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River Ridge Veterinary Hospital

6790 River Center Drive
Clemmons, NC 27012

(336)712-3413

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Influenza Strains in Dogs

Just like people, dogs can be affected by different strains of influenza A, a highly contagious respiratory virus. While dogs can sporadically become infected w ...

Zika Virus and Animals

I've been getting a lot of questions about Zika virus and animals. It’s great to see that people are thinking more broadly about infectious diseases (but it isn ...

Slithering Snakes!

"An uncommon complication of snakebites is massive tissue destruction in the area of the bite. This tissue damage is often not apparent for several days after t ...

Side Effects: The Other Side of the Coin

If only the world agreed with our intent 100% of the time.Side effects are unintended or secondary effects of drugs. Some are good, surprising, or beneficial. S ...

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 ...

Lab Values for Dogs and Cats

Because normal laboratory values depend on the diagnostic method used, the normal variation in species/breed/age test results, and so on, we won't provide a num ...