Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Unspecified Diet

13 adverse-event reports submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine reference Unspecified Diet. See the species affected, top reactions, and outcomes below.

13
adverse-event reports
23.1%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species
4
Vomiting - top reaction
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13
Total Reports
3
Deaths Reported
23.1%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Unspecified Diet

Administration Routes

OralUnknown

Species Affected

Dog 10
Cat 3

Most Affected Breeds

Terrier - West Highland White 2
Domestic Shorthair 2
Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) 1
Newfoundland 1
Poodle - Standard 1
Great Pyrenees 1
Terrier - Silky 1
Terrier - Yorkshire 1
Cat (other) 1
Shepherd Dog - Australian 1

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 4
Not eating 3
Ataxia 3
Diarrhoea 3
Head shake - ear disorder 2
Walking difficulty 2
Anorexia 2
Weight loss 2
Limb weakness 2
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 2
Breathing difficulty 2
Death by euthanasia 2

Outcome Breakdown

Recovered/Normal
5 (38.5%)
Outcome Unknown
4 (30.8%)
Euthanized
2 (15.4%)
Ongoing
1 (7.7%)
Died
1 (7.7%)

Unspecified Diet Adverse Event Insights

13 reports name Unspecified Diet; 3 recorded a death outcome (23.1% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). Active ingredient: Unspecified Diet. Administration routes: Oral, Unknown.

By species: Dog (10 reports), Cat (3 reports). By breed: Terrier - West Highland White (2), Domestic Shorthair (2), Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) (1).

Leading clinical signs: Vomiting (4), Not eating (3), Ataxia (3), Diarrhoea (3). Outcome, 13 coded reports: Recovered/Normal leads at 38.5%.

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, a widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw FDA reports in a given year than a rarely-used one at an identical true rate, so we recommend comparing within similar-exposure products rather than across the full 2025 catalog.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

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