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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  • Cushing's and Skin Disease in Dogs

    Possible Cushing's and itching Q: Dear mike Furher to my report on kiki with her supposed cushing. After testing her urine for a second time it was diagnosed by prof. Rijnberg in utrecht As non cushing. He advised me also to go to dermatology to try to findout what the real Problems were.in the...

  • Cushing's disease and elevated liver enzymes

    Photo Gallery - Advanced Cushing's Disease Cushing's disease page 2 Page 2 is a continuation of our Cushing's page and has more recent Q&A and informatio Cushing's Disease or Hyperadrenocorticism Cushing's disease is probably more accurately referred to as hyperadrenocorticism -- the production...

  • Cushing's Disease in Dogs - Treatment and Diet Suggestions

    Cushing's disease page 2 Page 2 is a continuation of our Cushing's page and has more recent Q&A and information Cushing's Disease or Hyperadrenocorticism Cushing's disease is probably more accurately referred to as hyperadrenocorticism -- the production of too much adrenal hormone, in...

  • Cushing's Disease page 2

    Photo Gallery - Advanced Cushing's Disease Hyperadrenocorticism - Information and treatment updates Hyperadrenocorticism, Cushing’s disease, is caused by either a pituitary brain tumor or an adrenal gland tumor in almost all cases. There may be a small percentage of dogs who have...

  • Cushing's Disease Treatment

    Cushing's in Chow - Bad reaction to Lysodren, what now Question: Hello Doctor, I am a suscriber and I come to you once again for some guidance. Macha, our 10 years old chow mixed has been diagnosed a few months ago with Cushing. We have followed our vet's suggestion of putting her on Lysodren...

  • Cushing's with Renal Disease

    Kidney problems from Cushing's treatment, Addisonian state Question: In early Oct. my 141/2 yr. old neutered male doxie was diagnosed w/Cushing's Disease. He had all the customary testing i.e. Dex suppression tests etc. and the test indicated Pituitary Dependent Cushing's. The vet elected to start...

  • Deafness in Dogs and Associated Problems

    Hearing loss in German Shepherd Question: Hello Dr. Richards, I have a 9 year old spayed female GSD. She is on Rimadyl 75mg 2x a day for lumbosacralstenosis invading the lower spinal column (I hope I got that right) as well as stiffness in her back legs due to injury in a car accident. She has been...

  • Declawing and Alternatives

    Declawing and Alternatives Declawing or not Question: Hi Dr. Mike, Quick question. If you remember my cat Armand past away in December. You had helped me. We finally got another cat, a kitten named Cosette (we call her Cozy). Anyway, she is getting spayed on Sat. We might also have the front claws...

  • Degenerative Myelopathy

    Degenerative myelopathy with Arthritis Question: i have had my dog for over 9 years, she is my baby. Over the last year she has developed arthritis, which isn't that bad, but over the last month she has been deteriorating rapidly, she was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and myelin deterioration in her...

  • Dental Problems in Dogs

    teeth cleaning reassurance Suggestion: I was just working on Terry's teeth with the scraper, with him lying on his right side. I discovered if I hook the middle finger of my left hand in the corner of his mouth and pull back to expose the molar, I can use my left thumb to rub in back of his ear...

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