Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for surgical site haemorrhage

51 FDA reports name surgical site haemorrhage, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2280). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1733 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
51
reports citing this reaction
29.4%
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. Surgical site haemorrhage has 51 reports now versus 50 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (2.0%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.6 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 2280 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 51 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 29.4%
  • MID-PACK #1733/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Application site scar
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 31
  • DRUG-LEAD Unspecified · 17
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Application site scar (±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.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Surgical site haemorrhage

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

Vomiting · highest174348Application site scar · near51Chest discomfort NOS · near51Drug administration d… · near51Dystocia · near51Surgical site haemorr… · thi…51Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Surgical site haemorrhage

Surgical site haemorrhage: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Surgical site haemorrhage's 29.4% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 51 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 15 of 51 reports (29.4% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Application site scar (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (31). Lead co-reported drug Unspecified (17).

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 31
Cat 16
Other Birds 3
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 9
Dog (unknown) 5
Mixed (Dog) 3
Retriever - Labrador 3
Domestic Longhair 3
Pit Bull 2
Retriever - Golden 2
Siamese 2
Other Birds (other) 2
Dachshund (unspecified) 1

Associated Drugs

Unspecified 17
Isoflurane 12
Robenacoxib 11
Butorphanol 10
Ketamine 9
Dexmedetomidine 9
Carprofen 6
Buprenorphine 5
Meloxicam 4
Propofol 4
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 3
Deracoxib 3
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 3
Sevoflurane 3
Anesthetic 3
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 3
Cefovecin 2
Atipamezole Hydrochloride 2
Tramadol 2
Butorphanol Tartrate 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Surgical site haemorrhage, 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 (51 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (29.4% 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 Surgical site haemorrhage (#1733 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 29.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 29.4% · 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 →