The WORST episodes of The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick
Every episode of The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick!
Noel Fitzpatrick runs one of the most advanced veterinary practices in Britain and is known as the Bionic Vet. Some of the hardest-to-cure pets from across the country receive cutting-edge treatments and surgery here, from a team of over a hundred surgeons, nurses, ward attendants and physiotherapists. The series follows Noel and his team as they use their pioneering techniques to attempt to cure pets that might otherwise be beyond saving.
#1 - Trigger, Raven & Fury
Season 17 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/21/2022
Cameras catch up with the work of the pioneering veterinary practice, where some of the hardest-to-cure pets receive cutting-edge treatment. When one-year-old shepherd doodle Raven started limping at only a few months old, his local vet diagnosed double hip dysplasia. Now, owners Alan and Jane find themselves at Fitzpatricks to discuss possible total hip replacement for both back legs. Also receiving help are three-month-old kitten Fury, who has a suspected tibia injury sustained during boisterous play and two-year-old police dog Trigger who has degenerative lumbosacral stenosis, causing pain in his lower back.
#2 - Bertie, Sunny, Edith
Season 17 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/12/2022
One-year-old golden retriever Bertie developed a dislocated hip joint and curvature of his spine and is in a lot of pain. Noel has to find an implant to treat Bertie's arthritis and prevent his hip from dislocating and work out a way to manage the effect of his spinal deformity over time. Trusty Tibetan terrier, nine-year-old Sunny recently received a total knee replacement using an implant system called a rotating hinge. However, before a second procedure is staged a flare up of the auto-immune inflammatory arthritis in Sunny's carpi casts a dark cloud over his future once again.
#3 - Rolo & Jeff
Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/17/2021
Noel treats Dobermann Rolo, who has an aggressive bone tumour, ferret Astrid, who's broken her leg falling off a sofa doing a 'war dance', and puddle-loving Labrador Jeff, who has life-long arthritis
#4 - Hugo, Loki & Zahra
Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/10/2019
Noel diagnoses the joint condition osteochondritis dissecans in a hyperactive ridgeback named Loki, and discusses treatment options with his owners. Newfoundland Hugo is referred for his hip dysplasia, but Noel discovers issues with his elbow and knee joints, while Carol and Nigel bring their mischievous seven-month-old Havana kitten Zahra following a mysterious accident at home, which resulted in a broken leg.
#5 - Ollie, Milo, Moon
Season 17 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/4/2022
Scans reveal multiple sites of deformity affecting Milo the Dalmatian's vertebrae, which are squashing both his spinal cord and the nerves coming out on either side. Noel offers the option of distraction fusion surgery to relieve both the pressure and the pain, while Laura and Max bring in their 10-month-old Chuskie pup Moon, who despite his youth has his life blighted by severe developmental elbow disease.
#6 - Kylo & Sasha
Season 17 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/28/2022
Beloved fluff monster Kylo, a 10-month-old rough collie, and golden retriever pup Sasha make return visits to the practice. Kylo's serious leg deformities are causing significant pain, while Sasha's deformed front left foot has left her without properly developed toes - and her struggles are increasing the more she grows. Professor Noel Fitzpatrick and his team need to find innovative solutions to resolve the problems both hounds present.
#7 - Iver, Luca & Bow
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/2018
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 called Iver collapses, his owners face an agonizing wait for the MRI scans to reveal if anything can be done for the gentle giant. Also Dr Gerard McLauchlan is consulted when young Labrador puppy Bow has a bit of a messy problem.
#8 - Dolly, Anya & Lola
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/2015
A bulldog called Dolly has problems with all four legs whilst police dog Anya's spine is badly damaged.
#9 - Ollie, Star & Zak
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/2016
A five-year-old Great Dane is rushed to Fitzpatrick Referrals after losing the use of its back legs due to a slipped disc, with complications leaving the dog fighting for its life. A woman and her two children bring their pet spaniel to the practice after it is hit by a car, and a 10-year-old collie with hip dysplasia visits the surgery.
#10 - Hagar, Loki & Nutty
Season 15 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2020
A French bulldog faces a high-risk operation for an exploded disc and a cat called Nutty has a shattered radius after being shot with an airgun.
#11 - Remy, Jazz & Olive
Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/3/2019
A 13-month-old cocker spaniel puppy for scheduled surgery for hip dysplasia which will require two separate full hip replacements. Elsewhere, two-year-old cat Jazz is rushed in by mum Sarah suffering from a smashed femur and shattered thorax after being hit by a car, and eight-year-old dachshund Olive is treated after suddenly losing the use of her back legs.
#12 - Suki, Raffa & Zizi
Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/26/2019
Golden retriever poodle-cross Suki's front legs have developed abnormally and now require urgent attention as the bones of her forearms are growing at different rates, so Noel decides that major surgery is required. Beloved elderly Labrador Raffa is nearly 11 and has become lame with constant pain in his front legs, and Noel discovers cartilage erosion in both elbows. Meanwhile, five-year-old dachshund Zizi is rushed in after suddenly losing the use of her back legs overnight, and an urgent MRI scan confirms that Zizi has suffered an exploded disc.
#13 - Mr Mac, Jersey & Reggie
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/23/2016
Great Dane Mr Mac needs a complicated spinal implant system, cat Jersey has just three legs but needs a total hip replacement, a first attempt for Noel, and family dog Reggie has severe elbow dysplasia.
#14 - Arnold, Benji & Kyte
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/28/2018
This time, Take That's Mark Owen brings his 18-month-old Doberman Arnold, who needs treatment on a limp, into the surgery. Meanwhile, four-year-old Coton-Tzu Benji from Dublin with hip dysplasia may require a double hip replacement, and Border Collie Kyte is brought in needing assistance with a problem with lameness.
#15 - Frankie & Emily
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2014
A dachshund called Frankie is brought in by owners Kelly and Daniel to see if Noel can do anything to repair a deformity in his foot. A ten-month-old Labrador needs a hip replacement before he can begin his training as a medical alert dog to help his owner with her rare health condition. And Emily, an eight-year-old shih-tzu from Bognor Regis, needs an operation to fix her spine which is extremely risky, presenting her owners with an agonising decision.
#16 - Keira: Saving My Dog
Season 16 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/27/2021
Special edition featuring one of the most emotional and heart-rending stories ever filmed - that of Noel Fitzpatrick's own dog, Keira. In September 2020, Noel's life was turned upside down when the 13-year-old border terrier was hit by a van right outside the practice. Having sustained a ruptured abdominal lining and urinary bladder, a crushed sacrum and pelvis and a dislocated hip, Noel's colleagues worked tirelessly to repair extensive internal damage. Suddenly, the surgeon renowned for finding solutions for even the most challenging injuries, had to steel himself for the most important surgery of his life.
#17 - Bear, Bluebell & Henry
Season 15 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2020
Gentle giant Bear, an English mastiff, visits Noel after suffering a painful ruptured cruciate ligament in his knee. Siamese cat Bluebell is rushed in after being hit by a car.
#18 - Buzzard, Charlie & Baros
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/23/2016
Noel Fitzpatrick faces a new challenge when he is called upon to save the life of a buzzard with a broken wing. A couple's beloved labrador turns up at the clinic with badly damaged elbow joints, and a pampered cat that is used to living the good life faces surgery to repair slipping knee-caps.
#19 - Twiglet, Maya & Sweeney
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2017
Pioneering veterinary surgeon Noel Fitzpatrick gets to work on more animals in need of his help. A puppy is rushed into the surgery after being hit by a car, leading to a series of operations including a skin graft in which the dog's leg is sewn into her stomach. A Great Dane requires high-risk surgery after being diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in its leg, and a Chihuahua has shattered the bones in its paw falling down the stairs while chasing a cat. Can the professor help?
#20 - Scooby, Tiger & Otis
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/7/2014
David and Gill and their son Freddie are hoping Noel can help their Labrador, Scooby, who has a life-threatening tumour in his leg. Noel goes to extraordinary lengths to save the life of Tiger the cat when his heart stops beating during recovery from an operation. When an emergency case of a lurcher called Otis with shotgun wounds to his leg comes in, Noel must extract the bullet before working out how to save the leg. And Noel has to come up with a way of helping a French bulldog with a fractured elbow to walk again =- does a pair of tights hold the answer?
#21 - Otto, Elvis & Gucci
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2015
Kevin and Natalie's world falls apart after they discover their beloved six-year-old German Shepherd, Otto, has a life threatening tumour. They hope that Noel can find a way to prolong Otto's life until their wedding day. Noel also meets Jane and Simon, who bring in Elvis, a Rottweiler puppy who is having difficulty walking.
#22 - Henry, Geoffrey & MK
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/2016
Professor Noel Fitzpatrick performs a risky procedure to save the life of a cockapoo puppy. He also comes to the aid of Romanian stray Geoffrey, who was found abandoned and emaciated before being adopted by Kent couple John and Stacey, and an accident-prone cat called MK who has fallen from a window.
#23 - Inca, Nala, & Charles
Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/24/2021
Noel treats chocolate Labrador Inca, whose elbow implants have worn out, diva Cavapoo Nala, who has hip dysplasia that's causing her pain, and Great Dane Charles, who has a squashed spinal cord
#24 - Speedy, Snoopy & Winston
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/9/2015
A rabbit called Speedy has a broken leg following a fight with his female companion Rosie and it is the smallest bone that Noel has ever operated on. Snoopy has been run over by a delivery van and the dog's paw can't be salvaged, but Noel believes that he might be able to fit a prosthetic one. An English Bulldog called Winston is brought in as an emergency case suffering with a mysterious paralysis.
#25 - Barney, Miranda & Billy
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2016
A Newfoundland called Billy needs treatment on it's legs. A tiny Yorkshire terrier has a deformity in it's neck that is causing spinal chord problems, so Noel has to carry out a extremely high-risk operation with guarantee of success.