0:00:02 > 0:00:06Pets, wildlife and farm animals across the UK are in trouble.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10But don't worry. Because coming to the rescue are today's team of...
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Today, cute piglets,
0:00:19 > 0:00:21lovely lemurs...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Hip, hip...
0:00:23 > 0:00:25..and a singing dog? DOG HOWLS
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Now, there are vets that specialise in tiny animals,
0:00:30 > 0:00:35and there are also vets that are masters at fixing big huge beasts.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37This place?
0:00:37 > 0:00:39They do the full works.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Junior vets, prepare for the unpredictable.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47BOTH: Junior vets, standing by.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51I like fish so much I once tried to become one.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54And my dog made it hard for me to finish my homework.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Yep, junior vets in the house!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Well, junior vets in the FIELD.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I'm standing here next to aqua man Will.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03You tried to become a fish, didn't you?
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Yeah, when I was five. I tried flushing myself down the toilet.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Whoa! How far did you get?
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- About halfway. - Whoa, don't try that at home, guys!
0:01:11 > 0:01:12In fact, just don't even try it.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14And Oliver, you had an incident with your dog,
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- what happened?- I was just doing my homework,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19and it comes and snatches my rubber. But it's not like I needed it.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- Because there's no mistakes, right? - Yeah.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22That's what I'm talking about.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Right, let's go help out some animals, shall we, boys?
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Confidence! I like it.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31And it's going to be needed at Galedin Vets
0:01:31 > 0:01:33in Northumberland today.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38This place fixes all sorts of big things, small things,
0:01:38 > 0:01:39pig things, everything!
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Right now, it's a cute fluffy thing that needs junior vet help.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Hello, what's your name?
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Well, we don't have a name for her yet. So you might need to name her.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51What do you reckon, boys?
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- Yes.- He has the name.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- We'll call it Jess.- Jess.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Nice choice, boys.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02She was handed in to the local adoption centre,
0:02:02 > 0:02:03and the owners didn't want her.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06But the adoption centre noticed that there's something not
0:02:06 > 0:02:09quite right with her, she's got a swollen belly.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12We need to have a look at her, check her over,
0:02:12 > 0:02:14and get to the bottom of it.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15OK?
0:02:17 > 0:02:20It's quite sad that someone would have, like, had Jess,
0:02:20 > 0:02:22and then just like, said, "Oh, I don't want her any more",
0:02:22 > 0:02:24and she's just been kind of, like, left.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Oh, look, she's rolling over for you so we can have a look underneath.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Jess was, like, a really nice calm cat.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33She didn't seem to mind that we were seeing what was in her.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34She seemed pretty relaxed.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38That's right, Jess. You just chill out, girl.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41The Junior Vets are going to check out your swollen tum.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Yeah, you see how it's a lot harder than a normal cat's belly?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- Yeah. It's hard. - Yeah, that is pretty hard.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50And what do you think could be causing that?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52She could have, like, swallowed something.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55A lot of illnesses could cause a swollen belly,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57but she's, she is very well in herself, as you can see,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59she seems like a normal cat.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02It's a mystery all right.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Good job we have some top pet vets on the job.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15This remarkable place is full of rare
0:03:15 > 0:03:17and exotic creatures...
0:03:17 > 0:03:18LION ROARS
0:03:18 > 0:03:20..in need of urgent veterinary care.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21SNAKE HISSES
0:03:21 > 0:03:24So who's with me? Junior vets, I need your help.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27BOTH: Junior vets, standing by.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I've rescued some animals in the past.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32I want to be a vet when I'm older,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34but there's one animal I'm terrified of...
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Hey, listen. You have an animal fear?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Yeah, a rabbit.- And why are you scared of rabbits, Harrison?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42They're just so bony and wriggly.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45And Tinaya, I've heard you have some epic story about saving
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- an animal's life. Which one was it? - Yeah, it was a moth.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50A moth?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- Yeah.- Oh, right, OK. Well, how did you save this moth?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55It had a broken wing, so it couldn't fly.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56With your experiences
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and my expertise, these animals have nothing to fear.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Let's go.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05As you have probably guessed,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08they don't just have flamingoes at Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Oh, no. There's over 140 different species here.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16So expect junior vetting of the exotic kind, you two.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Vet Matt, fill us in.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19We've got a really tricky job now,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22that is a bit of a dangerous one too,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24so we've got to take it carefully.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Under here, we've got a bird.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28And it's a bird that in the wild
0:04:28 > 0:04:31would spend a lot of time eating dead animals.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34So, to be clear, it doesn't eat live humans then?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Well, not before...
0:04:36 > 0:04:38but you never know.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39So under here, we have...
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Agh!
0:04:43 > 0:04:46It's a powerful, flesh-eating, dangerous hooded vulture...
0:04:46 > 0:04:48BOTH: Aww!
0:04:48 > 0:04:49..called Derek.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Say hello to Derek.- BOTH: Hello.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Not the most vulture-like name. But it kind of suits you.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57He wasn't the best-looking patient.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01In the wild, vultures feed on dead animals.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Nice.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07In eating the dead animals and things like that,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10it would rip and tear, and it would wear its beak down.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12But because we're looking after it and feeding it,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15it doesn't have to do all that work.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18So if Derek can't keep his own beak nice and smooth,
0:05:18 > 0:05:20what happens, Matt?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Can you see how overgrown just the end of his beak is
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- a little bit, there? - BOTH: Yeah.- Yeah?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26We're going to grind that back.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29And we're going to use a really complex tool.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Electric toothbrush?!
0:05:32 > 0:05:34And we can just do my own fingernails.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36'Oh, it's an electric nail file.'
0:05:36 > 0:05:38I don't have any nails.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Oh, it tickles. - That didn't hurt, did it?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- It tickles.- I think I'll do mine, yeah.- Did that hurt?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Yeah, no, just...very good.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48That's very nice, yeah.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- Who's going to have a go first? - I don't mind.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Do you want a go?- Yeah.- Come on,
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- you have a go.- Go on, then, Tinaya.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57I was a bit nervous. I didn't want to hurt Derek.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Now, this may look like a drill,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01but actually it's a very special vet tool,
0:06:01 > 0:06:04so never try this yourselves.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Seriously, never.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- TOOL WHIRS - And can you see where
0:06:07 > 0:06:09we're going to go? Just the end of his beak.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Yeah? And burr away, that's it.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Push on it a bit.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15That's it.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Oh, it's moving.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19No, that's really good.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22And how does that feel, Tinaya, when you're doing it?
0:06:22 > 0:06:23Really weird.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Like, it's vibrating.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I was quite happy for Tinaya to keep working on the beak.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31You're up, Harrison, here we go.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Oh, look, he's eyeing you up.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36'That ain't going to put Harrison off.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38'Look at that focus.'
0:06:38 > 0:06:39If you hold it on the end.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42We're just trying to get the end a bit shorter, aren't we?
0:06:42 > 0:06:43- Yeah.- That's it.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Right on the very, very end.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47It was harder than it looked.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48TOOL WHIRS
0:06:48 > 0:06:50That's brilliant. Well done, Harrison.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52So that looks a lot better.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- Can you see how the shape is following...?- Yeah.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57The top and the lower beak is following each other?
0:06:57 > 0:06:58That's really what we're after.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I think you've done a fantastic job.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- Thank you very much. - Great job, guys.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Great job, Tinaya. Great job, Harrison.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- Absolutely fantastic. Thank you. - You're welcome.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Yeah, I just need a little bit off of my toenails now,
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- so you ready for that? BOTH:- No.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13'Fair enough.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16'Let's get freshly-fixed-up Derek back home.'
0:07:16 > 0:07:18He's going to be showing all his friends.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20"Look at my new beak."
0:07:20 > 0:07:21Showin' off.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22And relax, Derek.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- He's just done a poo.- Oh, dear.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26He's just done a poo.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29'That's gratitude for ya.'
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Back at the vets', junior vets
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Will and Oliver are still baffled by Jess the cat's big belly.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45'If only we had a cooled machine to look inside her.'
0:07:45 > 0:07:47We're going to scan her abdomen
0:07:47 > 0:07:49with the ultrasound.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51What are the chances of that?!
0:07:51 > 0:07:54There is waves that bounce back, and it makes it into a picture,
0:07:54 > 0:07:57so you can get a black and white picture of what's going on.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59So we can look at things like
0:07:59 > 0:08:01the liver, kidneys, spleen,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04and have a look around, see if there's anything abnormal in there.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Oh, I tell you what, don't do that inside me.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07VET LAUGHS
0:08:07 > 0:08:10You don't want to see what I've been eating.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Just turn that upside down and squeeze it onto the scanner there.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17That gloopy gel is going to make this scanner work better.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Rub that on her belly, just down a little bit.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21There we go.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23The gel was, like, all sticky and, like, ew.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27It's like jelly.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- All the cat's fur was, like, sticking to it, as well.- Ugh.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31It was disgusting.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33And if you just move that around while having
0:08:33 > 0:08:35a wee look at the screen there.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Hang on a minute - what's that?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42This area, the whiter area here...
0:08:43 > 0:08:44So that looks like a bone.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Yeah.- Yeah, there's definitely something in there.- Yep.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Hey, it's moving. There, it's moving!
0:08:51 > 0:08:52I think you're on to something there, Will.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55So what could be moving in there, and what's alive?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- I think it could be a kitten. - I think Will's got it.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59I think there's definitely a kitten in there.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- She's pregnant? Wow.- Yeah. - It's moving.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02So she's pregnant.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I was like, "Yeah, there's definitely something in there."
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- "It's moving."- Yeah, you spotted that was the kittens - well done.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I would have never guessed that.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- That little thing beating on the screen there?- Yeah?
0:09:17 > 0:09:18That's the heartbeat there.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22You're looking - inside of a cat,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25you could see the inside of another cat.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- It was weird!- Yeah.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29How many kittens might be in there?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I would say there's maybe about three or four kittens in there.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34It's quite hard sometimes to be accurate.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Because the kittens are so big,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39sometimes it's difficult to tell one kitten apart from the other.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41But there's definitely more than one in there, isn't there?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- You can see those two, side-by-side. - Divide the line.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Yeah, you can see one over there, and one there.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48So Will and Oliver have cracked this cat's mystery,
0:09:48 > 0:09:50and it's all good.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51But once she's had the kittens,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53we'll be able to find her a new home after that.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56She's a really nice cat, so I don't see why she can't.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Yeah, she seems really chilled out.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00And this time she won't be given back.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04I wonder what she's doing. Like, if she has a home or anything.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Yeah, she might have, like, gave birth.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Wonder no more, junior vets,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12because when this lot were born, they all went to new homes.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15And so did Jess.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Got to love a happy ending.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Ask us any animal questions and we'll tell you no lies.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Well, we'll do our best anyway.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Step forward, latest truth seeker Deniz.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Is this animal fact true?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Can tarantulas float
0:10:37 > 0:10:39and swim on water?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41And HOW can they?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Well, tarantulas don't LIKE water,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48but if they fall in, they CAN float.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Is that because they have
0:10:50 > 0:10:53WEBBED feet, Johnny? Ha!
0:10:53 > 0:10:55That terrible, Inel.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58No. In fact, they're covered in tiny little hairs
0:10:58 > 0:11:01called setae that help keep them afloat.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03And they can paddle using their front legs.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Well, Johnny, if that incy wincy spider comes up the waterspout,
0:11:07 > 0:11:08I'm out of here.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Junior vets Will and Oliver have been called out to farm
0:11:17 > 0:11:18with Graham the vet.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Now, they're what I call cute patients.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Here we have a mother pig called a sow,
0:11:24 > 0:11:26and she has seven piglets.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29When I found out it was pigs, I was really happy.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Cos I...
0:11:30 > 0:11:32I just love pigs.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33I don't know why.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36What we've got to do today
0:11:36 > 0:11:38is castrate the male piglets.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39What is castration?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Well, castration means that we actually remove
0:11:42 > 0:11:45the testicles from the piglet.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47When Graham explained what we were doing,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49I was like...
0:11:49 > 0:11:51"What?"
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Now, this might look cruel, but it will help stop the farm from
0:11:54 > 0:11:56being overrun with an out-of-control
0:11:56 > 0:11:58number of grumpy, aggressive pigs.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- GRAHAM:- Tight.- Got it.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Tell us when it's over.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Oh, don't look now, mate.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08'Don't worry, that injection means the little piglet
0:12:08 > 0:12:10'won't feel a thing.'
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Nice and tight. Nice and tight with your knees, man.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15That's nasty, isn't it?
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- The needle thing? - Yeah, the needle...- Yeah.- ..oh!
0:12:20 > 0:12:21You're up next, Oliver.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Hold on tight.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Oh, he's escaping. He's escaping.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28If you didn't, like, go for it and just, like, volunteer, and thought,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30"This is what I signed up for," then
0:12:30 > 0:12:32I probably wouldn't have done it.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- That's it.- I've got him.- Good lad. - Yes!
0:12:35 > 0:12:37I'm a junior vet, and I'm here to help.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39'Nice reassuring manner, Will.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41'I like your style.'
0:12:41 > 0:12:42- PIGLET SQUEALS - Scalpel, nurse.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- There we go.- It's OK. It's OK, mate.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Me and you can be best friends after this.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Let's hope so, Will.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52That's some top-end vet work.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Well, bottom end, at least.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57I saw the insides of a pig.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Don't be shy with that healing spray.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Good lad.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04'You're doing well, Oliver.'
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- You got him?- Yeah.- Good lad.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07It was disgusting...
0:13:09 > 0:13:10HE GROANS
0:13:10 > 0:13:13..but it was for its own good, so it's all right.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15A good spray inside.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17Other one. Well done.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21'Oh, lads, I'm speechless.'
0:13:21 > 0:13:24'Confident, brave - I couldn't be more impressed.'
0:13:26 > 0:13:28I'm kind of getting used to it now.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31If you get any opportunity, do it - just go for it.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34A job well done. You've both done very well.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39So, boys, how do you feel after all of that?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- HE IMITATES EXPLOSION - Yeah.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Oh, I'm with you there, Will,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47but we now have six piglets nice and calm,
0:13:47 > 0:13:48and back with Mum.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58I wonder what's up next for junior zoo vets Tinaya and Harrison.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00Lemurs!
0:14:00 > 0:14:01I love these little guys.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06In the wild, these primates live on the island of Madagascar.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08I think the lemurs were really cute.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10I'd have loved one as a pet.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13OK, before we can complete our vet checks,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16I think we should get to know our patients.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Aw!
0:14:20 > 0:14:21HE SQUEALS
0:14:22 > 0:14:24You guys all right there?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26'It's was so funny.'
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- They're very soft, aren't they?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Harrison, how do you do this, mate?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Harrison, how do you do it? There's loads of 'em on me, mate.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43I've got a lemur tail round my neck.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46What you've got on you at the minute is actually very special.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48She's got a little baby underneath her.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Aw! That's adorable.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51It's breeding season here,
0:14:51 > 0:14:55so lots of lemurs have had cute little babies recently.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59But one new mum is having a hard time.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01What's her story, Eve?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Rainbow is one of our
0:15:04 > 0:15:06lower-ranking animals.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08So unfortunately, what that means is that there's
0:15:08 > 0:15:10a lot of lemurs that will boss her around
0:15:10 > 0:15:12and think they're in charge of her.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15One of the more dominant lemurs must have not been too
0:15:15 > 0:15:18impressed that she had a baby, so has had a bit of a fight with her.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20So you can see on her side
0:15:20 > 0:15:23she's got these cuts on her.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- Can you see?- Yeah.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- Ooh, they look painful. - Is the baby injured?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31No, the baby is completely fine.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32I felt sorry for Rainbow.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Same, I hate bullying.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37We need to check out that nasty wound on her
0:15:37 > 0:15:38and make sure it's healing so
0:15:38 > 0:15:40she can look after her little baby.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Can it not get infected?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45It can get infected, so this is why we need to check her regularly.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Thinking like a vet there, Harrison. I like it.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50What would you guys think to this wound?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Is it kind of wet, or oozing,
0:15:53 > 0:15:55or anything like that?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Rainbow's cuts looked really sore.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Yeah, but they looked like they was healing.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01It's a nice colour.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03It's quite dry - that's the most important thing.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06But so far, it looks like it's healing nicely.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10That's great news.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Have some nice grub, Rainbow.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13Get your strength up, girl.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15So luckily, with Harrison and Tinaya's help,
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- Rainbow should be back on her feet in no time?- Yeah.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25'Time for one of your videos.'
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Ooh, I feel a song coming on.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Take it away, Johnny.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36# Doggy, doggy, lift your tail up
0:16:36 > 0:16:39# Doggy, doggy, lift your tail up
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- # Doggy, lift your tail up - Doggy, lift your tail up
0:16:43 > 0:16:46# Doggy, lift your tail up and show us what you got. #
0:16:50 > 0:16:52I've got quite a troublesome pet.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Not because she's, like, naughty, but because she's massive.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58She's very overweight.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Like, we do feed her the right amount,
0:17:00 > 0:17:01but she doesn't get much exercise.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03There she is.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Hello! She's very fat.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Oh, are you scared, Miso?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I don't think Miso's scared -
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I think she's got a secret stash of pies under that bed.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13She's very chubby.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15It's like...
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Come on.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Here she comes.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21I want to help her weight.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Like, we've tried loads of things like diet food,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26and it just doesn't work. Thank you.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Well, Edie, It sounds like you're doing
0:17:32 > 0:17:34your best to give Miso a balanced diet,
0:17:34 > 0:17:36but exercise is really important.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37If Miso's an indoor cat,
0:17:37 > 0:17:39you could always get her some toys to play with.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41I mean, she won't even know she's exercising.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43And it might not hurt to check under your bed
0:17:43 > 0:17:45for some secret pies, as well.
0:17:45 > 0:17:46Yeah. Do that.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Junior vets Will and Oliver are getting pushed to the limit today.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Now, they are with horse vet Tim.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01This is Steve. He has a poorly eye.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05OK, so you can see Steve's tears
0:18:05 > 0:18:07running down the side of his face here.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08That's not normal.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Normally the tears would be coming down the little tube
0:18:11 > 0:18:13that runs from the corner of the eye here,
0:18:13 > 0:18:15right down to the nose.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17And so the tears would be coming out there.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Hm. So Steve's runny eye could be an infection?
0:18:24 > 0:18:25It looked like he was crying,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- gunk in his eye.- He had white gunk coming out of his eyes, yeah.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Yeah.- Felt so sorry for him.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Right, you two, this is no ordinary patient.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Steve the horse belongs to vet Tim's wife, Sandy.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- She thinks the world of him...- I do.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40..so it's really important you get this done.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Don't worry, Sandy. Oliver's on this one.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46That injection should chill him out for his eye treatment.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48There we go. Now, inject the rest of that, then.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Just, like, push it? - Just push it all the way in.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52That's the stuff.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54What we're going to do now, we're going to stand back a wee bit,
0:18:54 > 0:18:56while he goes a bit sleepy.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- His head started, like...- Yeah.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59- He was falling asleep.- Yeah.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01And he was wobbling, like that.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Yeah, he was like...
0:19:03 > 0:19:06What will happen if he just, like, collapses and falls down?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Well, first of all,
0:19:08 > 0:19:10the thing we need to do is calm Sandy down, then.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12THEY LAUGH
0:19:12 > 0:19:14She gets very anxious. Doesn't often happen.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16It doesn't often happen.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Try to give him just enough now just to make him sleepy enough,
0:19:19 > 0:19:20but not too sleepy.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23If he, like, collapses, we might need to give her something.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25We probably need to give her something, yeah.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- It's a very special patient, this, so...- Yeah.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31..we got the pressure on us today.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34So what's the plan, Tim?
0:19:34 > 0:19:37This is the bit you guys are going to have to work for me,
0:19:37 > 0:19:38cos I can't work both ends.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40This is teamwork here now - junior vet
0:19:40 > 0:19:43and senior vet working together.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45You can do this, junior vets.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Let sort out Steve's eye.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Hang on a sec, that's his nose!
0:19:49 > 0:19:51That's great. Connect it up there, Will.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52I see.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55So that coloured liquid goes up his hooter
0:19:55 > 0:19:57to help clear the blockage in his eye?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59You know what you're doing, junior vets.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Keep going.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04You managing to get any stuff through,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06or has it gunged up completely?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Keep injecting.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Hard work, eh?- Mm-hm.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13It was really hard to push because of, like,
0:20:13 > 0:20:15the blockage going on.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19There we go. Well done, fellas.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- There it is.- Yes!- There we go.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- Whoa.- Oh.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Oh, plenty coming out now. Good.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Keep going, then.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Well, would you look at that! It's worked.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31You could see all the liquid, like, pouring out of his eye,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- and it just went down his cheek. - Yeah.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- A lot easier to inject now, is it? - Yeah.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39OK, that means we've cleared the gunge.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Junior vets have done the job!
0:20:43 > 0:20:47He's like a disco horse, isn't it?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Is he going to feel a lot better now?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51I think so.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54You felt how much pressure there was to get that clear, didn't you?
0:20:54 > 0:20:55- It was a lot of pushing, wasn't it? - Yeah.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Great job, lads.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00A bit of antibiotic will help clear that infection.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02There we go. Bit more.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04That's us.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05See? What did I tell you, Sandy?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08I knew the junior vets could sort out Steve.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- SANDY:- Thank you both very much for doing that for him,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13because I think he's going to feel so much better for that.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16One happy owner, and an even happier horse.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Job well done.- Yay.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Tinaya and Harrison have been taking zoo vetting in their stride,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29and they're up for anything.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31So, guys, what we've got under here...
0:21:31 > 0:21:32is Fluffy.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34Fluffy?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37That's got to be an animal that's ickle and cute!
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Fluffy is a blood python.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Oh, Fluffy the snake.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44We really need to talk about these names.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48It weren't my favourite animal.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50So we're going to get Fluffy out now.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52How do you feel about that, junior vets?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Scared.- Nervous.- Anxious.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Anxious.
0:21:57 > 0:21:58Kit's worried, too.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01She needs to check Fluffy for painful parasites that might
0:22:01 > 0:22:04be sucking his blood and making him really ill.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Would he bite you if he doesn't like being touched?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Well, yeah, they can bite, absolutely.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12That's why I'm trying to be very gentle with him.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Oh, right. He might be tetchy, but she needs help.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19It's moving.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Can you feel all its muscles?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Oh, my gosh, yeah, he's tensing.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Be brave, junior vets -
0:22:26 > 0:22:28we need to check for creepy crawlies.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Very, very gently move the scales forward.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35If we can see anything moving...
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Snake skins are made of thousands of tiny scales
0:22:38 > 0:22:40that help them move along the ground.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Searching for parasites in them looks tricky.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44Quite hard, isn't it?
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Can you swap sides? I don't like the tail.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47Sure.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50It'll be easier.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52I started to like the snake.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53I really wanted it to be OK.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56First time I've ever held a big snake like this.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- I think it all looks quite healthy, doesn't it?- BOTH: Yeah.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Good news.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04Fluffy is mite-free.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07But hang on - what's going on with his eyes, Kit?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10They have a very thin covering over their eyes
0:23:10 > 0:23:11and when they shed their skin,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14they shed this eye cap, as well.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15And so, Fluffy has shed,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17but unfortunately the eye caps are still on.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Look at that -
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Tinaya straight in with the soothing eye drops.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23That's it, just drop it gently.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24Squeeze a little bit harder.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27I never thought I was going to put drops in a snake.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- It keeps moving.- Perfect.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34That's it.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- Harrison, are you going to do the other side?- Yep.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41It's quite hard trying to put eye drops in Fluffy's tiny eyes.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- On the top there? - Yeah, squeeze the tube.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46In his eye, not on the floor!
0:23:46 > 0:23:48That's it, perfect.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Yeah, get Fluffy back to his enclosure,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54you junior vet snake charmers, you.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Probably just starting to get some vision now -
0:23:56 > 0:23:57the drops will be working.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00So hopefully by tomorrow he'll be back to normal.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02That's good.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Wow. Now, that's what I call junior vetting.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11HE SQUEALS
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Ooh.
0:24:12 > 0:24:13Aw!
0:24:13 > 0:24:15HE GROANS
0:24:15 > 0:24:17That piglet stuff was touch-and-go.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19How do you think it went?
0:24:19 > 0:24:20It was all gory and disgusting and...
0:24:20 > 0:24:22HE GROANS
0:24:22 > 0:24:24All in all, a great day, Oliver.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Do you have anything to sum it up?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Erm...what an experience.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Yeah, you've all done so well.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34And this lot?
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Fancy getting vetting yourself?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Well, get on the CBBC website right now,
0:24:42 > 0:24:44and start earning hearts and points
0:24:44 > 0:24:46by helping the animals that need you.