0:00:02 > 0:00:05- Britain is a nation in love with its animals.- How are you doing?!
0:00:05 > 0:00:09We own 27 million pets...
0:00:10 > 0:00:12..and 900 million farm animals.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Very frisky one.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- All of them... - DOG YELPS
0:00:17 > 0:00:19..need vets.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Over the course of their final year,
0:00:21 > 0:00:24ten students at the prestigious
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Royal Veterinary College in Hertfordshire
0:00:26 > 0:00:29are taking what they've learned in the classroom...
0:00:29 > 0:00:32and putting it to the test
0:00:32 > 0:00:34in practices...
0:00:35 > 0:00:38- farms...- This is all new territory for me!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41..and state-of-the-art animal hospitals.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45It's a whirlwind of back-to-back work placements.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48MONKEY SHRIEKS Sounds like an unhappy monkey!
0:00:48 > 0:00:53- Nice and quick. Good.- And they can't afford to fail a single one.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56I need to do my job properly. I need to do better.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- Going in.- It's the most challenging stretch...- Whoa!
0:01:00 > 0:01:02..of a very long journey...
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- I have a serious problem with my hand shaking.- ..to become...
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- Well done. Gassy!- ..fully qualified young vets.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Saved a life today, which is good.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26LAUGHTER
0:01:27 > 0:01:29BIRDSONG
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Christmas break is over at The Royal Veterinary College
0:01:36 > 0:01:40and our young vets have just three more months of clinical placements
0:01:40 > 0:01:43before they face their all-important final exams.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47That means only three more months to master all the skills
0:01:47 > 0:01:52they need to go into practice flying solo as fully-qualified vets.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56The pressure's on and every placement is just that bit tougher.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58COW MOOS METAL CLANGS
0:01:58 > 0:02:01And they don't get any tougher than the one Elly Berry's facing
0:02:01 > 0:02:04this week at the Queen Mother Hospital
0:02:04 > 0:02:06working in small animal surgery.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09I think probably one of the most stressful things
0:02:09 > 0:02:13that new graduates have to do is walk into the operating room
0:02:13 > 0:02:14for the first time in sole charge.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18This is a whole new layer of complexity to the training
0:02:18 > 0:02:22and a whole additional layer of expectation
0:02:22 > 0:02:25that's placed on new-graduate vets.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28With so little time left to hone those vital skills,
0:02:28 > 0:02:34Elly must make the most of every opportunity to gain experience and confidence.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39She's under extra pressure to impress this week
0:02:39 > 0:02:42as her supervisor is world-renowned surgeon Dan Brockman.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47He's just basically a bit of a legend when it comes to the QMH and surgery.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51And to get to shadow someone with that much experience
0:02:51 > 0:02:53is just...amazing.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Elly's first patient, golden retriever Finn,
0:02:57 > 0:02:58is in the waiting room.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00We've had him for eight years
0:03:00 > 0:03:03and from a puppy.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07And he's the friendliest, cuddliest dog,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09but I'm sure everybody says that.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12But he loves cuddles and loves walks
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- and loves everybody and loves every other dog. - SHE LAUGHS
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Finn's recovering from an operation
0:03:17 > 0:03:20to treat a dangerous build up of fluid around his heart.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25But, mysteriously, fluid is still building up and Finn's struggling.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28It's been a bit of a long journey,
0:03:28 > 0:03:34but...hopefully, they'll be able to do something about it.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Unfortunately, the dog is still making so much fluid in the chest
0:03:39 > 0:03:42that he can't drain it all,
0:03:42 > 0:03:48so I think we're getting to the point now where we will want to do a more thorough exploration.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Dan believes Finn's last hope is an operation
0:03:51 > 0:03:56to remove the membrane around his heart called the pericardium.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01This is a rather unusual scenario and there's no guarantee that what we're going to do is going to help,
0:04:01 > 0:04:06but also, in the same breath, the dog can't go on as it is right now.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09And if anything's going to work this is probably it.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Hello, Finn. Oh, isn't he handsome!
0:04:12 > 0:04:15He was the most beautiful dog. I was sitting there in the consult
0:04:15 > 0:04:18and, you know, trying to ask all the right questions,
0:04:18 > 0:04:20trying to be all nice and professional for a lovely owner,
0:04:20 > 0:04:24and he was just there and his face was like this little golden bear!
0:04:24 > 0:04:29He was just...just beautiful, just one of those classic golden retriever...
0:04:29 > 0:04:34honey delicious, beautiful squidgy, lovely, lovely dogs.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38So you went to the vet's on Christmas Eve? This was again for the breathing?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40This was for the... Yes.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- So the heavy breathing?- Yes.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46And Elly finds out that Finn has also had treatment for cancer.
0:04:46 > 0:04:52He's had three small mastic sub-tumours removed.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Were they all over his body, then? - Three in different places, yes.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58He'd been having these recurring problems
0:04:58 > 0:05:01for quite a protracted long history by that point
0:05:01 > 0:05:06and this was sort of last-chance-saloon situation really.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09The best outcome would be that we remove this
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- and it results in a fluid production lower that he can cope with.- Yes.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18And, I'm afraid, the worst would be that we do uncover this time
0:05:18 > 0:05:25that it's something to do with either his previous mast cell tumours or tumours that have been unknown to us.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- The plan would be to operate on him in the morning.- Yes.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Good boy. I know you're in the best hands.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35What we really need is a haematology, a biochemistry,
0:05:35 > 0:05:39a urine sample, should do for now.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Elly's first task, getting a urine sample from Finn,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45is a lot trickier than it sounds.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Not many people have experience of this, but you're waiting for your dog to wee.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54"Are you going to do it?" You're looking for signs of a leg cocking.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Sometimes there's no leg cocking. You're like, "What am I going to do?!"
0:05:57 > 0:06:01And then suddenly, you're like, "Oh, it's happening!" And then you lunge. Get in!
0:06:01 > 0:06:05And you hear that lovely tinkle. Game over. Amazing!
0:06:06 > 0:06:09The full ticket!
0:06:09 > 0:06:13That's a problem, when you really, really love an animal that you've been given
0:06:13 > 0:06:17and...you know, you realise they're here for quite a serious reason.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Let's hope it all goes really well for him.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23DOGS BARK
0:06:23 > 0:06:26So what we've done so far is we've got the blood samples,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29the urine samples, everything that we needed,
0:06:29 > 0:06:34so the final bit of fluid, if you like, we wanted to gather was some of the fluid from the chest.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37So we're going to do that now.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Finn's condition is so severe
0:06:39 > 0:06:42his chest needs to be drained daily or he'll suffocate.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47Fortunately, Finn has a port sewn into his chest to make the process easier.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- Is this something you've done before?- No! Absolutely not.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55He must be used to it, he has it done every other day.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00Obviously with this fluid around his lungs, his lungs can't expand as much as they would do normally.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04So by removing this, this is what's going to make him
0:07:04 > 0:07:08much more comfortable and much more stable for his overnight stay.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11DOGS HOWL
0:07:11 > 0:07:12600mls in the end.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16And that's in, as you said, just under 24 hours.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Poor thing.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Imagine how much better he feels having that not on his chest.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Finn, onto your bed.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Come on, Finn. Come on! Come on, boy!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Tomorrow morning, Finn will go in for his surgery
0:07:31 > 0:07:36and only then will Dan and Elly know whether his condition is curable.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Tonight is the college's careers fair.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Finals may be looming, but passing exams isn't the only thing
0:07:59 > 0:08:01student Judy Puddifoot's worrying about.
0:08:01 > 0:08:07After five years of not thinking about anything but going to college every day,
0:08:07 > 0:08:13it's quite scary, actually, to think that there's a big change just a few months away.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17It is actually getting harder and harder for veterinary graduates to get jobs.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20You know, if you just flood the market every July with 700 vets,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23there's not going to be 700 jobs every July.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29So, you know, it is slightly concerning that some of us may not actually get jobs straight off.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Let's go get a job.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40It's very busy! There's lots of people there.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Crikey! I'm not very good at selling myself,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46so...I'm a bit worried about that.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51The room's filled with potential employers and careers advisors.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53What's the going rate for a new grad in the South East, then?
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- I would say you're looking for anywhere between 25 and 35.- OK.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02But Judy's got her eyes on a particular prize tonight.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05She already volunteers with several dog charities
0:09:05 > 0:09:09and her dream is to do charity-based veterinary work when she graduates.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11I'm just going to go downstairs,
0:09:11 > 0:09:13I believe the PDSA are down here, so...
0:09:14 > 0:09:18In addition to providing subsidised vet care,
0:09:18 > 0:09:22some charities are also a training ground for new vets.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Found em!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27We're looking for individuals
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- that not only are animal people... - Oh, yeah.- ..but people people.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- Yes, OK.- Talking to them about their animal and what's best for them.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42That education, because a lot of our clients don't always know how to look after an animal
0:09:42 > 0:09:43and that's why they're with us.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47On the graduate programme, what sort of conditions, working hours,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49out of hours, et cetera, can you expect?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Nine to five, Monday to Friday.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Oh, my God! Right, fantastic!
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- No weekend work.- What?!- No weekend work.- Where do I sign up?
0:09:59 > 0:10:03I didn't know what to expect, but I got a lot out of it, to be fair.
0:10:03 > 0:10:09I'm really glad that I went and the only downside is that I'm going to be really, really upset
0:10:09 > 0:10:11if I don't get on the PDSA graduate programme!
0:10:11 > 0:10:12SHE LAUGHS
0:10:19 > 0:10:21You do notice when you go out to see practice,
0:10:21 > 0:10:24that all the vets have got scars on their arms from trying to handle...
0:10:24 > 0:10:30- And they can usually remember which ones they came from.- That was Suzy, that was the pug.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- This was that ex-lap that was quite painful when we woke her up.- Yeah.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44In the hospital this morning, Elly's patient Finn
0:10:44 > 0:10:50is being prepped for major surgery to remove his pericardium, the membrane surrounding his heart.
0:10:50 > 0:10:56Surgeon Dan Brockman believes it may be causing fluid to build up in Finn's chest.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59So at the moment about a litre of fluid is coming out every day,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01which is ridiculous, and that's just limiting his life,
0:11:01 > 0:11:03it means he can't breathe.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05So the hope is that by doing this surgery,
0:11:05 > 0:11:09we'll stop that source of this weird fluid going into his thorax.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10But if he doesn't have it,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13then he'll have to either continually have it drained every two days
0:11:13 > 0:11:17or a decision is going to have to be made about his quality of life, really.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22Dan's hopeful that today's operation could make a big difference to Finn.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24He's eight years old,
0:11:24 > 0:11:29so he could have another four or five years of good quality life
0:11:29 > 0:11:31if we can get this right.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38One, two, three!
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Oh, thank you!
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- Are you happy for us to cut?- Yes. - OK, cutting.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Going for an incision?- How are we doing with the sterno saw?
0:11:49 > 0:11:53It's called a median sternotomy, you're drilling right through that chest bone.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Finn was on his back and the saw literally went straight through.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57And that's big, that's painful,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00you're cutting through a lot of bone.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03And they'd opened that up and then you could see this heart beating,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07which... Whoar! That's a heart right in front of you beating!
0:12:10 > 0:12:14So we're actually inside the pericardium there.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Dan can immediately see that Finn's pericardium looks abnormal.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23- Well, it's just...this is a massive amount of inflammation.- Yeah.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28Or...something else that is very unusual.
0:12:30 > 0:12:37Painstakingly, piece by piece the team remove the abnormal tissue from around Finn's heart.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- One more thing before we go... - They were just about to close
0:12:40 > 0:12:42and Dan was like, "No wait!"
0:12:42 > 0:12:44He was like, "Elly, give me your hand."
0:12:44 > 0:12:46And he was like, "Just put this here."
0:12:46 > 0:12:50And...I put my hand on Finn's heart.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Tell him you had his heart in your hand.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58And I can't tell you, I know it sounds really cliched,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00but it was such a profound moment.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03The strength of that beating,
0:13:03 > 0:13:08I might have had a bit of a tear beneath the surgical mask
0:13:08 > 0:13:09cos it was just...
0:13:09 > 0:13:12I couldn't quite believe it. It did take your breath away.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- All right, we're done. Thank you very much.- Thank you very much.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Thanks, everyone.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24That was quite challenging because there was so much unusual abnormal tissue in there.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27We've removed as much of the pericardium as we can,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30so I don't think we could have done more.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32After three long hours in surgery,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Finn is transferred to intensive care.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Over the next few days, Finn's tissue samples will be analysed for signs of cancer.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43It's an anxious wait for Elly and the team.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45FINN WHIMPERS
0:13:51 > 0:13:54You look a bit sad, don't you?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57It's now four days since Finn's operation
0:13:57 > 0:14:02and Elly has become a regular visitor to his cage in intensive care.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05You can be hopeful! You're so handsome!
0:14:05 > 0:14:08I often just try to get in there and keep him company.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11I think cos I did it quite a lot,
0:14:11 > 0:14:15he ultimately started to get to know me a bit.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18But the news for Finn is not good
0:14:18 > 0:14:20and it hits Elly hard.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24His histology results came back from all the samples we sent off,
0:14:24 > 0:14:29from what we cut out inside and, basically, every single one
0:14:29 > 0:14:33has cells in it, cancer cells.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36It's possibly maybe the end of the road.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51ELLY SOBS
0:14:56 > 0:14:59In the end, Finn's owners made the difficult decision
0:14:59 > 0:15:01to have him put to sleep.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06If I fell that much in love with that dog in a week,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08they had him for eight years.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10It's just heartbreaking.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36It's an early start at the hospital for Charlie Tewson.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38With so little time left before he graduates,
0:15:38 > 0:15:43he needs to make sure his surgical skills are good enough to go straight into practice.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48So he's about to start a long and arduous slog in the hospital's surgery departments.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52This is the first of a six-week block I've got coming up,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55continuous work, early starts, late nights.
0:15:55 > 0:16:01And I think sort of socially it... because of the on-call and stuff, it really has an impact on you.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04I might be going a bit crazy by the end of it.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06And today it's straight in at the deep end for Charlie.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10He's working in orthopaedics, where a specialist team of surgeons
0:16:10 > 0:16:13treat broken bones and damaged joints
0:16:13 > 0:16:15with the help of some hardcore power tools.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20So as a kid, I always really liked Meccanos and K'Nex and building things.
0:16:20 > 0:16:26And I think the same thing is kind of true...orthopaedic surgery is a lot of carpentry.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29It's essentially drilling and banging things back together.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33And the first candidate for Charlie's DIY skills
0:16:33 > 0:16:37is Ruby the toy poodle who's broken her leg.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Poor Ruby took a nasty tumble coming out of the hairdresser's.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45She'd just been to the poodle parlour.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50And it happened just as we came through the door.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Yes, we love her very much.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57Normally, a broken leg can be treated by a local vet,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00but Ruby's broken both of the delicate bones in her foreleg
0:17:00 > 0:17:02and because she's so tiny,
0:17:02 > 0:17:05she needs the specialist skills of the surgeons here at the hospital.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Without surgery, she won't be able to walk again
0:17:09 > 0:17:11and might lose her leg altogether.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14These operations, they can take a really long time,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18and...it's very important to get them right the first time.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- How is it displaced?- Mildly?
0:17:22 > 0:17:26It is completely displaced, but you can actually describe it in a bit more detail if you wanted.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Orthopaedic surgeon, Richard Meeson, is looking after Ruby's case
0:17:29 > 0:17:32and keeping a close eye on Charlie.
0:17:32 > 0:17:39Kind of moving through the final year now, so I'd expect him to be pretty good, pretty knowledgeable,
0:17:39 > 0:17:43come up with sensible decisions, sensible clinical plans that make sense at this stage.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48So, yes, we do expect quite a lot of them, but it's not unreasonable, I don't think.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53Ruby's tiny leg will need to be repaired using a metal plate,
0:17:53 > 0:17:59but the surgery will be very fiddly, using state-of-the-art technology normally used in human operations.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02You are dealing with a very small piece of bone,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05and you're actually using the human plating sets
0:18:05 > 0:18:09they use to fix little fractures in your fingers or your hands.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14With the plan decided, it's time for Ruby to head into theatre.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17You're ruining its haircut.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21And time for Richard to find out if Charlie's done his homework.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24So, have you looked up the muscles that are in that area?
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- I've... Yep, a little bit!- OK. - CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Charlie, if you come round this side.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Ruby's legs were absolutely tiny.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39I mean, imagine a chicken drumstick, the bone in that. Imagine that being broken
0:18:39 > 0:18:44and you have to put a plate the same length of the bone on it
0:18:44 > 0:18:46and...it's a two-person job.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51And it turns out person number two...is Charlie.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53And his role couldn't be more crucial.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56What we need you to do now is to hold this fracture reduced
0:18:56 > 0:19:01and then you've got to try and hold it so you can see barely any opening in the fracture.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05You've got to hold these in exactly the right place
0:19:05 > 0:19:08and it does get tiring, your fingers get knackered.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12But you can't move, because you know that Ruby's ability to walk
0:19:12 > 0:19:15and make use of her leg is depending on this.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18With Charlie holding the fractured bones exactly in place,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Richard positions the metal plate.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25If Charlie moves even a millimetre, it could be disastrous.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26DRILL WHIRS
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- But you only put one or two screws in the compression.- Right.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37Once the screws are in,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Richard invites Charlie to assess the results.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43OK, go and have a little feel of the leg, make sure you're looking at it.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45That'd be great.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Feels stable.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Awesome!
0:19:51 > 0:19:53How was that, Charlie?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56It was really good. Yeah, a really exciting surgery.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59It was a little bit tricky at points cos it's just so small
0:19:59 > 0:20:01and, of course, both me and Richard
0:20:01 > 0:20:04have quite big fingers, which can be a disadvantage.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06After one and a half hours in theatre,
0:20:06 > 0:20:12Richard takes another X-ray to make sure the plate is correctly positioned in Ruby's leg.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14If it's even millimetres out
0:20:14 > 0:20:16the whole operation will have to be repeated.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19You can just about see the fracture, really nicely put back together.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22All the screws are in place. Yeah, it looks fine, doesn't it?
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Thankfully it's good news for Ruby
0:20:25 > 0:20:28and a good start for Charlie in orthopaedics.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30The X-ray looked fantastic.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32It's good to see that the job had been done well.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42It's now two days since Ruby's operation
0:20:42 > 0:20:45and time for Charlie to see how she's getting on.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Even though she's got a massive plate in her arm,
0:20:49 > 0:20:51she's still loving life and running about.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Ruby! Come on, good dog.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57She's started to place it, as you can see. She's putting it down.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01She's actually... By this evening, she's well enough to go home.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:21:03 > 0:21:04She is cute.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:21:05 > 0:21:10I don't think she's really a dog that I could pull off myself,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13but she has got a lovely temperament and she's so fluffy and soft.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:21:15 > 0:21:17RUBY WHIMPERS OK. Sh!
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Hey!
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Following her epiphany at the college's careers fair,
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Judy's convinced her future as a vet lies at a charity practice.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Today she gets the chance to prove herself,
0:21:45 > 0:21:50she's starting a placement at one in North London.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54I booked the PDSA placement months and months and months ahead,
0:21:54 > 0:21:56because I knew that there were limited spaces
0:21:56 > 0:21:59and I knew that I wanted to go.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- I felt like I put even more pressure on myself to be good there. - DRILL WHIRS
0:22:03 > 0:22:08She'll be working under the close scrutiny of head vet Lucy Gardiner.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12And Lucy's in no doubt about what she expects from Judy.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14That's it, short back and sides. Perfect!
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Judy is very close to finishing,
0:22:16 > 0:22:21she's not far away from sitting her finals and being let out into the big wide world.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26And I'm really just looking for a nice approach with people.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28We also want to see that she comes up
0:22:28 > 0:22:31with sensible and appropriate treatments.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34The other big important thing is obviously practical skills,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37taking blood samples, putting catheters in,
0:22:37 > 0:22:41knowing how to administer anaesthesia in an appropriate and safe manner.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43In this Hendon practice,
0:22:43 > 0:22:47a staggering 140 patients come through the doors every day.
0:22:47 > 0:22:53And even for an experienced vet, working here would be a test of stamina and character.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- Come here!- For a student, even one as confident as Judy,
0:22:57 > 0:22:59it's a real eye opener.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03When I first got there, the moment that Lucy said,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07"The doors to the consult room automatically lock behind you."
0:23:07 > 0:23:12I thought, "Hello, Toto, we're not in Kansas any more."
0:23:12 > 0:23:14This is Riot. He's a pit-staff.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17He's got a tattoo. It's there!
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Judy's spending today dealing with routine surgical cases.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Jessie. Come on. Good girl!
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Next up is staffy Jessie,
0:23:28 > 0:23:32who has a growth in her mouth which is causing concern.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34There's one or two things it could be.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39Epulis, which is an overgrowth of gum, which is fine just to nip off.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43Or tumour...which is not fine just to nip off.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46With several months' experience behind her,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Judy's grown in confidence when it comes to performing surgery.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52But her Achilles heel is maths.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55And, unfortunately, the first job Lucy gives her
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- is to calculate Jessie's anaesthetic doses.- Yeah, it is.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03Do you want to work out her first protocol for me?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- Yeah.- And her fresh gas flow rate. - Right.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- Okey-dokey.- It's quite simple.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11There's that word again, "calculate."
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Yeah. Panicking already! Yeah.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18'I suppose, because I'm dyslexic,
0:24:18 > 0:24:22'I find it really difficult to do mental arithmetic fast.'
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Anaesthetic Drugs are potentially lethal,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28and any mistakes in calculating them could be disastrous.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32This is a skill that Judy needs to get to grips with.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Good girl. She's a good girl!
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- OK, Holly, are you happy? - Yeah.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39That was a whole dose, wasn't it?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41You tell me, you're the one injecting.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Yeah, it was.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Fortunately, Judy's sums were correct,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49and Lucy removes Jessie's growth with a cauterising knife.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Oh, that smell.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Good, OK. That's her, she's all done.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00But Judy's next patient, poodle Jake,
0:25:00 > 0:25:02is in to have his ears cleaned out.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04So he needs an anaesthetic, too.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Do you want to work out a fresh gas flow rate for me?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12And this time Lucy needs Judy to work out
0:25:12 > 0:25:15the crucial anaesthetic gas flow rate.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Let me just think it through in my head.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Oxygen with anaesthetic gas in needs be given at the right amount,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25because if we don't give enough, then they don't get enough oxygen.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28It's important that Judy knows how to do this,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30which is why we're waiting for her
0:25:30 > 0:25:33to think about what she's learnt in the past five years.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44I'm trying to...
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Don't worry, I'll come back to you.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Come on, Judy!
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Even nurse Tempra isn't allowed to help.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- A circle is one.- Yeah.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Two peaks is 2.5. I'm not telling her.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02SHE MOUTHS
0:26:04 > 0:26:09An agonising few minutes later, Judy finally arrives at the answer.
0:26:09 > 0:26:122925 to...
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- 39.- OK! Do the honours? - Yeah.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Fortunately, Judy's ear-cleaning skills aren't in question.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Though it's just as well Jake's out cold, because it looks painful.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Oh, mate, I'm so sorry.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Worse is when they've got hairy tongues, it's really horrible.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35- Hairy tongues?!- Yeah.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Sadly for Judy, troubles often come in threes,
0:26:46 > 0:26:50and there's one more maths challenge for her today.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Working out a calculation. Don't disturb me!
0:26:53 > 0:26:56The next patient is a Rottweiler called Kyla.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00And, once again, it's Judy's job to work out the anaesthetic dose.
0:27:01 > 0:27:036ml by ten...
0:27:03 > 0:27:08But, for Judy, it seems this is just one calculation too far.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12So it's six per ten, we said, didn't we?
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- No, nobody's ever said that. - 0.6, sorry...- No!
0:27:14 > 0:27:17The kettle just over boiled, it was ridiculous,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19and she kind of just went a bit mental at me.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Right, OK. We've discussed this.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23I know, it's written in my pad.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26We've discussed this, on more than one occasion,
0:27:26 > 0:27:28what is the dose rate of propofol?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32JUDY SIGHS
0:27:34 > 0:27:37It is... I want to say 6 per 10 kilos.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Nothing is ever per 10 kilos, is it?
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Trying to do short cuts when you're new means that you get it wrong.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- Yeah. - Completely, completely wrong.- Right.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50'She was quite within her rights to be annoyed with me,
0:27:50 > 0:27:52'I fully appreciate that and I get it, and it's fine.'
0:27:52 > 0:27:55However, queen of sleeping dogs,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58I induced all the animals into anaesthesia perfectly,
0:27:58 > 0:28:00without any problems.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03So it just goes to prove that I can do it, actually.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Just so you know. In case you bring a dog to me!
0:28:06 > 0:28:07I can do it.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11And with Kyla finally fully asleep,
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Judy and vet Lucy can turn their attention to Kyla's sore paw.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Two quite large holes here,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20with a lot of serious gangrenous material flowing from it.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26And one smaller hole here.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Together, Lucy and Judy flush the wound
0:28:29 > 0:28:32and afterwards Judy's expert bandaging skills
0:28:32 > 0:28:34even prompt a compliment from the boss.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Lovely! Really happy with that.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Blimey, steady on, girl. Don't go over the top!
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Judy may have had a tough day,
0:28:43 > 0:28:47but Lucy's unapologetic about her no-nonsense teaching style.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Certainly when I was a student, the things that I remember the most
0:28:50 > 0:28:53are the things where I got asked about and quizzed about,
0:28:53 > 0:28:57so it helps to get things stuck in your mind,
0:28:57 > 0:29:00and it's bits of knowledge that I will never forget,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03so thank you to my tutors for that.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- This is revenge now? - Yeah!
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Yeah, I remember some very uncomfortable moments.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12"Erm...don't know!"
0:29:12 > 0:29:15So, yeah. Yeah.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Is Lucy scary? Good question. No, Lucy's not scary.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23She's absolutely terrifying.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Student Dru Shearn is about to start a placement
0:29:45 > 0:29:48near his family home in Somerset.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51And tonight it's given him the rare opportunity
0:29:51 > 0:29:54to catch up with his dad for a quick pint.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57I can remember, two and a half or three,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00you'd started to bandage the dog's leg.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02I can't remember that at all.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03You had a little doctor's kit,
0:30:03 > 0:30:06one of these little briefcases with bandages and things in.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07I think it was your sister's,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- a nurse's kit she'd had for her birthday...- Yeah.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11..and you found it out the cupboard
0:30:11 > 0:30:14and you started playing around and bandaging the dog's legs
0:30:14 > 0:30:16and you wanted to be a doggy doctor.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18And you told the teacher, you announced one day,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21"I'm going to be a vet," and of course she said, "Of course you are."
0:30:21 > 0:30:25Because everybody wants to be a vet or a fireman or a footballer.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27But you said, "No, I will."
0:30:27 > 0:30:30And we believed you.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32In addition to the pressure of studying hard,
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Dru's last few years have been tougher than most
0:30:35 > 0:30:38as his mother suffers from multiple sclerosis.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41At times, I know he's had an awful lot of outside pressures
0:30:41 > 0:30:46with his mum's illness, her health's been pretty poor,
0:30:46 > 0:30:49and we reached a point where things became very difficult
0:30:49 > 0:30:5118 months or two years ago.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54'One of the main reasons that I wanted to do this programme'
0:30:54 > 0:30:57was so my mum could see what I do on a day-to-day basis,
0:30:57 > 0:31:00cos she obviously... I talk to her about it and stuff,
0:31:00 > 0:31:03but she can't physically come and see what I do,
0:31:03 > 0:31:07so I hope this kind of programme helps a little bit.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Throw your wellies in the back.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Early the next morning,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Dru's at Garston Vets, a large animal practice in Frome.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32He's working under the supervision of practice partner Chris Mangham.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- Here's Duncan. You met Duncan yet?- I haven't actually yet, no.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Life as a farm vet couldn't be more different
0:31:37 > 0:31:39from working in the hospital.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43I still think cold, dark, frosty, even rainy mornings is better
0:31:43 > 0:31:47than waking up and having to go and spend your day inside the QMH,
0:31:47 > 0:31:49where you don't really get to see a lot of sunlight, so...
0:31:49 > 0:31:52I agree. I mean, you've got a frosty morning like today, it's nice.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55I mean, it's a bit different when it's hammering down with rain,
0:31:55 > 0:31:58and you're starting at four in the morning,
0:31:58 > 0:32:01and all you're doing is TB testing, but you definitely get used to it.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05You've got to kind of work with the farmers and their day starts early.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10And there's an awful lot to learn about being a rural vet
0:32:10 > 0:32:12and the lives of the farmers they work with.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15So even during routine pregnancy checks,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Chris continuously tests Dru on his knowledge.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22So, remember what four things I'm looking for?
0:32:22 > 0:32:29- So either foetus, membranes, fluid or cotyledons.- Yeah.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31So what can we see here, right in the middle?
0:32:31 > 0:32:32So is that a membrane?
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- Yeah.- That's membrane.- So is that membrane coming across here?
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- Somewhere down the bottom, there'll be an embryo. Happy?- Looks good.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49Dru's next visit is to a beef farm with Chris' colleague, vet Tom Cook.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52One of the cows here has a badly infected eye
0:32:52 > 0:32:53which needs to be removed.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58She had an oat seed get stuck in her eye.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02So, you know, it's got a secondary infection.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04But it is bothering... The thing is it's bothering her.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Oh, quite, yeah, yeah.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09I mean, it's not something
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- that I want to really allow her to suffer from.- No, I know.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14You know, she's a good cow.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17But the eye's so infected that
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Tom's unwilling to operate on it today.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23- The difficulty is infected tissue won't heal.- Yeah.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26We'll try and give it the best opportunity to heal,
0:33:26 > 0:33:28so maybe we'd better try and control some of the infection
0:33:28 > 0:33:33before we do the surgery to allow it the best chance of success, really.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36We can see there's lots of swelling on the top and the bottom,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39and this is where we'd normally cut round,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42so what we'll need to do is give her some antibiotics for a few days
0:33:42 > 0:33:45to see if we can manage that infection
0:33:45 > 0:33:50before we perhaps attempt taking the eye out, really.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52It turns out that an eye infection
0:33:52 > 0:33:56may be the least of farmer Martin Brown's troubles at the moment.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57Because one of his calves
0:33:57 > 0:34:01has recently tested positive for tuberculosis.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05All of the tenants on this estate, there are four farmers including me,
0:34:05 > 0:34:10and between us we've got about 1,000 animals.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14And every one of us now has had a reactor,
0:34:14 > 0:34:16and we've all been shut down.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18What does that mean for you? I mean, what's it meant for you?
0:34:18 > 0:34:23Well, we've obviously got no income from the cows,
0:34:23 > 0:34:26because we can't sell any of the animals at the moment.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27To run this...
0:34:27 > 0:34:31A small farm of this size costs me about £6,000 or £7,000 a month,
0:34:31 > 0:34:36so we're going to have to rely on our cash reserves to keep going.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Martin's difficult financial situation
0:34:39 > 0:34:42means being cautious about running up vet bills.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46So it's a blow that the infected eye can't be operated on today.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Yeah, but, you know, we're stony-broke at the moment,
0:34:48 > 0:34:51because we've got no... We've been closed down.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55We can't afford vet visits at the moment, being closed down.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- So... Well...- So, I'll have to look at it and let you know.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01- Oh, that's fine, yeah, yeah.- Yeah.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05'Money for vet bills is a huge problem on farms,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08'you can't always do what you want to do because of constraints.'
0:35:08 > 0:35:12So, that is... Yeah, it's a huge problem, for us and for them.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Dru's next visit is to another farm nearby,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20where TB is also causing huge problems.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Here, some of the older cows have tested positive,
0:35:23 > 0:35:25and farm-owner Carrie is feeling the strain.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29We've been under restrictions for, I think, about 18 months now,
0:35:29 > 0:35:32and one aspect is it's a massively increased workload,
0:35:32 > 0:35:36because my dairy cows are having to be injected
0:35:36 > 0:35:41in the same way every two months and there's 500 of them.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46Today, Dru and Chris have been called in to TB test 117 calves
0:35:46 > 0:35:48that Carrie's keeping in isolation.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52We do all we can, really, to make the best of a bad situation,
0:35:52 > 0:35:56because TB in the South West is endemic,
0:35:56 > 0:35:58and an ongoing issue.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00It's quite nerve-racking going onto a farm like that,
0:36:00 > 0:36:03and knowing that they have to be clear,
0:36:03 > 0:36:05because this is her only source of income left.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Five, five.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Each calf is given two small injections into the skin
0:36:11 > 0:36:15which will react within a week if TB is present.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16If they definitely have TB,
0:36:16 > 0:36:18if it's positive, then the outcome is not good
0:36:18 > 0:36:21and they've got to be slaughtered, at the end of the day.
0:36:21 > 0:36:22Go on!
0:36:22 > 0:36:24HE WHISTLES
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Only time will tell if these calves are safe from being culled.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31In the meantime, it's been a tough lesson for Dru
0:36:31 > 0:36:34about the reality of being a farm vet.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36'You feel for them and there's nothing you can do about it,'
0:36:36 > 0:36:38that's the sad thing about it.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40You can't fix anything, really.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43You can obviously help them, maybe bring in measures
0:36:43 > 0:36:46that might prevent outbreaks to the rest of the herd,
0:36:46 > 0:36:48but generally, there's not a huge amount you can do.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52You cross your fingers and hope that you don't get any more reactors.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Yeah, it's a big concern for them,
0:36:54 > 0:36:57and it's terrible for us to have to break the news to them.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12I do sometimes remember specific owners. They come in saying, "I've been on Google..."
0:37:12 > 0:37:14and as soon as you hear that word, you're just like,
0:37:14 > 0:37:16"OK, what has Dr Google told you?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- "Probably something bad." - ALL GIGGLE
0:37:32 > 0:37:35In her student flat at the college's campus,
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Amy Clithero's getting psyched up
0:37:37 > 0:37:40to start her crucial anaesthesia placement
0:37:40 > 0:37:42at the Queen Mother Hospital For Animals.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44It's one of the harder ones,
0:37:44 > 0:37:46but everyone says, "You'll enjoy it," you just...
0:37:46 > 0:37:49First week's meant to be from hell, then second week's good.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51So, let's just get on with it,
0:37:51 > 0:37:53and hopefully, get through it in one piece!
0:37:53 > 0:37:56I really don't want to re-sit it!
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Unlike humans, animals won't stay still for procedures
0:38:00 > 0:38:01like scans and X-rays,
0:38:01 > 0:38:06so all graduate vets need to know how to give a good basic -
0:38:06 > 0:38:08and safe - anaesthetic.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11But learning how to anaesthetise cats and dogs
0:38:11 > 0:38:12is only half the story.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Next door in the college's equine unit,
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Amy's patient for today, Stuart Little, is waiting for her.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22And he's definitely NOT a dog.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26It's Stuart's birthday on the 29th February.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29So, he is a very special person to begin with.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32He is such a character, he is such a big personality,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35and he's always been a pet and a friend,
0:38:35 > 0:38:39and he's pretty much got us
0:38:39 > 0:38:42around his little trotter ever since.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Stuart Little, ironically,
0:38:47 > 0:38:49was quite a big sheep that came in.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53What he came in for, basically, was he couldn't wee.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55So, somewhere in his pipework,
0:38:55 > 0:38:57between the bladder and the urine coming out,
0:38:57 > 0:38:59there was a blockage somewhere,
0:38:59 > 0:39:02and that is really, really painful for animals.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Stuart urgently needs an operation to unblock his urinary tract,
0:39:06 > 0:39:10so Amy's going to help anaesthetise him.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14But Stuart weighs in at 117 kilos -
0:39:14 > 0:39:17that's a whopping 18 and a half stone.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Which means he's roughly twice the weight he should be.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23And it turns out, this is no coincidence.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27He had a bit of a sweet tooth and he liked his ginger biscuits,
0:39:27 > 0:39:31which may have helped to him being such a large sheep, as well.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Supervising anaesthetist Alan Taylor
0:39:33 > 0:39:35has some sympathy with Stuart on this.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37I quite like ginger biscuits.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Obviously, Stuart Little liked ginger biscuits, too!
0:39:40 > 0:39:42So, it's just one of those things.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44We don't recommend ginger biscuits for sheep,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47that's a wee bit over the top, really.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Just like humans, if animals are overweight,
0:39:50 > 0:39:53they're significantly more at risk under anaesthesia,
0:39:53 > 0:39:55so the team need to work quickly.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05It turns out that Stuart's love of ginger nuts
0:40:05 > 0:40:07isn't just making him an anaesthesia risk.
0:40:07 > 0:40:12The team think it may have caused his urinary problem in the first place.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14If they're getting fed an over-rich diet,
0:40:14 > 0:40:16they can get little bladder stones,
0:40:16 > 0:40:19and obviously, there's been an accumulation of little stones
0:40:19 > 0:40:21and sludge that have actually blocked his urethra,
0:40:21 > 0:40:24and stopped the urine continuing to pass down normally.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28And so his bladder's got bigger and bigger and bigger, which is why he's ended up here today.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32- Ready to do the first incision? - What suction tape do you want?
0:40:34 > 0:40:35Is that urine?
0:40:36 > 0:40:40The surgical team cut into Stuart's enormously swollen bladder,
0:40:40 > 0:40:43and suck out all the urine and sludge trapped inside -
0:40:43 > 0:40:46and there are litres of it.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49The oxygenation's low, but it's probably low because of his size.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Meanwhile, Amy and the anaesthesia team
0:40:51 > 0:40:55are having to keep a very close eye on Stuart's blood pressure.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Are you a bit worried?
0:40:57 > 0:41:00He is slightly hypertensive, so I'm going to give him more fluids now.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03On anaesthesia, you don't really get to see much of the fancy stuff
0:41:03 > 0:41:06that's going on at the back, but I prefer anaesthesia.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08It's more relevant to everyday practice.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18With the sludge and stones removed, surgeon Tom Witte closes Stuart up,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20and he's wheeled back to recovery.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Because he's so obese,
0:41:25 > 0:41:27it's vital that Stuart isn't unconscious
0:41:27 > 0:41:29for any longer than necessary.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33But, worryingly, he's in absolutely no hurry to wake up.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Come on, mate, come on.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Oh, I know, I know!
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Come on.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42HE WHISTLES
0:41:42 > 0:41:45For safety's sake the team just can't let him snooze,
0:41:45 > 0:41:49or the extra weight pressing on his lungs could suffocate him.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53So Alan's forced to take a more persuasive approach.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54One, two, three!
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Come on, mate. There we go.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Come on. Give him the slip...
0:41:58 > 0:41:59Shall I get his front end...?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05All right, you going to stand for us?
0:42:05 > 0:42:07He looks like he's going to fall...
0:42:07 > 0:42:09That's OK. I'm holding on to him here.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12You have to just...
0:42:12 > 0:42:15Sometimes they just need to find their legs.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18You'll feel much better standing up, you really will.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20That can be the scariest part of anaesthesia,
0:42:20 > 0:42:23you know, when they're not waking up how you want them to -
0:42:23 > 0:42:25but he was fine, so it's all good.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Come on, Stuart.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47A couple of weeks later, Stuart's well enough to head home.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48Stu-y!
0:42:51 > 0:42:53How does it feel to get him back?
0:42:53 > 0:42:54Fantastic!
0:42:54 > 0:42:56I honestly didn't think he was coming home.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00And there's an added bonus to his stay in the hospital -
0:43:00 > 0:43:02he's been on a crash diet.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05When he came in you couldn't feel his spine at all,
0:43:05 > 0:43:07and you can just...
0:43:07 > 0:43:08THEY LAUGH
0:43:08 > 0:43:12- ..feel his spine.- I don't think we're taking this terribly seriously!
0:43:12 > 0:43:17So, he's gone from 117 to 103, so he's lost a couple of stone.
0:43:17 > 0:43:22But even the new slimline Stuart can't get into the back of a pick-up
0:43:22 > 0:43:24without a leg up.
0:43:24 > 0:43:25You guys lift the front end.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27I can't lift the front end on my own!
0:43:27 > 0:43:28SHE LAUGHS
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Right, OK, where's your hand?
0:43:31 > 0:43:33Ready to go?
0:43:33 > 0:43:34One, two, three, oof!
0:43:40 > 0:43:42ALL LAUGH
0:43:44 > 0:43:47He's the Jose Mourinho of the sheep world.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49He is The Special One.
0:43:51 > 0:43:52Bye, Stuart.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54THEY LAUGH
0:44:15 > 0:44:18In Somerset, Dru is at a large animal practice
0:44:18 > 0:44:20which serves local farms.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23But every Wednesday, the vets at Garston
0:44:23 > 0:44:25take a walk on the wild side.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28One of the things that initially drew me to go to Garston,
0:44:28 > 0:44:31actually, was the fact that they serve Longleat, the safari park.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35And lucky Dru's along for the ride.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41I've always had a massive interest in wild animals
0:44:41 > 0:44:43and zoo animals and just exotic species,
0:44:43 > 0:44:46so I was really looking forward to getting involved in that.
0:44:48 > 0:44:50It's amazing, isn't it?
0:44:50 > 0:44:53Like a child in a sweet shop - it was amazing.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56But it's more than just a fun day out for Dru,
0:44:56 > 0:45:00because vet Chris will be keeping a very close eye on him.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03The situations can be a bit dangerous at times.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06You know, we don't always have the same control that we would have
0:45:06 > 0:45:08with cattle in a race, in a crush.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11So I just expect him to follow my instructions
0:45:11 > 0:45:15and to get a lot from the day and a lot of experience, really.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18Just watch out for the armadillo walking around.
0:45:18 > 0:45:22Among Dru's patients are a baby armadillo with a skin problem,
0:45:22 > 0:45:25camels that are off their food,
0:45:25 > 0:45:26an antelope with a limp...
0:45:26 > 0:45:28We'll get her on a course of antibiotics,
0:45:28 > 0:45:30see how she responds to that.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32..and a constipated skunk.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35Last three-four days, no toilet whatsoever.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37I was told I needed to stand at the back end,
0:45:37 > 0:45:39and I feel like that was orchestrated.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41I don't want to go home smelling of skunk.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45That's what students are for, you know, the first line of defence.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47There's a few of the "pinch yourself" moments,
0:45:47 > 0:45:51thinking, "I'm two feet away from a male adult gorilla,
0:45:51 > 0:45:53"watching him drink squash out of a bottle
0:45:53 > 0:45:55"so we can watch him cough."
0:45:55 > 0:45:56Dru's next patient, however,
0:45:56 > 0:46:00is going to need something a bit stronger than squash.
0:46:00 > 0:46:02We're going to head back to the vet room now,
0:46:02 > 0:46:05which is where we keep the guns and the dart gun
0:46:05 > 0:46:08and all the dangerous drugs.
0:46:08 > 0:46:12This is 14-year-old Saga, who's suffering from sinusitis.
0:46:12 > 0:46:16She may look cute, but Dru knows this is just a front.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18They are not stripy horses.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21They are angry, bitey, kicking...
0:46:21 > 0:46:25Chris thinks Saga might have an infected tooth,
0:46:25 > 0:46:28so she needs to be sedated for an X-ray.
0:46:28 > 0:46:31During his training Dru's done this dozens of times -
0:46:31 > 0:46:32but never to a zebra.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35So, you remember what it is we're using?
0:46:35 > 0:46:37Yeah, we're using M99.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39A normal horse, you can put a metal gag in its mouth,
0:46:39 > 0:46:42open its mouth up, have a look inside,
0:46:42 > 0:46:45and that'll probably give you quite a good idea of what's going on.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47But there's not a chance of doing that with a zebra -
0:46:47 > 0:46:51you're going to lose fingers, arms.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53ZEBRA BRAYS
0:46:55 > 0:46:58Zebras can be angry and unpredictable,
0:46:58 > 0:47:01and the anaesthetic drug they're using is so strong
0:47:01 > 0:47:03it comes with a serious health warning.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05It's not to be messed with.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07Other mammals seem to cope relatively well,
0:47:07 > 0:47:09but humans - it's particularly potent,
0:47:09 > 0:47:11and we're talking about a little bit,
0:47:11 > 0:47:15aerosolised and in your eye, or scratch your finger with a needle.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18And it basically shuts down respiratory
0:47:18 > 0:47:19and cardiovascular function,
0:47:19 > 0:47:22so, you know, you'll just go to sleep.
0:47:22 > 0:47:23With this in mind,
0:47:23 > 0:47:27the team keep their distance from the tranquiliser gun.
0:47:32 > 0:47:36But 15 minutes later, Saga's still fighting the anaesthetic,
0:47:36 > 0:47:39and Chris plucks up the courage to inject a second dose -
0:47:39 > 0:47:41this time, by hand.
0:47:43 > 0:47:45We've given it a fair old shot.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47She's had enough anaesthetic agent
0:47:47 > 0:47:49for pretty much half her weight again,
0:47:49 > 0:47:51so if this doesn't do the job,
0:47:51 > 0:47:56I'll accept defeat and we'll come back another day.
0:47:57 > 0:47:58You happy?
0:47:58 > 0:48:00I'm pretty happy.
0:48:00 > 0:48:02So that's the technical test, is it?
0:48:02 > 0:48:05That is the technical test, yeah. An expensive piece of blue pipe.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08Fortunately, this time Saga falls asleep
0:48:08 > 0:48:10and the team can proceed with the X-ray.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14If she wakes up, someone drag that machine out,
0:48:14 > 0:48:15cos it's expensive.
0:48:18 > 0:48:21Even student Dru's given an important job to do.
0:48:21 > 0:48:23120...
0:48:23 > 0:48:27It's so exciting to even just go in and take a heart rate from it,
0:48:27 > 0:48:30because it's a zebra, and it's still a wild animal,
0:48:30 > 0:48:32and it was amazing.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35Saga doesn't have an infected tooth, so a course of antibiotics
0:48:35 > 0:48:37should clear up the sinusitis.
0:48:39 > 0:48:42After just ten minutes Saga's back on her feet -
0:48:42 > 0:48:46and fortunately, none the wiser about what's just happened.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48Can you see yourself doing this sort of thing?
0:48:48 > 0:48:50I'd love to do this sort of thing, yeah!
0:48:50 > 0:48:51Who wouldn't?
0:48:54 > 0:48:57With the work at Longleat over for the day,
0:48:57 > 0:49:00Dru and Chris make one last farm visit -
0:49:00 > 0:49:04to check up on the calves they tested for TB last week.
0:49:04 > 0:49:05Right, send 'em down, Dru.
0:49:06 > 0:49:11For farmer Carrie, it's a tense wait to see if any have tested positive.
0:49:15 > 0:49:17Tss-tss-tss, go on. Tss-tss-tss.
0:49:19 > 0:49:20HE WHISTLES
0:49:25 > 0:49:27They're all clear, no lumps.
0:49:27 > 0:49:32So, a huge relief for Carrie - all of her calves are healthy.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35That's 117 beef cows have all been TB tested,
0:49:35 > 0:49:37and they've all been clear today,
0:49:37 > 0:49:40so that's a first step in them being free to be sold.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43Yeah, I'm pleased about that.
0:49:43 > 0:49:46And it's a good result for Dru as well.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50He's really impressed Chris and the team at Garston Vets.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53What really sort of sets him apart is that he's got some people skills
0:49:53 > 0:49:55and some common sense.
0:49:55 > 0:49:56You can't teach that or learn that.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59He's the sort of chap we'd be looking for if we had an opening.
0:49:59 > 0:50:00For definite.
0:50:00 > 0:50:04And a couple of weeks later, Dru receives some fantastic news.
0:50:04 > 0:50:06I had a call a couple of days ago, from Chris,
0:50:06 > 0:50:09offering me a job at Garston,
0:50:09 > 0:50:13which I accepted straightaway and I'm pretty excited.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15I can't wait to start working there,
0:50:15 > 0:50:18so I just feel really lucky, really, that they've offered it to me,
0:50:18 > 0:50:20cos it's essentially my dream job.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22So - really, really excited.
0:50:35 > 0:50:38It's Judy's second week working at the charity practice
0:50:38 > 0:50:41in Hendon, where she's hoping to get a job after graduating.
0:50:41 > 0:50:45- Can you hear that? - Yes.- Yeah, what does it sound like?
0:50:45 > 0:50:47Aeroplane.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50- An aeroplane?!- Yeah.- I hope not!
0:50:50 > 0:50:53But her attempts to impress head vet Lucy have gone awry
0:50:53 > 0:50:56thanks to her weak spot - calculating anaesthetic doses.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59Completely, completely wrong.
0:50:59 > 0:51:02Thankfully, there's no maths today.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04She's doing general consults -
0:51:04 > 0:51:07vital experience for a vet so close to graduating,
0:51:07 > 0:51:10and work which should be well inside Judy's comfort zone.
0:51:10 > 0:51:14- How is Frodo?- Well...same, really.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17When they're up at the hospitals up at Potters Bar
0:51:17 > 0:51:21they see a lot of very complicated and very specialist things,
0:51:21 > 0:51:24but here we see a lot of simple things.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28We have a high through-put of cases and a real variety,
0:51:28 > 0:51:32so they can basically learn their first-day skills,
0:51:32 > 0:51:33which is all-important,
0:51:33 > 0:51:35so on that first day when they're out in practice,
0:51:35 > 0:51:39they can recognise, they can deal with and they can treat
0:51:39 > 0:51:40animals appropriately.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42All right! Steady, steady, steady! Frodo!
0:51:42 > 0:51:46For Judy, this is a chance to get back into Lucy's good books.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49So, this afternoon, I'm going to do some consultations,
0:51:49 > 0:51:52hopefully, to see what we've got coming in on computer,
0:51:52 > 0:51:55and try and hone my consultation skills
0:51:55 > 0:51:59to get it done within the allotted ten minutes' time.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01So that's the challenge for this afternoon.
0:52:01 > 0:52:04Lovely. Ooh, hello, you!
0:52:04 > 0:52:06Judy's next patient, Candy,
0:52:06 > 0:52:08has recently given birth to a litter of pups.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11- For the past five days, she's been having terrible diarrhoea.- OK.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13She doesn't want to feed the babies very often,
0:52:13 > 0:52:15I've got to pick up and put her in there,
0:52:15 > 0:52:18- cos they'd be left crying for about an hour...- OK.
0:52:18 > 0:52:19..before she goes to see 'em.
0:52:19 > 0:52:21One, two, three, four, five, six.
0:52:21 > 0:52:23Wow, that is a lot for a little girl.
0:52:23 > 0:52:26- Is she up-to-date with her vaccinations?- Yeah.
0:52:26 > 0:52:27Worming treatment?
0:52:27 > 0:52:29About eight months.
0:52:29 > 0:52:31- Eight months, OK... - Is that normal? Is that OK?
0:52:31 > 0:52:33Er, they kind of need doing every three months,
0:52:33 > 0:52:35- and particularly when they're pregnant.- Right, OK.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37- No, I haven't done it recently.- OK.
0:52:37 > 0:52:38It's a quick consult,
0:52:38 > 0:52:41and Judy thinks she's covered all the bases with Candy's owner.
0:52:41 > 0:52:45But, as she's about to find out, not necessarily in the right order.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47She had diarrhoea but it went away.
0:52:47 > 0:52:49Now it came back five days ago, with blood.
0:52:49 > 0:52:50So when did she have diarrhoea?
0:52:50 > 0:52:53- WHEN did she have diarrhoea? - Yeah. Initially.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55Er, I think just after she'd given birth to the pups.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58- Right.- Then it went away - it's come back again now.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01Any other clinical signs that Candy's showing, any vomiting?
0:53:01 > 0:53:05- No, no.- So let's just concentrate on the fact that she's got diarrhoea
0:53:05 > 0:53:07- at the moment.- OK. - So, that's obviously...
0:53:07 > 0:53:10She's not been wormed for about eight months either.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12Right, OK.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14- Fine.- That's a bit random, sorry. - Yes!
0:53:14 > 0:53:16- LAUGHS:- It is a little bit random!
0:53:16 > 0:53:20- So just try and get things in a bit more of a logical order.- Yeah.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23It will just help you in the future as well.
0:53:23 > 0:53:24Yeah, yeah.
0:53:24 > 0:53:26Let's go and have a little look, see what we're going to do.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28All right?
0:53:28 > 0:53:32Lucy takes over, and Judy can only watch and learn.
0:53:32 > 0:53:35She... Is this the first litter that she's had?
0:53:35 > 0:53:38- Yeah.- And any problems with her waterworks?
0:53:38 > 0:53:40- Is she struggling to pass water? - No, that's all normal.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42Feeling her tongue, looking her over,
0:53:42 > 0:53:44she's certainly not dehydrated at all, her temperature's OK.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47I'd like to send her home with some medication now.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49- All right, lovely. - Thank you very much.
0:53:49 > 0:53:50No worries.
0:53:52 > 0:53:54Just one thing I want to say is,
0:53:54 > 0:53:56that was probably the most scatter-gun approach.
0:53:56 > 0:53:59- I know.- So, just try and...
0:53:59 > 0:54:01- if you organise it in your head, it just makes...- Yeah.
0:54:01 > 0:54:03..organising your thoughts a lot easier,
0:54:03 > 0:54:06- you know, logical, clinical problem-solving.- Yep.
0:54:08 > 0:54:09It's different here -
0:54:09 > 0:54:11they've got such a high turnover of consults
0:54:11 > 0:54:12that when you present a case,
0:54:12 > 0:54:14you have to get to the point quite quickly.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16They don't want the whole, "How long have you owned the cat?
0:54:16 > 0:54:19"What does it eat? What did it do when it was a kitten?"
0:54:19 > 0:54:21As a student that's a little bit more difficult,
0:54:21 > 0:54:23because I don't have that kind of experience,
0:54:23 > 0:54:26and the knowledge isn't as cemented into my head as it should be.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28So, it tends to be a little bit random.
0:54:28 > 0:54:33Judy's next ten-minute challenge is Diego the Alsatian pup.
0:54:33 > 0:54:37OK. Bye, doggie! Bye-bye!
0:54:37 > 0:54:38So, let's start from the beginning,
0:54:38 > 0:54:41- how long have you had this little man?- Er, three weeks.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43And how old is he exactly?
0:54:43 > 0:54:45He's nearly 12 weeks.
0:54:45 > 0:54:46Nearly 12 weeks...
0:54:46 > 0:54:48- And is he scratching at these, I assume?- Yes.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51How long has he been doing this scratching for?
0:54:51 > 0:54:54- Er...- Just over a week. - Just over a week?
0:54:54 > 0:54:55Yeah.
0:54:55 > 0:54:58All right, if you two just wait here for a couple of minutes,
0:54:58 > 0:55:01I'll speak to the vet and then come back, we'll make a plan. All right?
0:55:01 > 0:55:04Judy's not sure what's wrong with Diego...
0:55:04 > 0:55:07Hello, Diego! Hello, you're a big lad!
0:55:07 > 0:55:10..but for Lucy, it's a clear-cut case.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12I'm concerned, actually, that you might have mange,
0:55:12 > 0:55:15- which is...- That's what I thought from the beginning.
0:55:15 > 0:55:18Oh, I KNEW you'd have to bring the mange up.
0:55:19 > 0:55:21Lovely. Great, yeah.
0:55:21 > 0:55:24- Grab a seat, I'll give you a shout shortly, all right?- Bye.
0:55:24 > 0:55:27That was pretty classical sarcoptic mange, there.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30Yeah, I know how to spot a mange dog now, thank you!
0:55:30 > 0:55:31After that.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35Do you know what? If something walks like a duck and sounds like a duck,
0:55:35 > 0:55:39it's probably a duck - but if you've never seen a duck...
0:55:39 > 0:55:40how do you know it's a duck?
0:55:44 > 0:55:48Judy's last patient of the day is a cat with an unusual compulsion.
0:55:48 > 0:55:49This is Jose.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52I've brought him in because he won't stop cleaning himself,
0:55:52 > 0:55:54making himself sore.
0:55:54 > 0:55:55What do you think it could be?
0:55:55 > 0:55:57OCD, I reckon, maybe -
0:55:57 > 0:56:00cos he constantly cleans himself, like he's not quite clean enough.
0:56:00 > 0:56:01Once he's done one bit and made it sore,
0:56:01 > 0:56:03he'll move onto the next bit.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05It's like he's got OCD - I'm sure of it.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08So is there anywhere in particular where he...
0:56:08 > 0:56:09All down the back here.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11Yeah. OK, fine.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14Good lad.
0:56:14 > 0:56:15Right...
0:56:15 > 0:56:18This time, there's absolutely no doubt in Judy's mind
0:56:18 > 0:56:20what's wrong with Jose.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22SHE HUMS TO HERSELF
0:56:22 > 0:56:25- OCD cat, Judy?- Not an OCD cat.
0:56:25 > 0:56:26Another acronym.
0:56:26 > 0:56:30Judy suspects Jose's suffering from flea allergy dermatitis.
0:56:30 > 0:56:34Highly suspicious of FAD, possibly.
0:56:34 > 0:56:39It's in the right place, and he's scratching quite a lot.
0:56:39 > 0:56:41OK, fine.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43I think fleas, until proven otherwise.
0:56:43 > 0:56:46In the end, it was quite obvious the cat had fleas.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49I even impressed myself on that one, to be fair.
0:56:49 > 0:56:51Yeah, absolutely perfect. Well done.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53- Good. Thank you.- No worries at all.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56Lucy was quite tough on me, I suppose,
0:56:56 > 0:57:02but I think it works, because it pushes you to want to be better,
0:57:02 > 0:57:05and want to be as good as she is, and I think that helps you.
0:57:05 > 0:57:09And so...thanks, Lucy, you made me a better vet.
0:57:09 > 0:57:12And Lucy has forgiven Judy her rookie mistakes -
0:57:12 > 0:57:15because it turns out that there's a lot more to being a good vet
0:57:15 > 0:57:18than maths and an eye for mange.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21She has struggled a little bit on occasions
0:57:21 > 0:57:24with some of the calculations and that sort of stuff,
0:57:24 > 0:57:28but I think her enthusiasm, her helpfulness,
0:57:28 > 0:57:31and her attitude has impressed us,
0:57:31 > 0:57:34and Judy really has done an excellent job
0:57:34 > 0:57:36of getting involved and becoming part of the team.
0:57:36 > 0:57:38And actually I think we're going to miss her
0:57:38 > 0:57:40after the end of the two weeks, bless her.
0:57:40 > 0:57:42She's made herself quite a little niche.
0:57:42 > 0:57:46She's going to be grand, she's going to make a good vet. Definitely.
0:57:46 > 0:57:47Right.
0:57:47 > 0:57:49I'm going home.
0:57:49 > 0:57:51See you later.
0:57:51 > 0:57:52Working at the PDSA
0:57:52 > 0:57:58is definitely, definitely still on my career list, absolutely.
0:57:58 > 0:58:01But, having been through those two weeks,
0:58:01 > 0:58:05I don't think for me it's the place I would be most comfortable
0:58:05 > 0:58:07starting my career.
0:58:07 > 0:58:11I would be ready and willing to work at the PDSA,
0:58:11 > 0:58:12in, say, five years from now,
0:58:12 > 0:58:15when I've got a few years of experience under my belt,
0:58:15 > 0:58:18I really know what I'm doing, and I've honed all those skills.
0:58:18 > 0:58:21And can diagnose a scabby dog.
0:58:21 > 0:58:25Then, I'm definitely asking them for a job, for sure.
0:58:25 > 0:58:27Watch out PDSA, I'm coming for ya!