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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  • Etodolac (Etogesic Rx) and Dogs

    Etodolac (Etogesic Rx) Question: I emailed you several weeks ago regarding our German Shepherd. She had been limping, unable to walk for long distances etc. It turns out she has arthritis in her elbows combined with a low thyroid. In less than a week of thyroid medication her energy level climbed...

  • Euthanasia

    About Euthanasia There are variations in the agents used for euthanasia but most of them are concentrated barbiturates that are injected Thiobarbiturates have three effects that can induce death. They are fairly potent depressives of the central nervous system activity in the brain stem, which...

  • Euthanasia

    Euthanasia - what happens Q: I didn't look very hard at your site, but just put a 15-year-old cat to sleep today (kidney failure). For whatever reason, I'm very curious about the procedure and am amazed at its seemingly instantaneous result. The cat had a shot of blue fluid and we didn't ask...

  • Euthanasia

    Can You Give Me Something to Put My Pet "To Sleep" With When it is time to consider euthanasia (putting a pet "to sleep"), many people wish for a pill or something they can give their pet at home. It is very difficult to bring a pet to the veterinarian's office knowing that they will not come home...

  • Exercising with Your Dog

    Exercise problem Q: I have dog ( believe he is a rat terrier) weighs 17 lbs. Found him 2 yrs ago. I have recently started jogging and take him along. We go 1 mile. Actually I am jogging very, very slow and stop along the way for him to sniff and stuff. He isn't actually ever in a full run or even...

  • Eye Problem - Distichiasis

    Distichiasis Distichiasis is the abnormal growth of an eyelash from the meibomian glands along the eyelid margin. This positions them directly out of the lid margin and they contact the eye surface due to this. The harm this causes depends on the stiffness of the eyelash that grows, the number of...

  • Eye Problems and Disorders of Dogs

    Corneal Endothelial Degeneration Q: Dear Dr. Richards, Let me first thank you for a very insightful site on Cushing's disease. My dog's symptoms and initial blood tests strongly indicated Cushing's. After reading your material, I became convinced that the cause was cortisoids in eye drops. I...

  • Eye Problems in Cats

    The following are real life cases of Eye problems in Cats that have been treated by Dr. Mike Richards, DVM. Retinal Atrophy Herpes Eye Infection in a Cat Problem with Remaining Eye After One Eye Removed Sudden Blindness in Cat Melanosis or Melanoma in Eye Diagnosing Eye Problems Sudden Blindness...

  • Eye Problem - Third eyelid up, Horner's Syndrome

    Question: Hi Dr. Mike, I searched your site for third eye problems and I am interested in Haw's syndrome. I have a cat that seems healthy in all ways except that for the past several days he has had both his third eyes one third the way up. He jumps and plays, eats great, and there is no discharge...

  • Face and Head Problems

    Masticatory myopathy possible Question: Dear Dr. Mike - We have a 13 year old lab/Queensland Heeler mix (apprx. 60 lbs) who, from all the research we have done, seems to have the symptoms of craniomandibular osteopathy. For his age, he is in extremely good shape and health. Happy, shiny coat...

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