ABSTRACT. Two dogs with pyometra were treated by laparoscopy assisted ovariohysterectomy. Hemostasis of the mesovarium was achieved with an ultrasonic scalpel and hemoclips. Both ovaries and the uterus were exposed via a 10-mm caudal port that was enlarged to 3 cm and the uterine cervix was excised after ligation of the uterine arteries. These cases were the first report on ovariohysterectomy for pyometra by laparoscopy assisted surgery in the veterinary field. -KEY WORDS: canine, laparoscopic surgery, pyometra.

SUMMARYUsing the flexible alligator forceps (FAF) for Dirofilaria immitis foreign bodies in the upper digestive tract were endoscopically removed in 6 canine cases. Small and hard foreign bodies were removed directly by FAF, and large and soft ones were readily removed by a electrocautery wire-loop by the assistance of FAF.