I had a consultation the other day that was so much fun it made me feel like a new graduate vet again, which, after nearly 20 years in practice, is a rare thing. It was with a lovely little black cat ...

Bug bites don’t cause staph infections on their own. However, when an insect or spider bites someone, it can create an avenue for bacteria to get into the body’s tissues. A friend’s son went to urgent ...

A News 9 viewer has a spider bite, and says it is red, painful, and starting to drain. Dr. Lacy Anderson has the warning signs that it could be something more severe. A News 9 viewer has a spider bite ...

An abscess occurs when an infection causes a pocket of pus to develop. Abscesses can develop on the skin, in the mouth, or inside the body. Bacterial infections typically cause abscesses. Pus develops ...