0:00:03 > 0:00:07Pets, wildlife and all sorts of other creatures are in trouble.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12The nation's vets and animal carers need assistance.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13And now, thanks to you lot...
0:00:13 > 0:00:15They've got it.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22When we yelled, "Help," you didn't let us down.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25And we have built a network of volunteer junior vets...
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- ..on call and standing by... - ..ready to jump in...
0:00:28 > 0:00:31..and fix up ill and injured animals.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Whatever they are...
0:00:33 > 0:00:34..wherever they are.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Coming up today, we have got a very cute fox...
0:00:54 > 0:00:56..a poorly dog...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58..and, erm, a pig that sits for snacks?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05The vets at this practice in York have to be ready for anything,
0:01:05 > 0:01:10from dwarf hamsters to huge horses and everything in between.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13I think they could use some help. Junior vets, where are you?
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Junior vets standing by.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22I love animals but I do admit, I can get a bit squeamish.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25My mum and dad work, so we can't get a dog, but in our spare time,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- we play...- Basketball.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32So they fancy themselves as big ballers, do they?
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Don't think they have seen these skills before!
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Look, I'm not even looking, I'm still bouncing.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Quite impressive.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53So, Bailey, you want to have a dog but you can't actually
0:01:53 > 0:01:55have one because there would be no-one there to look after it.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Why don't you just get a dog-sitter?
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Because it would love the dog-sitter more
0:01:59 > 0:02:00and it wouldn't really be our dog.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03I see, yeah, you make a good point.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Now, Keegan, I did hear you say that you make a bit squeamish.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09How are you going to be with some of the tasks that you might do today?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I'm going to have a go at everything you throw at me
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- and I'm going to put my all into it. - Fantastic, Keegan.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17What possibly could go wrong? Let's find out.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Station House Vets are expert horse-fixers...
0:02:23 > 0:02:25There you go, fella, have a good chomp.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30..but they look after your small pets too, so I reckon dog lovers Keegan
0:02:30 > 0:02:33and Bailey are going to be pretty happy with their first patient.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Oh!
0:02:37 > 0:02:38See?
0:02:38 > 0:02:42This is Picme, who is an eight-year-old female Labrador.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Oh, I love Labradors.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46She was really cute.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49She looked like the type of dog that you'd really want to have.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52She was very caring... Yeah, I really want a dog like Picme.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53OK.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58'I bet Lucy and trainee nurse Samantha know Picme really well.'
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Oh, she's lovely.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03'The poor girl has had a rubbish time recently.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06'She has been really ill and had a lot of surgery.'
0:03:06 > 0:03:07She was in with us a few times,
0:03:07 > 0:03:11but she has also got the history of lameness.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13'Yeah, Picme has been in the wars a bit.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15'What's up today, then, Bailey?'
0:03:15 > 0:03:17There is, like, a little bump on her eye.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Yeah, she has got a wart in her eye,
0:03:19 > 0:03:23so we are going to remove that today under general anaesthetic.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Oh, more surgery for poorly Picme, then,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28and general anaesthetic has real risks.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I was quite nervous when I found out that Picme had to be under
0:03:31 > 0:03:35anaesthetic and she had to be unconscious for so long.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37But that wart needs removing.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40It suddenly got a bit bigger so if it continues to grow,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43it is going to rub on the eye and that will be painful.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45I knew it had to be done
0:03:45 > 0:03:47and, if it wasn't, then it would cause her more pain.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52'It might be a bit painful for junior vet Keegan, too.'
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Would there be any blood or anything?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Because Keegan mentioned that he might be a bit squeamish.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00But he is really excited and up for this, aren't you?
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Yeah, definitely.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Yes, unfortunately, there will be some blood,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06but just for a short time.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12'Oh, don't fancy this one! Don't worry, Picme, you are in safe hands.'
0:04:18 > 0:04:19You know what I haven't seen?
0:04:19 > 0:04:23A duck at the doctors, a deer at the dentist. Do you know why?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26That's because in the wild, they have to take care of themselves
0:04:26 > 0:04:29when they are ill, injured or in trouble...
0:04:29 > 0:04:30until today.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32They are going to get some help.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Junior vets standing by.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38I think I have a special way of communicating with animals.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40I'm not a big fan of wild animals,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42but I do have a pet with big teeth.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Ah! Now, Kiera, I've heard you got over your big fear
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- of animals by owning a big-toothed beast.- A rabbit.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Yeah, but I bet it is a bit rabbit, though, isn't it?- A little one.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53And, Olivia, what are you going to do
0:04:53 > 0:04:55when the animals are getting a bit excited?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- How are you going to calm them down? - By doing this...
0:04:58 > 0:05:01SHE MIMICS AN ANIMAL CRY
0:05:04 > 0:05:07That's going to work.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08Let's save some animals.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue in Surrey. Guess what they do here?
0:05:13 > 0:05:17That's right, they rescue wild animals - hundreds a year.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Then, if they can make them better,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21they release them back into the wild.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24And today, there is
0:05:24 > 0:05:28a poor little thing who needs our junior vets' help.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- Where is he, Anne? - He is here in this cage.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33'Oh, would you look at that? A tawny owl.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36'He was found badly injured by the side of the road
0:05:36 > 0:05:38'and one of his eyes had to be removed.'
0:05:38 > 0:05:40We felt really sorry for the owl, didn't we?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Yeah, like, we had to think what we had to do to help it.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Oh, she's got him.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Like a furry baby.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50We are going to take him now to the other room,
0:05:50 > 0:05:54and I am going to ask you to bathe his eye and check the other eye.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Is that OK?- Mm-hmm. - All right, Kiera, can you do that?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Because I know you have got a fear of birds.- Yeah.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03A very confident yes.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06You were really nervous about working with the bird, weren't you?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Yeah, but when I saw it, it weren't a big owl.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- You're not too sure about them? - They're OK.- Aww.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- But he's cute, isn't he?- Yeah.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Owls, you can't not like owls.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21We're not too sure, are we?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23'Well, we might take a bit of convincing,
0:06:23 > 0:06:25'but we're going to do our best to fix you up.'
0:06:28 > 0:06:32OK, these lot have been chucking us some pretty fierce animal questions.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Keep them coming!
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Do animals actually eat their own poo and, if they do, why?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I think it would be a very interesting fact to know.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Bye!
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Cor, what a stinker of a question, Eddie!
0:06:45 > 0:06:48But give us a few minutes and we'll see if we can come up...trumps!
0:06:53 > 0:06:58Oh, Keegan and Bailey and Picme the Labrador. Ready for surgery?
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Right, here.
0:07:01 > 0:07:07- Picme was very calm and she didn't, like, look bothered at all.- Yeah.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11I think we were more nervous about the entire process
0:07:11 > 0:07:14than Picme was, to be honest.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18OK. Let's get this wart removed from your eyelid, Picme.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- Just spray that on that bald area. - It won't hurt her, will it?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25No, it will just be a bit cold.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Now, Picme needs to be out for the count for her op.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Anaesthetic, please!
0:07:29 > 0:07:32One minute she was wide awake, all hyper,
0:07:32 > 0:07:35and the next minute she was just, like, knocked out.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37I was wondering what it would be like to be the dog.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Hopefully having lovely dreams.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43While Picme is dreaming about bones and chewing slippers,
0:07:43 > 0:07:45the junior vets need to get busy.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48If you put a little squirt just between the eyelids there,
0:07:48 > 0:07:50you don't need to touch anything. That's super.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53This gel is going to protect Picme's eyes from loose hair...
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Hold the skin back a bit. That's great.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00..because the surgery area needs a trim...
0:08:00 > 0:08:01and a clean.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Clean just under where the wart is.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06I was really nervous for Picme.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09We didn't know if it was going to go wrong.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13We really had to focus on the job because it had to be done for Picme.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Hey, this is tricky vet work from Bailey.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- I feel like I'm going to hurt her. - You're OK.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Connecting Picme to these gizmos will help the team know
0:08:22 > 0:08:23she is OK during surgery.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25So, we can hear her heartbeat -
0:08:25 > 0:08:29it is quite faint. If you pop those in and really concentrate...
0:08:29 > 0:08:30It is like stomping.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Here we go.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36If you feel a bit funny, do please say and don't be worried,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38don't be embarrassed.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41OK, people, let's prepare to remove that wart.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Back at the wildlife rescue centre, Olivia and not-so-bird-keen Kiera
0:08:51 > 0:08:53are helping this little chap.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- He seems quite calm at the moment. - Oh, look at him!
0:08:56 > 0:08:59This tawny animal was found badly injured near a road
0:08:59 > 0:09:01and he has only got one eye now.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Is he, like, going to be able to see how he used to when he flies?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07People that lose an eye often adapt and, just like humans,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10some adapt really well and some don't.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15Big question - will our owl wing it with only one eye?
0:09:15 > 0:09:16Yeah, we wanted to give it
0:09:16 > 0:09:20the best possible chance of surviving in the wild.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Right, let's get that sore-looking wound sorted, junior vets.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Nice and easy.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29You just need to bathe this to keep it...make sure it is healthy.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32It felt really weird, bathing the eye socket,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34because it felt really squishy on the cotton bud
0:09:34 > 0:09:36and it was really weird.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38But then it felt good at the same time
0:09:38 > 0:09:40because we knew that it was helping the owl.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Now touch his feathers. How soft are they?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Can you feel then?- Oh, yeah.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- They're amazing, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Oh, he looks so soft and cute.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52See here, these are his talons.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55If he were to grab you with those talons,
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- they would go right through your finger...- Oh!- ..within a second.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02OK, maybe not cute after all.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04But he is soft for a reason -
0:10:04 > 0:10:07those fine feathers help him fly and hunt silently.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Aww. For our owl to have a chance of returning to the wild,
0:10:17 > 0:10:21we need to know his remaining eye is working well.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Eyes are very important for owls because they hunt at night
0:10:24 > 0:10:26and their vision is everything.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Something that is quite common in owls are cataracts and this
0:10:30 > 0:10:34is a growth that is in the eye and it eventually can make you blind.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36So, junior vets, let's have a look.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39What is it I'm looking for?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42You're looking to see if there's any white patches in there.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Can you see anything?- No.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Perfect. That's really good.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It really looked like you was enjoying being with the bird
0:10:50 > 0:10:52because you don't really like birds.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55It did feel good, helping the owl.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59So, what is the verdict on our cute but deadly tawny owl, Anne?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01The future for the owl is looking a lot better.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04He has a really good eye and while he has lost his left eye,
0:11:04 > 0:11:05he will probably adapt really well.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07So the next few weeks, we will see what happens.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Thank you so much for all your help.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It is great to have two vets here. INEL CLEARS HIS THROAT
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Three vets, sorry. Three vets, three vets with us.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Yes! Good news,
0:11:17 > 0:11:22our one-eyed owl is going to get back to the wild very soon. Lovely.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Earlier, Eddie got down and dirty with his killer question.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Do animals actually eat their own poo and, if they do, why?
0:11:42 > 0:11:43And you know what, Eddie?
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Quite a few animals, including hamsters, rabbits
0:11:47 > 0:11:50and even dogs do dine on their own doo-doos.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55But, Inel, my friend, in case you are getting any ideas, whilst poo can
0:11:55 > 0:11:59provide vital nutrients for some animals, it doesn't work for humans.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Ah, gotcha, gotcha.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08At the vet's in York, Keegan and Bailey's patient, Picme the Labrador,
0:12:08 > 0:12:12is now out for the count. Lucy the vet, are we all set?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- I am ready to go. Are you guys ready?- Yes.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Picme needs a wart removing from her eyelid, poor thing,
0:12:19 > 0:12:20and it is not going to be easy.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27I was very excited to actually help an animal that was needing help and
0:12:27 > 0:12:29I was very nervous at the same time, like,
0:12:29 > 0:12:31"What if I do something wrong?"
0:12:31 > 0:12:32Like...
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Sometimes, with a tiny bit of blood, I'm OK.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43I'm glad I'm not standing where you are standing at the moment.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48But I was quite nervous about whether I would be able to cope.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Just think, when it's over, all the pain will be gone,
0:12:51 > 0:12:53so it's better for the dog.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Good advice, Bailey.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58I reckon Picme is in safe hands here.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02But if her heart rate is too fast or too slow, she could be in trouble.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- How much did you get? Did you manage?- About 18 or more.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07Yeah, that's fine.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10All done and the wart is off.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11What do you reckon, Bailey?
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- It looks like a piece of ham right now.- Ham?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Eurgh! How are you handling the stitching, Keegan?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22It kind of makes you wince a bit,
0:13:22 > 0:13:24but it's not as bad as I thought it would be.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27I was very proud of what you did and that you weren't so like,
0:13:27 > 0:13:29"Ew, blood!"
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Squeeze the water over the eye.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37I reckon Picme is going to appreciate this five-star treatment.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40I think she will wake up and think something is different.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41It's like, "Oh, my wart is gone!"
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Yes, Picme is waking up.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Are you back with us?
0:13:46 > 0:13:50She's like, "What is this strange girl staring at me for?"
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I was very pleased when it was all over
0:13:53 > 0:13:55because she looked really happy.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59And she should be, Bailey. Thanks to your top work,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02she is wart-free and ready to go home with owner Lindsay.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Hello.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Hello, Picme. Has she been a good girl?
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Yeah, she has been awesome.
0:14:07 > 0:14:12She will be quite quiet this evening because of the anaesthetic,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- but tomorrow she will be fine. - I guess the rest is on here, so...
0:14:15 > 0:14:17That's lovely. Thank you very much indeed
0:14:17 > 0:14:19and thank you for looking after her.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- Oh, she has been a pleasure.- Yeah.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Nice job, junior vets!
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Two satisfied customers.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32This little fellow is Olivia and Kiera's
0:14:32 > 0:14:35second patient down in the rescue centre.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39He is Luca, an eight-week-old orphaned fox cub.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- Do you have foxes where you are? - Yeah.- Erm, yeah.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- And what do you think?- I don't know.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- I used to think they were really scary.- Yeah, I used to think
0:14:46 > 0:14:48they're really vicious because of pictures I've seen.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I was worried at first about working with a fox, but then, when they
0:14:51 > 0:14:54brought Luca out, he was really cute. He was just really small.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Yeah, looked just like a little puppy, really.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59This must be an important job because see him?
0:14:59 > 0:15:03That is the centre's rock star supporter,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06guitarist Brian May from supergroup Queen!
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Brian can't resist dropping in on the cute fox cubs.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13BRIAN: They are beautiful creatures, aren't they?
0:15:13 > 0:15:16But, of course, they are not naturally vicious at all.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Now, he is a cutie and he needs our help.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24ANNE: He is very inquisitive and just desperate to play, just like a puppy.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Luca was found all alone, very weak and without his mum.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30How is he doing now, Anne?
0:15:30 > 0:15:31We are a little bit worried with him
0:15:31 > 0:15:34that his eyesight isn't very good, but because he is a baby,
0:15:34 > 0:15:39foxes are born blind and deaf, so it may just be developing late.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41How long do they stay blind or deaf for?
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Normally about three weeks,
0:15:43 > 0:15:47so we would expect him to be able to see by now.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49I was really worried about him.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Yeah, because his eyesight has to be clear in order for him
0:15:52 > 0:15:56to be able to go out and explore in the wild.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00That's not all - Luca has a problem with one of his legs.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02As he was running, he was falling over.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05If he has a serious injury, he will never return to the wild.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10The whole object is to get them back out there in the wild,
0:16:10 > 0:16:12to give them a second chance in the wild.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15We don't want to have them as pets, obviously,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17although it is sometimes tempting!
0:16:19 > 0:16:21See? I told you he loves them.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24But the poor little fella needs sorting out.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Let's get Luca to local vet Jill.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28I am a bit concerned about his eyesight.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30I think that is the main thing we want to look at.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33OK, so there's something called a menace response, which is him
0:16:33 > 0:16:37basically reacting to my hand moving towards his face.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43I don't think he does.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46He should blink because he should think I'm going to hit him.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Is that, like, a big problem?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50In the wild, it's going to be a massive problem.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53I don't know yet why he is not seeing as well as he should, but certainly
0:16:53 > 0:16:56we're not going to be able to release him if he can't see properly.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00That's not good. Foxes use their hearing and smell to track prey,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03but Luca isn't going to snatch his dinner if he can't see.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Oh, we love this bit!
0:17:10 > 0:17:13You send us clips of your cool pets, we enjoy them.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14And try and help you out, too.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21# Doggie
0:17:21 > 0:17:22# Doggie, lift your tail up
0:17:22 > 0:17:23# Doggie
0:17:23 > 0:17:25# Doggie, lift your tail up
0:17:25 > 0:17:26# Doggie
0:17:26 > 0:17:27# Doggie, lift your tail up
0:17:27 > 0:17:29# Doggie, lift your tail up
0:17:29 > 0:17:31# And show us what you've got. #
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- This is Delilah.- Delilah!
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Oh, I have seen this one. This one is amazing.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- This is the weirdest dog you will ever see.- Yeah?- Mm-hmm.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47She has a very special talent. Sit.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52There you go.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Inel, that's a pig!
0:17:56 > 0:17:58You what?
0:17:58 > 0:17:59It's a pig!
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Even more amazing, then! Ha!
0:18:04 > 0:18:06I could have sworn that was a dog.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Right, what can we do for you, Ella?
0:18:09 > 0:18:12I have got four hens that live in my garden
0:18:12 > 0:18:16and I'd like to know why, when they drink, do they go...?
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Oh! - HE CLAPS
0:18:20 > 0:18:22That's a fantastic impression there.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Yeah, she really became the chicken. I really believed it.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Oh, wait, there's more.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31And also, when they lay an egg, why do they make a big announcement?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Like, "Buk-buk-buk!"
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Two top questions deserves two top answers.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40What, you really know why?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Yes, Inel, I do.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Chickens need gravity to swallow.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Opening and closing their mouths
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- while tilting their head back does the job.- Ah! I never knew that.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52As for the racket hens make when laying eggs, it is debatable.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56It could be a call-out to the rest of the flock or it could simply be
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- a proud mum showing off her achievement.- Oh, nice work, Johnny.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02You are a real EGGhead! Ha-ha!
0:19:02 > 0:19:04I hope that answers your question, Ella.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Right, junior vets Keegan
0:19:09 > 0:19:11and Bailey should be around here somewhere.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Oh, there you are with vet Claire. I hope you like horses.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19I felt really happy because, like, I have this thing with horses.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Like, I just love horses. - They love her back.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Phew! That'll be a yes, then.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27This is Jimmy.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31He had a problem with his right hind leg before, which we have given him
0:19:31 > 0:19:34some treatment for, and I just want to make sure that that has worked.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36My junior vets need to check out Jimmy's moves
0:19:36 > 0:19:39and look for any problem signs.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- You can see him, like... - That's it. You can make...
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Your body kind of goes with him, that's absolutely right.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Serious stuff, this.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Jimmy is a fancy competition horse, but there will be no
0:19:50 > 0:19:53shows for a while if he doesn't pass our vet check.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Certainly, his right hind, which was the one I was worried about,
0:19:57 > 0:19:58is much improved.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Strangely, he is very, very slightly lame in front,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04which is not the one I was expecting him to be lame on.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06JIMMY CLOPS
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Is he landing on them evenly, do you think? What can you hear?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- I did hear, like... - It's like he's...
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Like you said, his right foot, I thought
0:20:14 > 0:20:17I heard that going a bit more heavily.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Needs a calm hands-on examination, this.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Run your hands down,
0:20:22 > 0:20:26feeling all the time for any heat, or any lumps and bumps.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29And then you say, "Come on, give me your foot."
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Come on, give me your foot.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Just lift up the foot. Well done.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38He would just lift it up, so then you could have a look.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40And then we realised that nothing was actually wrong with
0:20:40 > 0:20:42the left-hand side.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43That's what we like to hear.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Claire is confident Jimmy's little limp is not a major injury.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50He may have just trodden on a stone as he came in from the field,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53so we will see how he goes.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55All right, Jimmy!
0:20:55 > 0:20:59You have nearly got the all clear, just one junior vet job left to do.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08In Surrey, Olivia, Kiera and vet Jill
0:21:08 > 0:21:11are focusing on Luca the orphaned fox cub's eyes.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- Jill did seem quite worried, didn't she?- Yeah.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- You can see his pupils got smaller. - Yeah.- Yeah, and then larger.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22If he can't see, he will never return to the wild.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Well, Kiera is doing well, ain't she? She's not nervous now.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29What is the score with Luca's eyes, Jill?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32He has actually being really good,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35but I can't really see anything wrong,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37so I am just going to put the lights off and see
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- if that makes it any easier for me, OK?- Yep.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Oh, I don't like the dark, me!
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Do you know? Those eyes look like normal eyes to me.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52The lenses are nice and clear and the retina is clear,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54so I think we should just give him a bit more time.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59That's good news that you can't see anything wrong with his eyes.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02It is great news, but let's just give him a bit more time
0:22:02 > 0:22:04and see what happens.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06So, Luca's eyes are looking fine,
0:22:06 > 0:22:08but he arrived with a leg injury too.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11The other thing we need to check out is this problem with the back legs
0:22:11 > 0:22:14because obviously, if he is going to go back out into the wild,
0:22:14 > 0:22:15he needs to be 100%,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19so we are going to take an X-ray of this back leg issue.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22'Poor Luca! Don't worry, though, this injection is to calm him.'
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Well done. That was very brave.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25Yeah.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27'Right, X-ray time, young man.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34'It will show if there is anything seriously wrong inside Luca's legs.'
0:22:34 > 0:22:38So, we need to turn the light off so we can see where this beam is going.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41'Fingers crossed.'
0:22:43 > 0:22:45That's it.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47'How is your patient, junior vets?'
0:22:47 > 0:22:48His breathing is at a steady pace.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51OK, let's get him back in his box and we will have a look at this X-ray.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Fingers crossed, eh?
0:22:53 > 0:22:56We were really nervous when we were waiting for the X-ray results,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- weren't we?- Yeah. We wanted to make sure his legs were fine
0:22:58 > 0:23:00and strong enough to go out.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06We can see that his spine is nicely aligned.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08His pelvis, which is here, that's all normal.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11I think he will get stronger and stronger on his back end
0:23:11 > 0:23:15and the eyes we will just have to keep the little eye on,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17but fingers crossed he will be OK for release.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Are you glad that everything is OK with him?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Yeah, I am glad that he is going to be set out into the wild
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- so he can be like a normal fox. - Yeah.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Thanks so much for all your hard work because, you know,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30without this checkout, we could never have seen
0:23:30 > 0:23:32whether he was going to be fit for release or not.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33You did a really good job.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Look at that. Top stuff, junior vets. Well done, Kiera and Olivia!
0:23:37 > 0:23:40'And the good news is Luca's sight did improve.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43'He is now fox trotting back to the wild.'
0:23:49 > 0:23:51In Yorkshire, Keegan and Bailey need to sort
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Jimmy the horse's teeth with vet Claire.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Jimmy's teeth were about that big - they were huge!
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Not as big as his tongue, though.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01It's all squidgy!
0:24:01 > 0:24:05I just got it and it was all over the place, so we had to put it
0:24:05 > 0:24:08to one side of his mouth so we could get on the other side.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Well done.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12It's not the tidiest tongue, is it?
0:24:13 > 0:24:16It was like a fish that was still alive out of water.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17It was just like...
0:24:17 > 0:24:20You're holding on to it, but then it was just like whoa!
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Stay down!
0:24:22 > 0:24:23It has got to be done, though.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Just like us, horses need their teeth checking regularly.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30But Jimmy needs a sedative to keep him relaxed.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33That's it, not all the way because I only want half a millimetre. Stop!
0:24:33 > 0:24:37His lip just dropped literally. It was just like...
0:24:38 > 0:24:41If any of Jimmy's teeth have gone big and spiky,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44he can't grind the goodness out of his food.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Just to see how sharp that outside edge is,
0:24:47 > 0:24:51- can you feel the teeth up there? - Yeah.- Well done.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I was surprised to feel how actually jagged they were and...
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- Sharp.- Yeah, sharp.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Do you think you would like to do that, have a feel?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- He won't bite you, I promise.- No!
0:25:01 > 0:25:04I wasn't very keen on putting my hand in his...
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- really big mouth, actually.- Yeah.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- Eurgh!- Have you got slobber on you?
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- Yeah, there's slobber all over me. - That's great.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17My hand was all, like, slimy and I was like...
0:25:17 > 0:25:20But there is more yucky dentistry that needs doing, Bailey.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Tartar is the hard stuff that can make gums go inflamed
0:25:23 > 0:25:25and painful, and it has got to come off.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Well done.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- Good.- Bailey is all over this job.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33I might make an appointment myself!
0:25:33 > 0:25:36My ones could do with a quick go as well.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- Sure!- Yeah? Actually, no.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43Yeah, maybe not. You look a bit too keen, actually.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47'These two are definitely going nowhere near me with that thing!
0:25:47 > 0:25:49'It is called a rasp and it gets rid of all the sharp edges,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52'which could cause Jimmy so many problems.'
0:25:53 > 0:25:55That's it. Exhausting, isn't it?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59'It's like a grater, though.'
0:25:59 > 0:26:02It's like a flat grater for cheese. I'm not kidding, it...
0:26:02 > 0:26:05He looks like he is having a whale of a time.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08He's like, "Oh, yeah, make sure you get the back ones."
0:26:09 > 0:26:13'And once his chompers are all sorted by my junior vets...'
0:26:13 > 0:26:15He's away. He says, "Right, straight away,
0:26:15 > 0:26:17"I'm going to try out my new teeth."
0:26:17 > 0:26:20'Jimmy can get back to his all-you-can-eat grass buffet.'
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- Now he will feel a lot more comfortable.- Yeah.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25And that is what you junior vets did today,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28so you can be proud of yourselves. Are you proud of yourselves?
0:26:28 > 0:26:29- Yes.- Proud of ourselves.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Talk about brilliant and brave junior vetting.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Keegan and Bailey have helped Jimmy the slobber-chops horse
0:26:40 > 0:26:43and faced up to wart-removing surgery.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Keegan and Bailey did great today - nothing fazed them.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50We have lots of much older school students who are not
0:26:50 > 0:26:53so enthusiastic or as helpful as they were.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56There was a little blood but I guess I wasn't as squeamish
0:26:56 > 0:27:00as I thought I was, but overall I think I conquered it.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02I felt very proud to be part of it.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04And Kiera and Olivia rocked it.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Kiera got well stuck in with our one-eyed owl
0:27:07 > 0:27:11and Olivia handled wild animals like a top vet.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14What a day, girls! I'll tell you what, sorted out Bob and his eye.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17And little Luca - he is going to be a walking cool again.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19And I tell you what, you didn't have to... La-la-la!
0:27:19 > 0:27:22I was thinking about doing that when he was all wriggling,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- but in the end he was OK. - I know, lucky for him, eh?
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Yeah, it's a result. Nothing wrong with his leg,
0:27:27 > 0:27:30nothing wrong with his eyes. Yeah, success.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Thank you, junior vets.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34This lot are loving your work.