Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for injection site inflammation

847 FDA reports name injection site inflammation, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 84). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#446 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
847
reports citing this reaction
6.7%
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 inflammation has 847 reports now versus 826 in that prior snapshot: 21 more (2.5%).

Report change
+21
Death-coded reports
+0
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 84 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 847 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 6.7%
  • UPPER-Q #446/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lack of efficacy (ect…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 489
  • DRUG-LEAD Tigilanol Tiglate · 112
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - ear mite (±1 reports)

Upper-third report volume drives the scale stamps on this plate; death-coded share and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Injection site inflammation

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

Vomiting · highest174348Muscle wasting · near853Ascites · near851Hypernatremia · near851Lack of efficacy (ect… · near848Injection site inflam… · thi…847Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Injection site inflammation

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

Signature read: 847 reports place Injection site inflammation in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#446 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 847 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 57 of 847 reports (6.7% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - ear mite (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (489). Lead co-reported drug Tigilanol Tiglate (112).

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 489
Horse 145
Cat 78
Cattle 72
Human 46
Pig 8
Goat 2
Alpaca 2
Sheep 1
Other marine mammal 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 54
Unknown 53
Quarter Horse 42
Domestic Shorthair 41
Dog (unknown) 37
Retriever - Golden 35
Crossbred Canine/dog 34
Thoroughbred 29
Pit Bull 26
Horse (unknown) 22

Associated Drugs

Tigilanol Tiglate 112
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 84
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 66
Moxidectin 64
Carprofen 59
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride Injection 53
Prednisone 45
Enrofloxacin 39
Gabapentin 39
Famotidine 35
Ceftiofur 33
Diphenhydramine 32
Butorphanol 31
Propofol 25
Maropitant Citrate 25
Cefovecin 22
Atipamezole 21
Tulathromycin 20
Buprenorphine 19
Dexmedetomidine 19

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

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

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (847 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (6.7% 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 inflammation (#446 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 6.7%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 847 · 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 →