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River Ridge Veterinary Hospital

6790 River Center Drive
Clemmons, NC 27012

(336)712-3413

www.riverridgevet.com

Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs and Cats

Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD, also called chronic mitral valve disease, degenerative mitral valve disease, mitral insufficiency, and endocardiosis) is ...

Nutrition for Your Cat

Unlike dogs and people, which are omnivores and gain nutrition from both plants and meat, cats are obligate carnivores. This means that they get most of their n ...

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 ...

Canine influenza expert calls for better border protection

As the H3N2 strain of canine influenza circulates beyond Chicago, Illinois and spreads to other Midwestern states — Wisconsin and Indiana among them — one exper ...

Veterinarians serve family-health role in suspected zoonoses

Photo by Dr. Radford Davis Dr. Radford Davis, an authority in zoonoses, is not particularly worried about catching any diseases from his dog, Midnight.

Our Understanding of a Disease Changes over Time

The diagnosis was like slamming into a brick wall from a fast speed.Today, any veterinarian who recommends immediate euthanasia without offering any options ne ...