Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for injection site stiffness

105 FDA adverse-event reports reference injection site stiffness (VeDDRA 1553). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1368 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
105
reports citing this reaction
9.5%
death-coded share
Horse
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 stiffness has 105 reports now versus 102 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (2.9%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.3 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 1553 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 105 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 9.5%
  • MID-PACK #1368/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Decreased mean corpus…
  • SPECIES-HORSE Horse · 56
  • DRUG-LEAD Ceftiofur Crystal… · 32
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Decreased mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) (±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 stiffness

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

Vomiting · highest174348Decreased mean corpus… · near105Hyperaemia · near105Injection site stiffn… · thi…105Lack of efficacy (neo… · near105Pyometra · near105Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Injection site stiffness

What the FDA AER plate says about Injection site stiffness

Signature read: death-coded share at 9.5% is the most distinctive outcome stamp on Injection site stiffness. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 10 of 105 reports were death-coded (9.5% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Decreased mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) (±0 reports). Lead species Horse (56). Lead co-reported drug Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid (32).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 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

Horse 56
Human 18
Dog 15
Cattle 11
Donkey 2
Goat 1
Other Equids 1
Sheep 1

Breeds Most Affected

Quarter Horse 24
Unknown 19
Thoroughbred 8
Warmblood (unspecified) 6
Horse (unknown) 4
Cattle (unknown) 3
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 3
Hanovarian 3
Aberdeen Angus 3
Lusitano 2

Associated Drugs

Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 32
Ceftiofur 9
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 9
Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium 6
Moxidectin 4
Tigilanol Tiglate 4
Enrofloxacin 3
Tildipirosin Injectable 3
Doramectin 2
Selenium, Vitamin E 2
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride Injection 2
Firocoxib 2
Diphenhydramine 2
Levamisole Hydrochloride;Doramectin 2
Bedinvetmab 2
Tulathromycin 1
Praziquantel 1
Flunixin + Oxytetracycline 1
Propofol 1
Maropitant 1

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

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

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (9.5% 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 stiffness (#1368 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 9.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 9.5% · 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 →