Nutritional Supplement

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79 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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79
Total Reports
14
Deaths Reported
1770.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Nutritional Supplement

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 68
Cat 9
Horse 2

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 9
Domestic Shorthair 8
Retriever - Golden 8
Crossbred Canine/dog 5
Dog (unknown) 5
Collie - Border 4
Shepherd Dog - German 3
Sheepdog - Shetland 3
Corgi - Welsh Pembroke 2
Corgi (unspecified) 2

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 17
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 15
Diarrhoea 14
Anorexia 10
Elevated liver enzymes 9
Not eating 9
Death 9
Other abnormal test result NOS 8
Weight loss 8
Emesis 7
Elevated creatinine 7
Behavioural disorder NOS 5

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
28 (35.4%)
Ongoing
24 (30.4%)
Recovered/Normal
12 (15.2%)
Died
9 (11.4%)
Euthanized
5 (6.3%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (1.3%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 79
Reports involving death 14
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 1770.0%
Distinct species in reports 3
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.

Nutritional Supplement Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 79 adverse event reports referencing Nutritional Supplement, including 14 reports in which the animal died — a 1770.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Nutritional Supplement. 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 Nutritional Supplement reports are Dog (68 reports), Cat (9 reports), Horse (2 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Retriever - Labrador (9), Domestic Shorthair (8), Retriever - Golden (8) 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 Nutritional Supplement are Vomiting (17), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') (15), Diarrhoea (14), Anorexia (10). Of the 79 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 35.4%. 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 Nutritional 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