Abscesses are caused by obstruction of oil (sebaceous) glands or sweat glands, inflammation of hair follicles, or minor breaks and punctures of the skin. Germs get under the skin or into these…
My 10-year-old shih tzu dog, named Neville after a Harry Potter character, has had a slow-growing sebaceous cyst on his back for almost two years. The vet thought it best to let it be rather…