Device Suture side effects in dogs

107 reports sent to the FDA between 1998 and 2025 involve Device Suture in dogs. The most reported problems were dehiscence, medical device, device defective, device breakage/fracture. 0.0% were marked serious.

107Reports

0.0%Marked serious

100%Only medicine involved

11%Recovered

4.7%Died or euthanised

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

Dehiscence, medical device

41 38%

Device defective

32 30%

Device breakage/fracture

30 28%

Medical device replacement

9 8.4%

Abdominal cavity hernia

7 6.5%

Device complication

7 6.5%

Skin rash or irritation

6 5.6%

Device failure

6 5.6%

Swelling

5 4.7%

Implant site infection

4 3.7%

Skin and tissue infection

4 3.7%

Hernia

3 2.8%

Foreign body, medical device

3 2.8%

Skin inflammation

3 2.8%

Surgical site disorder

2 1.9%

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 dog still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't work as expected

25 23%

How the animals did

Recovered

10 9.3%

Recovered with lasting effects

2 1.9%

Still unwell when reported

1 0.9%

Died

4 3.7%

Euthanised

1 0.9%

Not known

89 83%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

Yorkshire Terrier 2 reports
Bichon Frise 1 reports
Beagle 1 reports
Dog (other) 1 reports
Bulldog 1 reports
Labrador Retriever 1 reports
Boxer (german Boxer) 1 reports
Pit Bull 1 reports

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