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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  • Fecal or Bowel Incontinence

    Fecal Incontinence Q: I went by the SPCA and found a very adorable Boston Terrier. I asked the staff about its medical condition and was told she had no anal tone. Her lack of anal tone causes her to have fecal incontinence. My question is, can this be medically or surgically treated? I am going to...

  • Feline Acne

    Feline Acne and similar conditions Question: Hi Dr. Richards, My 13 year old cat has been diagnosed with cat acne. She's had it for over a month. Recently she became ill with a fever and general malaise (although eating habits and litter box were fine). After exhaustive tests including blood work...

  • Feline Blood and Lymph Conditions and disorders

    Feline Blood and Lymph Conditions and Disorders vetinfo.com vetinfo.com Hypercalcemia in cats and elevation in the alanine transferase (ALT) Question: Dear Dr. Richards: First of all, GREAT website and newsletter! I've earned a lot from you over the years. Since 1997, my husband and I have had one...

  • Feline Cancer Treatment

    Adenocarcinoma treatment Question: Dear Dr. Richards, We have an eleven year old male Persian cat (Virgil). He has undergone surgical resection of the colon for a mass that was creating intestinal blockage and constipation with bloody stools. Biopsies were taken of neighboring tissue, including...

  • Feline Immunodeficiency Virus or FIV

    FIV cat in France Question: Dear Dr. Richard, I am living in France. One of my cat, Francky, is FIV infected. We found it in October 2001 as he had a diarehoa and a not ending coriza. The other cats are negative. Francky has no symptoms and is in a good shape. He has his own space and is no more in...

  • Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)

    FIP and Coronavirus interrelationship Q: My six-month old kitten was exposed to another cat who recently passed away from FIP. Marty has tested positive for coronavirus with a titer of 1:400. (Hope I'm writing this correctly. I received the information verbally, but I know the numbers are correct.)...

  • Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)

    Encyclopedia of Feline Veterinary Medical Information Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) FIP is a difficult disease to diagnose and to treat. Testing for this disease is not very accurate and the clinical signs are easily confused with a number of other diseases. The disease does not appear to...

  • Feline Infectious Peritonitis( FIP) and Feline coronavirus (FeCoV)

    Feline Infectious Peritonitis( FIP) and Feline coronavirus (FeCoV) Question: My six-month old kitten was exposed to another cat who recently passed away from FIP. Marty has tested positive for corona virus with a titer of 1:400. (Hope I'm writing this correctly. I received the information verbally...

  • Feline Laboratory Tests

    Feline Laboratory Tests vetinfo.com vetinfo.com High Calcium Levels Question: Dear Dr. Richards, I am a new subscriber and already have a question regarding my very loving kitty.. Cocoa. After some blood and urine work, my vet has informed me that Cocoa's calcium level is high (13.8), indicating...

  • Feline Leukemia Medication and Supplements

    Feline Leukemia Medication and Supplements N-acetylcysteine Question: I am interested in giving NAC as a supplement to a FeLV cat. My vet is uncertain about the amount to give and is concerned that an inappropriate dosage might prove too toxic. Can you recommend an amount to give? Many thanks...

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