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31 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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31
Total Reports
1
Deaths Reported
320.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Food Supplement

Administration Routes

UnknownOral

Species Affected

Dog 17
Cat 14

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 9
Retriever - Labrador 3
Terrier - Yorkshire 3
Shih Tzu 2
Terrier - Fox Smooth 1
Shepherd Dog - German 1
Ragdoll 1
Terrier (unspecified) 1
Domestic Longhair 1
Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Weight loss 8
Hyperglycaemia 7
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 6
Diarrhoea 5
Ketosis 5
Vomiting 4
Other abnormal test result NOS 4
Behavioural disorder NOS 3
Not eating 3
Abnormal radiograph finding 3
Dehydration 3
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 2

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
13 (41.9%)
Outcome Unknown
9 (29.0%)
Recovered/Normal
8 (25.8%)
Euthanized
1 (3.2%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 31
Reports involving death 1
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 320.0%
Distinct species in reports 2
Distinct breeds in reports 18
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.

Food Supplement Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 31 adverse event reports referencing Food Supplement, including 1 reports in which the animal died — a 320.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Food 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 Food Supplement reports are Dog (17 reports), Cat (14 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (9), Retriever - Labrador (3), Terrier - Yorkshire (3) 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 Food Supplement are Weight loss (8), Hyperglycaemia (7), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) (6), Diarrhoea (5). Of the 31 reports with a coded outcome, Ongoing is the leading category at 41.9%. 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 Food 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