Mountain Vets

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Factual: Pets & Animals

Following the busy mountain vets a picturesque corner of County Down.

In a picturesque corner of County Down, animals outnumber people ten to one. These dedicated mountain vets offer a vital emergency service and help bring the community together.

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Edward Hart

Francis Baker

Rory Wheeler

Adrian Dunbar

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Mountain Vets: Series 2: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Two - Mountain Vets, Series 2, Episode 1

Vet Cahir is surprised by an unexpected turn of events while helping a pregnant ewe.

Vet Cahir is surprised by an unexpected turn of events while helping a pregnant ewe, Nuala amputates a calf’s toe to save its life, and Daisy treats a dog that may have swallowed rat poison.

It is autumn in the Mourne mountains, a rural area in the east of Northern Ireland where animals outnumber people. 

Cahir is out on call. A local pedigree sheep breeder has phoned in with an emergency - one of his prize ewes is having difficulty in labour. Cahir must perform an emergency section, but it is bad news. The lamb he delivers is stillborn. But then Cahir makes an unexpected and happy discovery: a second lamb inside the mother. This one is strong and healthy.  

Meanwhile, vet Nuala tends to a calf with an infected hoof. Nuala, who is the longest serving vet in the practice, is also preparing for her wedding, so she is not risking getting kicked by a calf. She secures its leg so she can examine the hoof safely and diagnoses a deep-rooted infection. The only choice is to amputate or put the calf down. 

Back at the clinic, young vet Daisy is treating Kim, a terrier. Her owner believes she has swallowed some rat poison. Daisy has to act quickly to neutralise the poison, which could kill the dog.

Vet Jennie is the most recent arrival to the veterinary practice. Today, she is seeing a newborn lamb who has been brought to the clinic by its owner, farmer Stephen. The lamb is limping, and Jennie diagnoses a broken leg. Luckily for the lamb, Jennie can fix it.

Finally, on Nuala’s last day of work before her wedding, nurse Genevieve is up to mischief. It is all to do with a local wedding tradition known as a ‘doing’, in which friends of the bride-to-be douse her in buckets of gunge. Nuala’s last day ends with some very messy laughter.

Mountain Vets: Series 2

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Following the busy mountain vets at the ancient Kingdom of Mourne.

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