The TV personality and practising veterinarian was out for a walk with his terrier, Keira, when a speeding van came around the corner and hit the dog.
The dog was treated at Fitzpatrick’s own vet practice in Surrey, with the titular Supervet operating on Keira himself, in what he described as an “intense” experience.
Fitzpatrick has starred in documentary series The Supervet since 2014, with the show seeing the practitioner and his team administer cutting-edge treatments to some of the hardest-to-treat pets in the UK.
Appearing on This Morning on Thursday (29 October), Fitzpatrick told presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield that he was an “emotional wreck” after the accident.