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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  • Snakebite in Dogs

    Please note: The most recent medical information is at the top of the page to least current at the bottom. Snake bites Question: Dr. Richards, Even though rattle snakes are very rarely fatal in humans in the Northwest, I am not sure about dogs. In the event an animal is bitten? In human we...

  • Sneezing in Cats

    Sneezing in Cats Question: Good Morning - I am a subscriber and enjoy the newsletter you send. I have a 12 year old cat who has had diabetes for 2 years and is doing fine with 7 units of insulin twice a day. After Christmas this past year, he developed a herpes virus that affected his right eye...

  • Soft and Cleft Palate Problems

    Cleft palate or oronasal fistula Question: Hello Dr. Richards, Our newest family member is a six week old Boston, in the family since November 13. She has a problem, since day 3 with us, of "fits" of sneezing, with a significant mucus discharge out of her nose and mouth every 3-4 hours. There...

  • Spinal Disc Problems in Dogs

    The following are real life cases of Spinal Disc problems in Dogs that have been treated by Dr. Mike Richards, DVM. Intervertebral Disc Disease Spinal Disc Surgery Tumor on the Spinal Cord Possible Spinal Disorders Cervical Spinal Surgery Spinal Disc Problems Types of Disc Herniations Spinal...

  • Spinal Disc - Spondylosis and Discospondylitis

    Intervertebral disc disease in Beagle Question: Dear Dr. Richards: Hello. I have been going over your site and previous questions and cannot find the answer to mine, so here goes. I have a five year old Beagle who about six weeks ago suddenly, overnight, began to have a lot of trouble rising the in...

  • Spleen Problems in Cats

    Spleen Problems in Cats vetinfo.com Spleen Removal in Cat Question: Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. The vet will be running a thyroid test stat tomorrow. Also, the chemical blood profile showed elevated white blood cell count - is this indicative of the splenal tumor? Vet is also running...

  • Spleen Problems in Dogs

    Nodular hyperplasia of the spleen in Vizsla Question: On February 12, 2001 our trusted vet did emergency surgery for a mass on our 11 year old female vizsla's spleen. When showing me the spleen and the "mass" (my husband and I are both have medical backgrounds), our vet described it as...

  • Spondylolisthesis - Wobbler's Syndrome

    Spondylolisthesis - also called wobbler syndrome and cervical spondylomyelopathy and tapeworms Question: Hi Dr. Richards I'm a new subscriber and would like your opinion on a couple of problems I'm having with my 8 year old female doberman. During the past year she has started having an awkward...

  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Cancer is very common in cats with white ears and also occurs fairly commonly on the nose of white cats. On ear tips, the best treatment is to remove the external portion of the ear as far away from the cancer as is possible. Even though it radically changes the appearance of the affected cats...

  • Sudden Death in Cats

    Sudden Death in Cats Question: Dear Dr Richards, It's me again. In someone else's name again, I know, sorry. But she's desperate. She found her cat dead this morning, on his favorite place like he was only asleep. The evening before, he was normal and acted as usual, nothing suspicious. We already...

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