Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for injection site reddening

347 FDA reports name injection site reddening, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1552). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#815 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
347
reports citing this reaction
2.9%
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 reddening has 347 reports now versus 332 in that prior snapshot: 15 more (4.5%).

Report change
+15
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 1552 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 347 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 2.9%
  • MID-PACK #815/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Miosis
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 214
  • DRUG-LEAD Tigilanol Tiglate · 93
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Miosis (±0 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 reddening

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

Vomiting · highest174348Coma · near348Injection site redden… · thi…347Miosis · near347Applicator, Abnormal · near346INEFFECTIVE, PARASITE… · near345Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Injection site reddening

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

Signature read: Injection site reddening's 2.9% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is upper-third scale: 347 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 10 of 347 reports (2.9% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Miosis (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (214). Lead co-reported drug Tigilanol Tiglate (93).

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 214
Human 82
Cat 47
Horse 2
Unknown 1
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 85
Domestic Shorthair 31
Retriever - Labrador 26
Terrier - Yorkshire 11
Retriever - Golden 11
Dog (unknown) 11
Pit Bull 11
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 8
Crossbred Canine/dog 8
Maltese 7

Associated Drugs

Tigilanol Tiglate 93
Diphenhydramine 48
Famotidine 42
Prednisone 41
Carprofen 34
Gabapentin 34
Maropitant Citrate 31
Butorphanol 29
Moxidectin 25
Dexmedetomidine 24
Cefovecin 19
Butorphanol Tartrate 19
Buprenorphine 16
Atipamezole 16
Atipamezole Hydrochloride 15
Frunevetmab 15
Propofol 14
Bedinvetmab 14
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 13
Ketamine 11

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Injection site reddening, 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 (347 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (2.9% 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 reddening (#815 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 2.9%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 2.9% · vintage 2025.

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