Intranasal Bordetella Vaccine

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18 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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18
Total Reports
6
Deaths Reported
3330.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Intranasal Bordetella Vaccine

Administration Routes

NasalUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 18

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 2
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 2
Dog (unknown) 2
Terrier - Bull - Staffordshire 2
Shepherd Dog - German 2
Shih Tzu 1
Rottweiler 1
Great Pyrenees 1
Spitz - German Pomeranian 1
Dachshund (unspecified) 1

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 4
Death 3
Seizure NOS 2
Falling 2
Recumbency 2
Diarrhoea 2
Blood dyscrasia NOS 2
Death by euthanasia 2
Bloody foam in mouth and nose 2
Facial swelling (see also 'Skin') 2
Hives (see also 'Skin') 2
Allergic reaction 2

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
7 (38.9%)
Recovered/Normal
4 (22.2%)
Died
4 (22.2%)
Euthanized
2 (11.1%)
Outcome Unknown
1 (5.6%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 18
Reports involving death 6
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 3330.0%
Distinct species in reports 1
Distinct breeds in reports 13
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.

Intranasal Bordetella Vaccine Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 18 adverse event reports referencing Intranasal Bordetella Vaccine, including 6 reports in which the animal died — a 3330.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Intranasal Bordetella Vaccine. Reported administration routes include Nasal, Unknown. 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 Intranasal Bordetella Vaccine reports are Dog (18 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Retriever - Labrador (2), Terrier - Bull - American Pit (2), Dog (unknown) (2) 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 Intranasal Bordetella Vaccine are Vomiting (4), Death (3), Seizure NOS (2), Falling (2). Of the 18 reports with a coded outcome, Ongoing is the leading category at 38.9%. 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 Intranasal Bordetella Vaccine.

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