Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for joint effusion

242 FDA adverse-event reports reference joint effusion (VeDDRA 570). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#952 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
242
reports citing this reaction
17.4%
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. Joint effusion has 242 reports now versus 225 in that prior snapshot: 17 more (7.6%).

Report change
+17
Death-coded reports
+6
Death-coded share
+1.4 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 570 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 242 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 17.4%
  • MID-PACK #952/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Acidosis
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 172
  • DRUG-LEAD Bedinvetmab · 69
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Acidosis (±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 Joint effusion

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

Vomiting · highest174348Acidosis · near242Infectious disease NOS · near242Joint effusion · this reacti…242Pollakiuria · near242Unusual stool colour · near242Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Joint effusion

What the FDA AER plate says about Joint effusion

Signature read: 42 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Joint effusion in the CVM extract. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 42 of 242 reports were death-coded (17.4% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Acidosis (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (172). Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab (69).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab 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 172
Horse 51
Cat 14
Cattle 2
Pig 2
Goat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 22
Retriever - Golden 22
Quarter Horse 11
Domestic Shorthair 10
Shepherd Dog - German 10
Crossbred Canine/dog 9
Mountain Dog - Bernese 7
Horse (unknown) 7
Standardbred - American 7
Boxer (German Boxer) 6

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 69
Carprofen 40
Gabapentin 38
Hyaluronate Sodium 29
Oclacitinib Maleate 16
Afoxolaner 16
Triamcinolone Acetonide 14
Enrofloxacin 12
Maropitant Citrate 11
Cefovecin 10
Grapiprant 10
Frunevetmab 10
Prednisone 9
Doxycycline 9
Galliprant 9
Methylprednisolone Acetate 8
Deracoxib 8
Tramadol 8
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 8
Moxidectin 7

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Joint effusion, 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 (242 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (17.4% 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 Joint effusion (#952 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 17.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 42 · 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 →