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The FDA adverse-event record for Dog Food

Name: Dog Food - FDA Animal Adverse Event Reports
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13 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Dog Food. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.

13
adverse-event reports: 7.7%
death-coded share: Dog
most-reported species: 4
Diarrhoea - top reaction

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Total Reports

Deaths Reported

7.7%

Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Dog Food

Administration Routes

Oral

Species Affected

Dog 12

Cat 1

Most Affected Breeds

Boxer (German Boxer) 2

Cat (unknown) 1

Sheepdog - Shetland 1

Akita 1

Newfoundland 1

Corgi - Welsh Cardigan 1

Retriever - Labrador 1

Pug 1

Terrier - Bull - American Pit 1

Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Diarrhoea 4

Vomiting 3

Digestive tract disorder NOS 2

Weight loss 2

Bloody diarrhoea 2

Not eating 2

Elevated temperature 2

Injection site swelling 2

Weakness 2

Third eyelid protrusion 1

Mucous stool 1

Blood in faeces 1

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal

7 (53.8%)

Outcome Unknown

3 (23.1%)

Ongoing

2 (15.4%)

Euthanized

1 (7.7%)

Dog Food Adverse Event Insights

13 reports name Dog Food; 1 recorded a death outcome (7.7% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Dog Food. Administration route: Oral.

By species: Dog (12 reports), Cat (1 reports). By breed: Boxer (German Boxer) (2), Cat (unknown) (1), Sheepdog - Shetland (1).

Leading clinical signs: Diarrhoea (4), Vomiting (3), Digestive tract disorder NOS (2), Weight loss (2). Outcome, 13 coded reports: Recovered/Normal leads at 53.8%.

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.

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

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