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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  • Cat Veterinary Archive

    This is an unindexed assortment of questions that I really didn't have a category for or are about several completely different issues or that didn't quite seem to fit anywhere. Miscellaneous questions. For an indexed table of contents please see Cat Info For an alphabetical index see Cat Index Q:...

  • Cat Veterinary Archive 2

    Cat Veterinary Archive 2 This is an unindexed assortment of questions that I really didn't have a category for or are about several completely different issues or that didn't quite seem to fit anywhere. Miscellaneous questions. For an indexed table of contents please see Cat Info For an...

  • Chewing and Licking Behavior in Cats

    Chewing behavior - generalized pica Q: My 2 1/2 yr. old Maine Coon chews on both soft materials (nylon rug fiber, curtains, tablecloth ends) and hard ones (window screening, radio antennas, hard edges on small appliances). I've heard about some breeds needing to ingest undigestible fiber (like...

  • Cholagiohepatitis and Hepatitis in Cats

    Lymphocytic Periportal Hepatitis - Holistic herbal treatment Question: Dear Dr. Richards: My cat, Max, is 8 years old and has been diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Periportal Hepatitis. Max had some blood work done on May 18, 2000 and the following were the results: ALT (SGPT) 1462 (H) ALK PHOS...

  • Choosing a Pet

    Choosing between a dog or a cat Q: I'm doing this research paper on the choosing between and dog or a cat for a pet. I've been searching the net for hours now, and still I have found nothing in reference to the cat vs. dog debate. I was wodering if you might have any suggestions. It's not a real...

  • Choosing a Pet

    Choosing between A Dog Or A Cat Q: I'm doing this research paper on the choosing between and dog or a cat for a pet. I've been searching the net for hours now, and still I have found nothing in reference to the cat vs. dog debate. I was wodering if you might have any suggestions. It's not a real...

  • Choosing a Puppy or Dog

    Are there any non allergy causing dogs? Question: Dr. Richards, Please provide names of breeds (other than poodles) that people with allergies may do well owning? Is it true that allergic reactions to dogs is NOT from their hair, but their saliva? Answer: Vox I do not believe that there are any...

  • Chronic Active Hepatitis, Choleangiohepatitis

    Nicky's liver biopsy update - portal hepatitis Question: Dear Dr. Richards: I had previously written to you about elevated ALKP and ALT levels in my 7-year-old male Standard Poodle. Thank you for your informative response. We now have a working diagnosis, much to my relief. The liver biopsy results...

  • Chronicle of Early Puppyhood

    Lethargy afterPups WeanedQ: I have a female Lab (Hannah) who had pupsJune 4th. The pups wereweaned at 6 weeks, and her milk is pretty much dried up. I expectedthe bag ladylook with the hair loss, but she seems really lethargic and depressed. She'seating OK, and I'm keeping her inside because of the...

  • CIKS and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada

    CIKS and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada CIKS Chronic immune mediated keratoconjunctivitis sicca (CIKS) is the newer name for pannus. It is most common in German shepherds, greyhounds and Siberian huskies. The cause of this condition is not known, at present. This may be an immune response to changes brought...

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