Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for implant site infection

Name: Implant site infection - FDA Animal Adverse Reaction
Creator: PlainBreed
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

20 FDA reports name implant site infection, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2201). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2165 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions): 20
reports citing this reaction: 5.0%
death-coded share: Dog
most-affected species

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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 infection has 20 reports now versus 20 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 2201 VOL-TRACE

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

VOL-TRACE 20 reports
DEATH-PAR 5.0%
LOWER-Q #2165/2481
PHOTO-FINISH Agalactia
SPECIES-DOG Dog · 17
DRUG-LEAD Device: Suture · 6
DESK-WIDE 8 breeds
BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Agalactia (±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 infection

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

FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Implant site infection

Implant site infection: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 1 death-coded reports is a thin tail count for Implant site infection in the CVM extract. Report volume is lower-third scale: 20 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 1 of 20 reports (5.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Agalactia (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (17). Lead co-reported drug Device: Suture (6).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Device: Suture 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 17

Unknown 3

Breeds Most Affected

Dog (unknown) 8

Unknown 3

Shepherd Dog - German 2

Doberman Pinscher 2

Retriever - Labrador 2

Retriever - Golden 1

Shepherd (unspecified) 1

Mountain Dog - Bernese 1

Associated Drugs

Device: Suture 6

Device: Catheter 4

Bedinvetmab 4

Oclacitinib Maleate 2

Deracoxib 2

Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 2

Unknown Lepto Vaccine 2

Unknown Microchip 2

Tramadol 1

Carprofen 1

Butorphanol Tartrate 1

Device: Surgical Instruments 1

L-Thyroxine 1

Firocoxib 1

What to do with this reaction

Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
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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 infection (#2165 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 5.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 1 · 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 →