Male dogs, older dogs, and Great Danes appeared more likely to be affected with diskospondylitis than female dogs, dogs < 1 year of age, and mixed-breed dogs, respectively. Long-term administration of antimicrobial drugs for treatment of diskospondylitis may be expected. Identification of the causative organism and early treatment are recommended.

Elaphe guttata guttata, presented with a six week history of anorexia and a lateralized soft tissue mass in the caudal 1/3 of the snake. Due to the obstipation caused by the mass, excisional biopsy was performed and the mass submitted for microscopic evaluation. Histopathology revealed an infiltra tive lipoma. The snake was later euthanized due to necrosis and dehiscence at the surgical site, a spinal fracture unrelated to the mass, and cardiac tamponade. K e y W o r d s : c o m snake, Elaphe guttata guttata, in filtrativ e lip o m a, neo p lasia.