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.

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 your rabbit has normal faeces.

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 of tartar build up.

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.

Especially critical is:

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.

3. Do not give your dog human biscuits as they will rot their teeth.

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.
 

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 farmers and senior programme co-ordinator David Bragg, who hosted a farmer from Ethiopia. 

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.

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.