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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  • Bladder Problems in Dogs

    Chronic Bladder Infection in Rottweiller Question: Hi Dr. Mike, I'm a new subscriber and I have two questions regarding "Onyx" my 12 year old female, spayed Rottweiller. She's basically in good health, some arthritis pain for which she takes Rimadyl 100mg. once a day, but otherwise healthy. Anyway...

  • Bloat and Torsion - GDV

    Bloat in Golden with IBD Question: Hello Dr. Mike,I have a 6 year old golden retriever who was diagnosed with IBD of thetype eosinophilic gastro-enteritis (at the moderate stage) this pastJanuary. He also has some fibrosis in his liver (which has been reducedgreatly by daily dosages of vitamin E)...

  • Blood and Lymph Disorders of Dogs

    Blood transfusion in dog treated with large amounts of eye medication Question: My dog Thor recently became quite passive and didn't eat normally. He is a 9 year old diabetic that takes 14 units of insulin twice a day. I get worried easily so I took him to the vet. The vet determined he needed a...

  • Blood borne Parasitic problems in dogs

    New Information on Tick and Vector Borne Diseases The ability to do DNA testing has led to the discovery of new tick borne diseases and the recognition that many of the older diseases have been classified incorrectly or have more ability to cause disease than was previously recognized. Information...

  • Blood in stool

    Fresh blood in stool Question: Dear Dr Mike, The following is the case: I found there are fresh blood on my British short hair kitten (4 months)'s anus after defecation. I got this male kitten 2 weeks ago and this problem happened quite often (3-4 random days) but not always. I feed him dry food...

  • Blood pressure monitoring

    Blood pressure monitoring in dogs Q: Dr. Mike My 8 year old JR terrier was diagnosed with grade III/VI systolic murmur recently, and during the exam, her blood pressure was taken. Her systolic pressure was 180. The examining Veterinarian suggested that we have a follow-up reading taken a few weeks...

  • Bloodwork- Alkaline Phosphatase

    The following are real life cases of Dogs that have been treated by Dr. Mike Richards, DVM. Reason for Elevation in Alkaline Phosphatase and ALT Levels Difference Between Rises in ALT and Alkaline Phosphatase Causes of Increase in Alkaline Phosphatase High ALKP Levels and Diet Should I Be Concerned...

  • Bloodwork and other Labwork

    The following are real issues related to Bloodwork and other Labwork in Dogs that have been treated by Dr. Mike Richards, DVM. Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) or creatinine kinase (CK) value elevations Causes of Low Amylase and Low Albumin Increased ALT Levels in a Dog Rise in White Cell Count Reasons...

  • Bloodwork in Cats

    Bloodwork in Cats vetinfo.com vetinfo.com High white cell count in cat Question: Dear Dr. Richards, I am a subscriber and I am the person who has the dog, Natty, with a high white count. Now Sally, a calico 11year old dsh has the same thing. Her white count has been consistantly high. She is, by...

  • Bone Cancer - Osteosarcoma

    Hemimandibulectomy - Ear problems and weight loss following surgery Question: Dear Dr. Richards: I wrote to you in September 1999 after our ten year old Rottweiller was diagnosed with a bone tumor in his lower right jaw. He underwent a hemi-mandiblectomy, and he is doing fine. The surgery took...

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