Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for septicaemia

487 FDA reports name septicaemia, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1035). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#654 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
487
reports citing this reaction
74.7%
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. Septicaemia has 487 reports now versus 476 in that prior snapshot: 11 more (2.3%).

Report change
+11
Death-coded reports
+6
Death-coded share
−0.5 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 1035 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 487 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 74.7%
  • MID-PACK #654/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Limpness
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 371
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 93
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Limpness (±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.

High-volume neighbourhood around Septicaemia

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

Vomiting · highest174348Sickness · near491Application site resi… · near490Stiff gait · near489Limpness · near487Septicaemia · this reaction487Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Septicaemia

Septicaemia: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Septicaemia's 74.7% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is upper-third scale: 487 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 364 of 487 reports (74.7% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Limpness (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (371). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (93).

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 371
Cattle 48
Cat 34
Horse 12
Chicken 7
Pig 7
Human 2
Turtle 1
Other Rodents 1
Other Deer 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 74
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 22
Rottweiler 21
Shepherd Dog - German 20
Domestic Shorthair 19
Boxer (German Boxer) 13
Retriever - Golden 13
Crossbred Canine/dog 11
Mastiff 10
Terrier - Yorkshire 10

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 93
Maropitant Citrate 86
Deracoxib 48
Enrofloxacin 47
Meloxicam 42
Gabapentin 42
Buprenorphine 36
Isoflurane 27
Tramadol 26
Firocoxib 25
Propofol 24
Oclacitinib Maleate 23
Metronidazole 21
Famotidine 20
Fentanyl 18
Midazolam 18
Ondansetron 18
Metoclopramide 17
Maropitant 16
Butorphanol 16

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Septicaemia, 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 (487 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (74.7% 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 Septicaemia (#654 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 74.7%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 74.7% · 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 →