Prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time using a point-of-care analyser (Abaxis VSpro®) in Bennett's wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus)

• Published in: Australian veterinary journal Vol. 94; no. 10; pp. 384 - 386
• Main Authors: Nevitt, BN, Chinnadurai, SK, Watson, MK, Langan, JN, Adkesson, MJ
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 01.10.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: activated partial thromboplastin time; Animals; Female; haematology; Macropodidae - blood; Macropus rufogriseus; Male; Marsupials; Partial Thromboplastin Time - veterinary; point-of-care; Point-of-Care Systems; prothrombin time; Prothrombin Time - veterinary; wallabies; prothrombin time; haematology; activated partial thromboplastin time; point-of-care; wallabies
• ISSN: 0005-0423; 1751-0813
• DOI: 10.1111/avj.12489

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.