Pet Care Articles

River Ridge Veterinary Hospital

6790 River Center Drive
Clemmons, NC 27012

(336)712-3413

www.riverridgevet.com

Breast Cancer Happens in Companion Animals

Print an 8.5"x11" pdf of this poster. Everyone reading this is a mammal (unless you are a particularly sentient anemone, coelacanth or axolotl), and one of the ...

Feeding Tubes for Dogs and Cats

As most of us know, good nutrition and adequate fluid intake are crucial to good health. When a pet is ill, this becomes even more important. Yet for various r ...

Is Your Indoor Cat Completely Safe? Think Again…

Photo by Dr. Teri Ann Oursler

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 ...

Lead Poisoning in Dogs and Cats

The most common cause of lead poisoning in pets is ingestion of lead-based paint. Although lead-based paint is no longer available in the United States, it was ...

A Horse's Arch-Nemesis: Laminitis

The second leading cause of death in horses in the United States is a condition called laminitis. (Colic is the leading cause.) This equine arch-nemesis also us ...