Animal Allies

The Animal Allies team first meets the King of the Jungle, just a shadow of his former glory, laid low in Perth Zoo. Alistair the African lion needs an operation but at 200 kilograms, this is going to be no quick trip to the vet. The Zoo’s dedicated team of Animal Doctors makes sure they […]

In the UK, we meet our Animal Allies vet, Doctor Martin Andrews. Sparky the fox terrier has a hernia and Dr. Andrews prepares for what should be a routine operation. But there are sudden and serious complications. With Sparky’s life hanging in the balance we share Dr Andrews’ fight to find and fix the problem […]

In the UK, we meet our Animal Allies vet, Doctor Martin Andrews. Sparky the fox terrier has a hernia and Dr. Andrews prepares for what should be a routine operation. But there are sudden and serious complications. With Sparky’s life hanging in the balance we share Dr Andrews’ fight to find and fix the problem […]

Animal Allies first travels to Hampshire in the UK for the rough and tough – but necessary – job of de-horning cows. It’s not for the faint-hearted, but as we learn, neither is the damage these animals can do to each other and farm workers if they’re not de-horned

In Animal Allies this week, we travel to South Africa on the trail of an ailing elephant. This youngster has come off second best in a hassle with a hippo and these Animal Doctors will need all their skill to stem the infection in her badly injured leg.

In Animal Allies this week, we travel to South Africa on the trail of an ailing elephant. This youngster has come off second best in a hassle with a hippo and these Animal Doctors will need all their skill to stem the infection in her badly injured leg.

In Animal Allies this week, we follow the fortunes of Thunder the Luckless Labrador. After having a nasty nose tumour removed, then recovering from an ear infection, now Animal Doctor Martin Andrews is concerned about Thunder’s troublesome limp. We’re right there in the operating theatre as the Animal Doctors discover yet another worrying health problem.

This week in Animal Allies, we travel to South Africa where our Animal Doctors are making a house call on Tonto. The much-loved mare’s been suffering from a mystery eye infection that just won’t clear up. As they investigate, there’s real concern Tonto might lose the eye.

In Animal Allies this week, we do the rounds with dedicated British Animal Doctor Celia Newlove on a busy day in her Hampshire surgery.. We watch as Celia uses all her skill to help Fluffy the rabbit with his troublesome teeth…. and then applies plaster to an anxious lamb with a broken leg.

This week in Animal Allies we visit a very different dentist as Zaza the cheetah goes in for a checkup. Among the last of her breed, the pampered feline is kept in tip-top condition in order to continue drawing the world’s attention to her race against extinction.

Two lives are on the line in this week’s Animal Allies, but thankfully, both are in the skilled hands of veterinarian Celia Newlove. We’ll take you to Hampshire, England, where a heavily pregnant cow with a severely infected eye is causing concern. There’s a real chance she could lose the eye, but more importantly, her […]

Two lives are on the line in this week’s Animal Allies, but thankfully, both are in the skilled hands of veterinarian Celia Newlove. We’ll take you to Hampshire, England, where a heavily pregnant cow with a severely infected eye is causing concern. There’s a real chance she could lose the eye, but more importantly, her […]

In this week’s Animal Allies, the desperate fight to save the life of a much-loved pet, stricken with cancer. Animal Doctor Tanya Schoeman advises a nervous owner that Ridgeback, Misango needs chemotherapy.

In this week’s Animal Allies, the desperate fight to save the life of a much-loved pet, stricken with cancer. Animal Doctor Tanya Schoeman advises a nervous owner that Ridgeback, Misango needs chemotherapy.

An injured and orphaned baby kangaroo is the focus of this week’s Animal Allies. And this joey couldn’t have two better friends than Animal Doctor Ralph Hudson and his onetime nurse Liz Appelt, who has set-up a marsupial hospital in her home. You’ll see how their little pouched patient gets a new lease on life.

An injured and orphaned baby kangaroo is the focus of this week’s Animal Allies. And this joey couldn’t have two better friends than Animal Doctor Ralph Hudson and his onetime nurse Liz Appelt, who has set-up a marsupial hospital in her home. You’ll see how their little pouched patient gets a new lease on life.

In this week’s Animal Allies, you’ll discover how an ancient healing art has suddenly become “state of the art” again. It’s acupuncture…. The insertion of sterilised needles into the flesh at strategic points to alleviate pain and actually heal. Animal Doctor Barry Hindmarch is achieving incredible results with paralysed animals at his South African practice.

We’ll take you Perth Zoo, in Western Australia, for a family re-union this week in Animal Allies. Phil the Gibbon and family are starting a whole new life after aging Phil has some treatment from Animal Doctors. And in a busy day at the Zoo Infirmary, you’ll also see high-tech microchips implanted into these rare […]

In South Africa a dangerous predator is turned into docile pussy cat while undergoing chemotherapy. In the UK the London Aquarium is changing attitudes to one of our most feared predators. Have you ever wondered how to bathe a cat? Three young Malaysion elefants start a new life in a strange place.

In South Africa a dangerous predator is turned into docile pussy cat while undergoing chemotherapy. In the UK the London Aquarium is changing attitudes to one of our most feared predators. Have you ever wondered how to bathe a cat? Three young Malaysion elefants start a new life in a strange place.

In Animal Doctors a tiny kitten undergoes life-saving eye surgery at London’s Blue Cross Animal Hospital. Outside Moscow, Animal Helpers rescue two orphan bear cubs after their mother is killed in a bear hunt. Reluctant to vaccinate a pet? It could end up saving their life – Animal Allies How To shows how easy it […]