Background: Bleeding disorders in patients with normal coagulation test results are frequently reported in Greyhounds. The purpose of this study was to compare Greyhounds to non-Greyhounds by thromboelastography (TEG).Hypothesis: TEG parameters in Greyhounds are different from those in non-Greyhounds. Animals: Forty-three healthy dogs (28 Greyhounds and 15 non-Greyhounds) based on the results of physical examination, CBC, activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time, fibrinogen, and platelet count.Materials and Methods: Recalcified citrated native TEGs were performed in both groups; data were compared using Student's, Mann-Whitney, and Pearson's statistical tests.Results: In Greyhounds, mean AE SD were as follows: R-time 4.3 AE 1.7 minutes, K-time 3.8 AE 1.4 minutes, angle (a) 50.0 AE 8.01, maximum amplitude (MA) 47.6 AE 5.6 mm, clot strength (G) 4,647 AE 1,097 dyn/cm

This retrospective study suggests that preemptive postoperative administration of EACA appears to be efficacious in decreasing the frequency of bleeding in RRGs undergoing limb amputation; however, a prospective study is warranted to corroborate its effectiveness.