Unspecified Flea And Tick Collar

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10 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

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10
Total Reports
0
Deaths Reported
0.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Unspecified Flea And Tick Collar

Administration Routes

TopicalUnknown

Species Affected

Cat 6
Dog 4

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 6
Dachshund - Miniature 1
Papillon - Spaniel - Continental Toy (with erect ears or with dropped ears (Phaléne)) 1
Siberian Husky 1
Terrier - Yorkshire 1

Most Reported Reactions

Increased appetite 5
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea 2
Hyperactivity 2
Overdose 1
Agitation 1
Panting 1
Diarrhoea 1
Behavioural disorder NOS 1
Scratching 1
Staring 1
Itching 1

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Unknown
8 (80.0%)
Recovered/Normal
2 (20.0%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 10
Reports involving death 0
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 0.0%
Distinct species in reports 2
Distinct breeds in reports 5
Distinct reactions reported 11
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Unspecified Flea And Tick Collar Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 10 adverse event reports referencing Unspecified Flea And Tick Collar, including 0 reports in which the animal died — a 0.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Unspecified Flea And Tick Collar. Reported administration routes include Topical, 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 Unspecified Flea And Tick Collar reports are Cat (6 reports), Dog (4 reports), with Cat accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (6), Dachshund - Miniature (1), Papillon - Spaniel - Continental Toy (with erect ears or with dropped ears (Phaléne)) (1) 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 Unspecified Flea And Tick Collar are Increased appetite (5), Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - flea (2), Hyperactivity (2), Overdose (1). Of the 10 reports with a coded outcome, Outcome Unknown is the leading category at 80.0%. 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 Unspecified Flea And Tick Collar.

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