Oxygen

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260 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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260
Total Reports
97
Deaths Reported
3730.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Oxygen

Administration Routes

Respiratory (Inhalation)UnknownNasalOtherIntravenousEndotracheal

Species Affected

Dog 161
Cat 93
Rabbit 2
Other Birds 1
Other Amphibians 1
Guinea Pig 1
Mouse 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 66
Retriever - Labrador 16
Pug 9
Terrier (unspecified) 9
Crossbred Canine/dog 8
Chihuahua 7
Bulldog - French 7
Dog (unknown) 6
Bengal 5
Terrier - Boston 5

Most Reported Reactions

Death 54
Vomiting 44
Death by euthanasia 41
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 34
Tachycardia 30
Anaphylaxis 28
Other abnormal test result NOS 27
Cardiac arrest 25
Anorexia 24
Abnormal radiograph finding 24
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 24
Pale mucous membrane 23

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
71 (27.0%)
Died
56 (21.3%)
Ongoing
49 (18.6%)
Outcome Unknown
44 (16.7%)
Euthanized
41 (15.6%)
Recovered with Sequela
2 (0.8%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 260
Reports involving death 97
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 3730.0%
Distinct species in reports 7
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.

Oxygen Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 260 adverse event reports referencing Oxygen, including 97 reports in which the animal died — a 3730.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Oxygen. Reported administration routes include Respiratory (Inhalation), Unknown, Nasal, Other. 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 Oxygen reports are Dog (161 reports), Cat (93 reports), Rabbit (2 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (66), Retriever - Labrador (16), Pug (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 Oxygen are Death (54), Vomiting (44), Death by euthanasia (41), Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) (34). Of the 263 reports with a coded outcome, Recovered/Normal is the leading category at 27.0%. 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 Oxygen.

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