Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for muscle inflammation

38 FDA reports name muscle inflammation, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 613). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1882 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
38
reports citing this reaction
13.2%
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. Muscle inflammation has 38 reports now versus 38 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
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 613 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-ELEV · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 38 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 13.2%
  • LOWER-Q #1882/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Clenched jaw
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 19
  • DRUG-LEAD Device: Suture · 8
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Clenched jaw (±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.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Muscle inflammation

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

Vomiting · highest174348Clenched jaw · near38Conjunctival reddening · near38Disturbance in attent… · near38Duodenitis · near38Muscle inflammation · this r…38Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Muscle inflammation

What the FDA AER plate says about Muscle inflammation

Signature read: 38 reports place Muscle inflammation in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1882 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 38 named reports in the openFDA extract. 5 of 38 reports were death-coded (13.2% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Clenched jaw (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (19). Lead co-reported drug Device: Suture (8).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Device: Suture 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 19
Unknown 8
Horse 4
Cat 3
Cattle 2
Pig 2

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 8
Boxer (German Boxer) 3
Warmblood (unspecified) 2
Chihuahua 2
Crossbred Porcine/Pig 2
Retriever - Golden 2
Domestic Shorthair 2
Pekingese 1
Doberman Pinscher 1
Aberdeen Angus 1

Associated Drugs

Device: Suture 8
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 4
Carprofen 4
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 3
Gabapentin 3
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 2
Prednisone 2
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 2
Polyglactin 910 2
Robenacoxib 2
Firocoxib 227 Mg Chewable 1
Imrab 3 Tf - 1905.23 1
Glycosaminoglycan Polysulfate 1
Enrofloxacin 1
Florfenicol 1
Ceftiofur Hydrochloride 1
Canine Adenovirus Type 2, Strain Manhattan, 12-13-76; Canine Distemper Virus, St 1
Canine Vaccine 1
Diphenhydramine Hcl 1
Methocarbamol 1

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 Muscle inflammation (#1882 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 13.2%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 38 · 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 →