Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for injection site skin change nos

128 FDA adverse-event reports reference injection site skin change nos (VeDDRA 2205). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1270 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
128
reports citing this reaction
2.3%
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 skin change NOS has 128 reports now versus 126 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (1.6%).

Report change
+2
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.0 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 2205 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 128 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 2.3%
  • MID-PACK #1270/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chemosis
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 78
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 22
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Chemosis (±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 skin change NOS

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

Vomiting · highest174348Chemosis · near128Injection site skin c… · thi…128Sunken eyes · near128Suspected infectious… · near128Cyst NOS · near127Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Injection site skin change NOS

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

Signature read: Injection site skin change NOS's 2.3% 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: 3 of 128 reports (2.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Chemosis (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (78). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (22).

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 78
Cat 26
Horse 12
Rabbit 5
Cattle 4
Human 2
Pig 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 19
Chihuahua 7
Pit Bull 6
Retriever - Labrador 6
Quarter Horse 5
Boxer (German Boxer) 5
Bulldog - French 5
Rabbit (unknown) 5
Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 4

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 22
Tigilanol Tiglate 21
Gabapentin 18
Diphenhydramine 17
Maropitant Citrate 17
Prednisone 17
Famotidine 17
Enrofloxacin 11
Buprenorphine 11
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 10
Cefovecin 10
Moxidectin 9
Midazolam 8
Meloxicam 7
Praziquantel 7
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 7
Butorphanol Tartrate 7
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 7
Butorphanol 6
Isoflurane 6

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Injection site skin change 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 (128 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (2.3% 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 skin change NOS (#1270 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 2.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 2.3% · vintage 2025.

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