0:00:02 > 0:00:05Pets, wildlife and farm animals across the UK are in trouble
0:00:05 > 0:00:08but don't worry, cos coming to the rescue
0:00:08 > 0:00:13are today's team of Junior Vets On Call.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Today, a feisty badger...
0:00:19 > 0:00:21a horse on its back...
0:00:21 > 0:00:24and mind those spikes.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Ow.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33Now, when animals in the wild get ill or have a little accident,
0:00:33 > 0:00:37they need a super-fast, speedy response team.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Well, come on, junior vets. Chop chop.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Junior vets, standing by.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44I'm not scared of any animal
0:00:44 > 0:00:47and I'm definitely braver than my dog, Digby.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50I'm not sure whether I want to be a vet or a doctor.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Well, hopefully our visit to the wildlife rescue and animal service
0:00:53 > 0:00:55will help you make up your mind, Devashree.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Here, boss Trevor and his team work 24/7 to help injured creatures.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Today, the junior vets are helping with a poor badger
0:01:03 > 0:01:07who's not eating or drinking, after he was hit by a car.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09The injuries involve damage to his teeth but we'll give him
0:01:09 > 0:01:13some extra fluids so he doesn't dehydrate.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Don't worry, mate. That's just an injection to make you sleep.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18So we're going to give him now a good 15 minutes,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20to make sure he's really sleepy.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23And then we can safely handle him.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Get cracking, junior vets.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29This bag is full of nutritious fluid that will help the badger survive.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31We just need to get it inside him.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33It was amazing, being able to help animals.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Yeah, but there was a lot of pressure.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Now, we just need our badger to nod off.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Then it'll be safe for the junior vets to come in and help.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45We've had a quick look at the mouth
0:01:45 > 0:01:47and the jaws and the teeth, where they've been injured,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49seem to be healing reasonably.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Junior vet, would you like to come in
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and Trevor's going to show you some interesting life on him.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- Well, here's one crawling around. - Oh, it's a tick. Oh, lovely.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Nasty ticks are sucking blood out of the badger.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Yeah, these bad boys have gotta go
0:02:04 > 0:02:07and junior vets, it's going to be down to you.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08WOOF!
0:02:10 > 0:02:12There seems to a lot of sad animals round here.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Yeah, they all seem to have long faces.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16No, seriously.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20These big fellows need fixing up. Junior vets, where are you?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Junior vets, standing by.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27I'd save any animals. My favourite are the spiky ones.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31My cat Lila's really lovely and he really loves my hair.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Well, I like your hair too, Joe.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Anyway, there's some animals in need of help.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Are we up for the challenge? OK, let's go.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Plum Park in Towcester is an equine clinic.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44That's fancy vet talk for a horse hospital.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47There are plenty of poorly ponies to be fixed up.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Junior vets Joe and Harvey are on the case with nurse Louise.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Hello.- Hi. - Who's this, then?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- This is Matilda.- Hello, Matilda. What seems to be the problem?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Matilda has sarcoids. Do you know what sarcoids are?
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Not exactly, no.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Sarcoids are skin tumours, so we need to remove them.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07I couldn't even make a reasonable guess as to what they were.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- Just guessing. - Yeah. I think we both were.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12And then when we found out, then we were like, "whoa".
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Sarcoids? Sounds nasty. And they are.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Left untreated, they can make a horse pretty poorly.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Unfortunately one of them's not very easy to get to, so
0:03:23 > 0:03:27we need to do it under anaesthetic which involves putting her to sleep.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Matilda doesn't seem too worried about the surgery
0:03:31 > 0:03:33but Harvey's not so chilled.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36So Harvey, am I getting a sense that you might be a little bit
0:03:36 > 0:03:38squeamish around blood?
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Yeah. It's all right if it's just like, small cut or something.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46But I'm not much of a pouring out kind of blood person.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48You're ready for the challenge anyway?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Yeah. I'll give it a go.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55He'll be fine. And there's nothing to fear for Matilda either.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Louise is setting up a catheter.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59It'll mean the medicine goes straight into Matilda's body
0:03:59 > 0:04:01during the operation.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02I'll tell you when it's done.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04'What did I say about Harvey?'
0:04:04 > 0:04:05I'm not watching.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Not great with needles.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09S'pose not everybody is but it was a massive one, so...
0:04:11 > 0:04:14So, that's her catheter in.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Now a test to make sure the catheter's working.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Great work there, Joe.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21And Matilda's off into a padded room to be anaesthetised,
0:04:21 > 0:04:25so if she falls, she won't hurt herself or the team.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Now it was starting to look really serious for Matilda.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Yeah, I was getting really worried.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Matilda was out like a flash. I mean, she just fell over.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38She would have caused herself some injury if no-one had been
0:04:38 > 0:04:41there to catch and she hadn't have been in that padded room.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43But since she was and she had a specialist team around her,
0:04:43 > 0:04:44it was fine.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Matilda's unconscious and now it's a race to get her
0:04:47 > 0:04:48on to the operating table.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Then it was all about getting Matilda sorted for surgery.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Being under anaesthetic can be dangerous, so the vets
0:04:55 > 0:04:57will want to wake her up as soon as they can.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00This operation needs to be done quickly.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Grab some gloves from over there.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Top laser surgeon Jeremy is in charge.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08So what are we looking for?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11These are the small tumours that we're going to remove today.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14So there's a little tiny one there. There's one here.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Right foreleg here, there's a little cluster of two tumours.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23First up, junior vets get rid of all the germs.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Think that's a tumour and that's one.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- So you go round it?- Yeah.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29And I go round this one.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33'Jeremy uses a laser to cut the tumours off.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36'So we need these cool shades to protect our eyes.'
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Get used to these, definitely.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39This is the laser.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41And this is a smoke extraction machine
0:05:41 > 0:05:44because when we cut with the laser, we'll get some smoke being produced.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47And we don't really want to be breathing that in.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51So I'm gonna get one of you to give me a hand with the smoke extractor.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53So I think that's you, isn't it, Harvey?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55It was like a spaceship and sci-fi.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57They were using lasers to cut stuff up. It was unbelievable.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01It was great that Matilda was getting the best treatment possible.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04The junior vets are at the ready to whip off those sarcoids.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06Woof!
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Oink! MOO!
0:06:10 > 0:06:13At the animal rescue centre, junior vets Devashree and Freya
0:06:13 > 0:06:16are helping a badger that's been hit by a car.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Their first job is to get rid of some ticks
0:06:19 > 0:06:21that are sucking blood out of him. Ugh!
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- It makes me itch just thinking about it.- Ugh!
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Slide it under and then just give it a slight pull.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35So the ticks are gone.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Now the most important thing is to get this nutritious fluid
0:06:38 > 0:06:41into him before he starts to wake up.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43So you can make it flow faster.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47This badger is dangerously weak and every second counts.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50I'm squeezing the drip so it goes faster into the badger's body.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54It feels good that I'm able to really be a part
0:06:54 > 0:06:57of a veterinary experience, not just standing outside and watching.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Now can you turn the little wheel?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Hurry, hurry. Oh man.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Keep calm, little badger.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05He's woken up.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Look, we haven't got that much time now.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Vet Mike has seconds before the patient comes round fully.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14We need to get more vitamins into him...and fast.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17There was lots of pressure because we didn't know
0:07:17 > 0:07:18whether he was going to wake up
0:07:18 > 0:07:20before we could get all the vitamins in.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22The vitamins were really important.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24How much fluid have you given him?
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Half a litre. Enough for a badger of his size.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Yeah, I was really panicking.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30All done.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Now the junior vets need to make a cosy bed up for the badger.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35That was tense but, thanks to them,
0:07:35 > 0:07:39he's well on the way to being released back into the wild.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Hey, little fella, consider yourself vetted!
0:07:48 > 0:07:51At the equine clinic, junior vets Harvey and Joe are helping
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Matilda the horse.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56She's having surgery on nasty lumps called sarcoids.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58If they grow, they could stop her being ridden.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00So Mike, I'm gonna start cutting now.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06So you can see we're cutting now with the laser.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Good job with the smoke extraction, Harvey. That's excellent.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13The laser was amazing. It was a cool piece of kit.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17I didn't like the smell that was coming off it, though.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Yeah, it was burning flesh.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21That's one lump gone.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Joe's job is to burn the blood vessels shut, to stop any bleeding.
0:08:25 > 0:08:26It was so nerve-racking.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30One false move and everything could have gone wrong.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31That looks good. Great, OK.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33So that's one done.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Now we have to remove the rest of the lumps, but will they be as easy?
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Harvey's keeping a check on Matilda's breathing and heart rate...
0:08:42 > 0:08:43I count 18.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45..while Joe and Jeremy get to work
0:08:45 > 0:08:47on some of those hard-to-get-to lumps.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Go forwards. That's it. - Now I can see.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- Is that better? - Where's the tumour?
0:08:52 > 0:08:53We were working so fast.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57We didn't want her to stay under anaesthetic for too long.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00There we go. Right.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03'That's another nasty lump gone. Good work.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05'How's it going up top?'
0:09:05 > 0:09:10Like, pressure. Cos you're like, ooh, you're in charge of its life.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13We really had to concentrate
0:09:13 > 0:09:16and we were kind of in the zone at the time.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Yeah. Cos I had an important job.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20I had to make sure that she wasn't dying.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I'm just going, look there, not there.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Look there, not there.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Matilda's final lump is in a delicate place, her eye.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33So she's had some previous treatment here but I'm not entirely
0:09:33 > 0:09:37convinced that that's been 100% successful.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40So yeah, I've decided I'm just going to take all of that out,
0:09:40 > 0:09:44including the area which has been treated before.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48So the tumour on Matilda's eye looks like it's grown back.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50The team need to be very careful when they're removing it.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52One slip could blind her.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56If you mess up, then wow. Something could go wrong.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58We've every confidence in you guys.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Nearly there.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- Great.- Is that all of them? - That's all of them.
0:10:09 > 0:10:10Come on, team.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12You're going to have to work fast to finish this job in time.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13Hurry up.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16We had to get her back to the recovery room before she woke up,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19because as soon as we took her off the anaesthetic it was
0:10:19 > 0:10:20basically a ticking time bomb.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Yeah, it was really cool, cos it was like a travelator.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25You know, just pull her along into the room.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Poor horse.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Now we need to leave Matilda in peace because an operation
0:10:34 > 0:10:36like this will certainly have taken it out of her.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38It was really intense surgery.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Yeah. I mean, it was life determining.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44But Matilda's a tough cookie and less than an hour later,
0:10:44 > 0:10:46she's back to normal.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Up on her feet, tumour-free and vetted.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55You truth seekers have come up with a lot of questions.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58And we've got a lot of answers. What's on your mind, Gemma?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Look. These are my fish.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04And there's one thing that I'd really like to know about them.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Do they sleep?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Well, Gemma. See, the thing is, fish ain't got eyelids.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13No eyelids? How do they get some shut-eye then?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15They can't, can they?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18But what they do is slow their bodies right down and just chill.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20That's their way of sleeping.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Ah, so if Gemma sees a fish lounging about, it could be just
0:11:23 > 0:11:25catching some zeds.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Oh, I see. Eye see.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29See what I did there, eh?
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Hilarious(!)
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Junior vets Devashree and Freya
0:11:36 > 0:11:39are helping out at the wildlife rescue centre. And now...
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- What's going on, girls? - There's a call out.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Yeah, some animals in need of some help.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- Animals? Which animals? - Hedgehogs.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Well, don't waste no time then, girls.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Let's get this van loaded up! Come on.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Don't forget your seatbelts, girls.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01SIRENS
0:12:04 > 0:12:08It was really exciting. We were proper junior vets on call.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10That's what it's all about, Devashree.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13And today, there are some very cute young hedgehogs
0:12:13 > 0:12:15whose mum has gone missing.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Right, OK. So in these boxes down here we've got some hedgehogs.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Cathy's asked us to come up here and have a look at them,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23and make sure they're all fit and healthy and well,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25otherwise they can't be released back to the wild.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28The hedgehogs are really relying on us to help them.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Yeah. They really needed our help.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Excellent. Now do you wanna put him on to the towel?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Where do you like, sort of like get them from?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Most of them were just found wandering round in people's
0:12:38 > 0:12:39gardens in the daytime.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42So what's happened is Mum's probably hibernated
0:12:42 > 0:12:43cos the weather turned cold
0:12:43 > 0:12:47and the babies were born too late in the year to hibernate themselves.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50So they're still too small. So they were out looking for food.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52INEL: Hedgehogs hibernate from around October
0:12:52 > 0:12:54through to the spring. And while they're resting,
0:12:54 > 0:12:56they'll be living off the fat they've built up
0:12:56 > 0:12:58by tucking in over the summer.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Hands either side of her and then she'll curl up.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03So they need to be a good weight.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05937 grams.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08So she's about 937, 938 grams now.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Which is a brilliant weight,
0:13:09 > 0:13:13considering she came in at about 250g, something like that.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16This machine scans a chip inside the hedgehog
0:13:16 > 0:13:18so the junior vets can tell which one is which.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20There we go. Look, we found it.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21Timbuktu.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25What a cool name. But is she in good nick?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Do her eyes look nice and bright on your side?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- Yeah. - Yeah. And on this side?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Yeah.- Yeah. So i think she looks rather healthy.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34I think she's itching to go home.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Great stuff, Timbuktu. You'll be ready to go it alone.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40But how will your spiky pals measure up?
0:13:40 > 0:13:41She is really prickly.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42Ow.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44We had to be really careful with the hedgehogs
0:13:44 > 0:13:46because they were so prickly.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Olive's next and she's a bit underweight.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51She's 658 grams.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Is that small?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55She doesn't need to go back to the casualty centre
0:13:55 > 0:13:57cos she's nice and healthy still.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59But I have got a spare hutch at mine
0:13:59 > 0:14:02and what I'll probably do is keep her on her own there.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04So she's got her own bowl of food
0:14:04 > 0:14:06and she can put on some more weight ready for the spring.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10But that's not it. Oh, how many more hedgehogs are in there?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14So all the legs are fine and everything inside is fine.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17It was really teamwork that got us through the day.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18Yeah, definitely.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20No bite marks and the feet look fine.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22I think that side's good.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Doesn't look like you got in many fights.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28So these little guys will be all OK to be released in the spring,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31after a very nice, cosy time hibernating.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Well done, junior vets. You did fantastic. Really well handled.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39They didn't get too stressed either. So you did a fantastic job there.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Thank you for looking them so well and checking them over.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44And I'll take Olive back to mine and settle her down for the night.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- OK. And we'll head back to the centre.- Bye.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Woof!
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Meow!
0:14:53 > 0:14:55At the equine clinic, there were loads of horses that need help.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Like Katie's show jumping buddy, Frank.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01So junior vets Harvey and Joe are racing to the rescue with
0:15:01 > 0:15:02horse vet Mike.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07OK, so this is Frank. He's our patient.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08And this is Katie, his owner.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Hello. What seems to be the problem?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13So Frank has what's known as gastric ulcers, which is
0:15:13 > 0:15:16a problem with his tummy.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19And so his stomach lining has got ulcers in it. So yeah.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23So it showed up with him being hard to ride, he wouldn't go forwards.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25He wasn't doing quite what he should do.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28JOHNNY: Frank's been having treatment for his ulcers.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31But although he may seem a bit better, he can't exactly tell us.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Can you, Frank? So we need to have a peek inside.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37But how do you look inside a horse?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40I take it that we're going to put a camera up his nose,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42into his stomach? Hoping that he's going to swallow it.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44And we're going to see if he's getting better.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47You sound like you've done it before, not bad.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51I've never done it before but I've seen people do it, so...
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- Will that hurt him in any way? - No, it doesn't hurt him.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Sometimes they don't like the start once we get in.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59But once he's swallowed it, should be OK.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00I hadn't had much experience with horses,
0:16:00 > 0:16:02but it was really exciting to treat Frank.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04I mean, you see them in fields
0:16:04 > 0:16:08and then you just don't realise what you have to do to help them.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13Considering how big they are, horses have pretty small stomachs.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15About the size of a rugby ball.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17But that doesn't mean stomach problems aren't big problems,
0:16:17 > 0:16:21and this is what's been making Frank tough to ride.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Oh! Stick your blinkers on. It's horrible.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26This is the main nasty one here.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28You can see the swelling on the side.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31So if you now imagine that you've got that ulcer in your mouth.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34But rather than just having saliva on it, you're pouring acid on it.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Oh! - And then going for a run.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39The ulcer was nasty. It was huge.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41It must have been so much pain. Imagine having that in your mouth.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44You can't treat it, if it's in your stomach.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46So it was just horrible.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48So, junior vets, get ready to stick that camera
0:16:48 > 0:16:50right up poor old Frank's hooter.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Now one of my favourite bits,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56where we find out what you and your pets have been up to,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59with a bit of help from good old Barker.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00Hit it.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06# Doggy, doggy lift your tail up
0:17:06 > 0:17:08# Doggy, doggy lift your tail up
0:17:10 > 0:17:12# Doggy lift your tail up, doggy lift your tail up,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15# Doggy lift your tail up and show us what you got. #
0:17:18 > 0:17:20This is my dog, Buddy, and he's four years old.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21Hit the music.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25# Oh, yeah
0:17:25 > 0:17:27# This one's for you
0:17:27 > 0:17:30# Ah, ah... #
0:17:30 > 0:17:34BUDDY WHINES
0:17:39 > 0:17:42He's an Ellie Goulding retriever.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- What? - Ellie Goulding ret...
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Ellie Goulding retriever?
0:17:50 > 0:17:54OH! Ellie GOLDEN RETRIEVER.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57That's good, that is!
0:17:57 > 0:17:58Yeah, I know.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- Thanks.- GOLDEN. That's clever.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Yes, I know. Yeah.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06It's not that I'm slow. It's that you're quick. So...
0:18:06 > 0:18:08You're fired.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09What?
0:18:11 > 0:18:12WHINNYING
0:18:14 > 0:18:17It's been a busy day for junior vets Devashree and Freya
0:18:17 > 0:18:21at the wildlife rescue place and it ain't over yet.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23There's another badger that needs your help.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25We've got a badger in here.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27And this chap we're going to have to sedate
0:18:27 > 0:18:30and get the vet to check over.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32He was hit by a car last week
0:18:32 > 0:18:34and we need to check to see how he's doing,
0:18:34 > 0:18:35because he's not eating properly.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36So let's see where he is.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39We don't want him jumping out and frightening us.
0:18:42 > 0:18:43Oh, he's adorable.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45The badger was really cute.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Yeah. We felt sorry for him, though. He looked really sad.
0:18:48 > 0:18:54Why will it affect him eating if he's got hit by a car?
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Because he's had a blow to the head,
0:18:55 > 0:18:57he's going to have a very nasty headache.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59He's going to get dehydrated.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01He's going to lose weight
0:19:01 > 0:19:04and then obviously he could potentially die on us.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07So if we don't get him out and don't sort him out now,
0:19:07 > 0:19:08obviously he may not survive.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Sounds like serious business. We gotta get to it then, girls.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15This badger looks cute but it ain't that simple.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18He might be carrying diseases, so it's safety first.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23Fantastic. Does that fit? There we go, jiggle it in place.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- You looked really funny. - No, we looked professional.- OK.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29But in all seriousness though, Trevor,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31this safety gear is very necessary, isn't it?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Definitely, yeah. This is really important.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36We need to protect ourselves and in that way, we can protect the badger.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37And then everybody's safe.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40The badger's safe, we're safe and everybody's happy.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42So very important indeed.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43- You all set, girls?- Yeah.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Good luck.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48The junior vets must get this badger to vet Mike
0:19:48 > 0:19:49for a check-up right now.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54And he also requires a jab that will give him the drugs to help cure him.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Well done, junior vets. Thank you for that.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01This badger looks so poorly. He needs help...and fast.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03He looks adorable.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04Yes, but he's a wild animal.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07And one of the dangerous things for badgers is
0:20:07 > 0:20:09if they're frightened, they bite.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12And that's why you must never get too close or let your fingers
0:20:12 > 0:20:13get in the way.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16And don't think you can ever stroke them.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19That's good advice, Mike. Badgers have powerful jaws and claws.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Best to stay well clear.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23Is he frightened now?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26He is very frightened now. He's not used to people.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29At the moment, he's got an injury to his jaw which is healing.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Because he's not eating, he's not taking his medicines and his food.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36And so we're now going to inject those medicines
0:20:36 > 0:20:39that help keep him from an infection and give him some pain relief.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Oh, that made me jump.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45You might be a bit angry, Mr Badger, but that jab will mean you
0:20:45 > 0:20:48should start getting better, and quick.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50The badger looked really grumpy and frightened.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Yeah, but you would be if someone came to you
0:20:53 > 0:20:56with a massive injection and tried to stab it into you.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57Yeah, that is true.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Now another injection that will stop his pain.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Will he need a plaster, because won't it bleed?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Like when we have injections.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06No, it's only a little needle. That's done, then.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08We can take him back to his housing.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11The badger needs to be put back in his cage, so he can't run off
0:21:11 > 0:21:13when he wakes up.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15And the junior vets make him all comfy.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19We're going to just put a little bit of straw over the top of his cage.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Ah, snug and relaxed. One more patient junior vetted.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
0:21:28 > 0:21:32At the horse clinic, the junior vets are getting to the bottom
0:21:32 > 0:21:34of Frank the horse's stomach problems.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38They're investigating if his ulcers are on the mend.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41This cool camera's going in through his nose and right into his stomach.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44It's called an endoscope, and it's massive.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47So look how long it is, OK?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49It's about three metres, that.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52I mean, three metres long, on the floor, looks really long.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53But for it to go down a horse,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55I didn't think Frank was three metres long.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57But it's something solid, not food,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59so it must have been quite uncomfortable.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Then just put a little bit of lubricant on the end.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03What does that help do? Does that like soothe it?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- What do you reckon? - Make it go down more smoothly.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Yeah. I wouldn't fancy having this up my nose without lubrication.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10It's going to be a bit sore, isn't it?
0:22:10 > 0:22:15Mike knows, you know. And Frank doesn't like the idea either.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Oh, wow.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18You see it going up his nose.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21And we can see, this is at the back of his throat.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24You can see there, that's his larynx.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27So that's his windpipe opening and closing.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29He's putting up a bit of a fight against this tube we're
0:22:29 > 0:22:30shoving up his nose.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Journey to the centre of Frank.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37There we are. We're just in our stomach now.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38Finally we're in.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Joe, your turn to use the camera to look for those nasty ulcers.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44You can just push that down now, that yellow button.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46That's food.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Oh. It looks like a sausage.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53My mum would not want to be in here right now.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55It was really disgusting, to be honest,
0:22:55 > 0:22:57but fascinating at the same time.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Yeah, it was like, you wouldn't really see that often.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03But spotting any sore patches is tricky.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Why is it, like, sometimes so difficult to find it?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09In this case, where his stomach's quite full of liquid,
0:23:09 > 0:23:11we can't really see where we're going.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13It's like an underwater cave.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15So what do you reckon, junior vets?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Remember you saw the other pictures.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19What do you think about this now?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Looks much better. It looks like it's improving a lot.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25So it looks like Frank's on the mend.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30So how do you feel about like, he's completely better?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33It's fantastic news. It's been a long journey.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35I'm happy that he's happy and you're happy.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38That's what being a vet's all about, having happy patients
0:23:38 > 0:23:39and happy owners.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41It was really lovely to give Katie the good news,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43cos her expression said it all.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45And it was great to know that he could go back
0:23:45 > 0:23:47to show jumping again, the thing he's good at.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Frank the horse, you have been vetted.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57What can I say? Some top junior vetting today.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00She is really prickly. Ow.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01Look there, not there.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04There, not there.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05Oh, that's a tick.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Oh, lovely.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09Wow.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10Cor. You girls never stop.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Look at that, making lunch for everyone, I see. Mm-hm.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Actually, this is for the badgers.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Oh, right. Yeah, the badgers.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Hey, you girls kept your cool, especially
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- when the badger was waking up.- Yeah, it was really tense and frightening.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Well, girls. You should be proud of what you achieved today.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Well done.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28Oi!
0:24:30 > 0:24:31Nice one, junior vets.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Thanks to you, this lot have all been junior vetted.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Fancy getting vetting yourself?
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Well, get on the CBBC website right now and start earning hearts
0:24:45 > 0:24:48and points by helping the animals that need you.