Renal diseases of reptiles.
Renal disease is one of the most common problems in reptilian medicine. Herbivorous species seem to be more susceptible than carnivores. The causation may be multifactorial, and the signs are often nonspecific. Prevention is preferred to treatment, and a comprehensive health program, which includes quarantine, routine health screens during annual examinations, and necropsy examinations of all animals that die, is desirable.
Selleri
Paolo
P
Centro Veterinario Specialistico-Animali Esotici, Via Sandro Giovannini, 51/53, 00179 Rome, Italy. pseller@tin.it
Hernandez-Divers
Stephen J
SJ
D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D012104:Reptiles; D013045:Species Specificity; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000662:veterinary