Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for delayed healing

156 FDA adverse-event reports reference delayed healing (VeDDRA 2081). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1163 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
156
reports citing this reaction
11.5%
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. Delayed healing has 156 reports now versus 151 in that prior snapshot: 5 more (3.3%).

Report change
+5
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.4 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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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 2081 VOL-LOW

VOL-LOW · DEATH-ELEV · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-LOW 156 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 11.5%
  • MID-PACK #1163/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abnormal necropsy fin…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 122
  • DRUG-LEAD Oclacitinib Malea… · 41
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abnormal necropsy finding (±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.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Delayed healing

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Abnormal necropsy fin… · near156Delayed healing · this react…156Lip disorder NOS · near156Retinal degeneration · near156Swollen joint · near156Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Delayed healing

What the FDA AER plate says about Delayed healing

Signature read: death-coded share at 11.5% is the most distinctive outcome stamp on Delayed healing. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 18 of 156 reports were death-coded (11.5% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Abnormal necropsy finding (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (122). Lead co-reported drug Oclacitinib Maleate (41).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Oclacitinib Maleate 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

Dog 122
Cat 32
Other 2

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 19
Dog (unknown) 16
Domestic Shorthair 12
Retriever - Golden 11
Cat (unknown) 10
Boxer (German Boxer) 9
Shepherd Dog - German 6
Crossbred Canine/dog 6
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 5
Shih Tzu 4

Associated Drugs

Oclacitinib Maleate 41
Tigilanol Tiglate 22
Gabapentin 17
Carprofen 15
Maropitant Citrate 12
Prednisone 10
Famotidine 9
Bedinvetmab 9
Dexmedetomidine 8
Buprenorphine 8
Diphenhydramine 7
Midazolam 7
Frunevetmab 7
Robenacoxib 6
Isoflurane 6
Tramadol 6
Butorphanol 6
Deracoxib 5
Atipamezole Hydrochloride 5
Hydromorphone 5

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Delayed healing, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (156 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (11.5% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this reaction

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 Delayed healing (#1163 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 11.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 11.5% · vintage 2025.

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