Vets in Practice

Joe Inglis' routine caesarean on a heavily pregnant foxhound produces puppy after puppy, but there's not an entirely happy ending. Meanwhile, his wife Emma treats and then releases a pheasant that has travelled four miles trapped in the grille of a car. Trude Mostue performs an operation on a Chihuahua with a malignant tumour, and gives a temporary home to an orphaned kitten.

Tom Leonard discovers that a cow's chronic diarrhoea is caused by a twisted stomach, whilst his brother Steve faces a difficult decision over a cat whose leg has multiple fractures. Meanwhile, equine vet Sam Robinson undertakes a tricky operation to straighten a foal's legs.

When Fiona Green decided to get a job in the Bahamas, she did not envisage battening down the hatches and taking cover from fearful winds. However, that is exactly what happens when Hurricane Floyd blows into town. In the aftermath of the storm, Fiona is kept busy with a steady stream of owners and their injured pets seeking treatment at the Bahamas Humane Society. Back in Wiltshire, England, a difficult case turns into a crisis for Trude Mostue when a breeder brings in an ill-fated German shepherd dog. Meanwhile, Trude's friend and fellow-Norwegian Maria Lowe - who, like Fiona and Trude, also trained at the Langford Vets' School - treats a collie dog with a mysterious lump. Trude and Maria are making plans to form a partnership and set up their own veterinary practice.

While Joe Inglis now divides his time between getting his Mountain Board business rolling and being a part-time vet, his wife Emma wants them to open up their own practice. So when the news arrives that Joe is soon to lose his job, Emma makes the big decision for the both of them. Emma operates on Bitsy, a cat with cancer, whilst Joe deals with a stray hamster discovered in a hi-fi shop. Meanwhile, Sam Robinson and her boss John Levison treat a horse with hoof problems.

Emma Inglis continues her fight to save Bitsy the cat from cancer, while her husband Joe helps an abandoned dog. Back home, Joe has some upsetting news for Emma. Trude Mostue treats a rabbit with an overgrown tooth and a badly inflamed eye, whilst Maria Lowe helps a cat who's fallen into a pan of cold chip fat. Later, Trude and Maria visit a bank manager in search of financial support for their proposed veterinary practice.

Tom Leonard experiences the realities of farming when he spends a week looking after a farm for friends. Younger brother Keith is back working as a locum and performs emergency surgery on a cow with a displaced stomach. Meanwhile, Bahamas-based Fiona Green helps an injured goat and meets some baby racoons.

Keith Leonard acts as a mentor to a work experience student, whilst Trude Mostue meets Benson, a Labrador with a taste for household goods. Meanwhile, Maria Lowe performs a Caesarean - with dramatic results.

Emma Inglis finds herself on the other side of the operating table when she requires an endoscope examination of her knee, while her husband Joe treats a cat called Jelly whose injuries have left him paralysed. In Hull, Sam Robinson performs her own endoscopy on a young race horse.

While brothers Steve and Keith Leonard both plan to travel the world, with Steve resigning from his practice and Keith saving his locum's salary, their third brother Tom is happy in Lancashire, where he treats a collapsed pregnant cow and finds himself knee-deep in blood tests for 450 sheep.

Trude Mostue finally gets her hands on one of the famous lions at Longleat Safari Park, whilst her friend and future business partner Maria Lowe treats a puppy with a salivating problem. Meanwhile, Emma Inglis brings her surgical skills to bear on a mothering cat's broken leg, while her husband Joe bids farewell to his practice.