Lokivetmab

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180 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
180
Total Reports
10
Deaths Reported
560.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Lokivetmab

Administration Routes

UnknownSubcutaneousParenteralOralSubconjunctival

Species Affected

Dog 180

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 17
Shih Tzu 11
Terrier - Yorkshire 9
American Pit Bull Terrier 9
Chihuahua 8
Maltese 8
Pit Bull 7
Beagle 6
Bulldog - French 6
Shepherd Dog - German 5

Most Reported Reactions

Lack of efficacy - NOS 26
Vomiting 19
Decreased appetite 16
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 15
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) 13
Diarrhoea 13
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 11
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 11
Pain NOS 9
Inappropriate urination 9
Abnormal adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test 9
Proteinuria 8

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
97 (53.6%)
Recovered/Normal
44 (24.3%)
Ongoing
25 (13.8%)
Euthanized
8 (4.4%)
Recovered with Sequela
5 (2.8%)
Died
2 (1.1%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 180
Reports involving death 10
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 560.0%
Distinct species in reports 1
Distinct breeds in reports 20
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.

Lokivetmab Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 180 adverse event reports referencing Lokivetmab, including 10 reports in which the animal died — a 560.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Lokivetmab. Reported administration routes include Unknown, Subcutaneous, Parenteral, 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 Lokivetmab reports are Dog (180 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Retriever - Labrador (17), Shih Tzu (11), Terrier - Yorkshire (9) 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 Lokivetmab are Lack of efficacy - NOS (26), Vomiting (19), Decreased appetite (16), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) (15). Of the 181 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 53.6%. 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 Lokivetmab.

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