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Additionally, there was a displaced, ununited simple fracture in the right mid-femur and a healed simple fracture in the right mid-tibia. Dentition was normal. The rabbit was euthanized. Blood tests revealed mildly elevated urea (12.3\u2009mmol\/mL), glucose (10.6\u2009mmol\/L), and alkaline phosphatase (179\u2009mmol\/L). High levels of serum parathyroid hormone (281.1 pg\/mL) and a 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration of 11.2\u2009ng\/mL were also noted. Creatinine was 105 \u00b5mol\/L and inorganic phosphate was 1.53\u2009mmol\/L. Bone density in the mid-tibia was very low (934.6\u2009mg\/cm3). Tests for Encephalitozoon cuniculi antibodies were negative. Post-mortem examination showed severe chronic renal interstitial fibrosis and severe bilateral parathyroid hyperplasia. This case report highlights the novel finding that secondary renal hyperparathyroidism and fibrous osteodystrophy, accompanied by pathological fractures, can manifest as sequelae of end-stage renal disease in rabbits. 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