Device Suture side effects in cats

82 reports sent to the FDA between 2014 and 2025 involve Device Suture in cats. The most reported problems were dehiscence, medical device, device defective, device breakage/fracture. 0.0% were marked serious.

82Reports

0.0%Marked serious

100%Only medicine involved

9.8%Recovered

6.1%Died or euthanised

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

Dehiscence, medical device

44 54%

Device defective

44 54%

Device breakage/fracture

26 32%

Abdominal cavity hernia

13 16%

Hernia

12 15%

Medical device replacement

8 9.8%

Skin and tissue infection

7 8.5%

Device complication

7 8.5%

Swelling

5 6.1%

Delayed healing

4 4.9%

Necrotising steatitis

4 4.9%

Application site reaction

3 3.7%

Abscess

3 3.7%

Device-related infection

3 3.7%

Skin inflammation

3 3.7%

Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.

Reports that it didn't work

Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a cat still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't work as expected

14 17%

How the animals did

Recovered

7 8.5%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 1.2%

Still unwell when reported

4 4.9%

Died

5 6.1%

Not known

65 79%

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