Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for scar

79 FDA adverse-event reports reference scar (VeDDRA 2544). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1510 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
79
reports citing this reaction
3.8%
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. Scar has 79 reports now versus 79 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 2544 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 79 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 3.8%
  • MID-PACK #1510/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abnormal electrocardi…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 59
  • DRUG-LEAD Tigilanol Tiglate · 29
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) (±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 Scar

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abnormal electrocardi… · near79Equilibrium disorder · near79Insert, Damaged · near79Scar · this reaction79Thromboemboli · near79Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Scar

Scar: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Scar's 3.8% 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: 3 of 79 reports (3.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (59). Lead co-reported drug Tigilanol Tiglate (29).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Tigilanol Tiglate 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 59
Cat 10
Horse 4
Cattle 3
Human 3

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Golden 6
Domestic Shorthair 6
Retriever - Labrador 5
Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Boxer (German Boxer) 4
Dog (unknown) 4
Unknown 3
Pit Bull 3
Mixed (Dog) 2
Beagle 2

Associated Drugs

Tigilanol Tiglate 29
Prednisone 28
Diphenhydramine 25
Famotidine 25
Butorphanol Tartrate 21
Gabapentin 19
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 16
Atipamezole Hydrochloride 14
Maropitant Citrate 7
Rabies Vaccine 7
Moxidectin 5
Selamectin;Sarolaner 5
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 4
Carprofen 4
Tramadol 4
Propofol 4
Isoflurane 4
Butorphanol 4
Alfaxalone 4
Oclacitinib Maleate 3

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Scar, 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 (79 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (3.8% 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 Scar (#1510 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 3.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 3.8% · vintage 2025.

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