Prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time using a point-of-care analyser (Abaxis VSpro®) in Bennett's wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus).
There are few reports of coagulation times in marsupial species. Blood samples collected from 14 Bennett's wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus) under anaesthesia during routine health assessments were analysed for prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) using a point-of-care analyser (POC) (Abaxis VSPro®). The wallabies had an aPTT mean of 78.09 s and median of 78.1 s. The PT for all wallabies was greater than 35 s, exceeding the longest time measured on the POC. Although PT was significantly longer, aPTT was similar to the manufacturer's domestic canine reference range.
Illinois Zoological and Aquatic Animal Residency Program, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, Urbana, IL, 61802, USA. bnevitt@sandiegozoo.org.
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Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL, USA.
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Illinois Zoological and Aquatic Animal Residency Program, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, Urbana, IL, 61802, USA.
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Watson
Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL, USA.|Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA.
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Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007614:Macropodidae / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time / Q000662:veterinary*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011517:Prothrombin Time / Q000662:veterinary*
activated partial thromboplastin time; haematology; point-of-care; prothrombin time; wallabies