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Monday, 8 December 2014 - 11:54am

ST BONIFACE Vets in Crediton has expanded and Wolfgar Vets of Cheriton Bishop and Tedburn St Mary is now part of the practice.

Everyone at St Boniface Vets is delighted to welcome new staff to the team and are looking forward to getting to know new clients and their animals.

Tony Kemmish, practice principal, said: “We understand that dedicated staff underpin a good veterinary practice; traditional values and a passion for excellent patient care are fundamentals shared by all...

Thursday, 16 October 2014 - 11:42am

Autumn and Winter still present a risk of Flea Infestation and Tick Related illness

Fleas and ticks aren’t just unpleasant parasites; they also spread disease to your pet and sometimes to your family.  Keeping your dog in the best of health means ensuring freedom from fleas and ticks. 

It may not be obvious that these parasites are living on your pet or in your home, so checking for them properly means knowing what to look for.

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Monday, 6 October 2014 - 10:23am

The end of the year brings many reasons to celebrate and unfortunately this also brings many reasons for your pet to be nervous. If you have a pet suffering from a noise phobia fireworks on Bonfire Night and New Year’s Eve can make the party season stressful. Preparation is the key when trying to address the problem: the sooner you start the better.

Here at St Boniface vets we are holding a free talk on Monday 13th October (open to non-clients...

Monday, 21 July 2014 - 9:40pm

Come along and meet the team and see what we've been up to!  Join us for tea, coffee and lovely homemade scones with clotted cream and jam of course.

We will be launching our Recommend a Friend scheme. This is to recognise you, our loyal clients and to say thank you for speaking so highly of us. We recognise that word of mouth is our best possible form of advertising.

Simply fill in your details and pass on a voucher. When your friend visits the surgery you...

Thursday, 17 July 2014 - 10:11pm

Dental pain is often underestimated by pet owners.  Often we assume animals will stop eating if their mouth hurts.  This will sometimes occur in extreme pain but most animals continue to eat, even with severe dental pain, as eating is such a strong survival instinct.

Other symptoms may include bad breath, dribbling, eating more slowly – or they may show no outward signs at all.

We are offering free dental checks with a vet between 21st and 25th July to assess...

Thursday, 17 July 2014 - 9:43pm

We have teamed up with WORM PATROL to be able to provide our clients with a free text message or email reminder for when your pets worming treatment is due.  Simply ask one of the receptionists, who will be happy to sign you up.

We recommend treating most pets every three months. This comes around pretty often so, with our busy lives, it's easy to miss!  Call the surgery on 01363 772860 to sign up today.

Heavy worm burdens can cause intestinal damage, vomiting...

Monday, 9 June 2014 - 7:52pm

As many of you will know England is lagging behind the rest of Europe including Scotland and Ireland in eradicating/controlling BVD. The BVD free campaign is an industry wide campaign to reduce the level of BVD in the English cattle herd.

Since BVD can cause:

  • Increased calf scour
  • Increased pneumonia
  • Ill thrift

It's impact for anyone rearing calves or stores can be very significant.

Although it may seem that you have no...

Monday, 9 June 2014 - 7:43pm

As many of you will know England is lagging behind the rest of Europe including Scotland and Ireland in eradicating/controlling BVD.

Since BVD can cause:

  • Ill Thrift
  • Reduced Fertility
  • Abortions
  • Sub fertility in Bulls
  • Scour and Pneumonia in calves

It's impact on farm can be very significant.

The BVD free campaign is an industry wide campaign to reduce the level of BVD in the English cattle herd.

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Thursday, 8 May 2014 - 2:27pm

As part of Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) we are reminding all our rabbit owners the importance of keeping up to date with vaccinations.  All breeds of rabbit, including both pet and wild rabbits, can be affected by myxomatosis and rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD), which are two fatal diseases of rabbits and both endemic to the UK.

These diseases are preventable with vaccination - so get your rabbit booked in today.  Please call the surgery on 01363 772860.

In celebration of RAW...

Wednesday, 16 April 2014 - 11:01am

In Spring 2014's Equine Matters, Anna wrote a fantastic article on tips to achieve peak performance in show-jumping.  You can view the entire issue here or download the pdf.

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