Peter attends to a feisty Highland cow. Julian makes a mess while trying to save a poisoned pygmy goat. Helen joins forces with Julian to help a young alpaca and her newborn through a tough pregnancy.

The festive season is upon them, but work never stops at Skeldale. Peter Wright is called to assist in a difficult birth at a farm, a baby donkey wins everyone's hearts at the centre, a much-loved pet dog is in agony, there's an update on the newborn kittens found abandoned earlier in the year, and Peter and Julian have very different ideas as they go shopping for a Christmas tree for the practice.