Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Cefovecin

9,333 FDA reports name Cefovecin, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#29 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
9,333
adverse-event reports
20.4%
death-coded share
Cat
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Cefovecin ranks #29 of 2679 by total reports (9,333) and #236 of 1130 by death-coded share (20.4%). National dual: Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad is #1 of 2679 drugs by total adverse-event reports (149,624) at death-coded-share rank 965 of 1130 drugs with at least 50 reports (2.3%); separately, Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) is #1 highest death-coded share at 97.8% (report rank #821).

149,624
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad reports (#1)
97.8%
Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) death share (#1)
#29
This drug, reports of 2679
#236
This drug, death share of 1130

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. Cefovecin has 9,333 reports now versus 9,202 in that prior snapshot: 131 more (1.4%).

Report change
+131
Death-coded reports
+25
Death-coded share
−0.0 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.

Subscribe to Cefovecin changes

Signature read: death-coded report count at 1,908 is the most distinctive stamp on Cefovecin's FDA AER row.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
9,333
Total Reports
1,908
Deaths Reported
20.4%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Cefovecin

Administration Routes

SubcutaneousUnknownIntravenousParenteralOtherIntramuscularSubconjunctivalTopicalOphthalmicOral

Species Affected

Cat 5,643
Dog 2,816
Unknown 829
Human 29
Guinea Pig 3
Ferret 2
Other Rodents 2
Rabbit 2
Other 2
Other Canids 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 3,449
Unknown 873
Domestic Longhair 485
Cat (other) 435
Domestic Mediumhair 304
Chihuahua 243
Terrier - Yorkshire 218
Cat (unknown) 191
Siamese 191
Shih Tzu 175

Most Reported Reactions

Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 1,757
Vomiting 1,326
Anorexia 1,211
Death 1,053
Death by euthanasia 752
Diarrhoea 693
Weight loss 661
Other abnormal test result NOS 604
Fever 600
Lack of efficacy - NOS 592
Not eating 574
Seizure NOS 551

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
4,181 (49.1%)
Outcome Unknown
1,316 (15.4%)
Died
1,157 (13.6%)
Recovered/Normal
1,102 (12.9%)
Euthanized
752 (8.8%)
Recovered with Sequela
13 (0.2%)

Cefovecin: high death-coded share in the FDA AER row

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, a widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw FDA reports in a given year than a rarely-used one at an identical true rate, so we recommend comparing within similar-exposure products rather than across the full 2025 catalog.

High-volume nationwide drug peers

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Cefovecin, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (9,333 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (20.4% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

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

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Cefovecin (#29 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 20.4%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded report count stamp 1,908 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →