Pennod 6 Bywyd y Fet

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-Hello. Wern Vets.

-Animals of all shapes,

-sizes and temperament...

-..visit the Wern Veterinary Surgery.

-A vet's first instinct

-is to heal an animal.

-They're cared for like royalty.

-We follow the animals' stories...

-..and the busy vets

-who care for them.

-It doesn't look too nice,

-but it works.

-We have to be sensitive.

-Look, special drops

-to make you feel better.

-Open your mouth. Good girl.

-Lovely, well done.

-This is a close-up look

-at a vet's life.

-It's Monday morning.

-Manon is preparing to go to work.

-After work experience at Wern

-as part of her college course...

-..she has accepted

-a full-time job at the practice.

-How did you feel when you went out

-on your first job as a vet?

-Oh, my gosh!

-Just driving

-the truck was horrendous!

-I was very nervous.

-It was a bit in at the deep end.

-But I think you have to do that.

-I knew the first year

-would be very difficult.

-Everything we've learnt

-up to now is theory.

-But I got the job.

-I've worked hard

-to get to where I am.

-Why did a Cardiff girl

-want to be a vet in rural Wales?

-I always liked nature,

-and science in school.

-They're combined

-in my work as a country vet.

-It's what I always wanted to be.

-What is it like

-to work in the Vale of Clwyd?

-I enjoy the countryside.

-I enjoy driving around in the truck,

-seeing the countryside...

-..especially in autumn,

-with the leaves changing colour.

-What is it like to work at Wern?

-It's busy, exciting

-and very friendly too.

-Wern is a mixed practice.

-Does that mean

-you do a bit of everything?

-Yes.

-I see pets...

-..usually in the mornings

-and evenings.

-In the day,

-who knows where we'll be sent!

-It could be lambing, calving...

-..seeing a sick animal,

-a horse, anything!

-At the Bala surgery, Eleri has

-a rather boisterous customer.

-BARKS

-Bennie's owner has made

-a rather unusual request...

-..to take a sample of his blood

-to see if he needs a vaccination.

-If he has enough

-antibodies to fight disease...

-..it's safe for the dog

-not to have a vaccination.

-Her last dog had

-a very unusual condition.

-The immune system attacked the body.

-Someone told her that vaccines

-could cause the problem.

-But I think that dog's

-condition was very rare.

-But if she wants his blood tested,

-I don't mind doing it.

-There we go.

-But the dog isn't very cooperative.

-Ashleigh the nurse comes to help.

-Shall we go with the jugular

-in case? We need three.

-Right.

-Sit.

-Sit.

-CLIPPER BUZZES

-CLIPPER BUZZES

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-Let's do this.

-I'll hold him.

-Hey!

-It's nothing scary!

-Come on, little dog.

-We're going to get fluff everywhere.

-Hey, don't be silly! Good boy.

-Sit.

-He's just a wriggler.

-Good boy.

-Tell me if I'm holding

-him too tight.

-We'll just get him still for

-a split second. We'll be fine then!

-Good boy.

-Don't.

-DOG WHIMPERS

-Do you want to try holding him?

-You might be better than me!

-He's an absolute...

-I knew he'd be like this!

-But nothing works.

-Eleri and Ashleigh swap places.

-DOG WHIMPERS

-I know.

-Good boy. You're so brave!

-Impossible.

-He's strong, isn't he?

-He's strong, isn't he?

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-Yes.

-They have no luck with the neck

-and try the leg instead.

-CLIPPER BUZZES

-I'll try!

-Come on!

-I knew he'd be a jumpy nutter.

-Good boy. You're being stupid!

-Look how good you are!

-Eleri needs three tubes of blood.

-But because of Bennie's excitable

-temperament, she only gets two.

-Is that enough?

-Is that enough?

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-I hope so.

-I'd prefer to have it from the neck.

-There's a better vein there.

-But it's impossible.

-He just moves like a lunatic.

-Are dogs usually like that?

-Are dogs usually like that?

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-I'm sweating! No, he's a lunatic.

-You're so quiet now!

-Give me a cow any day!

-I know.

-Young Labradors can be silly.

-But...

-..it would have been

-much easier to just vaccinate him!

-Oh!

-Manon is the newest of the 30 vets

-working at the Wern practice.

-Today, she is in charge of the

-small animals' surgery in Ruthin.

-As it happens, many

-of the morning's clients are dogs.

-Thanks.

-Thanks.

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-Ta-ra.

-The office arranges

-the vets' daily timetable.

-But things can change

-from hour to hour.

-I'm checking if there's anything

-in my column of the diary...

-..and what is in the "to do" list.

-There's a horse to be seen...

-..a couple of afternoon

-appointments with pets...

-..and cattle fertility tests.

-And the Denbigh surgery.

-So far.

-Unless the phone rings!

-In another part of the building...

-..Nell and the nurse prepare

-for surgery on a small cat.

-This little cat is called Beatrice.

-This little cat is called Beatrice.

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-Beatrice.

-The owner said she's feral.

-She doesn't seem too bad, really.

-I don't think

-she'll like having an injection.

-We use this to inject them,

-so she doesn't bite us, basically.

-She's being spayed today.

-By feral, do you mean a stray cat?

-By feral, do you mean a stray cat?

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-Yes.

-They found her outside their house.

-The cat has to be

-sedated before surgery.

-Nell uses a special cat cage...

-..to give the injection safely.

-CAT HOWLS

-CAT MEOWS

-Why do you spay a feral cat?

-To stop her breeding

-and having more babies...

-..and stop the population growing.

-Is that a problem?

-Yes.

-Every time they're pregnant,

-they could have eight kittens.

-They could have them

-every two or three months.

-They're really prolific.

-She has had kittens.

-To keep her safely anaesthetized...

-..the cat has a breathing

-tube down her throat.

-They have to ensure

-the cat can take the tube.

-What is that?

-It's a local anaesthetic

-to numb the mouth...

-..so I can put the tube down.

-Their larynx opens and closes.

-CLIPPER BUZZES

-The cat is prepared for surgery.

-It's more complicated

-for a female cat.

-Nell has to make an incision

-in the abdomen to reach the ovaries.

-But the little cat

-won't feel a thing.

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-In Bala, Eleri prepares

-for the afternoon shift.

-She has house and farm calls.

-She'll be checking on a horse

-in a local stud.

-He hasn't been feeling well.

-He hasn't been feeling well.

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-I need a blood sample.

-What's the problem?

-The horse's condition

-has deteriorated.

-He's refusing to eat.

-The last time I drew blood,

-he was losing protein.

-It explains why he's thin.

-In a young horse,

-the most obvious thing is tapeworm.

-He's had a tapeworm dose

-for a week...

-..and antibiotics because

-his white blood cell count was high.

-It could be intestinal cancer.

-I'm working on the assumption

-it's tapeworm.

-It's more common

-than intestinal cancer.

-I hope it isn't anything

-too sinister.

-I haven't seen a lot of that.

-In Ruthin,

-a dog needs a vaccination.

-Does it go on the Heidi's account?

-What's her name?

-I say "her", but I don't know!

-Bella.

-She's been chipped.

-Is she a cocker spaniel?

-Is she a cocker spaniel?

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-Yes.

-Manon will scan her,

-to get her microchip number up.

-We'll put it on the account.

-Can you take a seat?

-Bella Edwards, please.

-Come in. Hello!

-Hello.

-I'm Manon. What can I do for Bella?

-She needs a vaccination.

-Have you just had Bella?

-Have you just had Bella?

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-Yes.

-How old is she?

-How old is she?

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-Three months.

-She's lovely.

-How is she settling?

-How is she settling?

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-Quite well.

-Vets learn everything

-about animal diseases in college.

-It's only through being hands on...

-..that they become skilled in

-handling animals - and their owners.

-I'll listen to her heart.

-Hi, gorgeous. What's this?

-It sounds fine.

-A strong heart. Her chest is fine.

-How often will she need

-to be vaccinated?

-She'll be vaccinated today....

-..and have a booster in a month.

-She'll need another vaccination

-when she's a year old...

-..then every year after that.

-We vaccinate Bella...

-..against leptospirosis,

-a bacterial disease...

-..distemper, hepatitis

-and parvovirus.

-Right.

-Come on, then.

-The vaccine goes under her skin.

-She might yelp a bit.

-Good girl.

-Oh! That's it.

-It'll feel cold, and it might

-be itchy for an hour or two.

-Was that cold?

-BELLA YELPS

-Eleri is on her way

-to treat the sick horse.

-She hopes the horse cooperates.

-The owner isn't around to help.

-Hello, pony.

-Are you going to be a good boy

-for me while Mam is away?

-Hello. Are you a good boy?

-He looks better

-than he did last time.

-I'll see

-if there's a lead rein here.

-Hey, baby.

-You're a good boy.

-Come here.

-Hello, pony. Do you remember me?

-I'll put these down

-so they don't frighten you.

-Hello!

-Hello. How are you?

-You're better, aren't you?

-You're a good boy.

-You have a new neighbour.

-Good boy.

-It pays to make friends

-before I start handling them.

-He's much livelier than last time.

-I'll try to tie him up.

-Come here. Good boy.

-Brave boy.

-Can you stand there

-and be a good boy for Eleri?

-He's a good boy.

-I just need to take a blood sample.

-Bingo.

-Good boy.

-He's a good boy.

-I'll take the rug off,

-to see if he's gained weight.

-They'll be sent away to the lab.

-He's a big softie.

-Are your ribs still showing?

-I'll have a quick peek.

-Let's get the rug off.

-The last time I was with him,

-he wasn't moving at all.

-I thought he was going to die.

-Oh, baby.

-Don't kick. Good lad.

-Let's see.

-All his ribs were showing.

-He looks much better.

-His coat is shinier.

-I'd say he's on the mend.

-You're not going to die,

-not on my watch.

-Hey, hey. Don't be silly.

-You're alright. Good boy.

-In Ruthin, Nell is ready

-to start operating on the stray cat.

-I have to cut through

-the skin and muscle layers...

-..to get to the abdomen.

-The pink stuff is a layer of muscle.

-This is an ovary.

-That's it there.

-And this is her uterus.

-I can tell she's had kittens

-because it's bigger.

-Are you leaving the womb?

-Sorry?

-Sorry?

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-Do you leave the uterus?

-We'll take out the uterus, too.

-We take out everything

-down to the cervix.

-In France,

-they just remove the ovaries.

-If you only remove the ovaries,

-and leave the uterus...

-..the cat can have an infection

-in the uterus.

-That looks fine.

-That's the cervix,

-and where we cut this off.

-All done.

-No more babies.

-No more babies.

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-No! I'll just close it up.

-It seems more complicated

-than for a male cat.

-Spaying is more complicated

-than castration.

-I have to go into the abdomen.

-With a castration,

-you just take them off.

-How many of these have you done?

-How many of these have you done?

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-Hundreds.

-I do about four a week, and

-I've been doing it for seven years.

-Too many!

-I stitch the muscle layers first.

-Cats heal really well.

-Women can be bedridden

-for six weeks after a hysterectomy.

-She'll be running round tomorrow.

-And now to stitch up the skin.

-The cat will come round

-within the hour.

-Big and small animals will

-keep coming through the Wern doors.

-A vet will always be on hand...

-..whatever time of day or night,

-even on Christmas Day.

-It's love of animals

-that motivates the vets...

-..to ensure the animals

-lead healthy and happy lives.

-That, simply, is a vet's life.

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