AORTIC THROMBOEMBOLISM ASSOCIATED WITH TRAUMATIC RETICULOPERITONITIS IN A DOWNER COW

A large thrombus was found at the ileal bifurcation on post mortem exa mination of a 6-year-old Jersey cow which presented clinically with a history of acute onset recumbency, hind limb paresis and skin necrosis over the sacral area. Other significant findings on post mortem were traumatic reticuloperitonitis accompanied by mural thrombosis of the l eft ventricle associated with a purulent sinus tract through the ventr icular wall, fibrous adhesions between the pericardium, diaphragm and liver, and multiple infarcts in both kidneys.