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.