A four-week old lamb is rushed in to see Peter, and after being kicked in the face by a horse, Julian worries a black Labrador may have sustained a fracture. Meanwhile, Matt and David go back to school to introduce potential future vets to some unusual creatures.

In a special festive episode, Peter rushes to a friend who has a pet turkey that has been attacked by a dog, and Matt has to operate on a terrier to remove a large tumour. Meanwhile, Julian's team are a surprised by an unexpected visitor to the practice, a lost parrot that the team try to reunite with its owner.