Spinal osteomyelitis and epidural empyema in a dog due to migrating conifer material

MIGRATION of foreign bodies to the lumbar spine has been reported in dogs but is uncommon ([Johnston and Summers 1971][1], [Brennan and Ihrke 1983][2]). When identified, the foreign body has invariably been a grass awn. Inhalation followed by migration via the pleural space, and ingestion and