A 7-year-old, 3.55 kg neutered male Pomeranian presented with progressive paraparesis and axial spinal pain despite three years of conservative treatment. Computed tomography (CT) revealed bony hyperplasia at T6-T7 with focal canal narrowing (Cobb angle, 39.29°), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed severe spinal cord compression at T7. Based on these findings, a dorsal laminectomy at T6-T7 was performed for decompression. The neurological status remained grade 3 at 7 days after surgery, and improved to grade 2 by 28 days after surgery. At four months after surgery, the patient regained independent ambulation, although proprioceptive ataxia and urinary retention persisted. This case suggests that timely focal decompression without stabilization can result neurological recovery in small-breed dogs with congenital vertebral body malformation (CVBM)-associated spinal cord compression.

A 9-year-old neutered male Russian Blue cat presented with progressive hindlimb weakness, pain, and difficulty in jumping or running. MRI revealed a hypointense disc at L2-L3 compressing the ventral spinal cord. Despite conservative treatment, neurological symptoms worsened, and the patient was referred for surgical management. A combined L2-L3 mini-hemilaminectomy and lateral partial corpectomy was performed to decompress the spinal cord. Intraoperatively, the lesion was identified as disc protrusion, with no evidence of intradural extrusion. Postoperative day 1, the left hindlimb showed incomplete paresis despite intact proprioception, the right hindlimb exhibited complete paralysis with loss of proprioception. However postoperative recovery was favorable, with gradual restoration of proprioception and ambulation, culminating in full motor recovery including jumping by 9 weeks post-surgery.