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36 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.
36
Total Reports
6
Deaths Reported
1670.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Low Fat Diet

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 36

Most Affected Breeds

Shih Tzu 3
Maltese 3
Crossbred Canine/dog 2
Pinscher - Miniature 2
Schnauzer - Miniature 2
Terrier - Yorkshire 2
Schnauzer (unspecified) 2
Retriever - Golden 2
Beagle 2
Chihuahua 1

Most Reported Reactions

Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 10
Vomiting 10
Weight loss 8
Diarrhoea 7
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) 6
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 5
Death by euthanasia 5
High pancreatic-specific lipase 5
Elevated lipase 4
Proteinuria 4
Polydipsia 4
Dental disease 4

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
20 (55.6%)
Ongoing
8 (22.2%)
Euthanized
5 (13.9%)
Recovered/Normal
2 (5.6%)
Died
1 (2.8%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 36
Reports involving death 6
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 1670.0%
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.

Low Fat Diet Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 36 adverse event reports referencing Low Fat Diet, including 6 reports in which the animal died — a 1670.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Low Fat Diet. Reported administration routes include Oral, 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 Low Fat Diet reports are Dog (36 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Shih Tzu (3), Maltese (3), Crossbred Canine/dog (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 Low Fat Diet are Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (10), Vomiting (10), Weight loss (8), Diarrhoea (7). Of the 36 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 55.6%. 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 Low Fat Diet.

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