Pet Care Articles

River Ridge Veterinary Hospital

6790 River Center Drive
Clemmons, NC 27012

(336)712-3413

www.riverridgevet.com

PTSD Can Occur in Companion Animals after Disasters

Dogs and cats who survive disasters can suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder in the same way as their owners and for the same reasons: being placed in an ...

Cancer is a Cellular Delinquent

Like people, our pets’ bodies develop cancer cells throughout their lifetime. In the lucky ones, these cells remain dormant and no malignancy ever grows; in oth ...

Barking Dogs

Your dog is barking what feels like day and night, but why? Dogs bark to alert everyone around them of something new or worrisome. Although you may not see the ...

Intervertebral Disk Disease (Herniations of the Disk)

Intervertebral disks are located between the vertebrae (bones of the spine). Each disk has two parts, a fibrous outer layer and the jelly-like interior. When di ...

Clostridium difficile Becoming more Common in North America

What Is Clostridium difficile?Some strains contain genes that allow them to produce toxins. It is the toxins, not the bacteria themselves, that make a person o ...

Obese or "Pleasantly Plump" Horses

Evolutionarily, there are advantages to being a horse that “gets fat on air.” In fact, for centuries, in the heyday of the work horse, horses were selected for ...