It's Christmas, and Noel is busier than ever, with a sleigh-pulling Alaskan malamute's bad knees, a cocker spaniel with a shattered jaw and a cute dachshund puppy.

Noel pushes the boundaries of life-saving medicine with surgery on an alsatian puppy. There's also a young Chihuahua with a neck deformity in need of delicate surgery.

A Staffordshire bull terrier has a complete paralysis in his back legs. And a Devon rex cat is struck by a car, leaving its eight-year-old owner with a tough decision.

Nurse Steph's cat is brought in after being poisoned. A Polish sheepdog needs an elbow replacement. And a self-confessed 'crazy cat lady' from Belfast visits with a ginger tom.

Noel and his team help a blue Russian cat with a shattered jaw, a Labrador cross with a lame back leg, and a six-month-old Chihuahua with a wonky leg.