Pennod 8 Bywyd y Fet

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-From elderly patients...

-..to those newly born.

-From the domestic...

-Whoa, bach, there you go.

-..to farm animals.

-You look silly

-but it keeps you clean.

-The usual clients.

-Well done, puss.

-And the unexpected.

-These are the creatures Wern

-Veterinary Surgeons have to treat.

-I'll put in a few stitches

-at the top.

-Who knows what they will face when

-they go to work in the morning.

-They're having the fun

-without the responsibility.

-They turn their hand to the old

-techniques as well as the new.

-The work of a vet is never dull.

-It's nice to have a party so that

-we can get together outside of work.

-Good morning, Wern Vets.

-Wern Veterinary Surgeons

-have six sites.

-They treat all kinds of animals

-across North East Wales.

-In this series, we experience

-the ups and downs of the Wern vets.

-We take a close look

-at the life of a vet.

-That will last him for a month.

-Well done.

-It's that time of year

-at HQ in Ruthin.

-Dyfrig is really getting into

-the Christmas spirit.

-OK, no problem. Bye.

-Unusually this morning, he's helping

-out at the Wern on-site shop.

-It sells all kinds of goods and

-medicines for all kinds of animals.

-My jumper?

-This is my 2016 Christmas jumper.

-This is my 2016 Christmas jumper.

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-Is that what it is?

-Off you go.

-Off you go.

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-Thank you.

-While Dyfrig helps in the shop...

-..John is at

-the grand London Vet Show.

-It's an annual event

-specifically for vets.

-Now in its eighth year,

-the show lasts for two days.

-It's a chance for vets

-to attend conferences...

-..and check out

-the latest technology.

-This conference has merged

-several fields.

-There are lectures on cats,

-dogs, horses, cattle...

-..business and insurance.

-There are hundreds of stalls.

-There are fifteen lecture halls

-in action simultaneously.

-It's an opportunity

-to see new developments.

-There is new equipment,

-endoscopes, new drugs.

-There are new businesses,

-new computer systems as you can see.

-There is so much to see, but I

-don't have time for everything.

-I need to target certain things.

-I'm interested in orthopaedics.

-I want to see the new equipment,

-such as new plates and screws.

-New equipment is developed

-all the time.

-I saw some special plates.

-Instead of a screw going into the

-bone...

-..there's a thread on the plate.

-It's more complicated to fit...

-..but the bones are held together

-more firmly.

-John is running late

-for the next lecture...

-..but he's having trouble

-finding the right room.

-It's just like at the Eisteddfod.

-Have you seen the organizer?

-Have you seen the organizer?

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-Yes.

-Here we are, just in time.

-It's a lecture about leg fractures

-that don't heal first time.

-It's looking at complications,

-infections...

-..and plates or pins breaking.

-It's possible to fit a frame and

-pins on the outside of the leg...

-..to try and help it mend.

-Dyfrig has left his Christmas jumper

-in the office.

-He's been called out to see some

-cattle on a large dairy farm.

-Here, cows are milked in

-an unusual way.

-I've come to Pontruffydd Farm

-to see Mr Bryn Roberts.

-This dairy farm has

-just under 250 Holstein cattle.

-It uses

-an automatic milking system...

-..what you and I

-would call robots.

-Describe the robotic

-milking parlour.

-It's all computerized. It has

-robotic arms to milk the cows.

-A cow can decide when she wants

-to come in and be milked.

-They often come in

-more frequently...

-..than if they were in

-an ordinary milking parlour.

-Instead of being milked twice a day,

-they are milked three or four times.

-It means there is less strain

-on the udders.

-They can wander around the

-shed and nobody upsets them.

-Does that mean more milk?

-Yes, usually.

-The company that sells the robots...

-..says that the milk yield

-is 15% higher...

-..compared to a parlour

-milking cows twice a day.

-Farmers generally see a rise in

-production after bringing in robots.

-They're quite uncommon, aren't they?

-They're quite uncommon, aren't they?

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-They're becoming more common.

-Staff are one of the biggest

-expenses on a farm.

-With this system,

-one person can milk more cattle.

-You spend less time milking...

-..so more time can be spent

-looking after the cattle...

-..with a robotic system.

-Back in London, John is checking out

-some of the new technology.

-This show is a great opportunity

-for vets...

-..to see and try out

-some of the new equipment.

-A dental x-ray machine catches

-his attention first...

-..before he spots something

-more unusual.

-We don't manage to save every

-animal. They all die in the end.

-Some people want to keep

-their pet's ashes.

-Others want to scatter the ashes

-where they used to go for walks.

-Some want a reminder

-of a dog in the garden.

-What is this?

-This is to help a dog

-with a slipped disk.

-They can't walk using their back

-legs so they've devised these carts.

-I only have experience of two dogs

-using something like this.

-There was a sausage dog,

-a dachshund.

-He lived with one of these

-for two years.

-As long as the dog isn't in pain.

-Lot of people use wheelchairs

-and I don't see a difference.

-It's not just dogs.

-There's a hen over there.

-I've never seen a hen

-in one of these.

-What about this?

-Very smart.

-Do you think Ruthin and Llanrwst

-are ready for this? I'm not sure.

-What do you think?

-You need to move with the times.

-Some spend their time at the show

-socializing and having fun...

-..but John

-is far too conscientious for that.

-He's off to another lecture,

-this time on surgery techniques.

-I'm hoping to take information

-from the lectures back to work.

-I can also make suggestions about

-new equipment after seeing it here.

-We can look into buying new things

-to provide a better service.

-While John is in the midst

-of the new technology...

-..Dyfrig is in the cowshed.

-One of Dyfrig's tasks today

-is to scan the cattle...

-..to see how fertile they are

-at the moment...

-..and to check to see

-if they're in calf.

-A heifer needs to have a calf

-before she starts to produce milk.

-Her milk yield is highest

-immediately after giving birth.

-In order to keep milk production

-high, a farmer must ensure that...

-...a cow has enough food and the

-correct nutrients in her diet...

-..before she conceives again.

-Dyfrig is examining the uterus.

-After inserting the probe...

-..the first thing we scan

-is the uterus.

-I've found one of the ovaries.

-The structure looks fine.

-Here is the uterus.

-At the moment

-it appears to be empty.

-Straight away we can see

-that this uterus has fluid inside.

-This is different

-from the last one we saw.

-We can see that

-this animal is in calf.

-I'm checking the size of the calf.

-It's four or five days

-since she was put to the bull.

-The size of the calf

-appears to correspond with that.

-I'm happy with that. It's spot on.

-We'll take your word for that,

-Dyfrig.

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-Life doesn't stand still

-for the Wern Veterinary Surgery.

-The practice

-is building on its success...

-..by constructing a new building

-next to the current HQ in Ruthin.

-This will be the new home

-for small animals.

-Gwyn, one of the Wern's owners,

-has come along to check on progress.

-We're standing in the waiting room.

-It's much bigger than the room

-we have at the moment.

-We're hoping to keep dogs

-and cats apart...

-..dogs one side, cats the other,

-to avoid scraps.

-We're hoping to have

-the reception here.

-There was a lot of discussion

-over whether to have...

-..a straight or round desk.

-The round desk won in the end.

-The reception will be here...

-..with two consulting rooms

-on the right hand side...

-..and three consulting rooms

-on the left.

-The consulting rooms are a bit

-bigger than those we have now.

-You don't want too much room

-for animals to run about.

-Over here,

-we'll have offices and so on.

-There'll be somewhere

-to make cuppas.

-We have to have one of those

-or the staff won't be happy.

-We'll have two labs.

-One will be a dirty lab

-to process samples.

-If there are faeces samples,

-they'll be examined here.

-In here we'll have a clean lab.

-This will be air-conditioned

-to look after the machinery.

-The machines are sensitive to dust,

-dirt and temperature fluctuations.

-We'll have to keep it

-at a certain temperature.

-This is twice the size

-of the lab we have at the moment.

-Hopefully we'll be able to

-carry out more of our own tests.

-This was meant to be one big room

-but we decided it was too big.

-We've split it in two.

-We'll have a row of glass cupboards

-between the two sides.

-Here's where we'll knock the animals

-out, give them anaesthetic...

-..and prepare them

-for their operation.

-This will be the diagnostics room.

-Here we'll have the ultrasound,

-endoscopy and other machines.

-Hopefully there'll be enough room.

-We'll have three operating theatres.

-There'll be

-two clean operating theatres...

-..and one so-called 'dirty'

-operating theatre.

-That will be for dental surgery

-and the like...

-..where the environment is not as

-clean as for orthopaedics and so on.

-This is where our x-ray room

-will be.

-We'll take x-rays in here.

-It's quite a big room.

-Who knows, in the future we might

-have CT scanners and MRI scanners.

-One day we might be able

-to afford them.

-We'll have the scope

-to bring them in if we need to.

-If things go according to plan,

-Gwyn hopes the building...

-..will be ready to welcome patients

-by the summer.

-The future looks bright...

-..and hairy for the Wern vets.

-Eleri has been called out

-to a sick cow called Martha...

-..on a farm near Bala.

-You can feel the impaction in her

-stomach when you touch her side.

-Basically, everything

-is just sitting in her stomach.

-It's not going anywhere.

-What are you looking for?

-There's a gas that has been

-collecting. It's making her bloated.

-I'm just trying to release

-some of that.

-There are two kinds of bloating.

-One is a build-up of methane gas

-in the stomach.

-The other is frothy bloat.

-Of the two,

-I'd prefer it to be gas...

-..rather than frothy bloat.

-You're trying to get gas out through

-the tube?

-She doesn't sound happy.

-She's had a throat infection.

-That hasn't cleared completely.

-The question is...

-..does she have something else going

-on and that's why she's bloated?

-She's really poorly.

-Eleri goes to speak to the owner

-about her concerns for Martha.

-For some reason,

-she has a blockage in her rumen.

-That's why she's bloated.

-I think that's why

-her breathing is so heavy.

-It puts pressure on her diaphragm.

-Has she passed any manure?

-Has she passed any manure?

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-Not since she came in this morning.

-There's nothing in the rectum,

-so something is blocking it.

-It's worrying.

-I don't know if it's worth

-spending a lot of money to fix it.

-I think she's just one of those.

-I've give her liquid paraffin

-and hope for the best.

-Liquid paraffin is often used

-by vets as a laxative...

-..to try and clear blockages

-in the bowels or the colon.

-The prognosis isn't great.

-Sometimes it works,

-sometimes it doesn't. It depends

-I don't know if the farmer

-is keen for me to open her up.

-She's had the sore throat,

-so she has two problems.

-It's very possible that she just

-hasn't been eating properly.

-Perhaps her stomach

-hasn't developed properly.

-She's had the problem

-with her throat for a few weeks...

-..and sometimes

-these things don't clear.

-I don't think you need

-much more of that, missus.

-I'll just give her

-a couple of injections.

-These are antibiotics.

-I'm giving them for two reasons.

-The sore throat hasn't healed...

-..and sometimes

-it can help with bloat.

-It helps balance the bacteria

-in the stomach.

-She's very quiet.

-An animal wouldn't normally let you

-intubate and inject them like this.

-I'm glad she's behaving...

-..but I'd rather see her

-fighting back a bit more.

-Unfortunately,

-farming is also a business.

-You have to decide how much

-you want to spend on an animal...

-..that might not yield any profit.

-You never know, I might be

-all doom and gloom for no reason.

-Experience has taught me

-that the worst thing you can do...

-..is give people false hope.

-If things go downhill,

-people are disappointed.

-Unfortunately,

-I think she is really sick.

-Aren't you, Martha?

-Sadly, things aren't looking good

-for poor Martha.

-Despite everything Eleri has done...

-..it doesn't look

-as if Martha will pull through.

-After scanning the cattle earlier...

-..Dyfrig and Bryn the farmer have

-come to the office in the cowshed...

-..to record the fertility

-information on the computer.

-2379...

-It looks as if

-there's something there.

-1770 - recheck and give Metricure.

-Bryn has invested

-in the latest technology...

-..to help keep the details

-of his herd.

-By using a robot to scan tags

-on collars worn by the herd...

-..Bryn can see the details of each

-individual cow on the computer.

-He can see if any of them are sick.

-Because one of the cows

-appears to be sick...

-..Bryn is going to treat her.

-He inputs the drugs she will take...

-..and notes for how long

-her milk must be rejected.

-The robot recognizes her and will

-send her milk to the dump bucket.

-That keeps the tank free

-of antibiotics and so on.

-This is the nerve centre.

-Everything happens here.

-The first thing Bryn does in

-the morning is check the computer.

-He can get a list of the cattle

-that are late coming in for milking.

-He can get a list of cattle

-that appear to be in oestrus.

-There's also a list of cattle

-flagged up with an udder alert.

-That means the computer has noted

-a possible problem with the milk.

-Has all that been picked up

-by the robot checking the milk?

-By checking the milk and from

-the collars that they all wear.

-The collar collects data

-on the cows' activity...

-..for instance

-if a cow is too quiet.

-If she's active,

-she may be in oestrus.

-If she's running around the shed

-more than usual...

-..the activity monitor flags up

-that she may be in oestrus.

-As you can see, it gives a picture.

-It's a graph showing how likely

-it is that a cow is in oestrus.

-The computer will give you

-information in great detail...

-..about every part of the cow.

-It takes the guesswork out of

-assessing the quality of the milk.

-It gives all kinds of information

-about the herd.

-It shows how the herd

-is performing as a whole.

-If you need to make changes, you can

-look at data from the whole herd...

-..or the performance

-of each individual animal.

-It can produce

-so many different reports.

-This is the dashboard with clocks

-showing what is happening.

-You can check to make sure

-they're all in the green.

-Dyfrig leaves to spruce

-himself up...

-..for the Wern's Christmas party.

-It's being held

-in Ruthin Mart's new building.

-Because of the mart's

-new facilities...

-..the women thought it would be good

-for our Christmas party.

-It's hard to find a suitable venue.

-This is the best night of the year.

-Everyone will be squiffy

-when they leave.

-It's started off quiet and sedate

-but it will be messy by the end.

-We're having a buffet

-to start the night.

-There's a choice

-of curry or lasagne.

-Everyone will eat first

-and then have a drink or two.

-There's a band so there'll be a bit

-of dancing. There may be karaoke.

-That's the timetable.

-It's great to get everyone together.

-I'm sure it doesn't happen often.

-We're all on the same level here.

-I don't mind

-what anyone says to me tonight.

-Mind you, I won't forget, either.

-A bus has come from each branch,

-from Abergele, Llanrwst and Bala.

-Some staff were left on duty.

-It's a huge practice,

-when you see everyone together.

-It's frightening.

-It's hard to recognize some of them.

-You see them in their working

-clothes every day...

-..but when they're dolled up,

-I'm wondering "Do I know you"?

-How long did it take you to

-get ready?

-About 10 minutes, can't you tell?

-As the night wears on, everyone

-relaxes and forgets about work.

-Everyone has made an effort

-to dress up. It's unusual for us.

-Everyone is saying

-"Ooh, you look nice".

-We're out of our waterproofs

-for once.

-Are you a wild bunch?

-They say that doctors and vets are

-the worst for partying and drinking.

-I think we are. I shouldn't say that

-but I think it's true.

-Although tonight is a celebration...

-..most of them

-will be back at work tomorrow...

-..as they carry on

-with the work they love...

-..treating and caring for

-sick animals.

-Put simply,

-that's the life of a vet.

-Do you want this on camera?

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