A 6-year-old Belgian Shepherd was referred to our hospital with the chief complaint of lameness in the left hind limbthat had persisted for 3 weeks, and a diagnosis of patella ligament rupture was made based on the clinical, radiographic, andultrasound findings. A total of three nylon threads were placed between the quadriceps tendon and the tibial tuberosity, as well asbetween the patella and the tibial tuberosity in order to perform encircling sutures, and a polypropylene mesh was used for patellaligament reconstruction, with a lateral splint for 2 weeks. As a result, a good long-term clinical functional recovery was obtained.This treatment combination could therefore be an effective method for highly active large dogs.

A 6-year-old rabbit presented with severe haemorrhagic discharge from the vulva. An ovariohysterectomy was performed, and then three large nodules were detected in the uterus, and a large number of small nodules were observed on the serous membrane of the left uterine horn. Histopathologically, two nodules in the right uterine horn were classified as papillary adenocarcinomas. The nodule in the left uterine horn evinced an admixture of both tubular/solid and papillary adenocarcinomas. The small nodules on the serous membrane of the left uterine horn were composed of tubular/solid adenocarcinomas that had invaded into the thickened uterine myometrium. The rabbit suddenly died 50 days after surgery. Necropsy revealed multiple nodules in the greater omentum, in the intestinal mesentery and on the visceral surface of the liver, indicating disseminated metastasis. Moreover, numerous nodules were observed in the lungs, suggesting hematogenous metastasis.