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Given the potential for zoonotic transmission, euthanasia of affected dogs is recommended, but this action is not mandatory. We report the clinical management of three dogs that underwent treatment at their owners\u2019 request.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case reports<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 14\u2010month\u2010old spayed female crossbreed originally obtained from an urban animal shelter underwent extensive investigations in 2011\u201312 for lameness and back pain, culminating in decompressive laminectomy. Diagnosis of multifocal discospondylitis and spinal empyema was made, with<jats:italic>B.\u2009suis<\/jats:italic>cultured from surgical biopsy specimens. The dog responded to long\u2010term treatment using rifampicin and doxycycline. A second case of<jats:italic>B.\u2009suis<\/jats:italic>infection was diagnosed in January 2016 in a 3\u2010year\u2010old crossbreed pig\u2010hunting dog with unilateral testicular enlargement. Following serological diagnosis the dog was given preliminary therapy using rifampicin and doxycycline, the affected testis was resected and the patient given a further month of combination therapy. In March 2016 a 7\u2010year\u2010old crossbreed pig\u2010hunting dog with brucellosis was handled similarly, although both testes were removed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Brucellosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of back pain, discospondylitis, lameness, abortion, prostatic abscessation and testicular\/epididymal enlargement in dogs, especially if there is exposure to feral pigs or consumption of uncooked feral pig meat. Euthanasia is the only guarantee of reducing the public health risk to zero. However, where treatment is desired by the owner, combination therapy using rifampicin and doxycycline appears to be effective, when combined with surgical resection of infected tissues. 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