Thromboelastography ( @entity17792 ) is a point-of-care whole blood test of hemostasis. While @entity17792 is becoming more widely used in veterinary medicine, few studies describe the use of @entity17792 in @entity468 . The objectives of the current study were to: 1) document the range of @entity17792 variables produced in healthy @entity468 using 3 sample types (citrated native, @entity4563 -activated, and tissue factor-activated), and 2) determine if there was a significant difference between 2 separate samples obtained from individual healthy @entity468 on the same day. Jugular venipuncture was performed in 20 @entity468 , and citrated blood collected for @entity17792 . @entity17792 analysis was performed on citrated native, @entity4563 -activated, and tissue factor-activated blood for each sample. Two hours later, the procedure was repeated from the opposite jugular vein, yielding a total of 120 analyses. Reaction time (R), alpha angle (a), kappa value (k), and maximum amplitude (MA) were recorded from each tracing. No significant differences were found between @entity17792 tracings from the first and second venipuncture samples. Significant differences were found between sample types for R, a, k, and MA. Means for citrated native/ @entity4563 -activated/tissue factor-activated methods were R = 4.1/3.7/0.6 min; k = 2.5/1.8/2.2 min; a = 59.9/65.1/70.4 degrees; MA = 47.4/49.9/44.7 mm. A limitation of this study was the small number of @entity468 used. Thromboelastography analysis may be a suitable method of evaluating hemostasis in @entity468 .

Comparing citrated native, XXXX -activated, and tissue factor-activated samples and determining intraindividual variability for feline thromboelastography.

@entity4563 :: ('MESH:D007616', 'Chemical') :: ['kaolin'] @entity468 :: ('9685', 'Species') :: ['cats'] @entity17792 :: ('CHEBI:44926', 'Chemical') :: ['TEG']
@entity4563 :: (MESH:D007616,Chemical) :: ['kaolin']
