Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Device: Suture

1,092 FDA reports name Device: Suture, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#170 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
1,092
adverse-event reports
2.0%
death-coded share
Unknown
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Device: Suture ranks #170 of 2679 by total reports (1,092) and #985 of 1130 by death-coded share (2.0%). National dual: Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad is #1 of 2679 drugs by total adverse-event reports (149,624) at death-coded-share rank 965 of 1130 drugs with at least 50 reports (2.3%); separately, Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) is #1 highest death-coded share at 97.8% (report rank #821).

149,624
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad reports (#1)
97.8%
Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) death share (#1)
#170
This drug, reports of 2679
#985
This drug, death share of 1130

Report volume reflects how common a breed or drug is and how often owners and vets file — not actual risk. Death-coded share ranks are limited to entries with enough reports to be meaningful. The two maps do not agree at #1.

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Device: Suture has 1,092 reports now versus 1,092 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

Subscribe to Device: Suture changes

Signature read: 1,092 reports place Device: Suture in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#170 of 2,679).

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
1,092
Total Reports
22
Deaths Reported
2.0%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Device: Suture

Administration Routes

UnknownSubcutaneousPeriodontalOtherIntradermal

Species Affected

Unknown 856
Dog 102
Cat 82
Other 28
Cattle 11
Rabbit 6
Horse 5
Sheep 1
Pig 1

Most Affected Breeds

Unknown 885
Dog (unknown) 91
Cat (unknown) 82
Cattle (unknown) 10
Rabbit (unknown) 6
Horse (unknown) 5
Terrier - Yorkshire 2
Beagle 1
Crossbred Canine/dog 1
Sheep (unknown) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Device Defective NOS 768
Device breakage/fracture 143
Dehiscence, medical device 125
Product Defect, General 67
Lack of efficacy - NOS 53
Lack of efficacy, medical device 35
Device Complication NOS 34
Death 25
Abdominal cavity hernia 24
Device failure 22
Medical device replacement 20
Hernia NOS 20

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
246 (81.2%)
Recovered/Normal
24 (7.9%)
Died
21 (6.9%)
Ongoing
7 (2.3%)
Recovered with Sequela
4 (1.3%)
Euthanized
1 (0.3%)

Device: Suture: low death-coded share in the FDA AER row

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, a widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw FDA reports in a given year than a rarely-used one at an identical true rate, so we recommend comparing within similar-exposure products rather than across the full 2025 catalog.

High-volume nationwide drug peers

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Device: Suture, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

What to do with this drug

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Device: Suture (#170 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 2.0%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 1,092 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →