Kidney disease in the rabbit: a histological survey.
Histological lesions were observed in the kidneys of 77 (32.5%) of 237 rabbits which were either found dead or were killed because they were unwell, and in 19 (25%) of 75 apparently healthy adult rabbits. Lesions associated with an infectious process such as renal abscesses, staphylococcal nephritis, pyelonephritis and pyelitis were the principal finding in rabbits up to 5 months of age, while renal fibrosis, with or without dystrophic calcification, was the most common lesion observed in rabbits aged over 10 months. Spontaneous amyloidosis was seen in 2 rabbits.
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009393:Nephritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D011817:Rabbits