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Focus on Equine Dentistry

Saturday, 15 July 2017 - 6:21pm

Dental health for horses is very important, as it can hinder their ability to eat or perform at their best.
 
Veterinary Surgeon, Fran, has a particular interest in Equine Dentistry. Before qualifying as a veterinary surgeon, she completed a degree in Equine Dental Science at Hartpury college and completed an apprenticeship. She also holds her BAEDT (British Association of Dental Technicians) qualification and completed a studentship alongside Professor Paddy Dixon at Edinburgh...

Do you struggle to remember when your pet is due their flea, tick or worm treatment?

Monday, 10 July 2017 - 4:19pm

When you sign up to our Lifetime Care Club, we take away the stress, by ensuring all treatment is dispensed and ready for collection before the due date, all you need to do is pop in and collect from one of our branches.

The plan also offers FREE nurse appointments, so we can administer the treatment at the same time.

PLUS - If you sign up to one of our Plans during July or August, you will automatically be entered into a raffle to win a Pet Hamper of wonderful goodies for...

St Boniface Vets Lifetime Care Club is a Year Old

Monday, 3 July 2017 - 4:05pm

To help celebrate this milestone, we are running a promotion throughout the month of July and August 2017. 
 
Anyone who signs up to one of our Plans during this time, will be entered into a raffle to win a Pet Hamper of wonderful goodies for your pet. 
 
Our Lifetime Care Club provides all the preventative support your pet needs for a long and healthy life. By spreading the cost across the 12 months, with manageable direct debit payments, you are not only saving...

The value of Body Condition Scoring

Tuesday, 27 June 2017 - 5:14pm

We all know that excessive negative energy balance around calving causes problems - including poor fertility, LDAs and lameness.

Preventing this negative energy balance and the mobilisation of body fat reserves it causes, requires a multi-pronged approach.  

Body condition scoring tends to rely on a lot of things going right; on most farms there is the potential for one or more parts of the jigsaw to change, often without really being noticed until suddenly a problem is...

St Boniface Farm Vets Releases New Training Dates

Tuesday, 27 June 2017 - 1:22pm

We now have a brand new programme of FarmSkills training, please click the link to view our comprehensive list of FarmSkills Courses for 2017.

To enable us to continue offering courses that are relevant to you, we would like to invite you to take part in a questionnaire.  It will take less than 2 minutes to complete and you can remain anonymous.

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COWS Guide to Managing Liver Fluke in Bought-in Cattle

Monday, 26 June 2017 - 4:16pm

COWS - The industry body providing guidance on parasite management, have produced a new guide to liver fluke treatment for bought in cattle to minimise the chances of introducing resistant fluke.

Click the link, to download the pdf if you're considering buying any stock this summer/autumn.

Vet, Danielle, discusses Advanced Cattle Breeding

Friday, 16 June 2017 - 9:08am

Here at St Boniface Vets, we are now offering a cattle IVF (in vitro fertilisation) to our clients as well as a conventional embryo service.  IVF should be considered as an alternative to MOET (multiple ovulation embryo transfer) for the following reasons:

  • A larger number of embryos can be generated in a shorter time frame as an egg collection can be made every two weeks
  • Eggs can be collected from juvenile heifers
  • Eggs can be collected from pregnant heifers...

The Heartbreak of Re-homing a Pet

Wednesday, 31 May 2017 - 3:26pm

As a pet owner no one ever takes on a pet thinking they would have to rehome them, sometimes for various reasons this becomes the only option. This sadly for me became the case at the end of last year, and I now feel able to share this experience with you.

In my last article you may remember that my two cats Millie & Bella hadn’t got on for many years, but had appeared to be getting on better. This was...

Reassurance of the highest degree...

Tuesday, 30 May 2017 - 6:14pm

The thought of our pets passing is not one that we like to think about too often as a pet owner, but thinking about your options afterwards, whilst upset, can sometimes be difficult.  One of the first questions many owners ask when discussing private cremation is ‘Is it actually my pets ashes I get back?’ 

Well, our Head Receptionist Donna, recently visited Summerleaze Pet Crematorium to get a better understanding of what...

RAW 2017 17th - 25th June

Wednesday, 24 May 2017 - 6:11pm

Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) is an important week for rabbits. Over the past 11 years RAW have made it the biggest and best campaign about rabbit care and welfare in the UK! 

During RAW week, St Boniface Vets will join thousands of vets and practices across the UK to offer free health clinics for local rabbits and their owners.

So it doesn't matter if your rabbits have never been to the vet before, it's the perfect opportunity to get them health checked by the experts.

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