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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  • Canine Spay

    Spaying and neutering Question: Dear Mike, I am a subscriber. Thanks again for being assessible on the web. I have two Shuhzi Chinese Doggies who are siblings. One is male, Chris, and one is female, Mui Mui. They are now six months old. My Vet recommend sterilization for both puppies. She said...

  • Carcinomas in Dogs

    Spindle cell carcinomas in German Shepherd Question: I am writing to you regarding our beloved family member Nikki. She is a purebred all black German Shepard. She was recently diagnosed with "Spindle Cell" carcinoma or sarcoma (as soon as I heard the "C" word I mentally blanked out). To give you a...

  • Cardiomyopathy in Dogs

    Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Doberman Q: Dr. Mike Zen is a 10 year 3 month old AKC purebred Doberman Pincher who has been in great health his entire life. He had a physical not even a year ago with his new vet (his original vet retired). He was amazed of the great health and age Zen was. Ten days ago...

  • Cardiovascular Disorders in Dogs

    Spironolactone and Enacard for Treating Arrhythmias Q: Dr. Mike: I am a new subscriber and think your site is excellent! I will try to make this as short as possible. Muddy is a 15(?) year old spaniel mix. He looks most like a King Charles - only black. I got him for 14 yrs ago from a shelter. He...

  • Cardiovascular Disorders of Cats

    Cardiovascular Disorders of Cats Congestive heart failure and CRF - Zack Q: Dear Dr Richards, Thank you for your rapid and thorough responses to my questions about Zack, my cat with CRF and congestive heart failure. I took him in for a followup exam, after 2 weeks on 1 tablet Enacard, 1/2 tablet of...

  • Cataracts in Dogs

    Cataract surgery in dogs Question: Dear dr. mike; first i would like to thank you for your previous advice. I think my dog is still alive because of it. (it was some six months ago and i don't believe that problem relates to the current one.) My dog, king tut, a black poodle now almost 14 years...

  • Cat Parasites

    Bartonella henselae Question: One of my cats has been diagnosed with Bartonella (level 4). As a foster home for rescued cats, I currently have 14 cats waiting to be adopted in my home. A few questions: 1) What does level 4 mean? 2) Can this cat give it to my other cats by sharing water and food -...

  • Cat Parasites - Giardia

    Cat Parasites - Giardia Giardia contamination in well water Question: Hi, I do not know if this is the type of question to ask, but if not maybe you can direct me to the right place. Our water has giardia in it. It doesn't bother us too much, but it does the cats. Especially the kittens. We had a...

  • Cats Ingesting odd Items or foreign objects

    Eating kitty litter and other unusual things Question: Dr. Dr. Mike, I am a subscriber. My cats eats unused litter, regular clay type, clumping kind, and the clumping kind that you can flush down the toilet. I have tried other litters and she will not use a pellet type of litter. She also licks the...

  • Cat Vaccines

    Vaccination protocol update Subscriber Question: Have been receiving info from different sources that the veterinarian schools are in the process of changing the protocol for vaccinating. All the information I've received states that vaccinations should be less frequent but they don't all give the...

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