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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 > 0:00:23- We follow the animals' stories...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- ..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 > 0:00:32- We have to be sensitive.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- I can't put a finger on it.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39- We think it was hit by a car.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43- The skin was hanging down. - It was horrible.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- This is a close-up look - at a vet's life.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- Wern has several practices - in North East Wales.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- In Ruthin...
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- ..Dafydd greets his first customer.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- This is no ordinary day for Dafydd.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- It's his last day as a vet.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- He's decided to go home to farm.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- We'll miss Dafydd. He's a good vet - and he speaks Welsh.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- He's easy going.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- He was brought up on a farm, - so he understands our problems.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- All the vets are very good.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- We'll miss him.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36- How many lambs are itching?
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- Half a dozen.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- There isn't much to see.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- But you have more lambs.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Only half a dozen are affected.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Where are they itching?
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- The lamb has been gnawing here...
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- ..and rubbing its hind leg.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- I'd say it's the early stages.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- It's hard to tell.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- There's a patch here, too.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- There's a patch here, too.- - It has been rubbing.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10- How many lambs have you got?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- How many lambs have you got?- - Sixty.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- The farmer suspects - it's lice or scab.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- He hopes it's only lice.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- Scab is an unpleasant...
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- ..and highly contagious disease.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- I'm checking for lice.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Can you see anything?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- Can you see anything?- - No.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- Where has it been itching?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- It's been gnawing here.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- There's a louse here.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- There is one.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- That's definitely what it is.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- A louse?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- It could be a combination - of lice and scab.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- That's definitely a louse.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- I'll put it in a pot.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- The louse is causing - the sheep to itch.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- It lives on the wool.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- It can pass from sheep to sheep.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- The farmer has already - dosed the itchy lambs.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- Dafydd wants to ensure - the medication kills the lice.
0:03:35 > 0:03:41- It's the same lice treatment - as the one you've used.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- It should be OK. - Keep an eye on them.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- If a sheep is itching, - do I give it the same medicine?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- To sort it out.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- Thank you. - Good luck for the future.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- Thanks. I'll see you around.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- Thanks. I'll see you around.- - Will you work part-time?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- I'll help if they're desperate, - if the money is right!
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Bye.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- In the small animals' surgery...
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- ..Celyn, the red setter, - is being prepared for surgery.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Is she OK outside?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- Is she OK outside?- - Yes, she's fine.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- Celyn is in for a general - anaesthetic and removal of the mass.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- Is this the mass just here?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- She has a strange lump - on her leg.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- It needs to be removed - to find out what it is.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- We're sending the mass off.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- The owner is concerned.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- A dog from the same family - had a similar lump.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- It should become - clearer after surgery.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08- Call us about two o'clock, and we'll - let you know when she can go home.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13- I'll just get a slip lead for her. - You stay there, Celyn.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- Can I put this on, babe?
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- We'll see you later.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- In St Asaph...
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- ..Dyfrig has a mystery on his hands.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- No-one knows why the cow - stopped producing milk.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- It's odd. There aren't many signs.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- She had a temperature yesterday.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01- She dropped from 35 litres of milk - to nothing overnight.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- She has a temperature.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- The antibiotics and - anti-inflammatory drugs...
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- ..should bring her temperature down.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- I can't put my finger on it.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- It could be a liver abscess...
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- ..or a heart infection.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- I have a problem to solve.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- Dyfrig examines the cow - for signs of internal swelling.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- It could tell him - what the problem is.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- You put magnets in them all, do you?
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- You put magnets in them all, do you?- - Yeah.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- Magnet?
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- We tell farmers to put - magnets in the dairy cattle.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57- Farmers buy feed that come on - bulkers from abroad.
0:06:57 > 0:07:03- Very often, there are nails - or pieces of metal in the feed.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- It ends up in the feeder wagon.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- They get mixed in the feed.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- Cows eat them.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18- It's fairly common to have wire - sitting in a cow's stomach.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- The magnet attracts - stray metal objects.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28- They don't travel through the cows' - bodies and tear the intestines.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- I don't think it's the problem here.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Huw puts a magnet in them all.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- It's less likely - to be the cause of the problem.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- She's digesting alright. - A few grains coming through.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- It looks like a viral cause.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- It'll be worth - taking a blood sample...
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- ..to see if the - white blood cells have gone up...
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- ..and for any sign of inflammation.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- It's pretty vague.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Something's troubling her.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- It might be something viral.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- Heifers are more susceptible - to viral infection.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- When they first join the herd...
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- ..they haven't come across - the virus.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Milk production drops.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- We'll test the blood for signs - of something like that.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- The purple tells me - about the blood cells.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- If there are a lot of white cells, - we know it's an infection.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Green tells me - about the liver and kidneys.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- We did this one just in case.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- If we suspect a virus, - we'll do another in a fortnight...
0:08:54 > 0:09:00- ..to see if the white blood cells - have produced antibodies.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- We might use it. It's easier - to take it, now we're here.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08- Away.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- In Ruthin, - Celyn is being anaesthetized.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Nell prepares for surgery.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18- Good girl.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Good girl.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- What is the lump?
0:09:39 > 0:09:40- What is the lump?- - We're not sure.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- We'll send it off to the labs.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52- We'll get a histology report - and try to work out what it is.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- We think it's some kind of tumour.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- We don't know - if it's benign or malignant.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- It's probably cancer. - But she's quite young.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- If we remove it - and get good margins...
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- ..she should be OK, - if it isn't malignant.
0:10:12 > 0:10:18- We'll see. We won't know - until we get the results back.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23- We need two centimetres of the - good skin that surrounds the lump.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- That gives us a good margin - so it doesn't grow back.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33- Nell and the nurse are worried about - Celyn's heartbeat and breathing.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38- If the heartbeat slows again, and - the breathing is still irregular...
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- ..they might have to bring Celyn - out of the anaesthetic.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- Heart rate is 60.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- After they've had drugs - and they're sleeping...
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- ..the heart rate slows down.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- If it goes under 30, we'll give her - an injection to wake her up.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- She was on the cusp.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- But it went back up.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- She stopped breathing.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- That happens after the gas.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- She started breathing on her own, - so that's OK.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- Celyn's condition has stabilized.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- She's ready for surgery.
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0:11:37 > 0:11:39- What else is up in the air?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- It depends on Bala.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- It's Dafydd's last day as a vet.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- He has decided - to return home to farm.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- The office girls will miss him.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- Everyone likes him, the farmers - and the small animal people.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- No trouble. He does all you ask him!
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- It'll be sad to see him go.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- But it's what he wants to do.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- The future of the farm - is important to him and his family.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- It's his interest.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- On his days off, - he's happy on the tractor.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16- He'll enjoy it.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22- We'll phone him when we're short - of vets and ask him to return!
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- We don't have many male vets now.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- We'll have to try - to get more men here.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36- This is a family farm.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- Dafydd always knew he'd come home - to help his father eventually.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- We've been here since 1988.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- We used to have sheep and cattle, - but we only milk now.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- We grow a few crops, - mainly to feed the cattle.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- At first, I thought I'd do - five years before coming home.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- I wanted to come home.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- But I was always going to be a vet.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- It was a good chance - to learn more...
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- ..and have experience - outside the farm.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26- I've been to a lot of farms - since starting at Wern.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31- I've talked to a lot of vets, gone - on courses and learnt a great deal.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- You pick up different - things everywhere you go.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43- I'll use my experience - and knowledge every day here...
0:13:44 > 0:13:49- ..not to treat sick animals, I hope, - but to stop them getting ill.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- What made you leave now?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- It felt the right time to go.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00- Perhaps because I turned 30, - had a baby and married!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- It felt like the right time.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- Back in Ruthin, - Celyn is ready for surgery.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- Are the preparations - for an operation on an animal...
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- ..the same as in a hospital?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- Yes, it's the same principles.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- MACHINE BLEEPS
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- Nell enjoys operating - on small animals.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- She knows how important - pets are to their owners.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- But not all the clients - need to see a vet.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- This puppy has come - to get medicine for his ailment.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- They said he has puppy strangle.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- It happens when they're - between three and ten weeks old.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- The immune system shuts down.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- Any bacteria present - attack the immune system.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- He has a lot of infection - on his face.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24- How old is he?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- He's eight weeks old this week.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30- And one of how many?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- One of ten.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- So he has a lot - of brothers and sisters.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- How is this illness affecting him?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- He was very tired - at first and slept a lot.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- Since having antibiotics, - he's turned a corner.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- He's like any puppy...
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- ..playful, chewing, biting - and chasing the children.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55- Aren't you?
0:15:56 > 0:15:57- Why are you waiting?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- We're waiting for tablets.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- Antibiotics, for one more week.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- We'll be back next week - to see how he is.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- Are these the same as last time?
0:16:09 > 0:16:10- Are these the same as last time?- - Yes.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11- Three to four drops.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12- Three to four drops.- - OK.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Two tablets, - twice a day, every day.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- Thank you very much.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19- See you next week.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- Come here!
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- There you are.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- MACHINE BLEEPS
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- In the treatment room, - the lump had been cut out.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- What will happen to the tumour?
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- It goes in formalin to set it, - so that it doesn't decay.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- We send it to the lab. - A courier picks it up.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58- They cut it in small pieces and - look at it under the microscope...
0:16:58 > 0:17:03- ..to see what kind of cells they - are and what kind of tumour it is.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- When we know about the tumour, - we can make a prognosis.
0:17:09 > 0:17:10- DOG BREATHES LOUDLY
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- There you are. Hello!
0:17:12 > 0:17:13- Are you awake?
0:17:19 > 0:17:20- Good girl.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35- Dave?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- In the small animals' - surgery in Bala...
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- ..Eleri tries to persuade - a reluctant client to come to her.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- Dave the dog isn't daft.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- He knows he's having an injection.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- Put him on here. Hi, Dave.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- That's an unusual name for a dog!
0:17:59 > 0:18:00- He's scared of the injection.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01- He's scared of the injection.- - Hi, little guy.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- It's the second jab today, - starting the primary course again.
0:18:06 > 0:18:06- That's the plan.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- That's the plan.- - You're giving him one extra.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- So we're not doing the rabies - jab today. It's too early.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14- No.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- OK. Nice and simple today.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- His owner wants to take Dave abroad.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- The dog must have - a series of vaccinations.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- When taking an animal abroad, - rules have to be obeyed...
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- ..unfortunately for Dave.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- What's Dave like with needles?
0:18:32 > 0:18:33- What's Dave like with needles?- - He's fine. I'm not!
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- You're not going - to pass out on me, are you?!
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- If you just hold his head - with your hand.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- I'm just going to... don't look.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44- Going in.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46- It's all done.
0:18:47 > 0:18:48- Thank you very much.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Thank you very much.- - You're welcome. Take care.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- Back in Ruthin, Celyn is awake.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- She looks none the worse - after surgery.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- It will be good news - for her anxious owner.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05- Come in.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06- Come in.- - Hiya.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- Everything went well - with the operation.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- She's perfectly fine.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- It was really easy - to remove the lump.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22- We had a good margin, - so hopefully it will be alright.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24- Would it have spread?
0:19:24 > 0:19:25- Yes.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- There was one big lump - and a small one by it.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- But we'll see.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- These are painkillers.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- Have you had them before?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- What are they?
0:19:38 > 0:19:39- Loxicoms.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40- Loxicoms.- - I think so.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45- She had one this morning and should - have one tomorrow morning with food.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50- Bring her back Saturday to check - the stitches and that all is well.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- She needs an injection Saturday. - She can't go off the lead.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- That will be hard!
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- It could cause problems - if she ran off.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- There's a plaster on it now. - She can't lick it.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- If she ran, it could - pull the stitches.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09- Celyn!
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- Do you want to go home?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- You don't want to stay here!
0:20:22 > 0:20:23- You can go now.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25- Oh!
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Not that way! Look, Mam is here.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34- Hi!
0:20:38 > 0:20:39- She's been so good!
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- You're lovely, aren't you? - You're gorgeous.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- If that falls off, - it doesn't matter.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48- OK?
0:20:48 > 0:20:49- OK?- - Lovely, thanks.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51- See you Saturday.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52- One tonight?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- No, she's had one. Tomorrow morning.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- No, she's had one. Tomorrow morning.- - Thanks.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- I'll bring the lead back Saturday.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- Celyn goes home to rest...
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- ..and get a bit - of pampering from her owners.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- It's the end of the day at Wern - and the end of an era for Dafydd.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- Everyone has come - to wish him well in his new life.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26- Gwyn, one of the practice partners, - thanks him for his work.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- Thanks, Dafydd, and good luck.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- Thanks for all you've done - for us in the five years.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- Thanks for a lot of things, - including saving my life once.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39- LAUGHTER
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- All the staff want to wish you well.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- Remember, our door is always open.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- If we can help you or Kilford - in any way, pick up the phone.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52- Thank you very much.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- What's this?
0:22:02 > 0:22:03- General commission!
0:22:08 > 0:22:09- LAUGHTER
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- It looks like you - in the medieval banquet!
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- I know where this is going!
0:22:20 > 0:22:21- Thank you very much.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Thank you all for everything.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- There's a card for you.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- I've enjoyed working here a lot.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- I've been coming here - since Year 10 in school.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- That's quite some time ago.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- Thank you very much.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- It's a new beginning for Dafydd.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- But the work continues - at Wern Veterinary Surgery.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- Next week on Bywyd Y Fet...
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- ..Dyfrig scans - a herd of 50 cattle...
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- ..to see if the bull - has done his work.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- One bull. A hell of a lad.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15- A traditional tool - is used to calm an anxious horse.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- He'll be like a baby - after having a twitch in his nose.
0:23:20 > 0:23:26- Nell performs an emergency - caesarean to save a calf's life.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- The calf didn't move. - I thought he was dead.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- It was touch and go.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37- But luckily, the calf and cow - are alive. Everyone is happy.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- S4C Subtitles by Gwead
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