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0:00:03 > 0:00:05- 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.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- They're cared for like royalty.
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 > 0:00:36- I can't put a finger on it.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41- Open your mouth. Good girl, lovely.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51- This is a close-up look - at a vet's life.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01- In the mountains above Cwmpenanner, - Dyfrig has been asked to check...
0:01:01 > 0:01:06- ..which cows in a herd are - pregnant and when they will calve.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08- She's about four months.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- We're scanning the cows today.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- Endaf and Huw want - to know if they're in calf.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- If not, they'll probably - get rid of them.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- Keeping and feeding cows - all winter is expensive.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- We're checking if they're pregnant.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- About five months, Endaf.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45- It'll give them an idea of when - the cows will calve next year.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- With the help - of an ultrasound camera...
0:01:57 > 0:02:02- ..Dyfrig looks in the uterus - for a calf's placenta.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- To help, Dyfrig has - special scanning spectacles.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- He doesn't have to look - at the big screen all the time.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- About four months.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30- If the scan screen shows life, - Dyfrig knows the cow is pregnant.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- She is in calf.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- About nine or ten weeks.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41- They're quite close again this year.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- They're quite close again this year.- - Yes, it's quite good.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- Dyfrig has had a busy morning, - examining a whole herd of cattle.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55- How many are there, fifty two?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- How many are there, fifty two?- - Forty nine.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- Forty nine.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- How many of them were in calf?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Forty six.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- They're all quite close.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Most are within - a month of each other.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- The bull worked quite well - this year, fair play.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14- One bull?
0:03:14 > 0:03:15- One bull?- - Yes.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- A hell of a bull.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- In Bala, Eleri has to deal with a - dog who had been in a car accident.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- Sadly, it didn't survive.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32- Poor thing.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- She was found on the road?
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- The farmer thinks - the dog was hit by a car.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- What a shame.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44- Is she young?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- About a year old.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47- Is that all?
0:03:50 > 0:03:51- Is she microchipped?
0:03:51 > 0:03:52- Is she microchipped?- - Yes.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- I'll read that.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- The dog's microchip - stores information...
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- ..about the owner, home address, - breed and vaccination history.
0:04:12 > 0:04:12- What is her name?
0:04:12 > 0:04:13- What is her name?- - Meg.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Do they contact us - with an insurance form?
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- I haven't phoned the FU yet. - I've just picked her up.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26- They usually send a form for me - to fill, so just bring it to me.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- There's not much we can say.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- It's just a shame.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- Sheepdogs like - to run off and chase cars.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- It happens fairly regularly, - especially with young dogs.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- Did she die immediately?
0:04:43 > 0:04:44- Did she die immediately?- - It looks like that.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- She had one knock and died.
0:04:46 > 0:04:52- The dog warden phoned Bri. Someone - reported seeing her on the road.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- Not to worry. We'll do - the best of a bad job, Bri.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58- Yes. Thanks.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- Yes. Thanks.- - Thanks. Ta-ra.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- I read the dog's microchip. - She'd been hit by a car, sadly.
0:05:05 > 0:05:11- The law says every dog will have - to be microchipped from next March.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17- We've done a lot of free - microchipping with the Dogs Trust.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- They have a scheme - offering free microchipping.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- With that sheepdog, - I'll be able to write a letter...
0:05:25 > 0:05:30- ..confirming the dog's identity - and what happened to it.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- It's a good way to identify animals.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40- It's very sad for Brian - that his dog was hit by a car...
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- ..and only a year old.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44- It's a great shame.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- In Ruthin, another animal - has probably had a road accident.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- But she's looking better.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55- Hello, love.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Basically, we think - she was hit by a car.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- She turned up here - with skin hanging down.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- She had stitches, - but they came apart.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- So it was redone a week go.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- They're still there.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- She couldn't eat, - so we put in a tube.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- It's painful to eat with stitches.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- I'll take the tube out - and see if she can eat.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- It's healed really well.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- She was in a bad way - when she arrived.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37- Yes. There was no skin here, - it just hung down. It was horrible.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39- It looks good now.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- It has healed well.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Right. Do you want to hold her?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- I'll wash my hands.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- The tube goes down the oesophagus.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- We put food down the tube.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19- When we take it out, she'll be - able to swallow, hopefully.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- Nell cuts the stitch - keeping the tube in place.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41- OK.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- No-one is sure - if the cat has an owner.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- She was found on a roadside - in a terrible state.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- That's it.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- BACKGROUND CONVERSATION
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- There you are.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- Do you want some food, Charlie?
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- It's vital that the cat eats, - or she'll need the food tube again.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- Do you want this?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- Do you want food?
0:08:41 > 0:08:42- Mm.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Will you continue to try?
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- We'll see how she is today.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- I hope she eats.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52- We'll try fish.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57- The tube has been there for a week. - She has to start eating by herself.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00- So you'll keep trying.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- So you'll keep trying.- - We'll keep trying.
0:09:02 > 0:09:03- Come on, love.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06- There you are.
0:09:14 > 0:09:20- When Nell isn't working, she looks - after Gruff, her 18 month old son.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- Like his mother, - he's very fond of animals.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25- Yes, it goes there.
0:09:27 > 0:09:33- Nell, one of the practice's most - recent recruits, has settled well.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- I started three years ago.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- I love working there.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- I'm local and I know the area.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- Many of my friends are here. - I know a lot of the farmers.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- The people are lovely to work with.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- Do you prefer working - with large or small animals?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- I used to prefer large animals.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- But since having Gruff...
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- ..I've been doing a lot more - with small animals.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- I think I prefer that now.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- You can do many more things, - like operations, for them.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- You live in Ruthin.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- It's handy. Work is down the road.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- I work part-time now.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- It's much easier - to juggle everything.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- Well, ish.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24- Isn't it?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- I look after you!
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- What about the hours - and job commitment?
0:10:30 > 0:10:35- The hours are long. It's difficult. - It's never nine to five.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- We're supposed to finish at 6.30pm, - but we never do.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44- Something always turns up at 6.30pm. - You're there until you finish.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- There are a lot of women - vets at Wern.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- When I was in vet school, - it was about seventy-thirty.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- Now, it's about ninety-ten.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- There are a lot of women. - I'm not sure why.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- Maybe because they decide what - they want to do earlier than men.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- Do you get a certain response, - as a woman?
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- Do some clients want a big, - strong man to sort out problems?
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- When I began, - there was a lot of that.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Some thought jobs like calving - was a man's job.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- It's not really about being strong.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- If that was necessary, - they could do it.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24- It's technique.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Especially at first, they thought...
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- "..She's small, - she won't be able to do it."
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- It helps to be able - to speak Welsh here.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- If you talk to them, in time - they say, "Yes, she's alright."
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0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Dyfrig is still - hard at work in Cwmpenanner.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- The farmer is worried - about a lame sheep.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Whey-hey!
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- Are the antibiotics starting - to work? She couldn't get up before.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- She couldn't get up?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- She'd get up when we took her out.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- I brought her in for a few days - and she wouldn't get up.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24- I gave her antibiotics.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- There are hazards on the mountain.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- Sheep can get stuck - and hurt themselves.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- A diagnosis isn't always easy.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38- Come on, love.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Come on, love.- - She's much brighter today.
0:12:40 > 0:12:40- Is she eating?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Is she eating?- - Yes.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- She couldn't get up.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48- She's weak on her left leg.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53- She is eating, you said.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- She is eating, you said.- - Yes. I gave her sheep feed.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- Good. That's a good sign.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Hold her head.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11- Dyfrig takes the sheep's temperature - to check for disease.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- She's getting better every day.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- She couldn't get up yesterday.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- There's no sign of an injury.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- She's more wobbly than lame.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Good girl.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- She's doing a runner!
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- I think she has a pelvic injury. - Something has happened.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- It's painful. - She's clenching her teeth.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- We'll give her a painkiller.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- She's getting better every day.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- That's a good sign.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- She can put weight on it.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Do I carry on with the antibiotics?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- It won't make much difference.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Just carry on with what you give me?
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- We'll try some anti-inflammatory - and see how it goes.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49- Eleri is in the Dolgellau area to - visit Wish, the dapple grey horse.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- Wish has skin cancer.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- He has been treated - with a special cream.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Hopefully, it will kill the cancer.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- Hello, little horse.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Hello.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- "Oh, dear!" he thinks.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- The horse has recognized a vet.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- Hello, Wish.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- He's a lovely horse.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- He isn't keen for me - to look at his wound.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- I'll hold you.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Hello! Good boy. I know.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- I'm really sorry, love.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- It's alright. Good boy.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- We won't put any cream on you today.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- He was so good - when we put the cream on him.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- It's only later that it became sore.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- Eleri wants to check - how the wound is healing.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Can I have a quick look?
0:15:57 > 0:15:58- Oh!
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- You'll see it better the other side.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- I'll twitch him.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- Eleri reaches for a special tool, - the twitch.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Hey, hey, hey!
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- Hey, hey! Stand, stand.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Oh, the poor thing.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- You're alright. Calm down.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- We put a rope - round the horse's nose...
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- ..and twist it until it's tight.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- It releases endorphins - into the horse's blood.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- It sedates him.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- He'll be like a baby - after I've twitched his nose.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- It's very effective.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- It means I won't have - to use drugs to sedate him.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- Drugs are expensive for the owner.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- It's kinder to use this.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- They don't become agitated.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- I put it on early - before we fall out.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11- When the adrenalin is high, - the twitch is less effective.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- Can you take that - so I can have a look?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Oh, Wish.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- I'll slice off the dead bits.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- All they're doing is hanging there.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- He won't feel a thing.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- I'll get a scalpel blade.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- It's a horrible smell.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- That's one off.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- I'll put some antibiotic spray - on it.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- It's slightly infected. - There's puss on it.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04- The good news is that - it's killed the sarcoid.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- I'll look at his hind leg.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- This is on the way out, too.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- It's more stuck, if anything.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- It's too stuck to pull off.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- At least that's come off.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- It won't catch on anything or stink.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- You can take the twitch off - and put his rug back on.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Dad made the twitch for me. - It's a bit heavy duty!
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- Mam wrote my name...
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- ..and drew a horse's head on it.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- She wrote "My Precious" - the other side.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- I said to her, - "I want to look professional."
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- At least it's fading now, - it's had so much use!
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- In Ruthin...
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- ..the stray cat is offered treats...
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- ..in the hope she'll eat this time.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- And she gulps it down!
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- There was more good news.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- She has been adopted - by the people who found her...
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- ..and brought her to Wern Vets.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30- In Cerrigydrudion...
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- ..Nell and Erica - are doing an emergency caesarean.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43- The calf has been pulled. - But the cow needs to be patched up.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- Erica is new to the practice.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- She asked for Nell's help - after starting on her own.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- There are complications.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Erica started it off.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- The uterus was stuck everywhere.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- It was horrible. - Both of us pulled the calf out.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- It's a bloody job.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14- A lot of blood vessels - go into those muscles.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- The cow has had a caesarean before.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- When you cut the cow, - blood gets in your face.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- Usually, we pull the uterus out...
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- ..to cut through it - and get the calf out.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36- We had to go into the abdomen and - pull the calf from the abdomen.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- There was a lot of blood!
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Erica stitched the womb.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- Nell is stitching the skin.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- It requires a special technique.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- It's the Ford interlocking pattern.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- Someone called Mr Ford invented it.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07- It's a running stitch, basically.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- This type of stitching - is better for fusing the skin.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- The thread can be removed - without affecting the wound.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- You were worried for a while.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- The calf was hardly moving. - We thought it was dead.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- It was touch and go. - Then it started breathing.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- It's quite a big calf.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- It would never have come out.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47- The calf and cow are alive. - Everyone is happy.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- It's an antiseptic spray.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- It was quite an operation.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14- Because the cow lost so much blood, - Erica puts it on a drip.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- Despite the bloody scenes, - the cow walks back to the yard.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- The calf is reunited - with its mother.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- Another hard day is over - for the Wern vets...
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- ..for the time being.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43- On the next Bywyd Y Fet, - Manon joins the Wern staff.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- It sounds fine.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48- Strong heart, and the chest is fine.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- No more babies for this cat.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- I'm removing the ovary.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- And Eleri wrestles - with a hyperactive Labrador.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- Hey, hey! I didn't need this - first thing in the morning!
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- Oh, my gosh! Lunatic!
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