There you go, you're so gentle. This is the first time the calf'sbeen separated from its...
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There you go, you're so gentle. This is the first time the calf's
been separated from its mother. I would spend a lot of time
with the animals, pet them and talk to them, because I think like a human being, animals are... they respond
very much the same when they're loved and cared for. They know they're loved
and cared for. Yeah, you're going to get
all better. Yes, you are. Head nurse Julie Hurst has been
working with Martin for 18 years and she's curious
to meet the young patient. It's a thing called
a supernumerary digit. It's just a genetic defect. That leg can come from their neck, it can come from their back.
it can come from anywhere. But it's very rare. I've heard about it,
but I haven't seen it. In this practice we would see
one of them every maybe five or ten years,
and we see an awful lot of animals. This will be the first extra limb
that Martin's amputated. This is how you get a bad back. Can we get a quick X-ray of this?
been separated from its mother. I would spend a lot of time
with the animals, pet them and talk to them, because I think like a human being, animals are... they respond
very much the same when they're loved and cared for. They know they're loved
and cared for. Yeah, you're going to get
all better. Yes, you are. Head nurse Julie Hurst has been
working with Martin for 18 years and she's curious
to meet the young patient. It's a thing called
a supernumerary digit. It's just a genetic defect. That leg can come from their neck, it can come from their back.
it can come from anywhere. But it's very rare. I've heard about it,
but I haven't seen it. In this practice we would see
one of them every maybe five or ten years,
and we see an awful lot of animals. This will be the first extra limb
that Martin's amputated. This is how you get a bad back. Can we get a quick X-ray of this?
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There you go, you're so gentle.
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This is the first time the calf's
been separated from its mother.
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I would spend a lot of time
with the animals,
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pet them and talk to them,
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because I think like a human being,
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animals are... they respond
very much the same
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when they're loved and cared for.
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They know they're loved
and cared for.
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Yeah, you're going to get
all better.
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Yes, you are.
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Head nurse Julie Hurst has been
working with Martin for 18 years
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and she's curious
to meet the young patient.
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It's a thing called
a supernumerary digit.
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It's just a genetic defect.
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That leg can come from their neck,
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it can come from their back.
it can come from anywhere.
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But it's very rare.
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I've heard about it,
but I haven't seen it.
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In this practice we would see
one of them
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every maybe five or ten years,
and we see an awful lot of animals.
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This will be the first extra limb
that Martin's amputated.
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This is how you get a bad back.
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Can we get a quick X-ray of this?
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Movie Summary
Observational documentary series following the work of staff at three very different veterinary practices located within the ancient Kingdom of Mourne in Northern Ireland.
