The Supervet

The new series starts with a tiny Jackahuahua puppy needing emergency spinal surgery and an excitable Labrador facing elbow replacement surgery and a difficult road to recovery.

A beloved overweight bulldog called Buster needs new knees. And a pug called Doug requires risky spinal surgery to remove a cyst, with no guarantee he will recover.

This week on The Supervet Carol brings in her five year old tortoiseshell cat Betsy who has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour on her back leg. Betsy has become Carol's constant companion - her 'world' - since she lost her husband to Alzheimer's last year.

Eils and her husband Matt arrive at Fitzpatrick Referrals with their fox red Labrador puppy, Oscar. He's only six months old but is already suffering with rapidly worsening elbow disease which Professor Noel Fitzpatrick says is as bad as it gets in a dog this young.

This week there's a superstar at the Supervet's - and for once it's not the animals that are turning heads. Take That's Mark Owen has arrived with his 18-month-old oberman, Arnold, currently the largest canine in this dog fan's family.

A football pundit brings his beloved rescue dog in to see Noel, looking for his help to treat a limp and get his pet back to full fitness. Also, springer spaniel from Guernsey is brought in for spinal surgery.

The Supervet returns for a new run, this time helping a giant Newfoundland puppy called Lola and a golden Labrador in need of a bionic solution for a deformed front paw.

A Persian cat has been hit by a car, requiring complex treatment involving a skin graft and putting its crushed bones back together. A rescue dog has a tumour in his jaw removed, and a young staffie-cross has a developmental elbow disease.

A puppy called Albie has a broken back from being knocked over by a car and needs a complex operation. And a Scottish terrier has a mysterious ailment never seen before.

Noel faces one of his greatest ever practical and ethical challenges as he seeks to provide Hermes, the one-legged tortoise, with three new prosthetic feet. Dave the Rottweiler needs replacement hip replacements.

A small Cavachon has been hit by a car but not only has a broken leg but also a serious heart condition. A Labrador needs help with badly formed hips. And a nervous basset hound has a spinal problem.

Professor Noel offers cutting-edge treatment for Luca, a four-year-old springer spaniel with a painful elbow. There's also a leaky Labrador puppy in need of surgery.

A four-year-old French bulldog suffers a spinal injury being chased by another dog in the park. A rescue Labrador has a wounded paw. And a cocker spaniel has a painful hind leg.

It's Christmas at Fitzpatrick Referrals and Professor Noel musters all his skills to treat three very special patients, a rescue puppy, a Dalmation, and a Labrador from Switzerland.

The nation's favourite vet gears up for a range of new challenges. A Rhodesian Ridgeback has cancer and a puppy from Cornwall is in a lot of pain. Can the Supervet help?

Professor Noel Fitzpatrick treats a Carpathian shepherd dog with a severely dislocated hip, a Labradoodle with a bad ankle fracture, and a hedgehog with broken hind legs.

Noel plays detective with an 18-month-old Australian Shepherd dog that's not quite herself. A Jack Russell puppy suffers a crushed pelvis. A pug called Britney faces a risky procedure.

Noel treats Dave the French Bulldog who has a spinal deformity and a gentle giant of a Newfoundland presents with chronic lameness. A 6-year-old terrier has lost a paw after being attacked by another dog.

Noel treats a 7-month-old fox red Labrador puppy with lameness caused by a joint defect called osteochondritis dissecans and examines a four-year-old springer spaniel with knee issues.

A spaniel suffering from lameness is discovered to have a collapsed disc and elbow arthritis. A puppy with a mystery brain condition and a French sheepdog Noel helped as a puppy are also admitted.