BUTTE — An animal rights group wants the government to investigate how an elephant allegedly received a “large abscess” while traveling with a circus that is set to perform in the Butte Civic Center ...

Abscesses may occur at needle injection sites; this occurs when contaminated needles are used to inject drugs or vaccines into the animal’s body. This results in introduction of bacteria at the site ...

Last week, Vet Perspective carried an article on swellings called hernias. The topic elicited a lot of feedback from readers and that is why we will discuss other conditions that cause swellings in ...