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River Ridge Veterinary Hospital

6790 River Center Drive
Clemmons, NC 27012

(336)712-3413

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Is there a Health Risk with Urban Chickens?

Bigstock Chickens Urban chickens continue to be in the news, with debate about instituting (or enforcing) bylaws banning or restricting the raising of chicke ...

A Day in the Life of Show Business Elephants

Have you ever wondered how show biz elephants are trained and housed, and how they spend a typical day? Last week I found out when I visited an American Zoos an ...

Why Should I Give her Back?

Recently my friend lost her dog. A gate was accidentally left open and away the dog went. Not knowing what has happened to her dog has been hard for her to live ...

Aggression in Captive Reptiles

Aggression in captive reptiles comes in two main forms: aggressive behavior between cage-mates (intra-species aggression) or aggressive behavior between the rep ...

Nuclear Cat Poop

I have a cat.Since I’m a veterinarian, that probably doesn’t come as a big surprise to many.But I have a...radioactive cat!That’s right – I have a dyed-in-the-w ...

Form and Function: Choosing Healthy Pets

Now, the default state for most riding horses born with male parts is gelding (castrated male). Generally, it’s much easier to convince a half ton animal to go ...