Dear Dr. Jorden: My cat is a spayed female, and for years she has enjoyed being outside a lot of the time. Our neighborhood is pretty cat-friendly, but recently she came home with an abscess on her ...

I am now facing a situation with my 10-year-old cat. Eight months ago, he had a dental cleaning because of rotting teeth and had seven teeth removed. Over the past few weeks, he seemed to be tearing ...

Abscesses in most cases are caused by fighting with another cat. When a tooth or claw penetrates the skin, it causes damage to underlying tissue. Bacteria are deposited in the tissue at the time of ...