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