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A two-month-old warmblood foal was presented with complaints of acute respiratory distress and lethargy. Both clinical examination and blood tests revealed icterus, dyspnea and kidney failure. The foal was euthanized and necropsy and histological examination showed extensive kidney damage, liver damage and alveolar hemorrhage. The diagnosis of leptospirosis was confirmed by immunofluorescense. Unlike in human cases of leptospirosis, respiratory symptoms caused by alveolar hemorrhage in horses are not often associated with leptospirosis. This case shows that the frequency of respiratory complications caused by alveolar hemorrhage after leptospira infection might be underestimated. It is important to consider leptospirosis in the differential diagnosis of dyspnea in the foal.

This case report describes the occurrence of clinically significant osteochondrosis of the seventh lumbar vertebra in a 10-year-old, female Beagle with progressive monoparesis, lumbosacral pain and urinary incontinence. A presumptive diagnosis was made using radiography and computed tomography. The dog was surgically treated by a dorsal laminectomy and the detached bone fragment was removed. A postoperative computed tomography scan demonstrated the complete removal of the osteochondrotic tissue. Although the dog recovered remarkably after surgery, she developed a clinical relapse after several weeks. The owners declined further diagnostic tests and the dog was euthanized. Histopathological examination of the removed tissue was in agreement with a diagnosis of osteochondrosis of the seventh lumbar vertebra.

A 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare was referred to the equine clinic of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Ghent University) for a mass on the third eyelid of the right eye. The horse had been having a recurrent red-tinged ocular discharge for several months. After complete ophthalmologic examination, a large part of the third eyelid was surgically excised and submitted for histopathologic examination. The histopathologic examination revealed a proliferation of blood-filled vascular spaces lined by a single layer of flattened cells, which were identified as endothelial cells using immunohistochemistry. The tumor was identified as a cavernous low-grade hemangiosarcoma. No complications were reported six months after surgery.