0:00:02 > 0:00:04Coming up on Junior Vets...
0:00:04 > 0:00:08Tino the horse has a painful limp that needs urgent attention.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Zoe the giant schnauzer arrives with serious breathing difficulties.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15And Pollux the itching alpaca has a mystery illness
0:00:15 > 0:00:16that needs investigating.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25When pets are poorly, wildlife gets wounded or farm animals feel unwell,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27they need top vet help.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31The really lucky ones come here,
0:00:31 > 0:00:34to Edinburgh University's amazing super hi tech vet school.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44And now, six kids chosen from 1,000
0:00:44 > 0:00:47have become the first ever children allowed to enrol here...
0:00:49 > 0:00:51I'm all ready.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53..and work alongside the school's top vets.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Who wants to take this cow's urine?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59They're facing an intense training programme...
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Have you done that anaesthetic before?
0:01:01 > 0:01:03What is this? What's that?
0:01:03 > 0:01:06..and are being pushed to the limit at animal hospitals,
0:01:06 > 0:01:11vet practices, wildlife parks and working farms.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15I'm Paul Manktelow. It took me five hard years to train to be a vet
0:01:15 > 0:01:20but this lot have only weeks to show me what they're made of.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23My junior vets have hardly been around animals before.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24That's so cool.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Now, they are facing real heavy-duty vet work.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31It's like everything's just so bonkers.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- That is amazing.- That's cool.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Have they got the stomach to succeed?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I feel like a real vet.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43And can they stay calm under extreme pressure?
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Six raw recruits.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53But I can only choose...
0:01:54 > 0:01:56..one winner.
0:01:56 > 0:02:02The first ever junior vet to win the prestigious head vet title...
0:02:02 > 0:02:03is...
0:02:13 > 0:02:17It's day nine. My junior vets' training is nearly complete.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21And the competition for the head vet title is reaching a dramatic climax.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26Junior vets, welcome back to vet school. Today's working pairs are...
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Will and Saira. Amblessed and Lauren.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Sam and Morgan. Let's get down to business.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37With the end of the competition so close, I've got a feeling
0:02:37 > 0:02:41they're going to do everything they can to impress me.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Vet work can be unpredictable and sometimes unpleasant.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48I want to see my junior vets go above and beyond the call of duty
0:02:48 > 0:02:53to help me decide which of them will win today's vital vet work awards.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Morgan has really started pushing himself,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58but he can still hold back when he's out of his comfort zone,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01so I'm looking for even more confidence with his patients today.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07If he carries on like this, he poses a real challenge to
0:03:07 > 0:03:09current leaders Lauren and Will.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14In Will's last job, he showed he can handle the unexpected when
0:03:14 > 0:03:16the fire alarm bell rang during surgery.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17SIREN WAILS
0:03:19 > 0:03:21He's a great communicator...
0:03:21 > 0:03:22How long has his eyes been like this, then?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25..and happy to get hands on whenever it's needed.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31All of these are essential skills if you want to make it as a vet.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42West Grange House, Dunfermline,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44home to five animals not normally found grazing
0:03:44 > 0:03:46in the Scottish countryside.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54These are alpacas and owner Julie bought them to protect her chickens.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57It may sound strange but their screeching scares off foxes
0:03:57 > 0:03:59that snoop round her chicken coops.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06But today, one of the alpacas is looking very unwell.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10Pollux's fur is patchy and his skin is red and sore.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14He could be seriously ill and needs an urgent inspection.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Thankfully, Pollux has an A-team on his side today.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Vet Eve Callaghan has called in Sam and Morgan as her assistants.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27This is another first for my junior vets -
0:04:27 > 0:04:30working with big South American beasts.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32When they said we were going to see alpacas, it was surprise
0:04:32 > 0:04:35because I didn't know what alpacas were.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39They kind of remind me of a camel or a llama
0:04:39 > 0:04:40or something like that.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Yeah, that's right, exactly. Little llamas, aren't they?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46They're called camelids, so they're in the same family as camels.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Alpacas are timid creatures,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51so Eve's tempting the herd with tasty treats.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Come, alpacas. Come on.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56And it's working!
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Oh, wow.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I really liked dealing with the alpacas.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03They had a funny personality, funny but strange.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06With Pollux and his pals safely in the inspection pen,
0:05:06 > 0:05:10the vet team now need to work out why Pollux looks so ill.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13I'm just holding Pollux still so he doesn't run away
0:05:13 > 0:05:16and we're just about to do a health check on him.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18First, a dental examination.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21And I'm delighted to see Morgan volunteer and get stuck in.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Every now and then you'd hear... - SPITTING NOISE
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Gums and teeth look in good shape, so no clues there.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Now Sam feels Pollux for any lumps and bumps that might be signs
0:05:31 > 0:05:33of injury or disease.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- No, I don't see anything abnormal. - Neither do I.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39The examination hasn't solved Pollux's problem,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42so my junior vets decide to check his temperature.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46But you can't put a thermometer in an alpaca's mouth.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48He'd munch it up.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51There's a much safer place to take his temperature.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53We had to put the thermometer up the alpaca's bum.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59I kindly volunteered to do that job.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Good boy.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I just let him get on with it.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- So 37.2 degrees.- Sounds OK.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Pollux's temperature is fine,
0:06:10 > 0:06:13and the junior vets are no closer to finding out what's making him
0:06:13 > 0:06:17so poorly. His problem could be caused by parasites.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20These are tiny creatures that live inside other animals
0:06:20 > 0:06:24and can make them ill. They're going to need a poo sample.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- Sound like a plan.- Yep.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29And later, vet Eve decides which junior vet will help her
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- retrieve the all-important poo. - You can do it.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42In the small animal hospital, Zoe, an eight-year-old giant schnauzer,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45needs urgent expert help.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Hello, darling. Good girl. Just a lovely dog, aren't you?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53You're a lovely dog.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Zoe was brought in after her worried owners noticed that she was
0:06:57 > 0:07:00really struggling to breathe.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Lauren and Amblessed are part of the veterinary team that will be
0:07:03 > 0:07:06trying to work out what's wrong.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- She could have just swallowed a stick or something.- Yeah.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11And it could have got irritated and everything down there.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14And then the other thing is it could be is a tumour.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Zoe was quite distressed with the breathing
0:07:17 > 0:07:20and I suppose that made me quite distressed, as well.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Surgeon Sam Woods is leading the investigation.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30Hello, Zoe. Let's have a bit of a look, don't we? Hello, you.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Sam is very concerned about Zoe...
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- You said she's having a few breathing problems.- Yeah.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37So I think we should have a listen to her chest.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40..and asks my junior vets to check her lungs.
0:07:40 > 0:07:46Well, I can hear this really, really loud booming sound.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51I can hear her panting but it doesn't sound as loud.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Doesn't sound as loud, OK.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Zoe doesn't sound at all well.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57So Sam decides they need to get a proper look
0:07:57 > 0:08:01inside Zoe's chest and throat. Not an easy thing to do.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05If you open the mouth you can see the tongue.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08They move the tongue around a lot and it's very,
0:08:08 > 0:08:11very difficult to get to the very back of the throat.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15So how do you think we might further investigate this?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- X-rays?- X-rays, yeah.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Because I've used X-ray before,
0:08:20 > 0:08:22I knew that X-rays are really helpful
0:08:22 > 0:08:24so I was really hopeful for Zoe.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- Here.- Good girl.- All right.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30First, the team give Zoe anaesthetic to make sure she stays
0:08:30 > 0:08:31unconscious and still.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Right, so I think we're ready to go up to the X-ray.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Zoe is carefully positioned.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Slide that under there like that.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44And within minutes, the X-ray images
0:08:44 > 0:08:48are ready for inspection by Lauren and Amblessed. They must work fast.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Here's her neck here.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Lauren takes the lead and shows some awesome anatomy knowledge.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- There's the...- Windpipe, yeah.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- The windpipe, the trachea. And so you can see the larynx.- Yeah.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04And that's the epiglottis, that thing there.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08But they can't find any obvious problems on the X-ray.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14So Sam and the junior vets need to come up with another plan of attack.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20And later, Zoe faces surgery as the team discover why she's
0:09:20 > 0:09:21having problems breathing.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26It's quite difficult to be 100% sure what is going on in this dog.
0:09:32 > 0:09:3520 miles from vet school, I'm with Saira and Will on an
0:09:35 > 0:09:36important call out.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Our patient is Tino,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43a Connemara horse who normally wins loads of prizes at
0:09:43 > 0:09:45competitions and trials.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49But Tino's owner, 14-year-old Douglas, has spotted his horse
0:09:49 > 0:09:52has been limping and is worried about what's wrong.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Heading up the team is equine expert, Matt Hanks.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Well, today, we're going to be looking at a horse that has
0:09:59 > 0:10:00possibility hurt its tendons.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Now, tendons are involved in moving bones about.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06So when your hand does this...
0:10:06 > 0:10:10tendons in your arm and pulling down and moving your fingers.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Now, the horse has got exactly the same thing
0:10:12 > 0:10:14when it stands on its legs.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17So we're going to see if he's torn anything at all.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20If Tino has suffered a tendon injury, his running and
0:10:20 > 0:10:22jumping days could be over.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24So what do you use Tino for?
0:10:24 > 0:10:28We had a few competitions coming up but when we found out
0:10:28 > 0:10:32the problem, phoned the vets straightaway to come see him.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33He was worried, as we all were,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36cos we knew his life was on the line and his career.
0:10:36 > 0:10:42My junior vets need to work out how serious Tino's injury is.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45So what we're looking for is a head bob.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49In a horse, when they put their sound foot down, they'll put
0:10:49 > 0:10:52more weight on it. Then when they put there lame foot to the floor,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55they'll lift up slightly. So you're looking for that kind of head bob.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57All right? So keep a close eye on him.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Well, at first, it was quite difficult to spot
0:11:02 > 0:11:04which leg was the bad one.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11We were watching for the lame leg, so Douglas walked Tino up and down.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15There was definitely a little bit of a limp on one of his legs.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21His left leg looks to be a bit wandering and a bit sort of unsure.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Yeah.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Really good observational skills from my junior vets.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27They know which leg is troubling Tino but now they need to
0:11:27 > 0:11:29find out what's wrong with it.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32The left leg is Tino's sore leg.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34He was slightly lame there, yeah.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37So that's the leg we need to concentrate on and scan today.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Well done, you, well done.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Later, Will and Saira try to discover how bad Tino's leg is.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48And inside will be where the tearing has occurred, where the blood is.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56My junior vets are completing an intensive training programme
0:11:56 > 0:11:57here at vet school.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00And it's here in the training zone where they pick up the skills
0:12:00 > 0:12:03that will help them in real vet work situations.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06For impressive training zone performances,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08I give out vet skills credits.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Along with the all important vital vet work awards, these will
0:12:11 > 0:12:14help me decide who will eventually be crowned head vet.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20This training zone session will test my junior vets' surgery skills.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Vet's have to remove all kinds of lumps from poorly pets.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Accurate work means less scar tissue
0:12:25 > 0:12:28and prettier pets returned to their owners.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33Helping me demonstrate lump removal technique is surgeon Ana Marques.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34Using...
0:12:34 > 0:12:36a supermarket chicken!
0:12:38 > 0:12:41'Each chicken has had a wax lump placed under its skin and it
0:12:41 > 0:12:43'needs to be removed.'
0:12:43 > 0:12:45So the first thing is to identify the lump.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47'First, Ana measures the lump and
0:12:47 > 0:12:49'then slices around it with a scalpel.'
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Spread the skin with your fingers,
0:12:52 > 0:12:54cutting away always from your fingers.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57'Next, she uses scissors to cut the lump free.'
0:12:57 > 0:12:58So that's the lump.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00'And finally, stitches up the wound.'
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Perfect, and this is done.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08Right, junior vets, you've seen how it's done. Let the challenge begin.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11'The teams are off to a good start.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14'They've all successfully measured the surgery site, which is
0:13:14 > 0:13:17'vital to make sure the entire lump is removed.'
0:13:18 > 0:13:20If I stretch like that, is that easier?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Yeah, that's much easier, thanks.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26'But vegetarian Lauren isn't enjoying this job at all.'
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- Does it feel weird? - Oh, it feels horrible.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36'Now the hard part - precisely removing the wax lump.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39'My junior vets are being supervised by experts and
0:13:39 > 0:13:41'have all the right equipment.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44'Please don't even think about having a go at this yourself.'
0:13:44 > 0:13:46So you always cut away from your fingers, yeah.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49'Handling the scalpel proves to be a bit tricky for Morgan.'
0:13:49 > 0:13:53And stop there. Stop. Your hand needs to be at the top
0:13:53 > 0:13:56and you need to be cutting down, away from your fingers.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58'All three teams have removed their lumps.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00'Next, they need to stitch up the hole.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02'I'm expecting to see good needle skills here.'
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Can you cut, please?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07'Stitching is a skill my junior vets have already learnt here in
0:14:07 > 0:14:09'the training zone.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12'Nice, neat knots from Lauren and Amblessed!'
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Wrap it round. See, we're pros at this now.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18'You certainly are, Lauren. Very impressive!
0:14:18 > 0:14:22'But a little heavy-handed with the stitching from Will and Saira.'
0:14:22 > 0:14:25It's ripping through.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Oh, no! it's gone through, it's too short.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- It is a bit tricky, this one.- Yeah.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32'So which team sussed surgical work?'
0:14:34 > 0:14:38All right, junior vets, time is up. Please step away from your tables.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Thanks to their super-steady slicing and neat knotting,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Lauren and Amblessed have proved to be a cut above the rest
0:14:48 > 0:14:50and bag another vet skills credit each.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55You can see how you get on as a virtual vet in the junior vets game
0:14:55 > 0:14:57on the CBBC website.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59And don't forget to look for the special game code at the end
0:14:59 > 0:15:01of today's show.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Junior vets Amblessed and Lauren are trying to help eight-year-old
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Zoe in the small animal hospital.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21The giant schnauzer arrived with breathing problems.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28X-ray images haven't revealed what's wrong.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31So if you can help just to roll her up on her chest and on to her tummy.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35So surgeon Sam woods decides to use a tiny camera, called an
0:15:35 > 0:15:38endoscope, to get a close-up look of Zoe's throat.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41So use the scope to have a look.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43And it reveals the cause of Zoe's problem -
0:15:43 > 0:15:47a large lump right at the back of the poor dog's throat.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53So the mass is basically just through the larynx, it's on her right side.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Sam was quite concerned cos she wasn't quite sure what it was.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00It was quite big and it was clearly affecting her quite badly.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04It's quite difficult to be a 100% sure what is
0:16:04 > 0:16:07going on in this dog. We need to take the whole thing out.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Surgeon Sam must operate immediately.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- Do you want me to turn that round? - Yeah. That would be lovely.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17First, the team need to do a tracheotomy.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20A small cut is made in Zoe's windpipe and a tube is inserted that
0:16:20 > 0:16:24will supply oxygen and anaesthetic gas right through the procedure.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Is that what they use when they have those, like, in hospitals
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- when they have those tubes here? - Yeah, that's exactly it.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33It did feel like we had to do it quite urgently
0:16:33 > 0:16:35because, obviously, breathing is a really a big thing.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39So now you have anaesthetic going straight into the windpipe.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Yep, absolutely. Straight through that tube that we've just put in.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47This is a tricky operation. Sam must work at speed.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52She now can get right inside Zoe's throat and the lump is removed
0:16:52 > 0:16:54within a few minutes and it's sent off for testing.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Amblessed and Lauren prepare a recovery bed for Zoe.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I think this is going to make Zoe comfortable for her recovery.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- Do you?- It will keep her warm and everything with the heat pad,
0:17:07 > 0:17:11and then she will be nice and comfy in her little soft bed.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- Brilliant. Done?- Yep.- Yep, cool.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Next morning, Zoe is awake and surprisingly lively.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23She's just so cute.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25She's recovered without any problems.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Her breathing's a lot, lot better now.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29She's hopefully going to make a full recovery.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Hopefully, when the lab results come back, it won't be anything serious.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Yeah, hopefully, it will be good news.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40My junior vets took great care of Zoe before, during and after her op.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Lauren did very well. She's very confident with Zoe,
0:17:44 > 0:17:46very keen to get involved.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Lots of questions, lots of very good questions.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54As Amblessed got involved, I think she did very well
0:17:54 > 0:17:57when she settled into things. As a team, they did well.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02But it's not brilliant news for poor Zoe.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Sadly, her lump has returned
0:18:04 > 0:18:07and treatment continues to try cure her.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Good luck, old girl.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Miaow!
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Back at the stables, Saira and Will are working with
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Tino the Connemara horse, and they've worked out which of his legs
0:18:24 > 0:18:25is giving him pain.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28His left leg looks to be a bit wandering
0:18:28 > 0:18:29and a bit, sort of, unsure.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32That's the leg we need to concentrate on and scan today.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Vet Matt Hanks is worried that Tino has torn a ligament in his
0:18:37 > 0:18:41left leg, and it could put an end to his competition riding.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45We need to see inside Tino's leg, but there's no need to return to
0:18:45 > 0:18:47vet school for this job.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Matt has brought his super-portable ultrasound scanner
0:18:50 > 0:18:54and we can help Tino in the comfort of his own stable.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57If Tino's leg is very painful, he might panic when he's touched.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01So we need to give him a sedative to relax him and make him drowsy.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Saira, how can you tell that Tino's sedated now?
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Well, he's really drowsy and his head's gone, like, he dropped it
0:19:10 > 0:19:13really low and his eyes look like they're almost shut, in a way.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17He's closing them. And he's not as lively as he was before.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20To prepare Tino for his scan, the junior vets need to carefully
0:19:20 > 0:19:22clip some of the hair from his legs.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26If we can get a nice good contact against the skin for the ultrasound.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Will takes the ultrasound scanner probe
0:19:32 > 0:19:34and shows his experience from the off.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36OK, that's it.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- Just about there?- Just about there.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42I think it's really great that we use all of this equipment,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44it was just amazing.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47And straightaway, Will's handiwork reveals great news.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50There's no evidence of serious damage to Tino's tendon.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54So if the leg was lame, would there be blood in the tendons or black?
0:19:54 > 0:19:58That's right, yeah, so you'd have... rather than the tendon being
0:19:58 > 0:20:01a big circle, it would be a hollow like this,
0:20:01 > 0:20:03so it would look like a doughnut.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06And inside will be where the tearing has occurred, where the blood is.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09There's no sign of a tear or internal bleeding.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10So why is Tino limping?
0:20:11 > 0:20:15The team need to compare the injured leg with one of Tino's good ones.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19If there's a big difference, his injury could still be serious.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- Can you see how similar that looks? - Yeah, yeah.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24You see that on the same spot and they look exactly the same.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26That is just what we wanted to see.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Tino has just got a nasty sprain and hasn't torn anything.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- That's good.- Good news. Tino is going to be just fine.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Brilliant news for Tino and owner Douglas.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Him being there watching it all, that helped him because he knew
0:20:41 > 0:20:45that his horse was all right and he'd been in the right hands.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48It's a really, really good result for Tino, isn't it?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51And hopefully, he'll be back in the field as soon as soon as possible.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52- You happy, Will?- Yeah.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55I really did start to feel like a proper vet
0:20:55 > 0:20:58because all my knowledge was coming together.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Tino has a minor sprain and no surgery is required -
0:21:02 > 0:21:06a better outcome than Matt and the junior vets could have imagined.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11We felt quite relieved, I think, both of us did, that the
0:21:11 > 0:21:16leg was fine because it could have been quite serious for Tino.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18I think they did really well today.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21They both had really good anatomy skills. I was really impressed with
0:21:21 > 0:21:24them, that they actually understood what was going on inside the leg.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28I felt quite proud of myself cos it showed that the weeks up to
0:21:28 > 0:21:30today had been sort of helpful because I've obviously learnt
0:21:30 > 0:21:34an eye for detail and I think that's really helped.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38And the latest news on Tino? He's back competing and has already
0:21:38 > 0:21:39won a competition with owner Douglas.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Back at West Grange Farm,
0:21:52 > 0:21:57Pollux the poorly alpaca has patchy fur and painfully sore-looking skin.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Vet Eve and her junior vet assistants, Sam and Morgan,
0:22:00 > 0:22:04are hopefully about to get to the bottom of his mystery illness.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- You can do it.- I think that you would be good at it, Morgan.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- I'm not well. I'm not well. - I think you would be.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13They need to get a poo sample from Pollux.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14Eve needs a willing assistant
0:22:14 > 0:22:17and Morgan plucks up the courage to help.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21You had to put a finger up the bum and pull out the poo.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24OK, you have to be very gentle. I'll need a finger.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30He's a little hesitant but he sticks with it.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37I'm feeling quite...embarrassed.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41This is all part of medicine.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- Does it feel nice and warm?- Yeah.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Morgan is definitely learning how to deal
0:22:46 > 0:22:48with the yuckier side of vet work.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Can you feel any in there?
0:22:50 > 0:22:54It was disgusting. It was hot and all squidgy.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Bleurgh!
0:22:56 > 0:23:00But he's struggling to get the poo sample.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Are you sure you tried? Because I can see some on your glove.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- Try again.- I've got some, I just can't get it out.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- That's OK, just take your time. - I can't actually get it out.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11You can't get it out, no problem.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Morgan was doing so well.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14I'm a bit disappointed to see him give up so early.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I couldn't do it.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Hopefully, partner Sam can complete the job.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20OK, Sam?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22So I took over from poo duty.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Lots of little bowels in there, isn't there?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27That was extreme.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29You must be getting the hang of this.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Finally, a poo sample is retrieved...
0:23:31 > 0:23:33That's great. Thank you very much.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35..and is ready to be sent off for tests.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40But as the team wrap up, they notice that Pollux is rubbing his
0:23:40 > 0:23:42face against the fence.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- Oh, yeah. He was scratching a lot. - Scratching a lot.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46It could be an important clue.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- He could be much itchier than the others.- Yeah.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Morgan needs to scrape a sample of skin from under Pollux's fur
0:23:53 > 0:23:56so it can be tested for tiny creatures known as parasites
0:23:56 > 0:23:58that might be causing him to scratch.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01Job done!
0:24:01 > 0:24:05Sam grabbed the difficult poo sample and Morgan got the skin sample.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08So I think we'll send these off to the lab, see what comes back
0:24:08 > 0:24:12and then we'll get this skin condition treated. So well done.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16The procedure today went really well, actually, I thought.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I thought the boys were great.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20There was a bit of teamwork there, definitely.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23I think Sam got on well. I think he's very interested.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24Oh, wow.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Potentially, has a career in veterinary
0:24:26 > 0:24:28and tried to do things thoroughly.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30That was really cool.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35I think we've helped the animal because it looked quite ill.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38So I think we've done a good job by getting the samples.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43And hopefully, we can find out what's going wrong and help it.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49And the good news is that one of the tests came back
0:24:49 > 0:24:50with signs of parasite eggs.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55After a course of medicine, Pollux is no longer itching
0:24:55 > 0:24:57and is looking great!
0:25:08 > 0:25:11My junior vets have risen to every kind of veterinary challenge
0:25:11 > 0:25:13I put in front of them.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17They all want to win the head vet title, but helping animals
0:25:17 > 0:25:19is their first priority.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Lauren and Amblessed really cared for Zoe the giant schnauzer.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Lauren particularly showed me just how much she'd learnt at vet school
0:25:27 > 0:25:30when she examined her patient's X-ray.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Will and Saira used their new skills to get to the
0:25:33 > 0:25:35bottom of Tino's leg problem.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38And who'd have thought that before she came to vet school,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Saira had never been near a horse?
0:25:41 > 0:25:45Morgan and Sam had an unusual case and both had to do unpleasant
0:25:45 > 0:25:47things to help Pollux the alpaca.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Sam really took getting stuck in to a new level.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Top veterinary work.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58But I only give the best performances vital vet work awards
0:25:58 > 0:26:00and I'm looking for who has given their absolute all
0:26:00 > 0:26:02to helping animals today.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05Cracking effort, all of you.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09But one junior vet stood out above the rest.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11They overcame their initial wariness
0:26:11 > 0:26:13and got stuck in beyond the call of duty.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Sam. You are today's top vet. Brilliant effort.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Sam's new-found confidence with large animals is awesome.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35He never gives up and has faced up to so many fears.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37He really is proving he's got what it takes.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43A very well-deserved vital vet work award.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46I think I was quite confident with the alpacas.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50I just got stuck in and I think I did a good job.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Think you've got the skills to make it as a top vet?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Get over to the Junior Vets game on the CBBC website now
0:26:56 > 0:27:00and use today's game code, spike 966,
0:27:00 > 0:27:03to unlock a special case in your very own waiting room.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Next time on Junior Vets...
0:27:09 > 0:27:13There's a final chance to catch up with some grateful old friends,
0:27:13 > 0:27:16and one last ever chance to impress me
0:27:16 > 0:27:19before I decide who will win the head vet title.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22It's one of the toughest decisions I'll ever have to make.
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