Vet school returns to TV

Television viewers will get another chance to go behind the scenes at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. A second series of The Vet School on STV follows the work of vets at the school, which treats thousands of animals every year. The first episode of the six-part series will be aired on Tuesday, March 1st at 8pm. No two days are ever the same at the vet school, whether this ranges from treating an injured swan to abdominal surgery on a horse. Ronnie Soutar Director of Veterinary Services - Helping the injured. The episode includes the case of Freddie, a West Highland Terrier, who receives an operation to treat a heart murmer. Vets work to remove a fishhook lodged in the gullet of Mille the Labrador while Duke the horse receives treatment for a fractured jaw bone.