Ferret Hemostasis

Prothrombin time (PT): 10.3 +/- 0.1 sec.
Activated Partial Prothrombin Time (APTT): 18.4 +/- 1.4 sec.
RVVT: 14.1 +/- 1.1 sec.
Whole Blood Clotting Times: 2 +/- 0.5 minutes in glass tubes
3 +/- 0.9 minutes in siliconized tubes
Clot retraction: 1 - 3+
Plasma recalcification time: 66 +/- 6.0 sec.
TT: 28.8 +/- 8.7 seconds
Platelet count: 300,000 +/- 46,000/ ul
Mean platelet volume: 8.7 +/- 0.8 um3
Platelet aggregation responses to ADP and collagen agonists were similar to those of humans, whereas ferret platelet ristocetin reactivity was very low.
Activity of vWF was similar to that of other species.
Reference: Laboratory Medicine, Avian and Exotic Pets, Alan Fudge, Ed., WB Saunders Company From Rabbit and Ferret Hemostasis: pg. 288-289

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