Biological variation of thromboelastrography variables in 10 clinically healthy horses.

Objective: To assess the utility of population-based reference intervals (PRIs) for interpreting thromboelastography (TEG) variables in horses using biological variation data.

Design: Prospective cohort biologic variation study conducted over a 5-week period.

Setting: Veterinary teaching hospital and research facility.

Dorsal black skin necrosis in a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig.

Background: Thermal burns are an uncommon cause of injury in large animals.

Case Report: A 10-month-old pet female black and white Vietnamese pot-bellied pig presented to the emergency service with fever and erythematous to purpuric skin lesions affecting the intermandibular space and hocks. One week prior to the emergency visit, she had appeared restless and in pain.