turn.

-Will, where do you start with this little sheep check?

-Well, it's

pretty similar to the goats. We'll start by having a little look at his

eyes. So checking for any cloudiness or discharge. That all looks good.

-Great. Well done, Alvin. What's next for him?

-His teeth. So just like the

-goat, he's just got teeth at the bottom. And they all look good.

-His

-breath smells.

-It does, doesn't it? Stinky sheep. So his eyes and

mouth are good, even though he's got smelly breath.

-What's next?

-We'll have a little listen to his chest.

-Did you shave here?

-No, that's just normal on a sheep.

-They don't have any wool under there.

-That makes it easier to hear.

-It does, doesn't it? Perfect for listening, then, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-And how do they all sound?

-It sounds fine.

-Well done, Alvin.

-You're looking good.

-We need to check his feet.

-Do you ever trim sheep hooves?

-Yeah, you need to trim them

if they're overgrown, but his look OK, so we can leave him.

So how's Alvin's health looking altogether?

-Yeah, he looks absolutely fine. He's a healthy young lamb.

-There you go.

Well done.

While Alvin stretches his legs,

let's see who else vet Will has seen today.

While vet Will is visiting,

he takes a look at some of the other animals living here.

Rosie the duck is examined for mites on her feet,

and given a general check-up, too.

Vet Will inspects Bobby the Shetland pony's eyes and teeth.

He takes a look at Max's teeth, too, to make sure

they don't need filing down.

And Sophie the cat wants some attention from vet Will, too.

She loves to have her ears tickled.

GOAT BLEATS

Louis, I've had a wonderful time meeting you

and all your animals, especially Gerald and Alvin. I think they did

-really well on their checks, do you?

-Yeah.

-I'd love to come back and see

-how you're all getting on. Would that be OK?

-Yeah, sure.

-Thank you.

I wonder what Rory's been up to.

RORY: Today, I'm at an aquarium in Oban to meet Anna,

who is an aquarist, which means she is part of the team

who look after the animals here.

Anna is taking me to meet Lewis, an otter who needs some special care.

-Oh, wow. There's Lewis.

-Yeah, this is Lewis, our North American river

-otter.

-What a beauty. So what are you checking him for today?

Well, he's an older animal and he's got arthritis.

Arthritis is a condition which can cause swelling, soreness and

stiffness in the joints. A joint is a place in your body where two bones

meet to allow you to move around, like your elbow or your knee.

-What are you going to do for Lewis to help him?

-We give him special

medication that helps with his joints and we also do some checks on

him just to make sure he's not in any discomfort. But before I can do

that, I need to get him some food, that's his reward

-for being good.

-OK, let's go get that sorted then.

-OK.

So what do we have here?

Well, we've got Lewis's food here, it's a mixture of meat and fish.

I'm just adding the anti-inflammatory for his arthritis.

-OK, and that stops his joints from getting all swollen?

-That's right.

Then we're just going to add this powder, that's got glucosamine

-in it, which also helps with his joints.

-OK.

And finally, a vitamin pill.

And that's us all ready. All sorted.

-Shall we get back, then?

-Let's do it.

Anna goes in to see Lewis while I watch safely

from the viewing platform.

Anna, what have you got to do here?

Well, first of all, I'm going to ask him to come up on his back legs,

-just so I can see if he's moving OK.

-Looking good?

-Yes.

So for doing that nice behaviour,

I'm going to give him a treat.

It's important to watch him eat, to see if he's favouring one

side of his mouth over the other. Can I have a paw?

-Good. Can you turn?

-And what are you checking there, Anna?

I'm just having a good look at his feet to make sure that there's no

cuts or scratches on them. And by asking him to turn round, I can see

-fully round all of his body.

-And that's all looking good as well.

That's all looking good. So now, I'm just going to give him a nice big

piece of chicken. And then I'm just going to check down his back.

So while I'm doing this check, I'm looking to see whether he's feeling

any tenderness anywhere, and he would show that to me by pulling

-away, but that all looks really good.

-That's good. And what would

-you do if it didn't feel good?

-If he was showing some tenderness on his

spine, we would definitely call the vet and ask him to check him over.

OK. But you're quite happy today, that all felt good.

Yeah, he's not showing any signs of discomfort.

Even right down to his tail.

Well, Lewis, you've been a fantastic patient, and Anna, thank

-you so much for letting me see this awesome otter.

-Thank you, Rory.

Recently, I met Louis, his mum Faye

and some of their lovely animals who had a checkup from the vet.

And now I'm back to see how they're all getting on.

-Hiya, Louis. Hi, Faye.

-Hi, Ferne.

-Hello, Ruby. She looks beautiful.

So how have all the animals been since Will came to visit?

-They've been great.

-That is fantastic.

-Should we go and see Gerald?

-Yes, please, I would love to.

See you later. Bye, Ruby.

CHICKENS CLUCK

-Hello, Gerald. How has he been getting on since Will visited?

-Good.

How are his hooves looking?

Gerald's hooves have been really good and there's been no trouble.

-Which means he's a good healthy little pygmy goat.

-Yes.

Well done, Gerald. It's so great seeing him again, and he does look

absolutely fantastic. Louis, I've had a wonderful time meeting you and

seeing all of your fantastic animals. Thank you very much.

I hope you've had fun, too, finding out about this gorgeous

little cheeky pygmy goat.

See you next time for more Ferne And Rory's Vet Tales.

BOTH: Bye!

GOAT BLEATS

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# Ferne and Rory, telling you the story

# Of some poorly pets

# We will take them, show you how to make them

# Better at the vet's

# Vet Tales

# These are our Vet Tales

# Vet Tales

# Ferne And Rory's Vet Tales. #