A Yorkshire Vet Through the Seasons
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17. The end of a hard morning castrating bulls in the heat of midsummer. Being wrapped up in plastic is not great when it is very hot. My shirt was sopping wet with sweat and the blood and antibiotic spray has left plenty of marks – at least I escaped without any injuries!
18. ‘Lamby’ was one of my most challenging cases, suffering from a terrible ruptured rectal prolapse. I was sure she wouldn’t survive the emergency surgery, but sure enough, this is her three months later at her farm in Dewsbury.
19. A baby piglet called Tiny Tim receiving a health check. This one is a rare swallowbelly Mangalitza piglet and proves to be very healthy.
20. On a return visit to a smallholding to check up on a case, the camera crew is never far away. The camera is quickly put down to make space for cuddling baby piglets. These are Elsie’s babies: the result of Chris and my exploits earlier that summer. I felt like a proud father when I came to visit.
21. This gyrfalcon was an unusual visitor to my evening clinic. It is the largest of the falcon species and beautiful to see at close quarters. This one needs nothing more complicated than to have a microchip implanted. Some days we do literally see All Creatures Great and Small.
22. It’s hard to beat checking over young kittens. Even though these two inquisitive creatures are from the same litter, it is amazing how different they both look.