Release change report

What changed in the FDA adverse-event record

PlainBreed compares the current openFDA export with a reconstructed snapshot of dated partitions through Q4 2025. The source is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's public animal adverse-event record; these are changes in reported-event counts, not safety verdicts or population risk estimates.

2026-07-27
current source export
25
largest breed increases shown
2025 Q4
prior partition cutoff

Breeds with the largest added report counts

The list uses the same entity names in both snapshots. It is a source-history comparison, not a ranking of breed safety or a measure of how common a condition is. Read the FDA's openFDA source documentation and our methodology for the record and comparison rules.

  1. #1 Domestic Shorthair +1,648 reports
  2. #2 Retriever - Labrador +1,215 reports
  3. #3 Crossbred Canine/dog +965 reports
  4. #4 Retriever - Golden +665 reports
  5. #5 Dog (unknown) +573 reports
  6. #6 Shepherd Dog - German +442 reports
  7. #7 Chihuahua +355 reports
  8. #8 Shepherd Dog - Australian +298 reports
  9. #9 Cat (unknown) +255 reports
  10. #10 Terrier - Bull - American Pit +243 reports
  11. #11 Terrier (unspecified) +242 reports
  12. #12 Pit Bull +235 reports
  13. #13 Shih Tzu +216 reports
  14. #14 Domestic Longhair +215 reports
  15. #15 Terrier - Yorkshire +212 reports
  16. #16 Beagle +202 reports
  17. #17 Siberian Husky +194 reports
  18. #18 Bulldog - French +188 reports
  19. #19 Boxer (German Boxer) +159 reports
  20. #20 Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) +153 reports
  21. #21 Dachshund (unspecified) +144 reports
  22. #22 Domestic Mediumhair +142 reports
  23. #23 Collie - Border +127 reports
  24. #24 Maltese +113 reports
  25. #25 Spaniel - King Charles Cavalier +109 reports

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Event extract, every figure on this page is rendered from that public file; no number is typed in by an editor. This report compares two reproducible openFDA partition snapshots. Report counts do not establish causation, prevalence, or veterinary risk. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.