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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  • Heartworm Disease in Cats

    Heartworms in Cats Q: Dr. Richards- I appreciate your info about pemphigus. Some followup-"Lexy" responded very well to a brief period of steroids. She is now on weekly gold with the steroids being tapered. All of her skin lesions are gone and she has gotten back to her job as head of the...

  • Heartworm Disease in Dogs

    Photo Gallery - Ascites from Heartworm Disease Heartworm transmission Question: Are heartworms in any way contagious? Thank you Linda Answer: Linda- Heartworms are contagious, but not directly from an infected dog to another dog. In all cases, baby heartworms must be transferred to a mosquito, then...

  • Heartworm Disease - Treatment

    Melarsomine (Immiticide Rx) and fertility Question: How does Immeticide affect a dogs fertility?? Cherie Answer: Cherie- The safety of melarsomine (Immiticide Rx) was not determined for dogs who might be used for breeding purposes in the studies done for FDA approval. It is an organic arsenical...

  • Heat Stroke in Dogs

    The following are real life cases of Heat Stroke in Dogs that have been treated by Dr. Mike Richards, DVM. Heat Stroke - Signs and Prevention Heat Stroke Death or Addison's Disease Heat Stroke - Signs and Prevention Question: I am a guide dog user who lives in Florida. As you know it gets extremely...

  • Heat Tolerance

    Heat Tolerance Q: Dear Doctors, Many of us are fortunate enough to work in air conditioned offices. However, we must leave our cats at home with the a/c turned off. A friend of mine asked me what to do with her cat in the hot weather. I am familiar with procedures when a cat has heat stroke, but I...

  • Heat tolerance and intolerance in cats

    Heat tolerance and intolerance in cats Heat stroke treatment Q: Dr. Mike You said that you treated a cat the was stuck in a dryer for a complete cycle. What did you do for the cat? Thank you in advance. t- A: I treated this particular cat about 7 or 8 years ago, so this is from distant memory, but...

  • Hemangiosarcoma, Hemangiopericytomas and Hemangiomas

    Hemangiopericytoma Question: Dr. Richards, I have a question about my 11 year old female German Shepherd. Katie recently had a mass removed from her right front leg, near the elbow. It was the size of an egg. It was not visible due to the fact that it was on the inside part of her leg. I felt it...

  • Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis or HGE

    Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE), hairloss and liver disease in dachshund Question: Dr Richards, I'm sure this will be another "hard to diagnose" type of letters but I'll try to fill in as many gaps as I can. There are many events leading up to the present maybe something will ring a bell. Oscar...

  • Hepatic Encephalopathy in Dogs

    also see West Nile Virus Hepatic Encephalopathy Q:Where can I find out more about hepatic encephalopathy? I am interested in what you find regarding Trixie's (my poodle) holding her neck and head extended. Have you seen this symptom in any patient? She can't control her head moments very well to...

  • Hepatic Lipidosis

    Hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver disease) secondary to other serious illness Question: Dear Dr. Richards, My husband and I lost our beloved friend and companion, Max, on 01/05/01. I am trying to come to terms with his death and in doing this, I am trying to understand what happened to him. My husband...

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