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I'm Stacey Dooley, and I just love animals, | 0:00:04 | 0:00:07 | |
so it makes me super sad to see them poorly. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:10 | |
But when they are, they can come to places like this where awesome | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
vets will make them better. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:15 | |
Hello, baby. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:17 | |
Meet passionate pet lover Cheryl. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:20 | |
And that is how she broke it in the first place. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:24 | |
The biggest softie of them all, gentle James. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:27 | |
-DEEP VOICE: -Hello, Stu. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:29 | |
Come on, come for a little swim. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
The vet who talks to the animals, Cat. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
I'm a snorty pig. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:37 | |
Oh, no, don't eat the tape measure. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:39 | |
And the one with all the best moves - Rory. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:41 | |
Look at that. Oh, wow, that was a snog. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:46 | |
They are the vets with The Pets Factor. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
Coming up on today's show... | 0:00:58 | 0:01:01 | |
James throws a party for Derek the puppy... | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
I can't quite get my head around the fact that he's already so big! | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
..the gentle giant who just wants to fit in. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:10 | |
Cheryl treats a tiny hamster... | 0:01:12 | 0:01:13 | |
He's so cute! He doesn't bite. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
..with a big problem. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:17 | |
And vet Cat needs to check over a snake who's a bit snappy. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:23 | |
Apparently, if it does bite me, it won't hurt. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
I'd sort of rather it didn't bite me at all, actually. Yeah. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:29 | |
First, we kick off in Bristol with James. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
If there is one thing James loves about his job, | 0:01:34 | 0:01:36 | |
it's his daily dose of puppy love. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:38 | |
-Oh, he's so sweet, isn't he? He's gorgeous. -He's lovely. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:42 | |
I just can't resist them - | 0:01:42 | 0:01:43 | |
the big eyes, soft little bellies, what is not to love? | 0:01:43 | 0:01:47 | |
Sometimes they are tiny. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:50 | |
Oh, look. Do you want a new home? You want to come and live with me? | 0:01:50 | 0:01:54 | |
Other times, they are anything but. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
Like Derek, the nine-week-old puppy. | 0:01:57 | 0:02:00 | |
Yep, that's right, he's a puppy. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:03 | |
What is Derek coming in for today, do you know? | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
For his vaccination. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
Derek is what's called a blue great Dane, | 0:02:09 | 0:02:12 | |
the tallest breed in the world. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:14 | |
But he's not really blue, that would be silly. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
It's more of a bluey grey. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
And this big pup likes to get into big mischief. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:24 | |
He's very naughty sometimes. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:29 | |
Sometimes he wees and poos on the wood. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:35 | |
And he just did a wee. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:38 | |
Derek loves to play with his owners, Carys and Ethan. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:44 | |
He'll chase after you. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:45 | |
And when he runs, his ears flop up, and it's adorable. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:48 | |
He's already as big as a fully grown spaniel, | 0:02:50 | 0:02:52 | |
and he's totally unaware of his size. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
At the moment, he's stuck indoors | 0:02:55 | 0:02:57 | |
until he's had some jabs to stop him getting nasty diseases. | 0:02:57 | 0:03:01 | |
-Hi there. Have you got Derek? -Come on, Derek. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
But the idea of an injection is a little too much | 0:03:06 | 0:03:09 | |
for this big scaredy cat. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:10 | |
Derek, what a cutie. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:13 | |
He is a big lad, but he's not the bravest. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:17 | |
But with a little encouragement from Dad, he's soon settled down. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:22 | |
So, right, what we need to do today is obviously | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
we have a really good check over - we want to listen to his heart, | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
we want to make sure that everything is growing and developing as normal. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
And then once we've done that, | 0:03:29 | 0:03:30 | |
we're then going to give him the vaccination. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:32 | |
Shall we start with his head and we'll work our way back? | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
If Derek's owners copy the basic things I've done | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
in the surgery at home, he probably won't struggle the next time | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
I handle him, which is good because one day he will be huge. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:46 | |
So, you know, get used to looking in his mouth and/or his paws, | 0:03:46 | 0:03:50 | |
and his ears, and just have a really good kind of check over every day. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:54 | |
Do this at home. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:55 | |
Just pretend you're at the vet's and give him a good check over, OK? | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
He seems pretty chilled, but the real test is still to come. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
It's vaccination time. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:04 | |
So what we're going to do is, when I give you the word, | 0:04:04 | 0:04:07 | |
if you could put the treats in front of him so he's more | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
interested in your treats than he is in my vaccination, OK? | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
Then hopefully, he won't even notice that I'm giving him this. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
See if he wants to take your treats. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:18 | |
There we go. And if you could just...hold him. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:21 | |
There we go. All done! | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
Look at that, he didn't even notice. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:28 | |
-Can he start socialising with other dogs? -Yep, absolutely. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:33 | |
So a week after today, he has got enough immunity | 0:04:33 | 0:04:37 | |
that he can then start to meet other dogs and start playing out, so... | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
And that's with the fun really begins cos then you can introduce | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
him to your friends' dogs and you can start to have puppy parties. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:45 | |
-Did you say puppy party? -I did, I did say puppy parties. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:49 | |
Now, they are really cool. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:51 | |
What we tend to do is we get all of the puppies in the practice | 0:04:51 | 0:04:54 | |
to come into one room, and we let them all go, | 0:04:54 | 0:04:56 | |
and they all just socialise and have fun and have one big... | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
It is just one big party. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
Sounds amazing, and it sounds like Derek might be the star of the show. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:06 | |
I'm looking forward for Derek to go to the puppy party, | 0:05:06 | 0:05:10 | |
as I think he'll make lots of new friends. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
-Come on, big man. -HE LAUGHS | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
Time to visit Cheryl in Essex. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
Super smiley vet Cheryl sees more than her fair share | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
of teenie-weenie pets. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:31 | |
I think you're going to be OK, Gaza. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
I see a lot of tiny animals, but I don't mind, I love them. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
But today, Cheryl might have her tiniest patient to date. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
This is Gilbert. Hi, Gilbert! | 0:05:41 | 0:05:45 | |
Gilbert is so small, you have to look hard to find him. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:49 | |
This pocket-size pet is a Russian dwarf hamster. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:55 | |
RUSSIAN MUSIC | 0:05:55 | 0:05:59 | |
And when he isn't RUSSIAN around, | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | |
he's usually shovelling grub into his cheeky little chops. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
But lately, this little guy has developed a big problem | 0:06:05 | 0:06:09 | |
on his jaw, so he's wheelie keen to see vet Cheryl. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:13 | |
He's so cute. He doesn't bite. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:17 | |
Look, he is genuinely the nicest... | 0:06:17 | 0:06:20 | |
Look at you. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:21 | |
Aw. This little lump's just grown on his side | 0:06:21 | 0:06:25 | |
in the past three weeks and now it is kind of uncomfortable, | 0:06:25 | 0:06:28 | |
so we're going to try and remove it. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:30 | |
The lump is growing fast. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:31 | |
Gilbert is going to need emergency surgery. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:34 | |
It's quite risky and quite a big surgery | 0:06:34 | 0:06:36 | |
for such a tiny little hamster. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:38 | |
And if we don't do something, | 0:06:38 | 0:06:40 | |
he'll probably have to be put to sleep. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:44 | |
Because Gilbert is so tiny, | 0:06:44 | 0:06:45 | |
he can't be injected with a measured anaesthetic like a dog or a cat. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:49 | |
So the best option for Cheryl and Nurse Nick is to place him | 0:06:49 | 0:06:53 | |
inside a dog's facemask and fill it with anaesthetic gas. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:58 | |
I'm sorry, mate. It's for your own good. It's OK. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:00 | |
Poor Gilbert. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:02 | |
He doesn't know what's going on, | 0:07:02 | 0:07:03 | |
but this really is the safest way to get him under anaesthetic. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:07 | |
Now Gilbert is in dreamland, | 0:07:08 | 0:07:10 | |
Nurse Nick has to carefully shave off the fur around the lump, | 0:07:10 | 0:07:14 | |
but it's difficult when the clippers are bigger than the patient. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
He is very cute. He is definitely | 0:07:17 | 0:07:19 | |
one of the cutest hamsters we've ever had here. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
Gilbert is so friendly. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:24 | |
And I know he's not showing that this lump is bothering him, | 0:07:24 | 0:07:26 | |
but I bet he's in pain. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
If this lump was on a human, it would be the size of a football, | 0:07:28 | 0:07:31 | |
a big football. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:34 | |
Cheryl has no time to waste and is ready to cut off that nasty lump. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:38 | |
That is the huge lump, look at it. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
If it grew much bigger, then it would be impossible to remove. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
I must admit, I'm a little bit nervous. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
Gilbert could be one of the smallest pets I've ever operated on. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:50 | |
Even the tiny blood vessels, we have to be careful that they don't | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
bleed because a little bit of blood is a huge amount for a hamster. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:58 | |
Squawk! If you're squeamish, look away now. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:01 | |
The huge lump is almost off, | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
but Gilbert is not out of danger yet. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:08 | |
Because we can't control the aesthetic, | 0:08:08 | 0:08:10 | |
we just want to be as quick as possible. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:12 | |
Stay with us as Cheryl needs a steady hand to help Gilbert | 0:08:16 | 0:08:19 | |
through his major surgery. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:21 | |
It's really, really, really hard to stitch the skin | 0:08:21 | 0:08:23 | |
because it's so paper thin. | 0:08:23 | 0:08:24 | |
And it's party time as Derek the great Dane | 0:08:26 | 0:08:28 | |
meets some new friends. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:30 | |
It's organised chaos is what I'm going to say. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:34 | |
Oh, yeah! | 0:08:34 | 0:08:36 | |
Next, we're in Sheffield with vet Cat. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
Tauser! Come on in. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:44 | |
Blade, please. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:46 | |
She's got bags of experience dealing with all kinds of wild | 0:08:47 | 0:08:52 | |
and wacky pets. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:53 | |
But some days, a job comes in | 0:08:54 | 0:08:56 | |
that takes even this cool and calm vet by surprise. | 0:08:56 | 0:08:59 | |
Guys, you'll never guess what I've got to see later on today. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
Four rats and two rat snakes. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:07 | |
No way. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:08 | |
Apparently, one of these snakes does like to bite, but luckily, | 0:09:08 | 0:09:12 | |
they have very small teeth and they are not venomous, | 0:09:12 | 0:09:14 | |
so apparently if it does bite me, it won't hurt. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:17 | |
But I'd sort of rather it didn't bite me at all, actually. Yeah. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:21 | |
The owners, Chloe and Jennifer, arrive in reception. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:25 | |
-Hello. -What have you got there? | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
Cat won't have to wait long before she finds out. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
-We've got Ajax and Anya, the two snakes. -OK. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:33 | |
-And... -Four rats. -Four rats in there. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:35 | |
And then how old are your rats? Are they baby rats, big rats? | 0:09:35 | 0:09:38 | |
12 weeks old. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:40 | |
What a combination of pets! | 0:09:40 | 0:09:41 | |
Snakes will happily gobble up a rat for lunch. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
And they're such slippery customers! | 0:09:44 | 0:09:46 | |
It would be a total disaster if any of them escaped. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
All six pets are booked in today for a health check. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:54 | |
I hope they are well trained. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:55 | |
We've only had the rats for a little while, | 0:09:55 | 0:09:57 | |
so they're not really well handled yet, but they're good. | 0:09:57 | 0:10:00 | |
They're getting there. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:02 | |
But it is Ajax, the naughty snake in the box, | 0:10:02 | 0:10:04 | |
who's worrying them most. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:05 | |
He's really easily stressed out. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:07 | |
I've got a horrible feeling he might bite somebody today. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:10 | |
I'm hoping that he doesn't, but I think that he might, yeah, | 0:10:10 | 0:10:14 | |
cos he likes to be very snappy. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:16 | |
Time to call in the reinforcements. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
Ashley, could you come and give me a hand, please? | 0:10:19 | 0:10:21 | |
I think we're going to need an extra pair. Thank you. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:24 | |
Right then, what shall we have a look at first? Rats or snakes? | 0:10:24 | 0:10:27 | |
-What do you think? -Snakes, otherwise the snakes are going to smell | 0:10:27 | 0:10:30 | |
-the rats on us. -That's true. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:32 | |
We don't want the snakes to think that we're lunch, do we? No. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
First up is the friendly snake, Anya. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
Where are you? Where are you? | 0:10:38 | 0:10:42 | |
Oh, look how beautiful you are. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:47 | |
Rat snakes can grow up to a metre in length, | 0:10:47 | 0:10:49 | |
but thankfully, Anya is a tiddler. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:52 | |
So she's got beautiful, shiny scales | 0:10:52 | 0:10:54 | |
and bright, open eyes. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:56 | |
She has got quite a tongue on her! | 0:10:56 | 0:10:58 | |
That's quite a long one. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:00 | |
Next up is the snappy happy Ajax. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:04 | |
And according to Ashley, the signs aren't good. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:07 | |
So because they are bending the head in an S shape, | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
it's a striking pose, | 0:11:11 | 0:11:13 | |
when they're a bit nervous | 0:11:13 | 0:11:14 | |
and they're not quite sure of the situation. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:16 | |
Everyone, including Ajax, seems a little nervous, | 0:11:16 | 0:11:20 | |
so Jen handles him with care. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:22 | |
Much better than when I first got him. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:24 | |
He'd be attacking your hand. I used to wear gloves, didn't I? | 0:11:24 | 0:11:26 | |
I still do sometimes when I'm getting him out, I put gloves on. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
That's OK, cos we don't need to, | 0:11:29 | 0:11:31 | |
cos we can see most things from where we are. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:32 | |
So, see, he can hold his head. | 0:11:32 | 0:11:34 | |
Look at the strength he's got in his neck. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:35 | |
He's lovely. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:38 | |
I'm really glad Anya and Ajax are looking so healthy | 0:11:38 | 0:11:41 | |
because that means we can put them away. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:43 | |
Having rattled through the rat snakes, it's time for the rats. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:48 | |
You're a speedy one. Hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:50 | |
-And they are even more slippery than the snakes. -Calm down. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:54 | |
They're better than they were, believe it or not. | 0:11:57 | 0:11:59 | |
Oh, my goodness, oh, my... | 0:11:59 | 0:12:01 | |
Blimey! It's OK. It's OK, it's OK. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:05 | |
These guys are wriggling all over the place, which is | 0:12:05 | 0:12:07 | |
a nightmare for me, but it's great news for them | 0:12:07 | 0:12:10 | |
because it means that they are really healthy. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:12 | |
They're all absolutely fine, totally fine, no concerns there at all. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
Job done. It's time for the pets | 0:12:16 | 0:12:18 | |
and their owners to start snaking their way home. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:21 | |
Yeah, I'm talking to you. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:29 | |
Back to Bristol now with vet James and Derek the great Dane. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:33 | |
Now he's growing up, he's had his final vaccination, | 0:12:35 | 0:12:39 | |
so this mischief-loving pup can make some new friends. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
So James and Lily are throwing him the best kind of party ever - | 0:12:44 | 0:12:49 | |
a party for puppies. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
It sounds like we are going to turn all the lights off, | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
a big disco ball, puppies with sunglasses on. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:55 | |
We're going to get everybody in who's got puppies at the moment, | 0:12:55 | 0:12:57 | |
and it's a really good way of getting them to socialise, | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
but more than anything, it's just a chance to have | 0:13:00 | 0:13:02 | |
an afternoon playing with puppies, really. | 0:13:02 | 0:13:04 | |
It's brilliant! | 0:13:04 | 0:13:05 | |
I love the puppy parties. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:07 | |
We have them every week in the practice, | 0:13:07 | 0:13:09 | |
and they are such a lovely break from all the poorly animals. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
Puppies Bertie, Beau and Molly can't wait to get this party started. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
And the biggest name on the guest list is about to make his debut. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:22 | |
Believe it or not, Derek is the same age as all the other pups, | 0:13:23 | 0:13:26 | |
and he is already twice their size. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:28 | |
This could be fun! | 0:13:28 | 0:13:30 | |
I can't quite get my head around the fact that he's already so big! | 0:13:30 | 0:13:34 | |
He's already the size of my Lab! | 0:13:34 | 0:13:36 | |
He's huge all right, but he seems to be a hit with his new pals already. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:40 | |
So pleased to see him with the rest of the puppies. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
Obviously, we've just got to be careful because his paws | 0:13:43 | 0:13:46 | |
weigh so much, and he weighs a tonne if he treads on one of them. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:50 | |
Derek is such a gentle giant, but he has no idea how big he is. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:56 | |
I reckon those other dogs will tell him | 0:13:56 | 0:13:58 | |
if he plays too rough. He'll soon learn. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:00 | |
BARKING | 0:14:00 | 0:14:02 | |
If we swap Beau and Derek, and then Molly and Derek, shall we try that? | 0:14:03 | 0:14:06 | |
As well as having a ball, it's also helping him | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
get used to other people and new environments. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
It's all about making sure the puppies realise that | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
actually coming to the vet's isn't that scary, | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
so then, as they grow up, they just end up thinking | 0:14:17 | 0:14:19 | |
this is just a great place to come | 0:14:19 | 0:14:21 | |
and they can't wait to get through the door. It's brilliant. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
And for these pups, it's just the best fun in the world. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
It's organised chaos is what I'm going to say. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:35 | |
It's about them exploring | 0:14:35 | 0:14:36 | |
and learning how to interact with each other, | 0:14:36 | 0:14:38 | |
you know, in a safe environment. And this is exactly what it is. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:42 | |
It's great. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:43 | |
Who am I kidding? This is absolute chaos! | 0:14:43 | 0:14:46 | |
And after the excitement of the big wide world, | 0:14:46 | 0:14:49 | |
this big lad will certainly sleep tonight. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:52 | |
Excuse me, will you come down, please? | 0:14:59 | 0:15:01 | |
Let's go back to Essex to the Cheryl and Gilbert. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:04 | |
This little guy is having a big operation to get | 0:15:05 | 0:15:08 | |
rid of a nasty growth. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:09 | |
Now it's kind of uncomfortable, so we're going to try and remove it. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:13 | |
Gilbert the Russian dwarf hamster has a huge lump on the side | 0:15:13 | 0:15:17 | |
of his head that has been growing for three weeks. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:20 | |
And now that she's taken off the lump, | 0:15:22 | 0:15:23 | |
Cheryl needs a steady hand to quickly close Gilbert's wound. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:27 | |
It's really, really, really hard to stitch the skin because it's | 0:15:27 | 0:15:30 | |
so paper-thin. So I use the tiniest stitches. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:34 | |
She's done it. But this has been major surgery for this little guy. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:41 | |
The next few minutes are critical. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:44 | |
Please wake up, little hammy. | 0:15:44 | 0:15:46 | |
Come on, Gilbert! | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
You can do it! | 0:15:50 | 0:15:51 | |
-Oops. -There we go. Hey! | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
I'm so glad he's awake. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:57 | |
Now we just have to make sure he recovers well. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:02 | |
Gilbert wakes up to a biscuit the size of his head. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:05 | |
Wonder if he still thinks he's dreaming. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:07 | |
That's it, have a nice bite of that, get your sugar up. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
I'm really pleased that Gilbert is alive and eating his cookie, | 0:16:10 | 0:16:13 | |
and I'm copying him. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:15 | |
We're only letting him have that biscuit cos he's had a big | 0:16:16 | 0:16:19 | |
operation, but it really gets your energy levels up. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:22 | |
It's been a really big day for tiny Gilbert, but he's already | 0:16:26 | 0:16:29 | |
looking happier and giving himself a big good post-op clean. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:33 | |
It's time for Gilbert to go home. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:34 | |
I think his owners are really excited to have him back. Yes? | 0:16:34 | 0:16:38 | |
Are you going to be happy to go home? | 0:16:38 | 0:16:40 | |
He's a very, very brave hamster. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:42 | |
Yes, you're going to have that blanket tonight. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:48 | |
He's such a good boy. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:49 | |
Gilbert, the happiest hamster. Aren't you? So cute. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:55 | |
Two days after the operation, | 0:16:57 | 0:16:59 | |
Gilbert and his owners, Jake and Mikey, | 0:16:59 | 0:17:02 | |
have come back to see Cheryl. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:03 | |
Hello, handsome boys. So how did he recover? | 0:17:06 | 0:17:08 | |
I was a bit worried on the first night | 0:17:08 | 0:17:10 | |
-cos he was just really, really quiet, I suppose. -Yeah, very tired. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:14 | |
By the second day, like yesterday, he was fine, he was back to himself. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:17 | |
He was running around the cage being... | 0:17:17 | 0:17:19 | |
-Being his normal cheeky chap. -Yeah. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:22 | |
-He is officially the nicest hamster... -Oh, really? | 0:17:22 | 0:17:25 | |
-Yeah. ..on our books. He really is. -Oh, sweet! | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
He's so friendly, he doesn't bite even when he's in pain... | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
Oh, are you nipping on my finger to prove me wrong? | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
Yeah, you shouldn't say that. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:35 | |
-His wound looks amazing. -Yeah, he keeps trying to scratch it. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:37 | |
Scratching is OK, but chewing isn't, | 0:17:37 | 0:17:39 | |
because then he can pull the stitches out. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:41 | |
And even though it looks amazing now, | 0:17:41 | 0:17:43 | |
it will take ten to 14 days to heal. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:46 | |
-Oh, OK. -So, so far, so good. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:48 | |
Oh! I just can't cope with how cute Gilbert is. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:53 | |
Do you like me? Yes. | 0:17:53 | 0:17:56 | |
-He's, like, so small and so brave. -Yeah, I know. | 0:17:56 | 0:17:59 | |
Hopefully, his hair will grow back and he'll be good as new. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:04 | |
So thank you for your help. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:06 | |
-No worries. It's a dodgy haircut he's got, isn't it? -Yeah. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:09 | |
Hey. Gilbert, what a cute little hamster. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:17 | |
And you're a little cutie too, aren't you? Hello. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:21 | |
But I do know someone who isn't so little - Derek the great Dane. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:24 | |
Derek! | 0:18:24 | 0:18:26 | |
Here, boy! | 0:18:26 | 0:18:28 | |
Three months later, he's still growing. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:30 | |
And he's full of energy. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:35 | |
Derek has become a big part of the family. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:37 | |
A really big part of the family. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:39 | |
Bigger and bigger every day, isn't he? | 0:18:39 | 0:18:41 | |
And his size means if he doesn't want to do something, | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
it's tricky to make him. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:46 | |
Shall we measure him, see how big he is? | 0:18:46 | 0:18:48 | |
So who knows exactly how big he is, let's just call him extra, | 0:18:55 | 0:18:59 | |
extra, extra large and leave it at that. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:02 | |
Next time on The Pets Factor... | 0:19:05 | 0:19:07 | |
Cheryl operates on an abandoned kitten in need of a home. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:11 | |
Hello, Trinity. Isn't she cute? | 0:19:11 | 0:19:13 | |
Aw! Trinity... | 0:19:13 | 0:19:15 | |
And James gets training with some potential canine champions. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
Cor, my heart's really going, I really feel... I'm feeling | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
the pressure that I've got to achieve. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:25 |