Cows, dogs, rabbits and even a red deer take centre stage with Thurso vets on TV
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This week's episode of The Highland Vet features a variety of calls including a visit to one local farm to check a slightly unusual patient.
Tomorrow night (Monday) viewers will get a chance to see vet William Campbell facing a very unorthodox call out when a farmer asks for help with one of his animals.
The patient isn’t a cow or a sheep but a red deer that was found unwell in a pig pen and is now being adopted by one of the farmer’s cows. William is worried the young red deer may have a potentially fatal viral infection.
On call vet David Mackay has a busy night shift as the calving season gets underway in Caithness. First a poorly orphaned newborn calf arrives at the large animal wing of the practice before a crofter needs emergency assistance when one of his four-year-old cows struggles to give birth and open air surgery is required.
Back in the small animal wing of the practice there is careful planning and trepidation for director Guy Gordon. He must work out how to help a patient with a reoccurring problem that puts decades of veterinary experience to the test. Thirteen-year-old Labrador Nev has returned with a lump that has now grown to the size of a grapefruit.
Meanwhile vet Rebecca Meyer must try and help a rabbit with all important, potentially lifesaving dental work.
In this new third series of The Highland Vet, filmed from winter though to the end of spring, the cameras follow the dedicated team from DS McGregor and Partners mixed vet practice in Thurso.
The programme often features some remote and challenging landscape while the team of vets, vet nurses and receptionists work around the clock to help farm and equine animals, domestic pets and wildlife.
The Highland Vet is on Monday night's on 5 Select at 9pm.
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