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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  • Lymph Problems

    Lymphangectasia or IBD Q: I hope you can answer a question or two from Canada. I've read through the section on digestive troubles but can't find anything exactly like the symptoms my dog has. They are not really serious, but are annoying and indicate that something is just not right with her...

  • Malassezia (yeast) dermatitis in Dogs

    Malassezia (yeast) dermatitis and Ketoconazole (Nizoral Rx) Question: Hi there.. I have an older rescue (8 yo) with a severe yeast overgrowth. He is on antibiotic therapy (cephlaxin, ketoconazole, and hydroxizine) with topical Dermapet spray, and when we remove the antibiotic his skin begins to...

  • Male Cat Problems

    Male Cat Problems vetinfo.com Spraying Question: I have a question about my cat. He just turned 6 months old. About a 1 1/2 months ago we purchased another kitten which it took him around a week to adjust to him. He was very upset with us getting a new kitten. We have noticed since we have...

  • Male Dog Problems and Care

    Male Dog Problems and Care Bleeding from penis - German Shepherd Question: Dear Dr. Michael, I am having a problem with my GSD "K-9". He is 3 years old and for about 4 months ago he was used as a stud. Now for abut 2 1/2 weeks ago he started to bleed, red fresh blood drops from his penis. I took...

  • Mammary Tumors in Cats

    Mammary Tumors Question: I found out on july 8 that my cat boo, has mammary cancer. He's had a radical unilateral mascetomy and the biopsy shows that its in his lymph glands but not in his lungs which was the reason i chose to put him through the surgery in the first place because they were clear...

  • Mange Mites - Demodex

    Recurrence of demodex in Pug Question: Dear Dr. Richards, I love your site and refer to it constantly. I have a spayed pug bought from a reputable breeder born July 18, 1998. When she was approximately 10 months old she developed bumps around her right eye. They were biopsyed and there was nothing...

  • Mange Mites - Demodex Treatment

    Demodectic Mange Treatments Question: Hello, my dog, Jake, was diagnosed with Demodectic mange about 3 weeks ago. Prior to that diagnosis, I had taken him to the vet because I thought he had ringworm. He had a red circular spot on his face near his eye that did not seem to be healing. During that...

  • Mast Cell Tumors in Cats

    Splenectomy for splenic mast cell tumors Question: Dear Dr. Richards, I hope you will be able to provide me with some words of wisdom as to the treatment of my own pet cat. The cat is a 14 3/4 year old female who was losing weight. An ultrasound and needle biopsy showed a malignant mast cell tumor...

  • Medical Error, Malpractice - Unexpected Pet Death

    Questions after dog's death - was there medical error Q: I lost a diabetic cushings dog 4 days after surgery for hind leg parlysis due to disk injury (not known if from natural circumstances or injury). I am looking for info on dopamine loss and adverse reaction drugs. Has anyone done any...

  • Medication - Acepromazine

    Sedative Questions - PromAce Rx Q: What do you believe to be the fastest acting sedative for a dog? The safest to use? The one with the least side effects? Given orally, SC or IM? (For the purposes of seperation anxiety, dental care for a dog whose teeth are in good condition, but is too anxious to...

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