The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick

Merida the collie has a complex problem with her elbows. A boss cat called Elmo has a bad fracture to his left back leg after being hit by a car.

A French bulldog faces a high-risk operation for an exploded disc and a cat called Nutty has a shattered radius after being shot with an airgun.

Gentle giant Bear, an English mastiff, visits Noel after suffering a painful ruptured cruciate ligament in his knee. Siamese cat Bluebell is rushed in after being hit by a car.

Lola the beagle visits Noel after collapsing on her back legs, Brandi the Labrador is refusing to walk, and bulldog puppy Molly is rushed in after being run over by a car.

A two-year-old dachshund is rushed to Fitzpatricks by a distraught friend of the owner after being run over by a driver and sustaining life-threatening injuries. A couple arrive with their nine-year-old schnauzer, which is booked in for complex spinal surgery after an earlier operation on its knee, and the owners of a shih tzu bring in their pet, which has been injured in an accident at home.

A look back at some of Noel Fitzpatrick's most memorable cases including 18-month-old chihuahua Darcy, who suffered a crushed pelvis after being hit by a car, rendering her unable to walk. X-rays revealed at least seven fractures, meaning Noel had to operate on a microscopic scale. The programme also features three-legged cat Jersey, whose sole back leg was taking so much strain that he needed knee surgery, and deerhound Willow, suffering from a suspected broken neck after a horrific accident.

Catching up with three dogs treated by Noel Fitzpatrick, including Irish Staffie puppy Jasper, who in 2013 was suffering painful developmental problems that caused deformity in both front legs and seemed beyond treatment. The vet also helped six-year-old Rottweiler cross Lulu, so badly affected with spinal disease she could no longer stand and had to be carried everywhere, and German shepherd Marley, who as well as suffering from a painful limp, exhibited signs of serious emotional distress. Last in the series.