Spinosad + Milbemycin Oxime

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28 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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28
Total Reports
1
Deaths Reported
360.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Spinosad + Milbemycin Oxime

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 28

Most Affected Breeds

Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Retriever - Golden 3
Retriever - Labrador 3
Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) 2
Shepherd Dog - Australian 2
Dog (unknown) 2
Dachshund - Miniature 1
Collie - Border 1
Brittany 1
Dachshund - Standard Long-haired 1

Most Reported Reactions

INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWORM LARVAE 14
Other abnormal test result NOS 3
Diarrhoea 2
Anorexia 2
Weight loss 2
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - whipworm 2
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 2
Pruritus 2
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - tapeworm 2
Underdose 1
Drug dose omission 1
Malaise 1

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
10 (35.7%)
Ongoing
9 (32.1%)
Recovered/Normal
8 (28.6%)
Euthanized
1 (3.6%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 28
Reports involving death 1
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 360.0%
Distinct species in reports 1
Distinct breeds in reports 18
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.

Spinosad + Milbemycin Oxime Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 28 adverse event reports referencing Spinosad + Milbemycin Oxime, including 1 reports in which the animal died — a 360.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Spinosad + Milbemycin Oxime. 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 Spinosad + Milbemycin Oxime reports are Dog (28 reports), with Dog accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Crossbred Canine/dog (4), Retriever - Golden (3), Retriever - Labrador (3) 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 Spinosad + Milbemycin Oxime are INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWORM LARVAE (14), Other abnormal test result NOS (3), Diarrhoea (2), Anorexia (2). Of the 28 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 35.7%. 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 Spinosad + Milbemycin Oxime.

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