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Episode 2

In Aberdeenshire, Scott Rigg examines a dachshund that is struggling to use his back legs. After a CT scan, Scott performs delicate surgery to remove damaged disc material.

Lannsaireachd air dachshund, macaque beòthail agus àm breith nan Anns an t-sreath seo coinnichidh sinn ri lighichean-sprèidh bho air feadh Alba is iad ri frithealadh iomadach seòrsa beathach beag is mòr, peatail agus fiadhaich. An t-seachdain-sa, ann an Inbhir Uige tha Iain Miller a’ cleachdadh cliath ùr airson crodhan tarbh a ghearradh, agus tha uan chaora air a dhol an sàs agus feumaidh Iain gearradh ìmpire a’ dhèanamh.

Ann an Siorrachd Obar Dheathain, tha trioblaid aig cù dachshund le a chasan deiridh. Tha sgana CT a’ sealltainn dha Scott Rigg gu bheil diosg a' bruthadh air còrd an droma, agus feumaidh e lannsaireachd a’ dhèanamh gus na pìosan dhen diosg a chaidh a mhilleadh a thoirt a-mach.

Aig Pàirc Safari Bhlàr Dhruiminn tha Colin Scott a’ feuchainn ri ion-phlanntas chasg-gineamhainn a chur a dh'aon dhe na macaquan, ach chan eil e furasta. Agus, aig Sutha nan Coig Peathraichean tha Romain Pizzi a’ toirt cobhair dha dallag beag agus dòbhran.

This series takes viewers on a journey across Scotland, following vets as they tend to animals from small to large to very wild. Stories of joy and stories of sadness as we meet all creatures great and small.

Wick-based Iain Miller uses a new tipping crate to trim a bull’s hooves, and has to perform an emergency Caesarian section on an ewe. In Aberdeenshire, Scott Rigg examines a dachshund that is struggling to use his back legs. When a CT scan reveals a disc is pressing on his spinal cord, Scott performs delicate surgery to remove the damaged disc material.

At Blair Drummond Safari Park, Colin Scott tries to insert a contraceptive implant in one of the macaques, but it proves tricky as her three-month old baby is still clinging to her. And at Five Sisters Zoo, Romain Pizzi is treating a tiny dormouse and an otter.

29 minutes

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Role Contributor
Producer Patricia Macleod
Editor Jonny Craigmile
Director Scott Brown

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