Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for application site bruising
28 FDA reports name application site bruising, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 8). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #2020 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 28
- reports citing this reaction
- 0.0%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
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. Application site bruising has 28 reports now versus 28 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.
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Code 8 VOL-TRACE
VOL-TRACE · DEATH-RARE · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-TRACE 28 reports
- DEATH-RARE 0.0%
- LOWER-Q #2020/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Absence seizure
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 15
- DRUG-LEAD Bupivacaine Lipso… · 5
- DESK-WIDE 18 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Absence seizure (±0 reports)
Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.
Lower-volume neighbourhood around Application site bruising
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
Application site bruising: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: Application site bruising's 0.0% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 28 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 0 of 28 reports (0.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Absence seizure (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (15). Lead co-reported drug Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension (5).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
What to do with this reaction
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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 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 →