Limb non-weight bearing

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VeDDRA Code: 2768

447 adverse event reports referencing this reaction

447
Total Reports
67
Deaths
1500.0%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Dog 413
Cat 30
Horse 3
Alpaca 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 57
Boxer (German Boxer) 24
Chihuahua 22
Retriever - Golden 20
Crossbred Canine/dog 19
Pit Bull 19
Dog (unknown) 19
Domestic Shorthair 19
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 13
Bulldog - French 12

Associated Drugs

Tigilanol Tiglate 160
Bedinvetmab 125
Gabapentin 63
Diphenhydramine 38
Carprofen 36
Prednisone 34
Maropitant Citrate 34
Butorphanol 33
Famotidine 30
Dexmedetomidine 25
Grapiprant 25
Buprenorphine 21
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 18
Butorphanol Tartrate 17
Oclacitinib Maleate 16
Propofol 15
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 13
Atipamezole Hydrochloride 13
Frunevetmab 11
Amantadine 11

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total reports referencing reaction 447
Reports with fatal outcome 67
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 1500.0%
Species observed 4
Breeds observed 20
Drugs associated with reaction 20

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER); reaction term coded under VeDDRA 2768.

Limb non-weight bearing Reaction Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently lists 447 adverse event reports that reference Limb non-weight bearing as a reaction term, including 67 reports with a death outcome — a 1500.0% case-fatality figure calculated across only those events where this reaction was coded. The reaction is indexed in the openFDA system under VeDDRA code 2768, the standardized veterinary dictionary used to normalize clinical signs across submitters. Because reports are voluntary and often describe multiple concurrent signs per animal, the volume here reflects reporting intensity rather than true incidence in the broader pet population.

Limb non-weight bearing appears most frequently in reports for Dog (413 reports), Cat (30 reports), Horse (3 reports) — with Dog dominating at 413 entries. Within those species, the breeds most often named alongside this reaction are Retriever - Labrador (57), Boxer (German Boxer) (24), Chihuahua (22). These distributions are influenced both by underlying breed popularity and by how veterinarians and owners code a given clinical sign, so they should be interpreted as a reporting fingerprint rather than a pure susceptibility ranking.

The drugs most commonly co-reported with Limb non-weight bearing are Tigilanol Tiglate (160 reports), Bedinvetmab (125 reports), Gabapentin (63 reports), Diphenhydramine (38 reports), with Tigilanol Tiglate appearing alongside this reaction in 160 submissions. Co-reporting does not establish that any specific product caused the reaction — FDA CVM data captures temporal association only. The value of these aggregates is in flagging which therapeutic classes appear repeatedly alongside a given clinical sign, so owners and veterinarians can ask targeted questions about medications currently in use.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial