Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for implant site infection

20 FDA adverse-event reports reference implant site infection (VeDDRA 2201). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.

20
reports citing this reaction
5.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species
Device: Suture
most-associated drug
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20
Total Reports
1
Deaths
5.0%
Death Rate

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

Implant site infection Reaction Insights

20 reports name Implant site infection; 1 recorded a death outcome (5.0% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 2201.

By species: Dog (17 reports), Unknown (3 reports). By breed: Dog (unknown) (8), Unknown (3), Shepherd Dog - German (2).

Most co-reported drugs: Device: Suture (6 reports), Device: Catheter (4 reports), Bedinvetmab (4 reports), Oclacitinib Maleate (2 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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