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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  • Urination Behavior Problems

    Urine licking Q: We have a 12 year-old female cocker spaniel. On July 10th she was diagnosed by ultrasound as having a tumor in her bladder. At that time we were told that the left kidney was about to shut down. And that surgery would not probably do any good and that it would be best to let things...

  • Vaccination Problems

    Reaction to lepto in vaccine Question: Dr Richards, I am the proud owner of two miniature schnauzers which are closely related. I brought one of them,Derby, who is 1 year old, for her second Rabies and Distemper shot, and she had a severe reaction to the lepto portion we believe. The first shot she...

  • Vestibular Disease

    Vestibular disorder in Golden Question: Dr. Richards, We have a 13 year old male-neutered golden retriever who has started having some physical problems. He began walking as if he were drunk. His front legs kept crossing each other and hind legs appeared as if they were protruding out to both...

  • Veterinary and Animal Related Careers

    Animal Related Careers: Animal Behavioral Trainer What they do: Teach animals how to act in response to different conditions or stimuli. Training is conducted for entertainment, protection, detection or companionship. What they earn: $36,000 is the median salary with one to four years of...

  • Veterinary and Pre -Vet Schools

    Pre- Vet program - UConn Hi, This is Jen Simoniello from the Department of Animal Science of The University of Conn . We have a 4 year prevet program. Any students interested in a Prevet program in the New England Area should check our website at www.canr.uconn.edu. Jen Simoniello Administrative...

  • Veterinary Archive - Dogs

    This is an unindexed assortment of questions that I really didn't have a category for or are about several completely different issues and may be found in some parts of the site but the rest of the information needs to be worked in elsewhere or there is simply not at topic page yet and I need to...

  • Veterinary Client Rights, medical records, etc

    Medical Records Q: I wrote my old vet and asked that all my dogs medical records be sent to me. I only received his exam card, no blood test results. What's the protocol on receiving your pets medical records ? Am I entitled to have his blood work results? A: The most direct approach to this...

  • Veterinary Technicians

    Veterinary Technician Schools in the US *Note: Some Information regarding accreditation may be out of date. Please check with the school for further information. Alabama Jefferson State Community College Veterinary Technology Distance Learning Program 2601 Carson Road Birmingham, AL 35215-3098...

  • Vetinfo Sitemap Table of Contents

    Veterinary Information Index Vetinfo- Introduction to our Veterinary information Site Statement of Purpose - Who we are and why we do what we do. Vetindex - index for veterinarian, vet school and vet tech school related pages. About Vets - what its like on the other side of the exam table...

  • Vetinfo Sitemap Table of Contents

    Vetinfo Sitemap Table of Contents Veterinary Information Index Emotional aspects of a veterinary career Getting into vet school A Veterinarian Becoming a Veterinarian Veterinary Medicine -- Science vs. Art When You Might Know More Than Your Vet What do you want from a vet A Veterinarian's life...

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