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River Ridge Veterinary Hospital

6790 River Center Drive
Clemmons, NC 27012

(336)712-3413

www.riverridgevet.com

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. This intracellular parasite is transmitted to dogs through the bite of an infected tick. ...

No Guarantees

Medicine is a strange service. When I pay for a coffee, I feel entitled to a reasonable certainty that I will be provided with coffee – not tea, not water, and ...

Disaster Preparation for Your Pets

Pet owners want to do what's best for their pets in case of a disaster. For reasons related to health and space, pets are sometimes not allowed in public emerge ...

Canned Food Transition for Cats Addicted to Dry Food

(The information contained in this handout is an excerpt from Feeding Your Cat: Know the Basics of Feline Nutrition, which can be found at the author's website ...

Post-Operative Care for Pets

After your pet has surgery, post-operative care is critical in terms of comfort, safety, and recuperation. Proper post-op care aids healing, minimizes the risk ...

Kindergarten is for Kittens

It always seemed to me that many of the problems people had with their cats was due to a misunderstanding of normal feline behavior and feline social needs. On ...