It's a Vet's Life

First in a brand new series following the lives of rural vets as they treat all creatures great and small. Today in Teesdale, farm vet Richard helps a sheep who's mysteriously gone blind; a springy spaniel proves a handful for small animal vet Steve; and in Fife, vet Adam deals with an emotional case - a homeless kitten who's been run over by a car.

Vet Steve helps a kestrel with a damaged wing and hopes to eventually release her back to the wild; equine vet Sybil treats a pony with a with a locked leg - and a reputation for being naughty; and at the small animal hospital in Fife, heart and lung expert Craig is under pressure as he attempts to save a Yorkshire terrier's life.

Today at the small animal hospital in Fife, vet Adam deals with a life-saving emergency when a dog is hit by a train. In Teesdale, farm vet Richard artificially inseminates some Welsh Black cattle and all fingers are crossed for problem pedigree, Gwen, who's failed to get pregnant three times; and at the rural practice, feathers are ruffled when vet Steve tries to clip a budgie's claws.

Farm vet Richard finds out how many of farmer Cliff's cows are pregnant, and fits nose rings to some of his bulls. Back at the rural practice, vet Steve treats a bunny with wonky teeth; and in Fife, vet Megan has a testing nightshift when a Great Dane, with a life threatening condition, is rushed in.

Today, a critically ill Miniature Donkey foal makes an emotional emergency case for equine vet Kerry; out on the farm, vet Richard creates an operating table from a forklift truck; and at the Small Animal Hospital senior vet Adam's job is anything but routine, when he X-rays a tortoise and treats a gecko with a problem eye.

Today, Richard visits a long standing client where business means everything from de-horning a cow to trimming a cow's overgrown hoof, rounded off with tea and scones made by the farmer's wife; at the Small Animal Hospital in Fife, vet Megan helps a seriously ill Yorkshire terrier and his doting owners; and there's news in store for an unsuspecting cat owner when vet Adam makes a surprise discovery.