Mountain VetsSäsong 1
Observational documentary series following the work of staff at three very different veterinary practices located within the ancient Kingdom of Mourne in Northern Ireland.
Where to Watch Mountain Vets • Säsong 1
6 Episodes
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A1Avsnitt 1Rising up from the Irish Sea lies the ancient kingdom of Mourne, a rural area in the east of Northern Ireland that teems with animal life. It's March and the start of the birthing season. The founder of the oldest veterinary practice in Downpatrick, Maurice King, receives a call about an extraordinarily rare birth on a farm he knows well. He heads straight out to check on the new arrivals. Also out on the road is vet Rachael Frew, Maurice's most experienced vet in the Downpatrick practice. Rachael gets an emergency call to a smallholding where a goat has been attacked by a donkey. Is it too late to save the goat's life? At the foot of the Mournes, in Newcastle, Maurice's son Cahir runs a smaller, sister practice. Cahir has an appointment with Boo, a pedigree bulldog whose owner would like her to breed. Boo has been unable to do so naturally, so bulldog Bailey has also been booked in to provide the semen that Cahir must collect to inseminate Boo. - Avsnitt 4
A4Avsnitt 4At the mixed practice in Downpatrick, the vets treat farm animals and pets and in the spring concerned locals often bring wild animals into the clinic. A pregnant dog is rushed in to surgery. Cocker spaniel Tilly has been in labour for 12 hours and is struggling to give birth. It is a potentially life-threatening situation and vet Maurice King decides to perform an urgent caesarean section. It is a huge and valuable litter but can Maurice save Tilly and her pups? A young jackdaw has been brought into the clinic. He was found under a tree and is unable to fly. The vets rehome him with Belinda, a local woman who has Asperger’s. Belinda has a particular affinity with animals and at home she hand feeds him and encourages him to use his wings on short test flights At Tullyraine Equine Clinic, vet Hugh Suffern examines mare Echo, who has a lame hind leg. Owner Alex trusts only Hugh with Echo’s treatment but it is unclear exactly what is causing her lameness. Alex has spent years training Echo in eventing and if Hugh can’t fix Echo’s leg, her sporting career will be over. At the Downpatrick clinic Dexter - a therapy dog at the local hospital - is brought in to see vet Rachael Frew. Dexter has had cancerous lumps on his skin before and owner Lavinia is concerned about some new lumps that have recently appeared. Rachael books him in for an operation to remove the lumps but they must wait for the results of tests to find out whether the cancer has returned. In the town of Newcastle, Maurice’s son Cahir King runs Downe Vets’s sister practice. Umbrella cockatoo Brolly has an appointment to get her nails clipped but it is not something she enjoys. Maurice is booked in to assess the hooves of some semi-feral ponies and tries out a new blowpipe that he will use to sedate them. Maurice also has an appointment to provide a horse with a passport, and vet Daisy Dillon heads out to inoculate some puppies that will form part of a pack of hounds for a local hunt in N - Avsnitt 6
A6Avsnitt 6After the busy birthing season, life is less hectic for the mountain vets. For vet Maurice King, it is a less pressured time of year and a chance to enjoy the rewards of the job. At his practice in Downpatrick, Yorkshire terrier Mackie comes into the clinic with owner Liliane. Liliane is worried about Mackie’s lack of appetite. Her other dog Sonny died two weeks ago and she thinks Mackie is suffering from a broken heart. Vet Miriam Campbell books him in for a series of tests. Vet Rachael Frew heads out to a pre-booked appointment with a farmer she knows well. Damien produces meat from a large herd of Dexter cattle. His prized possession is bull Charlie, who has won several awards. Damian has had his eye on a young bull to follow in Charlie’s footsteps, but it is not working out. At Tullyraine Equine Clinic, today’s patient is ten-week-old colt Beau. His owner is concerned that one of his legs isn’t growing as straight as it should. Vet Inge D’Haese uses her skills to carry out a tricky procedure to correct his stance. At home, Tullyraine stablehand Caroline prepares her cow Daisy for her first ever competition at Northern Ireland’s biggest country fair, the Balmoral Show, where farmer Damian is also showing his bull Charlie. It is a new day and Miriam is rushing to an emergency at a local farm. She has been called to a local farmer who has a ‘cow down’. Miriam explains that if a cow is unable to stand up, it could be a sign of mineral deficiency, in which case the cow could die within hours – but the treatment for mineral deficiency can also be fatal. Maurice heads over to marine life sanctuary Exploris to give a new litter of otter pups their first health check. They belong to the centre’s resident family of Asian short-clawed otters, an endangered species. Rookie vet Daisy Dillon is called out to an emergency at a local farm. A cow has a ruptured a vein and is losing a lot of blood. It is the first emergency of this type that Daisy has had to
