Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for foreign body, medical device

109 FDA adverse-event reports reference foreign body, medical device (VeDDRA 93030). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.

109
reports citing this reaction
1.8%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species
Device: Catheter
most-associated drug
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109
Total Reports
2
Deaths
1.8%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Dog 61
Unknown 22
Cat 15
Horse 7
Sheep 1
Ferret 1
Cattle 1
Pig 1

Breeds Most Affected

Dog (unknown) 42
Unknown 25
Cat (unknown) 12
Horse (unknown) 7
Greyhound 4
Chihuahua 2
Retriever - Labrador 2
Domestic (unspecified) 1
Shepherd Dog - German 1
Siberian Husky 1

Associated Drugs

Device: Catheter 41
Device: Syringe 37
Device: Surgical Instruments 18
Device: Suture 6
Device: Animal Care (Bowls, Crates, Etc) 3
Device: Bandaging 2
Device: Enteral Feeding 1
Device: Intracardiac/Intravascular Surgical Catheters 1
Deslorelin 1

Foreign body, medical device Reaction Insights

109 reports name Foreign body, medical device; 2 recorded a death outcome (1.8% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 93030.

By species: Dog (61 reports), Unknown (22 reports), Cat (15 reports). By breed: Dog (unknown) (42), Unknown (25), Cat (unknown) (12).

Most co-reported drugs: Device: Catheter (41 reports), Device: Syringe (37 reports), Device: Surgical Instruments (18 reports), Device: Suture (6 reports).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, co-reporting reflects temporal association captured in voluntary submissions, not proof that a drug caused this reaction. A widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw co-reports at an identical true rate than a rarely-used one, so compare within similar-exposure products.

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

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