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Friday, 30 October 2015 - 6:25pm

Here is Myra's story, written by Elaine (Myra's owner).

Myra was rescued from Spain back in February; she was a very anxious dog who was having extreme difficulties settling into life in Devon.  Her owner sought advice from a Behaviourist - Tricia Wills, who has turned her life around.

"We adopted Myra from Greyhounds in Need, an excellent charity concerned with the plight of greyhounds, particularly the Spanish bred hunting...

Friday, 9 October 2015 - 6:23pm
  1. Feed the right diet to your rabbit.  Grass and hay are the single most important element to your rabbits diet.
     
  2. Offer tough fibrous tree branches, leaves and twigs. These can help your rabbits teeth stay healthy. These MUST NOT be chemically treated and be rabbit-safe.
     
  3. Check the incisors meet evenly by gently lifting up the upper lips.
     
  4. Look out for any drooling or excessive wetness under your rabbits chin.
     
  5. Check...
Friday, 25 September 2015 - 5:48pm

1. Brush your cats teeth every day. Ask our vets and vet nurses for advice on this if you have any questions.                                                                                                    

2.  You can feed your cat a dental diet, this will reduce plaque and tartar build up by 55%, when compared to feeding a standard dry diet.

3. You can give your cat chew toys which help reduce the build up of plaque.

4. Give your cat dental treats to reduce the risk...

Wednesday, 16 September 2015 - 6:05pm

Nobody likes filling in forms, so we have compiled a 6 step guide to aid you in the completion of your claim form.

1. Complete the form

Please ensure that everything that states 'owner to complete' is filled in IN FULL.  This may sound obvious, but we get many blank forms handed to us. 

We endeavour to turn around insurance forms as quickly as possible; if sections are left blank, it slows the process down a great deal.

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Tuesday, 15 September 2015 - 1:52pm

1. Brush your dogs teeth every day. Ask our vets and vet nurses for advice on this if you have any questions - pop in and collect our 6 step guide to brushing your dogs teeth.                                                                                                    

2.  You can feed your dog a dental diet, this will reduce plaque and tartar build up by 55% when compared to feeding a standard dry diet - come in and collect your discount voucher today...

Thursday, 20 August 2015 - 12:21pm

During the Mid Devon show, St Boniface Vets had the pleasure of meeting David Bragg, who is the Founding Farmer and Programme Co-ordinator at Send a Cow.  As a co-founder, David was part of the team who started fundraising in March 1988, and by July 1988 they had raised enough to send the first group of 26 in calf heifers to Uganda.
 
David spent many years as a dairy farmer, in Devon, and has been fulfilling a role within Send a Cow for over 16 years.  Visiting the show, with...

Tuesday, 4 August 2015 - 9:32am

St Boniface Vets are taking part in the XLVets Charity Challenge, in aid of Send a Cow & The Farming Community Network. 

We aim to walk, swim, cycle and even roller skate 453.95 miles by September!  We are already clocking up a few miles.  To track our progress, keep checking back on Facebook for weekly updates www.facebook.com/stbonifacevets.

During the Mid Devon Show, we had the pleasure of meeting one of founding...

Tuesday, 28 July 2015 - 2:25pm

Approximately 75% of our pets will need veterinary dental treatment within their lifetime.  This number need not be so high...start dental hygiene early.  We recommend training puppies and kittens to accept tooth brushing as part of their daily routine. Brushing your pets teeth isn’t as difficult as it sounds! The majority enthusiastically accept brushing when introduced to it slowly and as a positive experience. It needs to become as routine as doing your own teeth!  But don’t despair –...

Thursday, 16 July 2015 - 1:38pm

This film with TV naturalist Chris Packham produced as part of the Big Tick Project, looks at the rise in tick numbers and their potential to transmit diseases such as Lyme Disease to both dog and people. It also tells the story of two dog owners whose regular walk with their dogs turned into a life-changing battle with the disease.

The advice from the Big Tick Project team on protecting your dog from ticks and potentially the risk of Lyme Disease...

Friday, 26 June 2015 - 10:05am

Arthur is a twelve year old yellow Labrador who lives with his family just outside Crediton. In February this year his owners noticed a lump on his right foreleg and took him in to see vet Katie, who decided a biopsy was in order (ther first photo shows the lump after the biopsy had been taken). The results showed that Arthur had a soft tissue sarcoma. Although Arthur is getting on in years, he is in generally good health, he is not overweight and has only a touch of arthritis which is...

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