The 'Supervet': from bullies to bionic limbs
As a child, Noel Fitzpatrick found solace in an invented superhero, 鈥榁etman鈥�, who rescued animals. He's now a pioneering vet who's famous for fitting bionic limbs on injured pets.
Growing up on a farm in Ireland as a lonely and unpopular child, Noel Fitzpatrick found solace in an invented superhero, 鈥榁etman鈥�, who rescued all the broken animals of the world. He鈥檚 now a pioneering veterinary surgeon who has become famous for fitting bionic limbs on injured pets. He tells Jo Fidgen how an operation on a tortoise almost cost him his life's passion.
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Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Sophie Eastaugh
Picture: Noel Fitzpatrick operating on Oscar the Cat to give him two Bionic back feet in 2010
Credit: Wild Productions Ltd
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