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00:30G'day, welcome to a brand new BBC video from Animal Hospital. I'm here with some
00:36young viewers at Odds Farm Park near Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire to see
00:39lots of baby animals and aren't they adorable. This one's alright as long as
00:46she sits on the bottom is she? She's fine, she's enjoying some sunshine at the moment.
00:50In the spring a lot of baby animals arrive at the RSPCA's two hospitals for
00:56sick animals in London. That's the Harmsworth in East London and the
00:59Putney Hospital. This little rabbit is just a few weeks old. Isn't he lovely?
01:06But babies are hard work. A litter of ten tiny puppies was brought into the Putney
01:12Hospital recently because their mother had gone missing and with ten hungry
01:17mouths to feed, hospital assistant Ian Waygood needed all the help he could get.
01:21Have they any idea how old the pups are? I estimate age is probably about two to three weeks old.
01:27Where's that little white one that was so hungry? How long has the mother been missing for?
01:32Any idea? Mother's been missing for about two days now. Alright, I mean it is a
01:38possibility that the mother's milk may start to dry up if she hasn't got pups.
01:42If it's not continuous feeding of the mother's nipples they will dry out within a
01:47couple of days. Here you go little one, here you go, just shove that in there. Gosh the
01:53ideal would be to see if we can find mum wouldn't it? Certainly it'd make life
01:56a lot easier. While I was feeding the puppies a call came in about a stray dog that had
02:01been found. She had clearly just had pups. Inspector Gary Lucas went along to find
02:07out if this was the missing mother. Steve Knight joined him.
02:11Hello, RSPCA inspector. Hi, come on in. Thank you.
02:15So how did you find her Tracy? I found her in a really busy record shop in Sutton and she looked quite distraught.
02:29She was standing at the bottom of stairs. I think she thought their owner was upstairs.
02:32I stood outside for about half an hour and you know no one, no one claimed her.
02:39So I contacted the police and asked if it would be alright if I brought her home and until the owner called.
02:47So how's she been since she's been with you? Brilliant. She's just the most loving dog. I'm attached to her myself.
02:55Reluctantly Tracy said goodbye. Gary took the dog back to the hospital at Putney.
03:02Before he could find out whether this was Katie, the missing mother, she had to be
03:07checked over by Chief Vet Tessa Bailey.
03:11So you think this is the mum of our lost puppies. Hello. You're convinced aren't you?
03:18I'm certainly convinced. Is she from the same area? Certainly from the same area and fits the description perfectly.
03:25Definitely got puppies somewhere. Let's have a look. Nice bright eyes and the colour's good.
03:32Not dehydrated or anything. Doesn't look as if she's got any mastitis so she should be alright to try with the puppies.
03:39We'll have to see, you know, assuming they're hers, that she accepts them again.
03:44Normally mums with two week old puppies will know them straight away and hopefully she'll be really pleased to see them.
03:51Come on Katie. It was time to find out.
03:55There we go. Here we go then. Up. Good girl.
03:59What's this? Who's that then? Come on then, look.
04:04Come on. Here we go. Here we go then. Come on, look. What's this?
04:09Should she be taking this long?
04:11She's probably about right. She's not rushed in there. She's a little bit uncertain as to what's going on.
04:16Are these yours? Eh? Are these yours then?
04:21Let's see if we can put them to the seat and see if they go straight there.
04:25There we go. Look at that.
04:27Now that's going to be a great relief.
04:30Excellent. Just what we were waiting for.
04:33What a relief. All shine and interest. Look at that. Excellent.
04:37So it's definitely mum. That's definitely mum. Good one.
04:41Brilliant. I'm really pleased.
04:43It's just lovely to see them back together again, isn't it?
04:47The baby pets really do need a great deal of looking after.
04:51Shauna Lowry joined RSPCA Inspector Gary Lucas when he was called out by one desperate owner.
04:57She was feeling completely overwhelmed by a litter of very hungry kittens.
05:02Two weeks ago mum had five lovely kittens and yesterday out of the blue she had to have emergency surgery done.
05:10So you've been hand, rear and lovely?
05:13I've had to. I would never have thought hand, rear and kittens was so hard.
05:20I just couldn't do it and I was terrified they would die.
05:23Gary took the kittens back to Putney where vet Julie Taylor was on duty.
05:28Has she been feeding them anything?
05:30Yes she has.
05:32Oh sweetie. Does she know if they've been going to the loo?
05:36No, that's the problem.
05:37So it's not an easy job?
05:39No, it's not an easy job. There's a lot to it.
05:41It's not just feeding five kittens every hour to every two hours, day and night.
05:48But you also have to know that you have to stimulate them to go to the loo.
05:51That's what mummy does.
05:53If you don't they can get blocked and get very constipated.
05:56And you?
06:00You look like you have more milk on you than in you.
06:03So how do they look?
06:04They look good. I mean they're really quite bright, very loud, very active.
06:08I think the owner's done marvellously so far and I think that she did the sensible thing.
06:13She felt that it was too much for her and then she asked for help.
06:16So what's going to happen to them now?
06:18They're hungry so we need to feed them first of all.
06:22As soon as the milk substitute was ready it was feeding time and boy were they hungry.
06:28It was a big job so Gary and I lent a hand to staff nurse Jill Powell and trainee nurse Steve Wickham.
06:38Once they were full there was the other matter to deal with.
06:42A mother cat licks her kittens to stimulate them to go to the toilet.
06:46So the nurses used wet cotton wool to do the same job.
06:51They are cute but what a handful.
06:54The kittens were taken to be looked after by one of several volunteers
06:57who foster kittens for the RSPCA until they're old enough to be found new homes.
07:02But it is important to think carefully before you decide to own a kitten
07:06because it is a lot of hard work.
07:09Now did you know that when we get a mild winter
07:12it causes some animals to come out of hibernation too soon?
07:16Shauna met one little fellow who hadn't been to sleep at all.
07:20Vet Viv Robertson was giving him a check up.
07:24He's a little hedgehog. What's the matter with him?
07:27He was found trapped down a hole.
07:30He would have been born late last autumn.
07:32He's certainly not big enough to hibernate.
07:34He's actually quite thin for a hedgehog at this time of year.
07:36What are you looking for?
07:38I'm just looking at his breathing.
07:40One of the most common problems they get is lung worm
07:42which causes a very severe pneumonia
07:44and that can make them quite debilitated.
07:46They quite often get their eyes damaged
07:48so obviously not having perfect vision makes them less likely to be able to find food on their own.
07:53We're also just checking he's got only four legs.
07:55It's quite common for them to be attacked by foxes and badgers
07:59or road accidents and lose one of their limbs.
08:02But he's fine.
08:04What should people do if they see them in their garden
08:06and they are out and about?
08:08If you see them out at night that's fine
08:10because they're nocturnal animals
08:12and they will be starting to wake up quite soon.
08:14I would worry about them if you saw them out during the day
08:17because that's a sign that they are sick.
08:19The other thing we would worry about is
08:21we don't want people moving hedgehogs in the spring
08:23unless they're very concerned about them
08:25because we don't want any babies left behind in nests
08:27if mothers are taken away from them.
08:31Are you happy with this one?
08:33He seems healthy enough.
08:35He seems fine.
08:37He's certainly not big enough at this time of year
08:39to release back into the wild
08:41so he's going off to Wildlife Centre
08:43to be fattened up a bit
08:45and then he'll be released in the spring.
08:47I went with driver Mark Clements
08:49to Prickles Hedgehog Haven in Surrey.
08:51It's a sanctuary for sick and injured hedgehogs
08:53where they can recuperate
08:55and hopefully be prepared
08:57for going back to the wild.
08:59The haven is run by Mavis Regini.
09:05Mavis has a specially built room
09:07which provides a home for any hedgehog
09:09that needs help.
09:11Come on through Mark.
09:13You know the way now don't you?
09:15This is where I'm intending to put the new one.
09:17You've got so many hedgehog hutches.
09:19How many have you got?
09:21I've got about 58 in at the moment.
09:23You've got a little bed already?
09:25That's the bed.
09:27But obviously I need to know a little more about the new one.
09:29Who have we got?
09:31He was picked up on Valentine's Day
09:33and he was taken apart in the hospital.
09:35But the vet's had a check and he seems fine.
09:37You going to let me see if you're a little boy or a little girl?
09:41Yes, it is a little boy.
09:44So you're a little Valentine then, are you?
09:50He was found on Valentine's Day.
09:52I've got a hat for you.
09:54I'm into woolly hats at the moment.
09:56They make lovely little sleeping bags.
09:58They're rather snug.
10:00They're rather cosy for them.
10:02Look at that.
10:04Nice and snug there.
10:06Nice clean new hat.
10:08There we are my love.
10:10What do you think of that then?
10:12He's a good boy.
10:14With Valentine safely tucked in,
10:16Mavis introduced me to some of the other characters.
10:18Who's this one?
10:20This is Felro.
10:22He's one of my darkest ones in.
10:24He's a really dark colour.
10:26He's sneezing.
10:28How long have you had him for?
10:30I've had him a few years.
10:32He's three-legged and every so often he gets ear infections
10:34because he can't scratch it.
10:36Do you know anything about his background?
10:38He was found trying to hibernate in someone's greenhouse
10:40and he was in a dreadful mess.
10:42He'd got maggots in his ear.
10:44He was in a real state so obviously
10:46I couldn't leave him there.
10:48He had to come back here for treatment
10:50and he's stayed here ever since.
10:52You do try and release most of them.
10:54Yes, my main aim is to get them back.
10:56When you get three-legged ones
10:58it's a bit of a problem.
11:00If I can get them into a secure garden
11:02and make sure it's really suitable for them.
11:04What is it about them that you love?
11:06They're so cute.
11:08I don't like hedgehogs.
11:10But I really feel that hedgehogs do have such a rough time.
11:12Life's stacked against them out there.
11:14Their coat doesn't protect them
11:16against all this machinery
11:18against strimmers.
11:20It's such a shame.
11:22Bless them.
11:24It's wonderful to see that reflex
11:26when they roll into a ball like that.
11:28Did you know that a hedgehog
11:30has about 5,000 spines?
11:32By the way, I've been told
11:34if you do see hedgehogs in your garden
11:36and you're feeding them
11:38make sure you leave some water out for them to drink.
11:40Don't give them cow's milk.
11:42It can really upset their stomachs.
11:54You may remember Inspector John Bower.
11:56We've followed him on many rescues for the RSPCA.
11:58He now works in Norfolk
12:00at the RSPCA Wildlife Hospital
12:02in East Winch.
12:05He specialises in caring for seals.
12:07Shauna Lowry caught up with John there.
12:09Hi John. Hi.
12:11Nice to see you again.
12:13Are these the baby seals that you've been involved with rescuing?
12:15Yeah, I rescued one of these.
12:17She was found on a beach
12:19up on the north coast of Norfolk.
12:21A member of the public found it, did exactly the right thing
12:23left it alone and rang us.
12:25I went up, collected the seal
12:27and it was really quite small.
12:29It was really touch and go
12:31whether we could pull it around
12:33and it's still doing really well and putting on weight.
12:35There are quite a few little ones here as well.
12:37Are they all the same?
12:39Yeah, they're all common seal pups
12:41born this year
12:43all been abandoned
12:45or for whatever reason all been brought into the centre
12:47and they have to spend about
12:496-7 months here
12:51until they're big enough to be released again.
12:53So this noisy lot here
12:55are the ones we're releasing today?
12:57These are the ones that have been in 5-6 months
12:59and are obviously in tender loving care
13:01and minimum contact with the staff here
13:03and they're ready to be released.
13:05Ready to go back today.
13:07That's fantastic.
13:09Before the baby seals could join a colony
13:11of other seals back in the sea
13:13they had to be rounded up and put on special stretchers.
13:15It was a bit of a difficult job
13:17as they had grown to quite a size.
13:21As soon as the seals were safely aboard
13:23they headed off on the
13:25short journey to the coastline
13:27and the North Sea.
13:31As we approached
13:33the colony
13:35we could see some of the seals
13:37our four would be joining.
13:39We started taking the seals ashore
13:41and a few inquisitive residents
13:43came a little closer to see
13:45what we were up to.
13:47By now the seals were
13:49raring to get out of their stretchers
13:51and explore their new environment.
13:57It'll take them
13:59about two or three weeks
14:01to adapt to living in the wild.
14:03Since they were pups
14:05they've been fed on dead fish
14:07so they'll have to learn to hunt
14:09for their own food.
14:11To help them cope
14:13they've been fed a bit more than normal
14:15so they've got some extra body fat
14:17and are a little on the hefty side.
14:25Once we'd finished our hard work
14:27we had time to watch them
14:29meck for the sea.
14:31It was so good to see them back
14:33where they belong.
14:35Those seals weighed in at over
14:3750 kilograms. That's probably more
14:39than you two and all you lot all put together
14:41so it's no wonder
14:43they could be difficult to handle.
14:45As I said earlier
14:47in the spring there are lots
14:49of babies around. In fact
14:51Inspector Phil Norman had to deal with
14:5313 of them.
14:56They'd got themselves
14:58trapped in an enclosed courtyard
15:00at of all places
15:02the Crown Court in Isleworth.
15:04There's a mother duck with about 13 ducklings.
15:06The problem here
15:08is that there's not really
15:10natural food here at all
15:12and it's going to be months before they're going to be big enough to get out of here.
15:14So I think for their sake
15:16we're going to have to move them.
15:18What I'll try and do is I'll try and catch
15:20the mum but
15:22that probably will be difficult.
15:24We're all actually dependent upon her so if we can't catch
15:26her it's not the end of the world. We'll take the ducklings
15:28anyway and we'll get them reared
15:30until they're ready to release.
15:32Probably helpful if you can have the pole.
15:34Let's locate them first
15:36and it'll probably just be a matter of getting one or two at a time.
15:38Sensing trouble
15:40the mother made her bid for freedom
15:42leaving the ducklings to fend for
15:44themselves.
15:46They're coming this way now.
15:48I see them.
15:50All gone to the centre.
15:54Gone right over here now.
16:00They're quicker than me.
16:02The ducklings were determined to evade arrest
16:04so Phil called in reinforcements
16:06from the court's police department.
16:08Right
16:10if you could go a little bit further across so you're as far as you can.
16:12It seemed like a good plan.
16:14They've gone back in.
16:16They're here.
16:18I can't see them at the moment.
16:20No.
16:22Two down
16:24eleven still on the run
16:26but Phil and his team were getting the hang of this.
16:28I've got eight so far.
16:30With most of the ducklings collared
16:32the rest soon gave themselves up.
16:34Ten
16:36No.
16:38It's thirteen I think.
16:42Phil took the ducklings back to Putney
16:44for a quick check up with vet Adam Cholley.
16:46Hello duckling.
16:48Alright sweetheart.
16:50Okay
16:52That seems to be fine.
16:54Don't seem to be injured at all.
16:56Fantastic.
16:58All thirteen were healthy
17:00but they were going to need hand rearing
17:02so Phil took them off to the Swan Sanctuary
17:04at Egham.
17:06A couple of days later
17:08Shauna Lowry went to see how they were getting on.
17:10Dot Beeson was keeping
17:12them warm in an incubator.
17:14Oh look, so cute.
17:16How are they coping without mum?
17:18They're doing very nicely now.
17:20They've settled down very well in the brooder.
17:22And why are they in an incubator?
17:24Because without mummy
17:26they'd succumb to the cold very very quickly.
17:28In the wild you'd normally see ducklings
17:30in the water with their mum.
17:32Of course you would and she takes them on
17:34and then she indicates to them
17:36to get off the water and she broods
17:38them all under her wings.
17:40All of which of course they're doing without at the moment
17:42so we don't put them in water at all
17:44until they're at least 21 days old
17:47and then of course we caught the process
17:49of teaching them to swim.
17:51Really?
17:53So there's bath time all round for this bunch.
17:55So they don't naturally know how to swim
17:57without their mum?
17:59No, that's right.
18:01They will eventually catch on
18:03but it doesn't come naturally.
18:05But those little ducklings had been separated
18:07from their mum and had to be taught to swim
18:09which was different to the story
18:11that unfolded when Steve Knight went
18:13with ambulance driver Dermot Murphy
18:15to rescue another family of even smaller ducklings.
18:19Their mother had decided to nest on a balcony
18:21in London's Docklands.
18:31Without their mum the ducklings began to panic.
18:33We can just gather them up
18:35as quickly as possible.
18:45Three here.
18:47Tiny.
18:49A couple of weeks old?
18:51A few days old.
18:57There we go.
18:59Probably the last one.
19:03So how many is that now?
19:0514 in total.
19:07Dermot hoped he'd be able to release the family nearby.
19:09The plan was to release
19:11the ducklings first
19:13and hopefully when the mother was released
19:15she'd see them and stay with them.
19:17For the ducklings it would be the first time
19:19they'd ever seen water.
19:21So are they going to be able to swim?
19:23Yes they will.
19:25All the time they've been with mother
19:27she's been preening them,
19:29getting them oiled, waterproofed
19:31ready to go out where we are now.
19:33Right, let's open them up
19:35and just start dropping them in.
19:37Straight into the water?
19:39Straight into the water.
19:41That's a good sight isn't it?
19:43We need to move quickly
19:45so that we can get mum out.
19:47Well that part was easy enough.
19:51Next, the moment of truth.
19:53Would the mother stay with the ducklings?
20:05That's a good sight isn't it?
20:07It is, the perfect ending.
20:09Isn't it incredible?
20:11They all knew exactly what to do
20:13once they were on the water.
20:15That was because their mum was with them.
20:17Another little pet must have felt
20:19completely bewildered by her
20:21first experience.
20:23When she came in to see vet Jeremy Stewart
20:25it was her very first visit
20:27to the vets.
20:29Hello Sky, little puppy.
20:31Looking very sorry for yourself aren't you?
20:33It's not so good. What's up with her?
20:35Well she's actually been sick.
20:38So she's been sick and
20:40got diarrhoea as well?
20:42Yes.
20:44Seems to have lost a bit of weight.
20:46When she's got this diarrhoea
20:48have you noticed any blood in it at all?
20:50There was a tiny bit of red blood.
20:52And where did you get her from?
20:54We actually bought her
20:56from a friend of a friend.
20:58So you didn't see the mother
21:00or the rest of the litter?
21:02She was eating.
21:04She seemed perfectly healthy.
21:06I would strongly advise
21:08that whenever you do consider getting a puppy
21:10that you do see the rest of the litter
21:12and the mum and the dad if at all possible
21:14and ideally the environment
21:16that they've grown up in.
21:18Now do you know whether Sky's mum
21:20was vaccinated?
21:22I haven't got a clue to be honest.
21:24My concerns
21:26are that she's picked up a little bit of a bug.
21:28It's quite an ordeal
21:30for her to change homes
21:32and to be removed from her litter.
21:34The other thing is that we don't know
21:36whether the mother was vaccinated
21:38so we don't know if she's had any protection
21:40against any of the really nasty viral diseases
21:42things like parvovirus
21:44like distemper
21:46like infectious hepatitis
21:48that sort of thing.
21:50If you pick up her skin
21:52and let it go
21:54if you see it's what we call tenting
21:56so it's going back very slowly
21:58so that means she's dehydrated.
22:00This is very serious
22:02and she needs to come into the hospital.
22:04We need to give her some fluids into the vein
22:06and that will improve her hydration.
22:08She's very poorly
22:10and unfortunately
22:12been through a great deal
22:14for such a young dog
22:16and we need to make her feel better.
22:18Sky was immediately
22:20put onto a drip and taken straight
22:22to the isolation ward.
22:24If she did have parvovirus
22:26it would be highly contagious
22:28and can be a fatal disease
22:30so the nurses needed to be sure
22:32that she wouldn't pass it on to any other animals.
22:34The following week
22:36I was allowed into the ward
22:38with Jeremy to see how she was doing.
22:40She seemed happy
22:42to have some visitors.
22:44You are a lot better.
22:46She was in such a poor way
22:48when she came in just 5 days ago
22:50and we've had her on very intensive care
22:52haven't we?
22:54What did it turn out to be?
22:56Well it was parvovirus
22:59As soon as she came in
23:01she was given fluids into the vein
23:03to really try and get over this dehydration.
23:05That's the reason why parvovirus is so serious
23:07because they have this really very nasty
23:09sickness and this really very nasty diarrhoea
23:11and it's a shame
23:13because it is something that is
23:15completely avoidable
23:17and I'm certain that she would have died
23:19if she hadn't had treatment.
23:21You can see now that there's no way that she's dehydrated anymore
23:23for her to have got parvovirus
23:25at such a young age
23:27without any immunity passed on to her from the mother
23:29And she is out of the infectious stage now?
23:31Yes, yes
23:33I'm quite happy that she's not going to be spreading
23:35any bugs on anymore now
23:37so I'm quite happy for her to go home.
23:39Luckily for Skye
23:41that was a happy outcome
23:43but parvovirus is extremely serious
23:45so as Jeremy said
23:47if you're taking on a puppy
23:49you really need to know that the mother's been vaccinated
23:57You know
23:59with some illnesses
24:01it's the speed
24:03with which they can take hold
24:05that's the really frightening thing
24:07One owner noticed a dramatic change
24:09in her young rabbit
24:11that had happened literally overnight
24:13She brought Pudding
24:15who was only four months old
24:17straight to see Chief Vet Tessa Bailey
24:19Well this morning
24:21she's totally uncoordinated
24:23When you put her down
24:25She seems to not be able to get her bearings
24:27and fall over
24:29You look a bit confused
24:31This is not like her at all
24:33Sit down baby
24:35That's a good girl
24:37She tried to get out of the litter tray
24:39and couldn't make it properly
24:41She flopped over
24:43How old is she?
24:45She's about four months
24:47Has she been vaccinated?
24:49No
24:51If she comes through this OK
24:53What do you think this is?
24:55Well I'm wondering about
24:57sort of middle ear infection
24:59because of the wobble
25:01and the lack of balance
25:03The other possibilities
25:05would be an encephalitis
25:07so an infection that's affecting
25:09her brain
25:11and affecting the balance
25:13there
25:15Or it may be that she's just
25:17got an acute infection
25:19and she's just generally weak
25:21and unable to balance properly
25:23So I think
25:25we need to get her in and give her some fluids
25:27and we'll start her on antibiotics
25:29and we'll have to see
25:31how she goes over the next 24 hours
25:33or so
25:35But it's worrying
25:37Tessa took Pudding straight through
25:39to Nurse Tammy Strick
25:41who prepared a saline and glucose solution
25:43This is going to go
25:45into her tummy
25:47We want it to go as quick as we can
25:50so that she's not too stressed
25:52We'll do it through a catheter
25:54Pudding seemed to be getting weaker
25:56and urgently needed the fluids
25:58to build her strength
26:00Alright so if you can go
26:02nice and slowly
26:04There you are sweetheart
26:06Just get that in properly
26:08They injected the liquid
26:10straight into Pudding's abdomen
26:12as this was the fastest
26:14and least stressful way of getting it
26:16into her system
26:18We're worried that
26:20she's going to die
26:22it might be over the next couple of hours
26:24but now we've got the fluids into her
26:26and she's started her antibiotics
26:28We'll have to see how she goes
26:30in the next 24 hours
26:32Come on Pudding
26:34Nurse Sandy Friedrich
26:36kept a constant check on Pudding
26:38throughout the night
26:40making sure that she was kept warm
26:42and had plenty of food nearby
26:44The following morning
26:46Pudding's looking a lot brighter
26:48this morning
26:50which is lovely to see
26:52Let's just check your balance
26:54How are you if I tip you over
26:56Brilliant
26:58She's actually righting herself today
27:00which she wasn't yesterday
27:02so her balance is improving
27:04which is a really good sign
27:06She's started on her antibiotics
27:08so we'll carry on with those
27:10We'll be monitoring her really closely
27:12and if things keep going well
27:14we hope she'll be home in a few days
27:16Tessa tells me that Pudding
27:18had a bacterial infection
27:20and that caused toxins to build up
27:22in her brain
27:24That's why she couldn't keep her balance
27:26They kept Pudding in hospital for 5 days
27:28but she's back at home again now
27:30and doing really well
27:32You know
27:34these TV characters seem to get everywhere
27:36You'll know what I mean
27:38when you meet this little hamster
27:40who came to see vet Barbara O'Malley
27:42Right, little hamster
27:44Nichols
27:46Poor Nichols
27:48I think he's lovely
27:50So what's wrong with Nichols today?
27:52Well he's got some black spots
27:54round on each side
27:56and he's gone bald
27:58so I took it in the pet shop
28:00and said he thinks it might be ringworm
28:02How old is Nichols now?
28:04Well I've had it about 4 months
28:06Was he a baby when you got him?
28:08It was the same size
28:11So he hasn't grown since you got him at all
28:13No
28:15Let's give him a check over
28:17He's a very handsome fellow
28:19Not very like Paul Nichols really
28:21but I'm sure he's flattered
28:23Is this patch here is it?
28:25Yeah
28:27And there's one on the other side
28:29Right
28:31What we're seeing there isn't a skin infection
28:33It isn't ringworm, it's actually the hip glands
28:35which in the male hamster
28:37is more pronounced
28:39Do they leave scent from those?
28:41These glands are scent glands
28:43for territorial markings
28:45They're quite territorial animals hamsters
28:47so when they want to mark their territory
28:49in the wild they rub their hip gland
28:51against the area and scent mark their territory
28:53So it's not a skin disease
28:55it's a normal finding in a hamster
28:57So you're quite happy with all that?
28:59Don't feel embarrassed, it's always best to check these things
29:01and I've been asked the question many a time
29:03by many a client
29:05We just don't know if you live with a hamster for quite a while
29:08Well what about that then?
29:10But Barbara is right
29:12If you are worried about something
29:14it's always best to check
29:16Even the most caring owner can need some guidance
29:18every now and again
29:20An owner came in to vet Helen Kemp's clinic
29:22because his guinea pig Treacle
29:24was finding it very difficult to get about
29:26He seems to be limping
29:28I don't know if it's his front or back leg
29:30on the right hand side
29:32He's having like a Treacle walk
29:34Oh yes he's holding out awkwardly isn't he
29:37He's a bit stiff all round really isn't he
29:39He seems really hard pressed to move
29:43finding it very painful to do anything
29:45If you feel his joints
29:47they're all very painful
29:49and very swollen
29:51Would that be some sort of accident he's had?
29:53No, it's affecting all the joints
29:55so it's a generalised condition
29:57and I think what he's suffering from
29:59is what we call skeletal scurvy
30:01where he's suffering a vitamin C deficiency
30:03and one of the things
30:06it does is cause these really painful swollen joints
30:08a bit like the sailors used to have
30:10with their sort of sore mouths and joint pain
30:14and because he's young and growing
30:16the vitamin C is important for his bone and joint development
30:20and that's the problem
30:22What's he feeding him on?
30:24He has guinea pig food
30:26like the guinea in the packets in the pet shop
30:28And does he have anything else?
30:30And water, that's all
30:32He doesn't have any greens or anything like that
30:35because he's not getting enough vitamin C in his diet
30:37So what we need to do
30:39is get him on a course of vitamin C
30:41You want to slowly introduce some greens for him
30:45Carrots, apples, celery, cabbage
30:47anything bar lettuce
30:49because lettuce can give them colic
30:51If you go to the chemist
30:53and get him some soluble vitamin C tablets
30:57So they're just the same tablets that a human would take?
30:59Yeah, he just needs a low dose
31:01Vitamin C is pretty much the same for everybody
31:04And you can dissolve those in his drinking water
31:06I'll start him off with a vitamin injection today
31:08He'll squeak
31:10Guinea pigs don't like injections
31:12Don't nibble anybody
31:16This is for your own good, kid
31:18There we are
31:20Alright, have a bite
31:22Go and get your own webcam
31:24A week later, Treacle was back to see vet Barbara O'Malley
31:28His owner had followed all of Helen's advice
31:30You got the vitamin C, did you?
31:33Yeah, it was in his water
31:35He was very sore last week, wasn't he Pet?
31:37What a lovely change, isn't it?
31:39You couldn't touch him without him squealing
31:41He couldn't walk at all, he couldn't move
31:43It just shows what a good quality diet will do
31:45for a guinea pig's welfare
31:47He was in agony last week
31:49and now he's a normal guinea pig
31:51Why is it so important to give guinea pigs vitamin C?
31:53Guinea pigs, like man and monkeys
31:55three categories
31:57can't synthesise, can't make their own vitamin C
31:59They have to have it in their daily diet
32:02Don't jump
32:04So that's why your mum always tells you
32:06to eat your greens
32:08Now there was obviously no need for Treacle
32:10to be admitted into the hospital
32:12but there can be over a hundred animals
32:14in the wards here at any one time
32:16and they need an awful lot of looking after
32:18The hospital itself can't re-home stray animals
32:22Instead, they rely on re-homing centres
32:26Nurse Jackie Bushby is finding out
32:28whether they have any space
32:31Sadly, they're often full
32:33This week I rang eight places, one had space
32:35so that's seven out of eight this week
33:01Sadly, stray dogs and cats
33:03are fairly common
33:05but a rather unusual stray
33:07was found in a South London school
33:09as ambulance driver Dermot Murphy discovered
33:11Steve Knight went back to school with him
33:13We've got a budgie that we found
33:15under a bush when we were out
33:17looking at leaves this morning
33:19and he was lying on his side
33:21but we think he's alright
33:23but we don't really know
33:25You've been drawing him, I see
33:27He had lots of nice drawings
33:30Has anybody picked him up yet?
33:32No
33:34You have to be careful with him
33:36because he's probably not used to being handled
33:38It's just as well you got him
33:40because they only get attacked by other birds out there
33:42crows and magpies
33:44and of course the cats as well
33:46I'll take him in but I think he looks more tired
33:48than anything else, I don't think he's actually injured
33:50So did you give him a name?
33:52We were going to vote, weren't we?
33:54Peter
33:56I've got Stewie
33:59I've got Heracles
34:01We're doing Ancient Greece
34:03as our topic at the moment
34:05and Shane suggested Heracles
34:07would be quite good
34:09because Heracles was very strong
34:11and went through a lot of labours
34:13Heracles is the Greek one
34:15Heracles is the Roman
34:17Well I've just had my lesson
34:19Thank you very much everybody
34:21Bye bye
34:23Dermot took Heracles to find a new home
34:25and just a few days later
34:28he was settled in at Jill Betts Bird Sanctuary
34:30So here he is
34:32There's a lot of people that will be pleased to know
34:34he's safe and sound in a new home
34:36How's he settling in?
34:38He's doing really well
34:40And he's happy?
34:42Yes, very happy
34:44He's got lots of other birds in here to keep him company
34:46So what have we got here?
34:48These are sun conures
34:50They're only babies
34:52They're brilliant colours, aren't they?
34:54Beautiful colours
34:56Do you breed these at all?
34:58No we don't, we don't believe in breeding our birds
35:00because there's so many to be rescued
35:02Jill initially puts all new birds
35:04into a cage on their own
35:06so she can keep a close eye on them
35:08Then she lets them mix with some of the other birds
35:10before releasing them into one of the large aviaries
35:12in her garden
35:14And how about our friend Heracles, is he ready to go?
35:16Yes, he's ready to go outside now Steve
35:20There's a lovely one up there
35:22How many birds are in here Jill?
35:24About 15-20 birds
35:26So what's he done with that cage?
35:28Will we be able to spot him easily enough amongst the others?
35:30Definitely
35:32I can assure you I would know him
35:34Come on, off you go
35:36That's it
35:38He seems to be happy enough up there
35:40What more could he want?
35:42It's nice to see Hercules
35:44settling into his new home so quickly
35:46There are also lots of wild animals
35:48with babies that need looking after
35:50Steve Knight made a visit
35:52to Hyde Style Wildlife Hospital in Surrey
35:54In the spring
35:56the hospital is particularly busy
35:58with little baby foxes
36:00and baby squirrels
36:02He met up with owner Graham Cunick
36:04who was helping some young orphans
36:06including eight fox cubs
36:08You greedy thing
36:10The hospital treats all sorts of wild animals
36:12and at this time of the year
36:14it's particularly busy with young orphans
36:16Why do so many get separated from their mums?
36:18Well often
36:20the main cause is road traffic accidents
36:22mum gets killed
36:24cubs come up looking for mum
36:26and they get found that way
36:28So do you release these back into the wild?
36:30Oh Lord yeah
36:32This little cub was found in a loft
36:34his coat was full of fiberglass
36:36so now he's having regular baths
36:38to try and clean him up
36:40Graham's also hand rearing some baby squirrels
36:42Well at this time of year
36:44there's a lot of trees being felled
36:46and consequently
36:48they find the babies in there
36:50so we do get quite a few little ones in
36:52So what happens to mum?
36:54She just abandons the nest does she?
36:56Well because mum's been so scared
36:58by chainsaws
37:00and goodness knows what
37:02she's long gone
37:04and she may well come back
37:06but her home has completely disappeared
37:18You know
37:20if you're asked to look after
37:22someone else's pet
37:24the worst thing that can happen
37:26is if the pet gets sick
37:28and that was just the case for one woman
37:30who brought a young tortoise in
37:32to see vet Liz Forbes
37:34It's my sister's tortoise
37:36she's gone away for two weeks
37:38I'm a bit worried actually
37:40because I've had him a week
37:42and he's not been eating
37:44and in his toilet is actually worms
37:46Do you know what she was feeding it on?
37:48Lettuce, cucumber, carrots
37:50I think certainly
37:52he's underweight for his age
37:54and if you've seen worms
37:56in his motions then certainly
37:58if he's had worms for a while
38:00that could be the reason why
38:02he's not eating very much
38:04not feeling very well
38:06and also the food that he does eat
38:08he may not be digesting very well
38:10and therefore not putting the weight on
38:12So I did have cause to worry then
38:14So how do you reckon to treat him then?
38:16We're going to give him a dose of an anti-parasitic drug
38:20and because tortoises don't take tablets too easily
38:22I'll just put a little bit of worming
38:24treatment through a tube
38:26down into his tummy
38:28and just get some stuff ready
38:30It's difficult when you're looking after someone else's pet isn't it?
38:32Yeah, very
38:34I'm just going to measure the length to where I think his stomach is
38:36and that's just where I want to put the tube down to
38:40Just hope that he doesn't decide
38:42that he wants to chew the tube
38:44Ok mate
38:46And then really it's just a question
38:48of giving him
38:50just about
38:52a mil
38:54That's about it
38:56That was your first taste of medicine
38:58Well, very well done
39:00Good boy
39:02Yeah
39:04He's not going to get better immediately
39:06I think the most important thing is just to offer him
39:08a huge variety of things
39:10Something like carrots
39:12beansprouts are very good
39:14they're quite high in vitamins and minerals
39:16So once he is eating
39:18then hopefully he will
39:20be taking in some minerals
39:22Beansprouts
39:24Fancy that
39:26It wasn't long before Tunis was tucking into his food
39:28That wasn't the case
39:30with a young four month old cat called Jimmy
39:32He hadn't had anything to eat
39:34for quite a while
39:36Steve Knight went with ambulance driver
39:38Abdurahman as he went to help
39:40rescue Jimmy from his first big adventure
39:42Our cat's stuck up the tree
39:44Oh is it?
39:46How long has he been up there then?
39:48Since seven o'clock yesterday morning
39:50Long time to be up there
39:52How old is he?
39:54He's four months old
39:56It's quite a while for a cat of about four months old
39:58to actually be up a tree
40:00Obviously it's an older cat
40:02we wouldn't worry too much
40:04We'd give him a bit more time to attempt to do it himself
40:06What are you going to do?
40:08We'll see if we can encourage him down first
40:10If you talk to them, usually they'll overcome their fear
40:12quite a lot
40:14and sometimes you have a result
40:16Ned started by trying some good old fashioned charm
40:18to coax Jimmy down
40:20Come on
40:24Come on
40:26Come on then
40:28He needs to turn himself around
40:30and come down back
40:32bum first
40:34After a nail biting five minutes
40:36Jimmy seemed oblivious to Ned's attempts
40:38but then
40:40He's down here now, he really wants to come down
40:42What were you saying to him?
40:44It seemed to be working
40:46Ned decided to meet him half way
40:50If I can just get just below him
40:52then
40:54we should
40:56be able to get him down
40:58Hang on, hang on
41:00Here he comes
41:02Come on
41:04He's only missing him by about
41:06five foot
41:08But things were beginning to go wrong
41:10Jimmy was determined to go to the very end of the branch
41:12further away from safety
41:14You're going to slip out the tree that way
41:16Come on, you're going to fall
41:18Just get us that ladder Steve
41:26Ned planned to climb up and rescue Jimmy
41:28but Jimmy had other ideas
41:30He's going to go for the ladder
41:32Hang on
41:34Hang on a minute
41:36Come on
41:38Come on
41:40Come on
41:44Suddenly it looked as though Jimmy was going to take a shortcut
41:50He's going to go
41:52He'll be alright from that height
41:54You ok?
41:56He's fine
41:58There's a well coming down as well
42:00Just walk up to him slowly
42:02Just talk to him
42:04That's it
42:06Ok
42:08Well done
42:10Hello Jimmy
42:12Although Jimmy looked fine
42:14Ned wanted to make absolutely sure
42:16Come on Jimmy
42:18Is he ok?
42:20Yeah, he'll be a bit hungry
42:22He's obviously a bit frightened
42:24He's had a little bit of a bad time
42:26But he's none the worse for wear at all
42:28He's really, really good
42:30And in no time at all
42:32Jimmy was back with his brother
42:34He was a bit worried about him, was he?
42:36Looking just a little bit sheepish
42:40It was brilliant to see
42:42Jimmy brought safely down from that tree
42:44and back with his brother
42:46Many of the animals
42:48that do get into trouble and need help
42:50are strays
42:52People lose their pets
42:54Do you lose a horse?
42:56That's what had been troubling
42:58Inspector John Bowe
43:00Sean O'Lowry went along to find out more
43:02The horse had got to know John
43:04on his regular visits
43:06to bring water
43:08Stallion
43:10Stallion
43:12He's of very good nature
43:14Shall I go and get a hat collar on him John?
43:16Yeah
43:18That's a good boy
43:20There we go
43:22Good
43:28Then it was off to the rescue stables
43:30in Essex
43:32where he could be properly cared for
43:34He'll have to be kept apart
43:36from the other horses
43:38until his skin problems cleared up
43:40and he gets a clean bill of health
43:42So how long will he be in isolation for?
43:44Well he'll be in for
43:46a couple of weeks I would think
43:48until the vet comes and sees him again
43:50and gives him the all clear
43:52and then we'll find him a friend
43:54Great
43:56Come on kids
43:58In you go
44:00Good boy
44:04What happens from now on?
44:06Obviously I'm going to monitor
44:08to see how long it takes the owner to contact me
44:10and then depending on then
44:12I'll arrange an interview and have a chat with him
44:14and see what he has to say about his welfare for the horse
44:16If an owner doesn't come forward for him
44:18hopefully he'll go to a new home
44:20Hopefully when he's a bigger boy
44:22and he's been broken
44:24and he's ready to ride
44:26perhaps we'll find him a nice home
44:28Well now, three months later, William
44:30as he's been called, is in fine fettle
44:32and he's getting some basic training
44:34as stable owner
44:36Martin Burton explained to Shauna
44:38He has to get used to the whole idea
44:40of being handled
44:42to doing as he's told
44:44learning simply to walk around in a circle
44:46and eventually you progress on
44:48to doing that without somebody at his head
44:50Got a friend
44:52Stable cats everywhere
44:54You move on to
44:56walk and trot
44:58and eventually then he'd be ridden loose
45:00Are you hoping to re-home him soon?
45:02Soon, maybe not
45:04It rather depends on the home
45:06that we can find for him
45:08It would need to be a home that could
45:10go through this process
45:12Equally, if we can't find that sort of home
45:14then there's no reason why we shouldn't have him here
45:16for anything up to two years
45:18and turn him out as a riding pony at the end of that time
45:22He's a very amenable, pleasant
45:24friendly little horse
45:26and I hope
45:28he's going to prove to have a nice nature
45:30It's great, isn't it
45:32to see William looking so well cared for
45:34Taking care of your baby animal
45:36is a big commitment
45:38and there are a lot of problems
45:40that can be avoided
45:42when a little nine week old puppy
45:44called Jasper was brought in to see vet
45:46Tessa Bailey
45:48What can we do for Jasper?
45:50He's going for his injections and to be chipped
45:52and have a check
45:54He's got mucky old ears
45:56so he's going to need some drops to clean those out
45:58That's the first thing
46:00Does he look too fat?
46:02I think I might be overfeeding him
46:04Puppies should be quite fat
46:06It's important that he has
46:08plenty of food so that his bones
46:10develop properly
46:12He's fine for his first vaccination today
46:14Do you want both of them injected?
46:16No, just one, please
46:20Here you go, first jab
46:26There you go
46:28That was horrible, wasn't it?
46:30It starts to sting
46:32It doesn't sting particularly
46:34but I think he
46:36didn't notice it until after the event
46:38What does that injection protect him against?
46:40That covers him against
46:42the seven main
46:44diseases of dogs that you can vaccinate
46:46against, which includes distemper
46:48and parvovirus
46:50Any good advice you can give
46:52when taking on a puppy?
46:54I think the main thing is really good
46:56behavioural training
46:58so that he grows up
47:00being a good member of your family
47:02your pack, if you like
47:04If you've got a friend
47:06who's got a friendly, fully vaccinated
47:08dog that he can mix with at home
47:10or take him along
47:12if your local vet does puppy parties
47:14it'll make him much more confident
47:16as he gets older
47:18If it's left too late before he socialises
47:20then he could be very timid
47:22or be aggressive with other dogs
47:24What does it basically
47:26cost to take on a puppy?
47:28Well, the initial
47:30cost is going to be having him vaccinated
47:32having him chipped, having him neutered
47:34but after that
47:36it's all the feeding costs and the vet's bills
47:38so the average dog
47:40can be up to £2000 a year
47:42Does that surprise you?
47:44Insurance
47:46It is a commitment
47:48and you've got an animal that's going to be one of your family
47:50for maybe 15 years
47:52or more
47:54He's already part of us now
47:56Yeah, he's lovely, isn't he?
47:58A cutie, wasn't he?
48:00I bet he'll be a real hit at any puppy
48:02party he goes to
48:04Christmas is a very special time
48:06of year and it can be just as
48:08full of excitement for our pets
48:10All the shining lights and the decorations
48:12prove too much temptation
48:14for one little kitten
48:16He was brought in to see vet Barbara O'Malley
48:18and he really lived up to his name
48:20Trouble!
48:22Not like you
48:24He goes crazy when you come in
48:26He's gone straight into the sitting room
48:28jumped up the tree
48:30jumped off of it, onto the unit
48:32and the next thing I heard him cry
48:34and he just couldn't lift up his leg
48:36Does he play with all the decorations?
48:38Pulls it all down every day
48:40Does he play with the Christmas balls as well?
48:42My cat loves those
48:44He can't leave nothing
48:46He's having to hit them off
48:48I suppose Christmas time is great fun for kittens
48:50all those little toys to play with
48:52You caught your monkey, didn't you?
48:54You were getting excited about Christmas Day, weren't you?
48:56Just see what's down there for a second
48:58Oh, he's holding it up
49:00He is very sore there, isn't he?
49:02Now I want to feel from his hip
49:04down to his thigh bone
49:06Yes, he is
49:08Excuse me!
49:10A bit of silence
49:12We're trying to help your kid
49:14He's full of personality, isn't he?
49:16Yes
49:18I think it's his knee that's hurting him
49:20Yeah
49:22I mean, he had quite a major fall
49:24even often quite a tiny fall can cause problems
49:26Look at that walk
49:28He definitely is quite lame
49:30We'd better take him in and do a check x-ray
49:32just in case
49:34because if he had got a break there
49:36it's very important we diagnose it early
49:38so we can keep him well confined
49:40Obviously it's very important we keep Trouble out of Trouble
49:42and well rested
49:44Barbara may have been planning to take an x-ray
49:46Quick, catch him!
49:48But Trouble had other plans
49:50I think you are a bundle of Trouble
49:52I think you're the owner of me
49:54Even anaesthetising Trouble
49:56was a three man job
50:04But once he was peacefully asleep
50:06Barbara could get to work
50:10Well this is an x-ray of Trouble's hips and knees
50:12and up at the hips
50:14if you compare the normal hip
50:16the little ball and socket joint there
50:18on the left hip
50:20it's broken away
50:22where the growth plate is
50:24Does that mean an operation for Trouble?
50:26Well
50:28ideally it would need an operation
50:30to put a pin up through it to hold him in place
50:32but Trouble is so tiny
50:34and he's very very young
50:36I do feel we might try just leaving him
50:38for a few days and see how the leg responds
50:40So what you're saying is
50:42he will be going home for Christmas?
50:44He definitely will be
50:46but my main worry with Trouble
50:48is that he is a bit hyperactive
50:50and very strictly rested
50:52And keep away from Christmas trees?
50:54Well less supervised by the owner
50:58After a lot of rest at home
51:00thankfully Trouble was soon on the mend
51:02and already back to some of his old tricks
51:08You get the feeling that keeping Trouble out of trouble
51:10is going to be a full time job
51:14A collie dog with the amazing name of
51:16Pippi Lulek Lulenski Licky Lips the First
51:20who was expecting puppies
51:22came in to vet Gabriel Haggard's clinic
51:24for an ultrasound scan
51:26to check that the puppies were developing properly
51:28Pippi's owner Lisa
51:30and Random the proud father
51:32were present
51:34together with Random's owner June
51:36So we should in theory
51:38be able to see some good healthy looking puppies
51:40inside there
51:42How does this all work the ultrasound?
51:44Well it's just like in a human
51:46I'm going to clip her up though
51:48and then I'll put the scanner probe on
51:50and what I'm really hoping to see
51:52is some heartbeats
51:54so that would be the ideal
51:58I have to say I'm going to be as intrigued as you are
52:00because this is my first time
52:04Just going to take a bit of hair off
52:06Good girl
52:08That I think should be enough
52:10What do you look like?
52:14So I'm just going to start the scanning
52:16What I've got to do first is to put some gel
52:18on the end of this
52:20and that gives us a good contact between the probe
52:22and her
52:24Right, now
52:26I hope this is going to be dark enough
52:28I think it's going to be ok
52:30Ah, there there
52:32It's up at the top I think
52:36That is definitely a puppy
52:38Oh look and it's moving
52:40You can see it moving
52:42Oh Pippi
52:44Pippi
52:46I won't be able to tell you whether it's a he or a she I'm afraid
52:48It's probably a little bit
52:50too ambitious
52:52for my first time ever
52:54But I hope to find you a heart
52:56The thing is the heart in this is so so tiny
52:58in one of these little puppies
53:00Compared to the same sort of scan
53:02on a human it would be much much easier
53:04to find the heart
53:06Try again
53:08There it is, now there, that's it
53:10Fluttering there
53:12Hehehe
53:14Oh look, oh mummy
53:16So are you happy that they're all
53:18looking healthy and moving around
53:20Very happy, I think
53:22we can safely say that those are all in good health
53:24No idea how many
53:26I wouldn't like to say but
53:28my bet would be
53:30Four I think
53:32I think more, I would say
53:34I think she's going to have about
53:36five or six
53:38If I count myself I would say six
53:40I'm pleased to say that everything
53:42went very well from then on
53:44When Pippi started showing signs
53:46that the puppies were really on their way
53:48Rodri Williams joined Pippi's anxious
53:50owner Lisa
53:52So what happened to Pippi Lulek this morning Lisa
53:54Well we went to school
53:56as normal
53:58and she started
54:00panting and I think
54:02having mild contractions
54:04in the park and she seemed
54:06quite desperate to get home
54:08and as you can see she's doing lots of heavy
54:10breathing and
54:12I think she's getting ready
54:14How did you feel? Nervous
54:16I did lose it for a couple
54:18of minutes, I was like panic
54:22But Pippi was taking her time
54:24Six hours later
54:26there were still no puppies
54:28Lisa has a lot on her plate at the moment
54:30She's starring in the local pantomime
54:32along with her daughter Lily
54:34Tonight is the final dress rehearsal
54:36Fortunately her friend June
54:38was able to stay with Pippi
54:40Some of the contractions seem to be short
54:42Yeah, they're not
54:44strong enough to actually do anything
54:46But within the hour
54:48the contractions had got much stronger
54:50We decided to interrupt Lisa's rehearsal
54:52Come on in
54:54Come in Lily
55:00Did your mummy leave you
55:02in your hour of need
55:04Come on
55:06Come on
55:08Come on
55:12Pippi look
55:14Yes
55:16Wow, baby
55:18Pippi knew exactly
55:20what to do. She cut the cord
55:22and started feeding the puppy straight away
55:24The first one is free
55:26and suckling
55:28The suckling reflex speeded up
55:30the birth of puppy number two
55:32There it is
55:34Look
55:36Everyone in the family
55:38was involved by the time puppy number three
55:40came along. He was completely
55:42pitch black with tiny little
55:44white paws
55:46Just the ends of the paws
55:48Looks like he's been dipped in marshmallow
55:50To see three puppies
55:52come out like that, how do you feel
55:54It's just, I'm in shock
55:56I'm too shocked
55:58to cry or anything
56:00It's all too much to take in
56:02Still panting quite a lot
56:04Yep, she's pushing again
56:06I think we're going to have a number four
56:08We've got one more
56:10In fact, by midnight
56:12there was a grand total of seven puppies
56:14Pippi became more and more confident
56:16at cleaning them up and organising them
56:18Clever girl
56:20It had all gone
56:22even better than Lisa could have hoped
56:24I think my biggest fear
56:26or worry was that she wouldn't
56:28actually take to them
56:30But she's been over-attentive
56:32as you can see, she's still licking away
56:34She really did do a good job
56:36in cleaning them up and cutting the
56:38umbilical cords, which was great
56:40I'm really really proud of her
56:42They all look like her as well
56:44They do, yeah, there's one actually
56:46that is identical to her
56:48So maybe we should call that one Pippi Lulek
56:50Lulenski Licky Lips the second
56:54Thankfully we have got good homes
56:56for them to go to
56:58But now she's going to get spayed
57:00definitely
57:02I think it's the best thing to do
57:04So a spay once was enough
57:06Thank you very much
57:08You've got healthy puppies
57:10a healthy mum
57:12How do you describe the whole experience?
57:14I can't
57:16It's just all too much to take in
57:18I'm absolutely overjoyed
57:20It's just amazing
57:22to have all these puppies running around
57:24It's just lovely
57:26I'm ecstatic
57:30It was wonderful to see that Pippi Lulek
57:32had seven healthy puppies
57:34Remember, looking after a baby animal
57:36brings a lot of joy, but it's also
57:38a huge responsibility
57:40So think about what you might be taking on
57:42before you start
57:44They don't want too many surprises
57:46and neither do you
57:48Life is an incredible journey for a baby animal
57:50Everything's new and exciting
57:52But it's nice if you can give them a bit of help
57:54along the way
57:56Babies need more care than you think
57:58Well, I hope you've enjoyed
58:00meeting a few of these little ones
58:02at the start of their journey as much as I have
58:04But for now, it's time to say goodbye
58:06Goodbye
58:08Bye
58:22Bye
58:52Bye