3 Year Rabies Vaccine

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22 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
22
Total Reports
1
Deaths Reported
450.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

3 Year Rabies Vaccine

Administration Routes

SubcutaneousUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 11
Cat 11

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 7
Shih Tzu 2
Terrier - Yorkshire 2
Domestic Longhair 2
Bulldog - French 2
Domestic Mediumhair 1
Pit Bull 1
Bichon Frise 1
Siamese 1
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 1

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 6
Ataxia 5
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 4
Tremor 3
Not eating 3
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 3
Emesis (multiple) 2
Abnormal stool colouration 2
Diarrhoea 2
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 2
Reluctant to move 2
Polyuria 2

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
12 (54.5%)
Outcome Unknown
6 (27.3%)
Ongoing
3 (13.6%)
Died
1 (4.5%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 22
Reports involving death 1
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 450.0%
Distinct species in reports 2
Distinct breeds in reports 12
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

3 Year Rabies Vaccine Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 22 adverse event reports referencing 3 Year Rabies Vaccine, including 1 reports in which the animal died — a 450.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: 3 Year Rabies Vaccine. Reported administration routes include Subcutaneous, Unknown. These numbers reflect voluntary submissions from pet owners, veterinarians, and manufacturers and therefore under-represent mild events and over-represent severe ones — a pattern the FDA has documented repeatedly for pharmacovigilance datasets.

The species most frequently named in 3 Year Rabies Vaccine reports are Dog (11 reports), Cat (11 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (7), Shih Tzu (2), Terrier - Yorkshire (2) appear most often — though breed popularity and ownership density shape these counts as much as any drug-specific sensitivity. This distribution matters because the same active ingredient can behave very differently across body sizes, ages, and species physiology.

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with 3 Year Rabies Vaccine are Vomiting (6), Ataxia (5), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (4), Tremor (3). Of the 22 reports with a coded outcome, Recovered/Normal is the leading category at 54.5%. Because FDA adverse event data describes correlation rather than causation, these figures are best used to frame informed questions with a veterinarian and to compare reporting patterns across related products — not as a standalone safety verdict on 3 Year Rabies Vaccine.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial