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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  • Pain and Pain control in Dogs

    Pain control My current goals are to recognize conditions that might be painful and to treat for the pain whenever it seems best to do that. A guideline that I use is to imagine if the condition would be painful if it was happening to me. I have had abdominal surgery so I can tell you that there is...

  • Pain in Cats

    Aspirin or Acetaminophen DO NOT give any cat a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication without consulting with your vet first. Acetaminophen is toxic to cats, aspirin is extraordinarily easy to overdose in cats because the half-life of aspirin in a cat is 72 hours (3 days!) and other...

  • Pancreatic Insufficiency

    Pancreatic insufficiency - continued Question: Dr. Richards- Since I initially wrote to you all the lab results came back on the dog and there is no sign of anything wrong with her kidneys. Blood test were done and I also got a more concentrated urine sample first thing in the morning. I'm having a...

  • Pancreatitis and Pancreas Problems

    This page contains general information and real life cases of Pancreatitis in Dogs that have been treated by Dr. Mike Richards, DVM. General Information Diagnosis of Pancreatitis in Dogs Treatment of Pancreatitis in Dogs Preventing Future Occurrences of Pancreatitis Pancreatitis Questions: Causes...

  • Pancreatitis and Pancreas Problems 2

    Pancreatitis and Pancreas Problems 2 Pancreas problems in miniature schnauzer Question: Dr. Mike, We have a 2-1/2 yr. old miniature schnauzer, Duffy, that is having some difficulty with his pancreas. We lost a 5 yr. old. two years ago to pancreatitis so are reaching out to stave off this horrible...

  • Pancreatitis in Cats

    Pancreatitis, General Information Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas caused by leakage of active digestive enzymes into the pancreatic tissue. This causes various clinical signs but most pets affected by acute pancreatitis have abdominal pain, depression and decreased appetite or lack of...

  • Panosteitis

    Panosteitis Question: Hello--I'm one of your subscribers. I have an 11 month old basset puppy (spayed female) who developed a limp in her left front leg about 6 weeks ago. Our vet. x-rayed the leg, and found nothing. They found a sore place on her right rear leg also. They think it is pano. Since...

  • Panting and Excessive Panting in Dogs

    Excessive panting in Alaskan Malamute Question: Dr Mike, I'm a VetInfo subscriber who has a 140lbs, neutered male Alaskan Malamute named Doc who's 8.5 years old. I guess my major heartfelt concern for him is that he is what I would call, excessively panting which seems to have started well over a...

  • Paralysis in dogs

    Sudden paralysis in Rottweiler Q: I am writing at this time because my dog Jack has mysteriously come down with an inability to move. Tuesday morning, March 13th, he came in from the outside and just collapsed. I took him to the local hospital and they put him on a gurney and brought him in to...

  • Parasites - Ringworm

    Lufenuron (Program Rx) for the treatment of Ringworm in dogs Ringworm (dermatophytosis) can be treated with lufenuron (Program Rx). Dr Ziony's recommendations are as follows: Thank you for quoting my research (JAVMA publication, Nov 15, 2000) in your answers regarding the use of lufenuron for the...

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