Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for foreign body (not gi)

16 FDA reports name foreign body (not gi), a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2888). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2273 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
16
reports citing this reaction
18.8%
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. Foreign body (not GI) has 16 reports now versus 15 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (6.7%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−1.3 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 2888 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-ELEV · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 16 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 18.8%
  • BOTTOM-DECILE #2273/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abdominal transudate
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 14
  • DRUG-LEAD Gabapentin · 4
  • DESK-WIDE 13 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abdominal transudate (±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 Foreign body

Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Abdominal transudate · near16Abnormal rectal palpa… · near16AMMONIA INCREASED, BL… · near16Application site gran… · near16Foreign body (not GI) · this…16Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Foreign body (not GI)

What the FDA AER plate says about Foreign body (not GI)

Signature read: 16 reports place Foreign body (not GI) in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2273 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 16 named reports in the openFDA extract. 3 of 16 reports were death-coded (18.8% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Abdominal transudate (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (14). Lead co-reported drug Gabapentin (4).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Gabapentin 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 14
Horse 1
Cat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Collie - Rough-haired 2
Poodle - Miniature 2
Shih Tzu 2
Retriever - Labrador 1
Siberian Husky 1
Dachshund (unspecified) 1
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 1
Catahoula Leopard Dog 1
Thoroughbred 1
Spaniel - King Charles Cavalier 1

Associated Drugs

Gabapentin 4
Maropitant Citrate 4
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 3
Grapiprant 2
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 2
Enrofloxacin 2
Omeprazole 2
Metoclopramide 2
Ampicillin 2
Moxidectin 2
Ketoconazole + Tromethamine + Disodium Edta Dihydrate 2
Pilocarpine 2
Clonidine 2
Fluid Therapy (Unknown) 2
Florfenicol, Terbinafine, Betamethasone Acetate 1
Diphenhydramine 1
Unspecified Sedation 1
Amantadine 1
Pimobendan 1
Oclacitinib Maleate 1

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 Foreign body (not GI) (#2273 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 18.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 16 · 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 →