Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for injection site infection

257 FDA adverse-event reports reference injection site infection (VeDDRA 1542). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#922 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
257
reports citing this reaction
14.0%
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 infection has 257 reports now versus 254 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (1.2%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
+0.2 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 1542 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 257 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 14.0%
  • MID-PACK #922/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Apathy
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 194
  • DRUG-LEAD Tigilanol Tiglate · 60
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Apathy (±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 infection

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

Vomiting · highest174348Apathy · near257Injection site infect… · thi…257Injection site mucopu… · near257Injection site skin d… · near257Mental confusion · near257Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Injection site infection

What the FDA AER plate says about Injection site infection

Signature read: 36 death-coded reports is the most distinctive absolute-outcome stamp on Injection site infection. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 36 of 257 reports were death-coded (14.0% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Apathy (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (194). Lead co-reported drug Tigilanol Tiglate (60).

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 194
Horse 23
Cattle 22
Cat 15
Pig 2
Donkey 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 26
Dog (unknown) 18
Boxer (German Boxer) 11
Bulldog - French 10
Cattle (other) 9
Pit Bull 8
Domestic Shorthair 7
Terrier (unspecified) 7
Terrier - Bull - Staffordshire 7
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 6

Associated Drugs

Tigilanol Tiglate 60
Carprofen 37
Gabapentin 36
Famotidine 29
Diphenhydramine 28
Dexmedetomidine 25
Prednisone 23
Butorphanol 19
Maropitant Citrate 18
Dinoprost Tromethamine 16
Moxidectin 14
Buprenorphine 14
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 13
Bupivacaine Lipsome Injectable Suspension 13
Bupivacaine 13
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 12
Hydromorphone 11
Butorphanol Tartrate 11
Propofol 10
Meloxicam 10

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Injection site infection, 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 (14.0% 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 infection (#922 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 14.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 36 · 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 →