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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  • Human Health Problems Associated with Pets

    Sarcoptic Mange and People Q: Dear Dr. Richards, Here is my problem: I stayed overnight at my daughter's home about four weeks ago on a Wednesday night. I slept downstairs on the sofa, and as my daughter's puppy is confined to the downstairs area of her home, he slept on the sofa with me. The dog...

  • Hyperthyroidism in Cats

    Drinking more water - Hyperthyroid cat Question: Hi Dr. Mike, My cat Sam, a 13-year old Tabby, was drinking more water than normal recently and I became concerned. We took her to the vet and he believes she may have CRF. Here are her readings: Bun 26.0 (Range 16.0 - 36.0) Crea 2.76 (0.80 - 2.40)...

  • Hyperthyroidism Treatments in Cats

    Hyperthyroidism Treatments in Cats - a veterinary site dedicated to the treatment of Hyperthyroidism vetinfo.com Continue with Tapazole or not Question: Dr. Mike: My cat had a Free T4 of 86 and after two weeks on 1/2 m/twice daily of Tapazole (liquid), her Free T4 has come down to 37 (normal, in...

  • Hypocalcemia - Low blood calcium levels in Dogs

    Low blood calcium levels (hypocalcemia), rapid decline lead to death in German Shepherd Question: Dear Dr. Richards Last Monday our 6 1/2 year old German Shepherd Omar began feeling very lethargic. She lost her appetite and was continuously thirsty but wasn;t interested in doing anything else...

  • Hypoglycemia - low blood sugar in dogs

    Hypoglycemia Q: Dear Dr. Richards, Thank you very much for the information on stroke and vestibular syndrome. I have another question. (My Vet is still on vacation.) Is it possible that my Yorkie's stroke-like symptoms could be caused by hypoglycemia or an electrolyte imbalance? (She suffered a...

  • Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism

    also see Parathyroid Hypothyroidism Question: Hello Dr. Mike, I am truly glad that I have discovered your website because as you will see I have a ton of questions regarding hypothyroidism that I would love to get answered. I have been trying to get answers to my questions for a long time regarding...

  • IBD in Dogs

    IBD in Shiba Inu - getting a diagnosis Question: Dear Dr. Richards I have a very bright and normally highly energetic 3 year old Shiba Inu named SaSi who has some sort of digestive difficulty. Our veterinarian is trying to stabilize her on MediCal Gastro Formula and, if successful, plans to try to...

  • Illness Management - Caring for your sick cat

    Illness Management - Caring for your sick cat Wound care after hit by car - cat Q: Dear Dr Mike Our 9 year old cat, Misha, was clipped by a car yesterday. She now has a hole approximately .50 cm wide and .75 cm long about 1.5cm's above her right eye. There are only a few abrasions below her neck...

  • Illness Management - Caring for your Sick Dog

    How can I best administer her current medicine Liquids can be hard to administer to dogs but usually it can be done by tilting their head back, holding their mouth shut by putting a hand around their muzzle and then working the tip of the syringe into the fold of the lip (back corner of the mouth)...

  • IMHA - Looking for Answers

    The Basenji, West Highland White terrier, English Springer Spaniel, Alaskan Malamute, Poodle and Beagle breeds can be congenitally predisposed to thiscondition due to defectsin enzymes (such as pyruvate kinase) or in the red blood cells. Heartgard (Rx) and Interceptor (Rx) both come under a lot of...

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