Necropsy and histopathologic findings in 14 African hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris): A retrospective study

From fiscal years 1992 through 1996, 14 African hedgehog (Atelerix albivent ris) cases were submitted to the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Pu rdue University. The most common diagnoses were splenic extramedullary hema topoiesis (91%), hepatic lipidosis (50%), renal disease (50%), and neoplast ic disease (29%). Other less frequent necropsy findings were myocarditis (2 1%), colitis (14%), bacterial septicemia (14%), and pneumonia (14%). The da ta indicate that splenic extramedullary hematopoiesis, hepatic lipidosis, r enal disease, and neoplasms are frequent postmortem findings in hedgehogs.