Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for septic arthritis

62 FDA adverse-event reports reference septic arthritis (VeDDRA 1899). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1646 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
62
reports citing this reaction
43.5%
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. Septic arthritis has 62 reports now versus 56 in that prior snapshot: 6 more (10.7%).

Report change
+6
Death-coded reports
+5
Death-coded share
+4.3 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 1899 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 62 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 43.5%
  • MID-PACK #1646/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Application site ting…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 32
  • DRUG-LEAD Bedinvetmab · 18
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Application site tingling (±0 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Septic arthritis

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

Vomiting · highest174348Application site ting… · near62Claw / hoof / nail lo… · near62Desquamation · near62Dropper, Abnormal · near62Septic arthritis · this reac…62Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Septic arthritis

Septic arthritis: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Septic arthritis's 43.5% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 27 of 62 reports (43.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Application site tingling (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (32). Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab (18).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 32
Horse 16
Cattle 8
Pig 4
Chicken 1
Cat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 9
Quarter Horse 4
Standardbred - American 4
Cattle (other) 3
Crossbred Canine/dog 3
Warmblood (unspecified) 3
Shepherd Dog - German 3
Siberian Husky 2
Horse (unknown) 2
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 2

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 18
Carprofen 11
Hyaluronate Sodium 10
Gabapentin 6
Oclacitinib Maleate 4
Enrofloxacin 4
Prednisone 3
Doxycycline 3
Triamcinolone Acetonide 3
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 3
Narasin 3
Galliprant 3
Tylosin 2
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 2
Flea/Heartworm Preventative 2
Tulathromycin 2
Avilamycin 2
Hyaluronic Acid 2
Vetprofen 2
Amantadine 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Septic arthritis, 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 (62 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (43.5% 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 Septic arthritis (#1646 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 43.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 43.5% · 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 →