Dr. Michael Richards

Michael Richards, D.V.M. co-owns a small animal general veterinary practice in rural tidewater Virginia. Dr. Richards graduated from Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in 1979, and has been in private practice ever since.

Dr. Richards has been the director of the PetCare Forum (tm) on America Online (tm) and co-founded TierCom, Inc., the company that produces the VetInfo Digest and created VetInfo.com in 1996. Dr. Richards is married to and practices with Maureen Richards, D.V.M., a graduate of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. 



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  • Diarrhea with Vomiting also Constipation

    Chronic Diarrhea with occasional vomiting in Mastiff Question: Dear Dr. Mike, I have a 2 1/2 yr. old male mastiff with digestive issues. His entire life he has had chronic diarrhea (most all the time) and periodic vomiting (about once a week). I have had him on a variety of high grade kibbles with...

  • Diet Management in Dogs

    Balanced dog diets Question: Hello Dr. Richards, I want to be able to give my Poms a good balanced diet while at the same time seeing to it that they are not fed food that will cause renal and/or liver failure in the long term. I understand that grains are not readily digested by dogs (being true...

  • Diet Problems in Cats

    Royal Jelly Question: Dr: I am a subscriber to your newsletter, please tell me if 50 mg of Royal Jelly would be OK to give to my cats? I bought some Bee-Alive from QVC for cats, and wondered if this would be alright to give them? Debbie Answer: Debbie- Royal jelly has been used in cats and it...

  • Differentials in Canine Illness

    Chronic infection or inflammation process differential Question: Hello Michael Richards, I hope that you can help with the following with regard to Brogan my 4 (in October) year old Border Terrier bitch. As a puppy Brogan was fine, bouncy and playful. When she became older, 1 year plus, we noticed...

  • Differentials - possibilities that should be considered

    Differentials - Possibilities That Should Be Considered Cat walking on hock (heel) on one leg Question: Hi Dr. Mike, Have 25 pound cat who walks on his heel. Left back leg. Very little support. No pain. Is there a chance massage would help, as he did walk much better after muscle massage? Send me...

  • Digestive and Bowel Disorders of Cats

    Please note: The most recent medical information is at the top of the page to least current at the bottom. Eosinophilic Enteritis or Lymphocytic/plasmacytic Enteritis Question: Hello, I need to know what eosinophilic and plasmacytic gastritis are. There are several articles on the Web that discuss...

  • Digestive Problems in Cats - Megacolon and Constipation

    Constipation and hard stools with megacolon - also flea conrol monthly products. Question: Update on Calico: She is doing well, what with lactulose and occasional enemas with Petenema. I cannot praise the latter enough, they have save me many costly trips to the vet. I have discovered that there is...

  • Digestive Problems of Dogs

    Digestive Problems of Dogs Antibiotic sensitive gastroenteritis, Liver values and IBD Question: Dear Dr. Mike, I have the report from the Internal medicine Vet who did the ultrasound. It says "recent episodic vomiting may suggest GI inflammation secondary to indiscretion or idiopathic IBD. " He...

  • Digestive Problems of Dogs 2

    Digestive Problems of Dogs 2 Clay colored stools Question: I have a one year old Australian Cattle Dog, spayed female, that has had clay/yellowish stools for the past couple of weeks. Nothing else seems to be out of the ordinary and there have been no changes of diet (she eats Pro Plan Chicken...

  • Digestive System - Intussusception

    Intussusception Q: Dr. Mike, I really have two questions. I have been breeding Standard and miniature schnauzers for a very long time (30+ years for minis). One of my two year-old standards just went through surgery to have much of his bowel removed. This was finally diagnosed after 4 months of...

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