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River Ridge Veterinary Hospital

6790 River Center Drive
Clemmons, NC 27012

(336)712-3413

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Gum Can Kill your Dog? GUM? Seriously?! Oh, and GRAPES, too? Great! Just great!

Let’s try the forest – serene communion with nature, right? Nope. Bears can take a chunk out of your hide, trees can fall on your head, and if you nibble the wr ...

Internet Research: Gathering Information Efficiently and Wisely

The medical information we can find for our animals and ourselves has improved immeasurably because of the internet. But it’s important to remember, anyone can ...

Chocolate Toxicity Signs in Dogs

Most pet owners know that chocolate is bad for dogs and can cause significant problems for a dog; cats are usually too finicky to eat it. But what signs of choc ...

The Wild, the Weird, and the Wacky: Unfamiliar Species

After spending 12 hours on a strange Sunday on emergency call, going back and forth all day between two locations to treat two horses who decided to live, I beg ...

Is Your Indoor Cat Completely Safe? Think Again…

Photo by Dr. Teri Ann Oursler

Old MacDonald Had a Backyard

Though I’ve spent a lot of time trekking through pastures and pens, I live in the epitome of suburbia – a university town just outside the state capital. Conseq ...