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92 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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92
Total Reports
2
Deaths Reported
220.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Dietary Supplement

Administration Routes

UnknownOral

Species Affected

Dog 47
Cat 44
Human 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 27
Crossbred Canine/dog 7
Bulldog - French 7
Domestic Longhair 5
Retriever - Labrador 5
Cat (unknown) 4
Shepherd Dog - German 3
Dog (unknown) 3
Domestic Mediumhair 3
Mixed (Dog) 2

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 29
Ketosis 21
Diarrhoea 16
Hyperglycaemia 14
Polyuria 13
Polydipsia 12
Lack of efficacy - NOS 10
Weight loss 10
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 10
Other abnormal test result NOS 9
Behavioural disorder NOS 7
Not eating 7

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
34 (37.0%)
Outcome Unknown
32 (34.8%)
Recovered/Normal
24 (26.1%)
Died
1 (1.1%)
Euthanized
1 (1.1%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 92
Reports involving death 2
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 220.0%
Distinct species in reports 3
Distinct breeds in reports 20
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.

Dietary Supplement Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 92 adverse event reports referencing Dietary Supplement, including 2 reports in which the animal died — a 220.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Dietary Supplement. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Oral. 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 Dietary Supplement reports are Dog (47 reports), Cat (44 reports), Human (1 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (27), Crossbred Canine/dog (7), Bulldog - French (7) 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 Dietary Supplement are Vomiting (29), Ketosis (21), Diarrhoea (16), Hyperglycaemia (14). Of the 92 reports with a coded outcome, Ongoing is the leading category at 37.0%. 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 Dietary Supplement.

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