Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Ear Cleaner

427 FDA reports name Ear Cleaner, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#341 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
427
adverse-event reports
4.4%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Ear Cleaner ranks #341 of 2679 by total reports (427) and #818 of 1130 by death-coded share (4.4%). 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)
#341
This drug, reports of 2679
#818
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. Ear Cleaner has 427 reports now versus 413 in that prior snapshot: 14 more (3.4%).

Report change
+14
Death-coded reports
+2
Death-coded share
+0.3 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 Ear Cleaner changes

Signature read: 427 reports place Ear Cleaner in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#341 of 2,679).

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
427
Total Reports
19
Deaths Reported
4.4%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Ear Cleaner

Administration Routes

UnknownAuricular (Otic)TopicalIntraocularTransdermal

Species Affected

Dog 355
Cat 72

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 47
Retriever - Labrador 37
Crossbred Canine/dog 32
Retriever - Golden 26
Shih Tzu 20
Chihuahua 16
Dog (unknown) 15
Bulldog - French 13
Maltese 11
Shepherd Dog - German 10

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy - NOS 87
Ataxia 58
Vomiting 47
Head tilt - ear disorder 38
Ear discharge 38
Corneal ulcer 31
Not eating 29
Deafness 29
Head shake - ear disorder 27
Anorexia 27
Nystagmus 27
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 26

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
188 (43.9%)
Ongoing
120 (28.0%)
Recovered/Normal
89 (20.8%)
Recovered with Sequela
12 (2.8%)
Euthanized
12 (2.8%)
Died
7 (1.6%)

Ear Cleaner: low 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 Ear Cleaner, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (4.4% 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 Ear Cleaner (#341 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 4.4%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 427 · 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 →