Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for injection site complication nos

302 FDA adverse-event reports reference injection site complication nos (VeDDRA 1540). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#865 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
302
reports citing this reaction
6.0%
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. Injection site complication NOS has 302 reports now versus 298 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (1.3%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.1 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 1540 VOL-LOW

VOL-LOW · DEATH-PAR · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-LOW 302 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 6.0%
  • MID-PACK #865/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elevated pancreatic e…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 275
  • DRUG-LEAD Tigilanol Tiglate · 218
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Elevated pancreatic enzymes (±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.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Injection site complication NOS

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Elevated pancreatic e… · near302Injection site compli… · thi…302Lack of efficacy (ect… · near300Murmur · near300Swallowing difficult · near300Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Injection site complication NOS

Injection site complication NOS: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Injection site complication NOS's 6.0% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 18 of 302 reports (6.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Elevated pancreatic enzymes (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (275). Lead co-reported drug Tigilanol Tiglate (218).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Tigilanol Tiglate 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 275
Horse 8
Cattle 7
Cat 7
Human 2
Rabbit 1
Other 1
Pig 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 32
Pit Bull 27
Boxer (German Boxer) 24
Dog (unknown) 20
Bulldog - French 16
Retriever - Golden 14
Chihuahua 14
Rottweiler 7
Terrier - Boston 7
Unknown 6

Associated Drugs

Tigilanol Tiglate 218
Diphenhydramine 51
Butorphanol 44
Gabapentin 41
Famotidine 41
Prednisone 35
Dexmedetomidine 30
Maropitant Citrate 28
Atipamezole 25
Buprenorphine 20
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 15
Carprofen 14
Hydromorphone 12
Propofol 12
Butorphanol Tartrate 11
Rabacfosadine 10
Ketamine 9
Alfaxalone 8
Midazolam 8
Trazodone 8

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Injection site complication NOS, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (6.0% here), distinct from the volume row.

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 Injection site complication NOS (#865 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 6.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 6.0% · vintage 2025.

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