Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Flea Collar

280 FDA reports name Flea Collar, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#444 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
280
adverse-event reports
2.9%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Flea Collar ranks #444 of 2679 by total reports (280) and #929 of 1130 by death-coded share (2.9%). 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)
#444
This drug, reports of 2679
#929
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. Flea Collar has 280 reports now versus 280 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
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 Flea Collar changes

Signature read: 280 reports place Flea Collar in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#444 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.
280
Total Reports
8
Deaths Reported
2.9%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Flea Collar

Administration Routes

CutaneousTopicalUnknownOtherOralTransdermal

Species Affected

Dog 184
Cat 96

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 50
Chihuahua 31
Crossbred Canine/dog 23
Domestic Longhair 16
Cat (unknown) 10
Retriever - Labrador 9
Terrier - Yorkshire 9
Dog (unknown) 9
Shih Tzu 8
Domestic Mediumhair 6

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 111
Lack of efficacy (flea) 60
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 27
Scratching 23
Vomiting 17
Emesis 13
Itching 13
Vocalisation 13
Hyperactivity 12
Behavioural disorder NOS 12
Underdose 12
Partial lack of efficacy 12

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
183 (65.4%)
Ongoing
47 (16.8%)
Recovered/Normal
34 (12.1%)
Recovered with Sequela
8 (2.9%)
Died
8 (2.9%)

Flea Collar: 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 Flea Collar, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (280 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (2.9% 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 Flea Collar (#444 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 2.9%. PlainBreed drug row · report volume stamp 280 · 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 →