Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for implant site abscess

30 FDA reports name implant site abscess, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 36). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1997 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
30
reports citing this reaction
23.3%
death-coded share
Cattle
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. Implant site abscess has 30 reports now versus 30 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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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 36 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-HOT · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-CATTLE · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 30 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 23.3%
  • LOWER-Q #1997/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abnormal spermatozoa…
  • SPECIES-CATTLE Cattle · 21
  • DRUG-LEAD Trenbolone Acetat… · 8
  • DESK-WIDE 9 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abnormal spermatozoa NOS (±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 Implant site abscess

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abnormal spermatozoa… · near30Atelectasis · near30Bone marrow suppressi… · near30Chronic kidney disease · near30Implant site abscess · this …30Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Implant site abscess

What the FDA AER plate says about Implant site abscess

Signature read: 30 reports place Implant site abscess in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1997 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 30 named reports in the openFDA extract. 7 of 30 reports were death-coded (23.3% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Abnormal spermatozoa NOS (±0 reports). Lead species Cattle (21). Lead co-reported drug Trenbolone Acetate;Estradiol Benzoate (8).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Trenbolone Acetate;Estradiol Benzoate 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

Cattle 21
Ferret 5
Dog 2
Unknown 2

Breeds Most Affected

Mixed (Cattle) 10
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 5
Unknown 4
Domestic ferret (Pet ferret) 3
Cattle (other) 3
Aberdeen Angus 2
Spitz - German Pomeranian 1
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 1
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 1

Associated Drugs

Trenbolone Acetate;Estradiol Benzoate 8
Trenbolone Acet/Estradiol Impl 4
Deslorelin 3
Device: Suture 2
Estradiol Benzoate; Trenbolone Acetate 2
Testosterone Propionate;Estradiol Benzoate 2
Deslorelin Acetate 2
Progesterone;Estradiol Benzoate 2
Fenbendazol Suspension 2
Estradiol 1
Oxytetracycline 1
Nitenpyram 1
Leptospirosis Vaccination 1
Ketamine/Diazepam 1
Octyl/ Butyl Cyanoacrylate Blend 1
Polyglactin 910 Coated Synthetic Absorbable Braided Suture 1
Progesterone; Estradiol Benzoate 1
Trenbolone; Estradiol; Tylosin Tartrate 1
Melengestrol Acetate 1
Tildipirosin Injectable 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 Implant site abscess (#1997 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 23.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 30 · vintage 2025.

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