Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for injection site reaction nos

875 FDA reports name injection site reaction nos, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 100). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#435 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
875
reports citing this reaction
4.0%
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 reaction NOS has 875 reports now versus 854 in that prior snapshot: 21 more (2.5%).

Report change
+21
Death-coded reports
+2
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 100 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 875 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 4.0%
  • UPPER-Q #435/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wheezing
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 428
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 94
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Wheezing (±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 reaction NOS

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

Vomiting · highest174348Incoordination · near882Intestinal disorder N… · near881Closure, Missing · near878Wheezing · near876Injection site reacti… · thi…875Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Injection site reaction NOS

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

Signature read: 875 reports place Injection site reaction NOS in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#435 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 875 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 35 of 875 reports (4.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Wheezing (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (428). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (94).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Carprofen 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 428
Human 257
Cat 96
Horse 47
Cattle 31
Pig 8
Alpaca 2
Other Reptiles 1
Sheep 1
Rabbit 1

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 261
Dog (unknown) 47
Retriever - Labrador 42
Domestic Shorthair 37
Domestic (unspecified) 30
Retriever - Golden 21
Crossbred Canine/dog 17
Pit Bull 17
Chihuahua 16
Shepherd Dog - German 15

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 94
Tulathromycin 83
Tigilanol Tiglate 77
Prednisone 61
Moxidectin 53
Maropitant Citrate 48
Famotidine 46
Cefovecin Sodium 43
Diphenhydramine 40
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 39
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 38
Gabapentin 38
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 32
Cefovecin 31
Enrofloxacin 29
Butorphanol 29
Dexmedetomidine 25
Butorphanol Tartrate 19
Bedinvetmab 19
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 18

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Injection site reaction 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 report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (875 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (4.0% 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 reaction NOS (#435 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 4.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 875 · 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 →