Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for puncture wound

209 FDA adverse-event reports reference puncture wound (VeDDRA 2672). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1013 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
209
reports citing this reaction
0.0%
death-coded share
Human
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. Puncture wound has 209 reports now versus 209 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 2672 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 209 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 0.0%
  • MID-PACK #1013/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drug prescribing error
  • SPECIES-HUMAN Human · 196
  • DRUG-LEAD Tulathromycin · 42
  • DESK-WIDE 12 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Drug prescribing error (±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 Puncture wound

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

Vomiting · highest174348Drug prescribing error · near209Epilepsy · near209Epileptic seizure · near209Puncture wound · this reacti…209Application site hair… · near208Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Puncture wound

Puncture wound: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Puncture wound's 0.0% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 0 of 209 reports (0.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Drug prescribing error (±0 reports). Lead species Human (196). Lead co-reported drug Tulathromycin (42).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Tulathromycin 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

Human 196
Dog 10
Cat 2
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 196
Retriever - Labrador 2
Dog (unknown) 2
Terrier - Jack Russell 1
Terrier - Boston 1
Domestic Shorthair 1
Shepherd Dog - Belgian Malinois 1
Crossbred Canine/dog 1
Shepherd Dog - Australian 1
Siamese 1

Associated Drugs

Tulathromycin 42
Maropitant Citrate 17
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 15
Frunevetmab 15
Moxidectin 14
Dinoprost Tromethamine 11
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 7
Ketoprofen;Tulathromycin 7
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 5
Oxytetracycline Dihydrate (Oxytetracycline Amphoteric) 5
Tilmicosin 5
Device: Syringe 4
Doramectin 4
Cefovecin 4
Afoxolaner 3
Ceftiofur Hydrochloride 3
Florfenicol/Flunixin Inj-Triac 3
Enrofloxacin 3
Atipamezole Hydrochloride 2
Gamithromycin 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Puncture wound, 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 (209 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (0.0% 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 Puncture wound (#1013 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 0.0% · vintage 2025.

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