Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for injection site itching

110 FDA adverse-event reports reference injection site itching (VeDDRA 95). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1346 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
110
reports citing this reaction
1.8%
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 itching has 110 reports now versus 103 in that prior snapshot: 7 more (6.8%).

Report change
+7
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 95 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 110 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 1.8%
  • MID-PACK #1346/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hyperreflexia
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 69
  • DRUG-LEAD Frunevetmab · 17
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Hyperreflexia (±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 itching

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

Vomiting · highest174348Asthma · near111Hyperreflexia · near110INEFFECTIVE, DEMODEX… · near110Injection site itching · thi…110Wart · near110Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Injection site itching

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

Signature read: Injection site itching's 1.8% 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: 2 of 110 reports (1.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Hyperreflexia (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (69). Lead co-reported drug Frunevetmab (17).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Frunevetmab 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 69
Cat 29
Human 6
Horse 4
Goat 2

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 22
Unknown 6
Shepherd Dog - German 5
Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Shih Tzu 3
Chihuahua 3
Terrier - Yorkshire 3
Beagle 3
Pit Bull 3
Shepherd Dog - Australian 3

Associated Drugs

Frunevetmab 17
Maropitant Citrate 12
Moxidectin 12
Bedinvetmab 10
Cefovecin 9
Prednisone 8
Tigilanol Tiglate 6
Gabapentin 6
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 5
Fluralaner Powder For Inj Susp 5
Rabies Vaccine, Killed Virus 4
Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 4
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 4
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 3
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 3
Leptospira Canicola L-15 Strain C-51;Leptospira Grippotyphosa 1550 Lot 10005 Str 3
Dexmedetomidine 3
Hydromorphone 3
Atipamezole 3
Afoxolaner 3

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Injection site itching, 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 (110 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (1.8% 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 itching (#1346 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 1.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 1.8% · vintage 2025.

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