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The 'Bionic' Vet

  • 07-05-2014 7:53pm
    #1
    My name is URL
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    Anyone hear about this guy before? There's a program on C4 about him and his practice atm.

    Holy ****... he's a friggin' genius. Just showed him restarting a cats heart by putting his finger insider its chest and manually pumping it! None of the other vets had ever seen anything like it before.

    He was the first to give a cat a prosthetic leg hence his nickname.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Fitzpatrick

    Ireland exports a lot of talent, but it's guys like that who deserve praise.


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  • #2
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,840 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    Watching this now, very impressive. The gf is a vet and met him once. Says the guy is an absolute genius, he apparently has an engineering mind that he effortlessly applies to veterinary.


  • #3
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Anyone hear about this guy before? There's a program on C4 about him and his practice atm.

    Holy ****... he's a friggin' genius. Just showed him restarting a cats heart by putting his finger insider its chest and manually pumping it! None of the other vets had ever seen anything like it before.

    He was the first to give a cat a prosthetic leg hence his nickname.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Fitzpatrick

    Ireland exports a lot of talent, but it's guys like that who deserve praise.

    Yes, I was watching it. That part had me nearly tearing up! He truly is a great mind in the profession, definitely brings a different perspective to the practice. Although I expect the veterinary bills would be astronomical so that would be one of the reasons the majority of times cases like this aren't seen or documented on.


  • #4
    irish_goat
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    .Kovu. wrote: »
    Yes, I was watching it. That part had me nearly tearing up! He truly is a great mind in the profession, definitely brings a different perspective to the practice. Although I expect the veterinary bills would be astronomical so that would be one of the reasons the majority of times cases like this aren't seen or documented on.

    He does a lot of it pro-bono too though.


  • #5
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    irish_goat wrote: »
    He does a lot of it pro-bono too though.

    I was amazed at that.

    His entire attitude was astounding

    Superb facilities too, and he is lauded in the veterinary world for his work

    It was incredible how he figured out using a pair of tights on that little Bacus dogs leg would make it work along with hydrotherapy


  • #6
    NSAman
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    Watched it and that Scooby got me all teary eyed... lost my lab pre-christmas to bone cancer, knew exactly how the owners felt.

    What a great vet. Seems like a great guy too. Luckily my own dog made friends of the oncologist and his wife the vet also. They are now personal friends too.

    Animals are amazing and the bond is far deeper than most humans have, how anyone cannot treat an animal with respect and love I have no idea...

    That Greyhound made me so angry.....how could someone shoot him and leave him to die?


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  • #7
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    They did touch upon costs on the program. Definitely not cheap or in any way affordable for probably 80% of people. I sure couldn't afford it, but you wouldn't expect such pioneering treatments and care regimes to be affordable for most people. What he's doing, and the fact that he shares his insights and techniques mean that it becomes affordable for most over time, though.


  • #8
    cant touchthis
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    He had a series on BBC(?) before. Few years back.


  • #9
    anncoates
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    He was on late late the other night? He's from Kilkenny or somewhere.


  • #10
    Stheno
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    anncoates wrote: »
    He was on late late the other night? He's from Kilkenny or somewhere.

    Ballyfin in Laois


  • #11
    SeaFields
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    Watching it now on plus 1. That cat resuscitation was epic!


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  • #12
    Stheno
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    SeaFields wrote: »
    Watching it now on plus 1. That cat resuscitation was epic!

    It was incredible, his entire operation is amazing.

    Apparently he's a complete workaholic and spends five nights a week at the office

    http://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/features/labour-of-love-for-ballyfin-s-bionic-vet-1-2048993


  • #13
    Cupcake_Crisis
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    Saw him on the late late on Friday. He's so passionate about what he does, it's quite inspiring. Gonna catch the show on 4od later!


  • #14
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭cena


    My uncles sister and law has said on Facebook that is the vet she uses for her dog.


  • #15
    Karl Stein
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    Ireland exports a lot of talent, but it's guys like that who deserve praise.

    Shure we export all our best stuff.

    Safe journ


  • #16
    Mrs Garth Brooks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,865 ✭✭✭Mrs Garth Brooks


    Just saw the episode. I love him.


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