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0:00:03 > 0:00:05- PHONE- - Hello. Wern Vets.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09- Animals of all shapes, - sizes and temperament...
0:00:09 > 0:00:12- ..visit the Wern Veterinary Surgery.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- A vet's first instinct - is to heal an animal.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- She'll be a different cow - in a week, hopefully.
0:00:21 > 0:00:27- We follow the animals' stories, - and the busy vets who care for them.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- This is fantastic - to take a cat's blood.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- Is there any history of scab?
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- You can't put a finger on it - at the moment.
0:00:37 > 0:00:42- Luckily, the calf and cow - are alive. Everyone is happy.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- This is a close-up look - at a vet's life.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01- In Ruthin, Wern has a special - section for farm animals.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- Do you have catheters, Manon?
0:01:04 > 0:01:06- Do you have catheters, Manon?- - One. Do we need two?
0:01:07 > 0:01:08- Up to you.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10- Yes, we'll have two!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- Dafydd and Manon, the trainee vet...
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- ..are preparing to treat - a calf with diarrhoea.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20- Ready, Manon?
0:01:20 > 0:01:21- Ready, Manon?- - Yup.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- This three day old calf - has diarrhoea.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- He's getting dehydrated, - which makes him very flat.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- If we can't get fluids - into them...
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- ..they might die from dehydration.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47- Hopefully, after a day or two - of fluids, he'll be much better.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- Manon is going to drip him.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55- OK.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- The clippers are behind you.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02- Hey, little one.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- His eyes are quite low.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- Does he have a skin tent?
0:02:10 > 0:02:11- Yes.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- He's quite dehydrated.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16- Clip there.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17- CLIPPERS BUZZ
0:02:24 > 0:02:25- Perfect.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- We clean the neck, ready to put - a catheter in the jugular vein.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Then we'll put - the fluids straight in.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- I'd go about there.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42- OK.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- There you are. Perfect.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- You can let that go now...
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- ..and start to lift the vein again.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02- With people, the catheter - is put in a vein in the hand.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- But with calves, it's much easier - to have the catheter there.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- With cats and dogs, - we use a vein here.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19- That's it. Leave it there - for a bit to see if you have blood.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- He was born perfectly healthy. - He did suckle.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27- He probably got some manure in his - mouth. That's how they pick up bugs.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- E.coli is the most serious bacteria - they can pick up at this age.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Do I pull the hub back - as far as it goes?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Just as it is now.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44- You want the suture - that way a little from that lump.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45- OK.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- It will stay in better.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- Manon is in her last year at - the London Royal Veterinary College.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- A number of students spend time - on work experience at Wern...
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- ..supervised by practice - manager, Gwyneth.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07- We've had a lot of women - from universities and fewer men.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- It's not a problem. - They're just as good.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- It's still very difficult - to get into the universities.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- You have to go in - very determined to get to the end.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- It's five years of tough work - in college, and work experience.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- But I think the job satisfaction...
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- ..makes up for all - those years of work.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Eleri has been - with Wern Vets for five years.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- She specializes in treating horses.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42- Buddug, good girl.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45- That's it, love.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- I hope you've got - your fingers crossed.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52- What is this?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- It's an ultrasound scan.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- We're going to put - the probe up her rectum.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02- She had a stallion, or rather I - AI'd her about a fortnight ago.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- We're checking to see - if she did stand for that.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- It's quite complicated.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- She has had a lot of problems.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- You'll see when I lift her tail, - she has a growth under it.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- That's why she had to have AI.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- We can't give her a stallion - naturally. It wouldn't work.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29- Eleri has tried artificial - insemination with a seed specimen.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Hopefully, the mare - is pregnant this time.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39- She has a growth under her tail, - all over this area.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- That's her rectum.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- Obviously, a stallion - couldn't cover her like that.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51- I have trouble getting my hand in. - That's it, good girl.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52- Is it painful?
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- Is it painful?- - No, it isn't.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01- Grey mares like this, - or stallions or geldings...
0:06:02 > 0:06:03- CLATTER
0:06:03 > 0:06:04- Oh!
0:06:04 > 0:06:05- BLEEP
0:06:05 > 0:06:06- Alright?
0:06:06 > 0:06:07- Alright?- - Sorry!
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- It's OK, the pole slipped. - She's alright.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15- Good girl.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- Where does the pin go?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- It's my fault. - I didn't put the pin in.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24- That's it, baby.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- She's getting the hang of this now. - She's pooing for me.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Can you come here - and hold the scanner?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- Please, please, be in foal.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- If she's not, I'm going to cry.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44- Good girl.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54- I don't think so.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55- I don't think so.- - Oh!
0:06:55 > 0:06:56- I know.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- We see the womb's two horns - on the screen now.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- Unfortunately, there's no embryo.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- I don't like the look of her.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- She's had everything. - It all went perfectly with the AI.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- I think something isn't right.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- It's very disappointing - that she didn't stand.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- No, I'm afraid, Sue.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- I don't think she's going to breed, - is my honest opinion.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40- It's a disappointment for the owner, - after a lot of effort and cost.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- But even Eleri can't do miracles.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- There you are, little calf.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Back in Ruthin, - the drip is in place.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- A lot of farmers use - these coats on newborn calves.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- They find they have - much fewer problems.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- The calves use less energy from - the milk to keep themselves warm.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- They can grow...
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- ..and fight disease much better.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- Before finishing, - Dafydd needs a faeces sample.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- There you are, little calf.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28- That's it.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- We'll take that to the lab and - try to find what caused the problem.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38- How did you get that?
0:08:39 > 0:08:40- A trick!
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- A finger in his backside.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44- Oops.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46- Alright?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Could you do a calf scour - profile on that, please?
0:08:51 > 0:08:52- I can indeed.
0:08:52 > 0:08:58- A three day old calf. So just - a normal scour profile, please.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- Dafydd wants to know - what caused the calf's diarrhoea.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- He will find out in an hour.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- In the small animals' surgery, - Nell has an unhappy customer.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- So, what's going on?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- She has sores on her paws.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- She's had them before.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Whatever caused it has returned.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24- Does she chew them?
0:09:24 > 0:09:25- Yes.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28- At the back.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- It'd be better if she lay down.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31- It'd be better if she lay down.- - I'll pick her up.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33- Sit.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Has she been anywhere different?
0:09:38 > 0:09:39- Has she been anywhere different?- - No.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- Have you changed her diet?
0:09:42 > 0:09:43- Have you changed her diet?- - No.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- She went off her food for a while.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- That's the same.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- They did get better. - I used the cream we had last time.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- We'll have to bandage them.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- It will just get worse.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01- Good girl.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- With the help - of the veterinary nurse...
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- ..Nell bandages Ela's feet.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15- There you are.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- You're OK. Good girl.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Because Ela has - had these sores before...
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- ..she will have to return - for an examination...
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- ..to find the root of the problem.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- But first, the sores have to heal.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- How often do you change this?
0:10:37 > 0:10:38- How often do you change this?- - Every two days.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Hopefully, it will look - much better in two days.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47- We could take it off and give her - a collar, to stop her licking them.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- It's difficult for them to heal, - because she walks on them.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- I hope she likes red.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- There you are.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Almost there now.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10- DOG WHIMPERS
0:11:12 > 0:11:13- There you are.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- One more and you can go.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Do they have to be kept dry?
0:11:25 > 0:11:26- Yes.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- We use plastic bags, - old drip bags, actually...
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- ..when she goes out for a walk.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37- The treatment is over.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- Ela isn't too sure - about her colourful socks.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43- What do you think?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- Sorry, Ela!
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- Come on, let's go - to see Mam and Dad.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- You're posh!
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Sorry they're a different colour!
0:12:01 > 0:12:02- Oh!
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Maybe Ela will start - a new trend in the local park!
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0:12:15 > 0:12:20- In the Ruthin laboratory, - Dafydd gets the calf's results.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26- These are the faeces' results - of the calf we put on a drip...
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- We test for four conditions - in young calves.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35- Rotavirus, coronavirus, - E.coli and crypto.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- The calf is E.coli positive.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39- That's this one.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- It's negative for the other three.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- Humans can pick up E.coli.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51- We need to wash our hands - thoroughly after treating the calf.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- We'll phone the farmer...
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- ..to discuss a vaccine...
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- ..for the cows that will calve...
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- ..to pass immunity to their calves.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- Right.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- In Bala, - the small animals' surgery begins.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- Eleri meets a familiar customer.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- Jack Francis, in you come.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- Have you heard about him?
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- Have you heard about him?- - He's been poorly.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- He couldn't stand.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- We had to put him on the table - and he just lay on his side.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36- He was very ill.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- He was very ill.- - Yes.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- They diagnosed hepatitis.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- There were no tumours.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- I checked the blood results.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50- Is he better?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- We only took one blood sample.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- That's why we put him on a drip.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- I reckon he's much better.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- He looks fantastic.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- He's amazing.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- His gums are nice and pink, - and not at all yellowish.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- I'll put him on antibiotics - for three to four days.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17- He's on antibiotics. - He takes two tablets twice a day.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- He's having special meat.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- He's being treated like a VIP.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- He's a lovely little dog.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- He's eleven and a half years old.
0:14:30 > 0:14:36- I've only just realized - that means he's old.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- All the vets said, - "Considering his age..."
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- I hadn't thought about it. - He hasn't been ill before.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- We had to see Auntie Eleri.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- I wonder if he has a stomach ache?
0:14:52 > 0:14:53- Does he go to the toilet alright?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- Does he go to the toilet alright?- - Yes, the motion is perfect.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- He had one this morning.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- He had one this morning.- - That's a good sign.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- Naughty Jack! - OK, I'll stop poking you!
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- Schnauzers have a naughty streak.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- Yes!
0:15:11 > 0:15:16- We'll call him in again - once he's finished the tablets.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- We'll take a blood sample, - and get the results the same day.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- I want to thank you all.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- He has had wonderful care.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Everybody has been so nice.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- All sorts of animals - come to Wern Vets.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- That's how the vets like things.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- We employ vets...
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- ..on the basis - that we're a mixed practice.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- There aren't many mixed practices - in the country.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- The vets want - to keep doing everything...
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- ..and continue to treat - farm animals.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- It might be easier - to stop treating pets...
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- ..and concentrate on farm animals.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Whenever we start to discuss it...
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- ..the vets say they want - to keep doing everything.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Horses are always an issue.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- At times, - vets have to visit them.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- Some are more keen than others - to treat horses.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- They usually keep horses...
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- ..and are involved - with them outside work.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33- Hi, babies.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Eleri loves to be with her horses.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43- I obviously treat - a lot of horses through work.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48- If I had the choice, I'd treat - a horse before anything else.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- I was brought up with horses. - They're in the blood.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- You either like horses, - or you don't.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- Horses are companion animals.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Cattle are herd animals.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- They think differently.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- They have more sense - than other animals.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18- If something goes wrong, - health-wise...
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- ..horses are harder than - any other animal to treat.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- They're softer, somehow.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- Eleri lives on a farm - in Llandrillo, Corwen...
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- ..with her partner, Rhys, - and their son Jos.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Jos Boss, what are you doing?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- What do you say?
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- You're naughty! - Do you want a gingerbread man?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Rhys used to be a vet, too.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- He's a full-time farmer now.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- The farm is part - of the Crogen Estate...
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- ..which dates back - to Victorian times.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- We farm quite a large area.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- We have store cattle and sheep...
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- ..and horses, obviously!
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- That's what Rhys and his father do.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- We've been fortunate enough - to acquire more land to farm.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- It works out fine.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- Jos Boss Jones!
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- Come here. Oi, Jos!
0:18:26 > 0:18:27- Jos Boss!
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- Do you want one?
0:18:33 > 0:18:34- Mmm!
0:18:34 > 0:18:39- Rhys's decision to farm - has made life easier for the family.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- It suits us with Jos.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- Rhys can pick him up - from the babysitter.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- It would be hard to make it work - if we were both vets.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- It's great. We're very lucky.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- I'll reverse and use that plug.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- Dyfrig is visiting - a farm near Bala...
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- ..where a bull - hasn't been doing his job.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- How will you do this?
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- Electroejaculation.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- We insert a probe...
0:19:22 > 0:19:24- ..into the rectum.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- It's smaller than my arm.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- We insert a probe into the rectum.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- These plates vibrate.
0:19:33 > 0:19:39- It stimulates the bull - to produce semen.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- We'll try to get a sample.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- We get a good sample - 90% of the time.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- Sometimes, we don't.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51- Thanks.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Can I have the probe please, John?
0:20:02 > 0:20:03- Thank you.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- I can feel his penis.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21- I'm checking to see - if there's anything wrong.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- I can begin to stimulate him.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- It's important to start - getting him excited.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- Fluid is coming out.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- This is Dilwyn.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- Can you come here, Rich?
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- I'll use his tail to hold it in. - Can I have the lead?
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- The silver end. Thank you.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07- Hold his tail, - so the probe stays in.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- I'll plug it into this box.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Turn it on.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- It excites the bull.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- We have to control it, - so it doesn't go too fast.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- The bull's purpose - is to fertilize the cows.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- If it fails...
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- ..its future looks grim, and it's - money down the drain for the farmer.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47- Here it comes.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- It doesn't look good. - It's like water.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- I'll see if there's anything in it.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- If there is no sign of life - in the sample...
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- ..the farmer will have to buy - another bull.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- It's rubbish.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18- OK.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- Nothing.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27- I'll check it again, but - I don't think we'll see anything.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36- The farmers are devastated, - knowing what fate awaits the bull.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- He'll be slaughtered.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- He has no purpose on the farm.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50- It's terrible news for the farmer. - He thought he had a good bull.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- He'll have to go back to the mart - to buy another bull.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- Next week on Bywyd Y Fet...
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- ..Celyn the dog has a nasty tumour.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- I think it's cancer. - He's quite young.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13- If we remove it, it should be OK, - if it's benign.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Dave needs a vaccination.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17- What is Dave like with needles?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- What is Dave like with needles?- - Fine. I'm not!
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- All going in.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- Dafydd leaves Wern Vets...
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- ..and veterinary science - to start a new life.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- Good luck.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- Take care, Daf.
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