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Breed profile · FDA CVM July 2026 extract

Spitz - Finnish adverse-event record

Adverse-event filings for Spitz - Finnish (Dog) in the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA extract. Browse dog breeds, reactions, and outcomes below.

#353 of 510
by report volume (all breeds)
23
FDA CVM reports on file
13.0%
death-coded share of reports
4
Vomiting - top reaction

How the 23 reports break down

By recorded gender -- every report on file for Spitz - Finnish, no filtering.

Annual report volume

Annual adverse-event report trend Yearly FDA CVM adverse-event report counts for this breed. 4 3 2 1 0 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Reports filed Death-coded reports
Annual report volume for Spitz - Finnish drawn from FDA CVM filings.

Data updated September 2026

The verdict

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Spitz - Finnish ranks #349 of 510 by total reports (23). Death-coded-share rank requires at least 50 reports. National dual: Retriever - Labrador is #1 of 510 by total adverse-event reports (93,675) at death-coded-share rank 195 of 275 breeds with at least 50 reports (3.7%); separately, Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) is #1 highest death-coded share at 99.0% (report rank #233).

93,675
Retriever - Labrador reports (#1)
99.0%
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) death share (#1)
#349
This breed, reports of 510

Report volume reflects how common a breed or drug is and how often owners and vets file — not actual risk. Death-coded share ranks are limited to entries with enough reports to be meaningful. The two maps do not agree at #1.

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. Spitz - Finnish has 23 reports now versus 22 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (4.5%).

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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Total Reports

23

Below-median volume

Deaths Reported

3

of 23 reports

Death-coded share of reports

13.0%

13.0% death-coded

Avg Age at Report

10.2 yr

14.9 kg avg weight

Death-Coded Outcome Share

Spitz - Finnish death-coded reports 13.0%
Cross-breed median

13.0% of 23 spitz - finnish reports involved a death outcome.

How to read this number

Read alongside breed popularity, veterinary access, and owner awareness, these shape how many events ever reach the FDA. The comparison line marks the cross-breed median death-coded share (4.8%) among breeds with 50 or more reports; values above it suggest higher reporting bias toward severe outcomes, not necessarily higher true mortality.

Average weight at time of report: 14.9 kg (32.9 lbs)

Top Reported Reactions

Vomiting 4
Anorexia 4
Elevated lipase 4
Other abnormal test result NOS 3
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 3

Most Referenced Drugs

Bedinvetmab 4
Trilostane 3
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 3
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 2
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 2

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
7 (30.4%)
Outcome Unknown
7 (30.4%)
Ongoing
6 (26.1%)
Euthanized
3 (13.0%)

Gender Distribution

Female 14 (60.9%)
Male 9 (39.1%)

Reports by Year

Year Reports Trend
2011 1
2013 1
2014 1
2015 1
2016 3
2017 1
2018 2
2020 2
2021 1
2022 2
2023 2
2024 4
2025 2

Spitz - Finnish: high death-coded share in the FDA CVM extract

Signature read: Spitz - Finnish's 13.0% death-coded share is in the upper third of the ≥50-report cohort (median 4.8%). According to FDA CVM filings indexed on PlainBreed as of July 2026 extract, Spitz - Finnish sits at #353 of 510 by report volume among all breeds and #230 of 298 among dog breeds, with 23 reports and 3 (13.0%) death-coded. Mean age at report: 10.2 years, average weight 14.9 kg (32.9 lbs).

Top reported signs: Vomiting (4), Anorexia (4), Elevated lipase (4). Most-referenced drug: Bedinvetmab (4 reports), followed by Trilostane (3) and Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel (3).

Outcome coding on 23 status-recorded reports is dominated by Recovered/Normal (30.4%). Annual submissions ranged 1-2,025 across 13 years on file.

Dog Breeds With a Similar Report Volume

Showing 6 of 297 dog breeds in our dataset, ranked by closest report volume.

Nationwide breeds with similar profiles

Sparse-volume peer sets for Spitz - Finnish drawn from openFDA outside the Dog family so the neighborhoods are not species containment (the similar-volume list above stays within species).

Similar average weight

Nearest other-species breeds by reported average weight (14.9 kg here).

What to do with this dog

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction, and popular breeds simply generate more reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many FDA adverse event reports involve Spitz - Finnish?
There are 23 adverse event reports involving Spitz - Finnish in the FDA database, of which 3 were death-coded (13.0% of those reports). That is a share of REPORTED events, not a mortality rate for the breed: adverse events reach the FDA when something goes wrong, so the denominator is reports, never the population of animals. According to the same FDA CVM extract, Spitz - Finnish ranks #353 of 510 by report volume among all breeds PlainBreed indexes (#230 of 298 among dog breeds).
Where does Spitz - Finnish sit among other breeds in PlainBreed's corpus?
According to FDA CVM report volume, Spitz - Finnish is #353 of 510 breeds indexed on PlainBreed (same ordering as the most-reported-breeds ranking). Inside Dog, it is #230 of 298. It has fewer than 50 reports, so it is outside the death-rate ranking cohort (≥50 reports). These are placement ranks in the reporting corpus, not clinical risk scores.
What are the most common adverse reactions reported for Spitz - Finnish?
The most commonly reported adverse reactions for Spitz - Finnish are Vomiting (4 reports), Anorexia (4 reports), Elevated lipase (4 reports), Other abnormal test result NOS (3 reports), Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (3 reports).
What drugs are most frequently associated with Spitz - Finnish adverse events?
The drugs most frequently referenced in Spitz - Finnish adverse event reports are Bedinvetmab (4 reports), Trilostane (3 reports), Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel (3 reports), Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (2 reports), Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner (2 reports).
What is the average age of Spitz - Finnish in adverse event reports?
The average age of Spitz - Finnish at the time of adverse event reports is 10.2 years, with an average weight of 14.9 kg (32.9 lbs).

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Spitz - Finnish (Dog), extract as of July 2026 extract. 23 reports · 3 death-coded (13.0% of reports, not a mortality rate) · #353 of 510 by volume.

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