Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for necrotising steatitis
18 FDA reports name necrotising steatitis, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1037). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #2219 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 18
- reports citing this reaction
- 22.2%
- 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. Necrotising steatitis has 18 reports now versus 18 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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Code 1037 VOL-TRACE
VOL-TRACE · DEATH-HOT · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-TRACE 18 reports
- DEATH-HOT 22.2%
- LOWER-Q #2219/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATI…
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 13
- DRUG-LEAD Device: Suture · 4
- DESK-WIDE 11 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATIO HI, BLD (±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 Necrotising steatitis
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
What the FDA AER plate says about Necrotising steatitis
Signature read: 18 reports place Necrotising steatitis in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2219 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 18 named reports in the openFDA extract. 4 of 18 reports were death-coded (22.2% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATIO HI, BLD (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (13). Lead co-reported drug Device: Suture (4).
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
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
What to do with this reaction
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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
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