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River Ridge Veterinary Hospital

6790 River Center Drive
Clemmons, NC 27012

(336)712-3413

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Diets and Heart Disease in Dogs and Cats

Can pet diets cause heart problems?Yes. Thirty years ago, veterinarians recognized deficiency of an amino acid (taurine) as the most common cause of dilated ca ...

Company pursues first lymphoma drug for dogs

Photomicrograph courtesy of Dr. Jan Bellows Cancerous lymphoblasts, resembling grapes, appear amid normal red blood cells in a 6-year-old beagle.

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 ...

Behavior and the Senior Dog

IntroductionDogs are living longer these days than ever before due to advanced veterinary care and better nutrition. However, as they get older, age-related di ...

Ice or Ice Water Does Not Cause Bloat in Dogs

Neither ice nor ice water will cause stomach spasms in a dog that lead to bloat - "the mother of all emergencies."No matter what veterinarians say, a 2007 emai ...

PTSD Can Occur in Companion Animals after Disasters

Dogs and cats who survive disasters can suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder in the same way as their owners and for the same reasons: being placed in an ...