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River Ridge Veterinary Hospital

6790 River Center Drive
Clemmons, NC 27012

(336)712-3413

www.riverridgevet.com

Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Reptiles

Metabolic Bone DiseaseThere are a variety of metabolic bone diseases that result in deformities of the skeleton in captive reptiles. The most common form of me ...

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 ...

Why Do Cats Pee in the House? Part 1: The Pet Owner's Perspective

My house is a toilet.I don't mean it has a toilet; it actually has two. I mean the entire house has been used as though it were a toilet by my cat, Dickens. Mr. ...

Five Top Tips for Surviving or Avoiding the Veterinary ER

I’m the guy you don’t want to meet in the middle of the night. I am not a mugger, a thief, or a cat burglar. I am an emergency veterinarian. Most of my interac ...

Gum Can Kill your Dog? GUM? Seriously?! Oh, and GRAPES, too? Great! Just great!

Let’s try the forest – serene communion with nature, right? Nope. Bears can take a chunk out of your hide, trees can fall on your head, and if you nibble the wr ...

Why Do I keep You? Let me Count the Ways

Admit it. You’ve wondered. Perhaps your toes have squished into a still body-temp warm hairball in the wee hours of the morning. Or tonight’s dinner is now (sa ...