First cases of animal diseases published since 2000. 6. First update of dog diseases.

In 2003, Veterinary Quarterly started with the publication of a series of articles reviewing first reports on animal diseases. The articles are arranged in order of animal species. They are regularly updated adding overlooked as well as new first reports. This article is the first update of a review on "first cases" of dog diseases. The following five cases are discussed: Dermatitis in a dog associated with an unidentified Toxoplasma gondii-like parasite. Gastrointestinal cryptosporidiosis in a puppy. Mucinous variant of rete testis adenocarcinoma. Neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis in a Labrador Retriever. Salivary gland basal cell adenocarcinoma. After a short introduction, the bibliographical data, the abstract of the author(s) and some additional information derived from the article are given.