A heavily pregnant basset hound is rushed into Julian's Thirsk practice, where it's all hands on deck to save her puppies. Peter's feeling the pressure from the pupils as he performs a procedure on a school's pet sheep. One of Cannon Hall Farm's most charismatic residents, Gary the amorous donkey, is struggling to walk and needs Matt's help. There's a night time emergency for Rohin, as a poorly goat is rushed to the hospital. And Peter shares passion for football with Jean Green, taking her to watch his beloved Middlesbrough.

Peter Wright learns how to use the practice's CT scanner which helps him discover that a Labrador has a cancerous lump behind his eye. There's a surgical first at the animal hospital as the team operate on a sheep to hunt for a missing testicle. Matt Smith tries to cure a lame cow. Julian Norton examines a pet turkey with a raspy cough. And he knows he risks upsetting lots of besotted owners, so is feeling the pressure when he becomes a dog show judge.