The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick — Season 12
About this season
Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick is one of England's top veterinarians. "Supervet" showcases Fitzpatrick and his staff treating hard-to-cure ailments with innovative care and surgical techniques. The program gives the often-emotional stories of pets, owners and the passionate team that pushes boundaries of medicine to save animals from life-threatening conditions. Nicknamed the Bionic Vet, Fitzpatrick employs more than 100 people at his neurosurgery/orthopedic clinic in Surrey, England.
Episodes (7)
1. Episode 1
Aired 12 September 2018 • 47 min
In the first of a new series, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick and his team treat a giant Newfoundland puppy with a painful knee and shoulder. What appears straightforward quickly turns into a much bigger concern, and Noel and his team are challenged to invent not one but two new implants for her. Meanwhile, a rescue black Labrador called Moogi is in need of treatment for severe elbow arthritis, and a golden Labrador born with a deformed front paw is offered a bionic solution in the form of a unique, custom-made prosthesis.
2. Episode 2
Aired 19 September 2018 • 47 min
Noel Fitzpatrick treats a Persian cat that has been hit by a car, requiring treatments involving a skin graft and putting its crushed bones back together. Meanwhile, a rescue dog has a cancerous tumour in his jaw removed, and a young staffie-cross needs treatment for a developmental elbow disease.
3. Episode 3
Aired 26 September 2018 • 47 min
A 10-month-old puppy called Albie is knocked over by a car on a family camping holiday is rushed in as an emergency admission, and Noel Fitzpatrick fears this may be a life or death situation. Elsewhere, a Scottish terrier has a mysterious ailment, and a 16-month-old spaniel, is suffering from severe arthritis affecting both hips.
4. Episode 4
Aired 3 October 2018 • 47 min
Noel Fitzpatrick faces one of his greatest practical and ethical challenges yet when he's introduced to Hermes, a tortoise with only one good leg. Can he provide Hermes with three prosthetic feet, using tiny titanium implants? Meanwhile, a rottweiler called Dave urgently needs an upgrade to his previous hip replacements.
5. Episode 5
Aired 10 October 2018 • 47 min
A small cavachon is rushed to see Professor Noel Fitzpatrick after being hit by a car. She has a broken leg, but also a serious heart condition. Meanwhile, Simba, a one-year-old Labrador needs help with her badly formed hips, and Tulee the nervous basset hound has diseased discs in her back that leave her in constant pain.
6. Episode 6
Aired 17 October 2018 • 47 min
Noel Fitzpatrick offers cutting-edge treatment for Luca, a long-suffering four-year-old springer spaniel with a painful elbow disease. He designs and creates a special screw for Luca's leg with a system for injecting a bone-growth gel around it, and after an eight-year-old Newfoundland collapses, its owners face an agonising wait for the MRI scans to reveal if anything can be done for the gentle giant.
7. Episode 7
Aired 24 October 2018 • 47 min
Rescue Labrador Tom needs work with a serious wound on one of his front paws, and four-year-old French bulldog called Otis has suffered an accident while being chased by another dog. Professor Noel Fitzpatrick diagnoses a spinal problem high up in Otis's neck that requires surgery. Meanwhile, Bailey, a 10-year-old cocker spaniel, has quite a lot of pain in one of his hind limbs, but his owner wants to avoid surgery, and Noel needs to perform specialist imaging before he can offer any solutions.