Vet Med - encapsulated platelets?

[u/RampagingElks]

Every so often, I will do a blood smear, and find these "encapsulated" platelets. I thought giant platelets were the immature baby platelets? And then those break apart further.

What are these encapsulated looking ones? Do I count them?

This dog had slightly low platelets on CBC. No clumping, and no clumping in feathered edge, but had a few of these encapsulated looking ones and only the rare giant. Pretty normal otherwise.

[u/whataboutBatmantho]

Staining artifact