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River Ridge Veterinary Hospital

6790 River Center Drive
Clemmons, NC 27012

(336)712-3413

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Why Whiskers is Whisked off to the Back Room

Photo by Dr. Gregory Tackett A few nights ago, I was at rehearsal for our local community symphonic band, where I play keyboard percussion — xylophone, bell ...

New York Times article rocks veterinary profession

Two weeks of town hall-style meetings, internal memos, press statements and counterarguments have veterinarians across the country focused on one ominous predic ...

ADR: Learning from History

And thus, one of the most colorful acronyms in veterinary medicine is born. ADR: Ain’t Doin’ Right.The conversation between the client and receptionist usually ...

Diagnostic Crotch Sniffing?

Five dogs (Labs and Golden retrievers) were trained to detect contaminated urine in scent detection boxes. When they came across a contaminated urine sample, t ...

Body Language of Cats

Cats use body language to communicate a variety of information and emotions to others. The primary body parts they use to convey their state of mind are their e ...

Serving the Service Dog

There is a rug under my desk masquerading as a golden retriever – or is it the other way around? At the moment, Cricket is doing exactly what a working dog shou ...