Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for abdominal pain

3,075 FDA reports name abdominal pain, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 263). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#153 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
3,075
reports citing this reaction
24.8%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Abdominal pain has 3,075 reports now versus 3,042 in that prior snapshot: 33 more (1.1%).

Report change
+33
Death-coded reports
+9
Death-coded share
+0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 263 VOL-MID

VOL-MID · DEATH-HOT · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-MID 3,075 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 24.8%
  • TOP-DECILE #153/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ketosis
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 2,523
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 345
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Ketosis (±2 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Abdominal pain

Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348INEFFECTIVE, ATOPY CO… · near3094Ketosis · near3077Abdominal pain · this reacti…3075No sign · near3058Seal, Abnormal · near3049Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Abdominal pain

Abdominal pain: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 764 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Abdominal pain in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 3,075 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 764 of 3,075 reports (24.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Ketosis (±2 reports). Lead species Dog (2,523). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (345).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 2,523
Cat 281
Horse 153
Human 99
Cattle 16
Sheep 1
Goat 1
Unknown 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 357
Crossbred Canine/dog 203
Domestic Shorthair 157
Chihuahua 116
Terrier - Yorkshire 107
Unknown 106
Retriever - Golden 84
Shepherd Dog - German 81
Shih Tzu 73
Dachshund (unspecified) 60

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 345
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 305
Maropitant Citrate 303
Deracoxib 239
Spinosad 143
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 122
Moxidectin 115
Afoxolaner 112
Oclacitinib Maleate 111
Gabapentin 108
Meloxicam 102
Tramadol 98
Firocoxib 93
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 93
Buprenorphine 88
Famotidine 81
Metronidazole 81
Grapiprant 65
Bedinvetmab 65
Ivermectin 63

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Abdominal pain, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (3,075 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (24.8% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

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

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Abdominal pain (#153 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 24.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 764 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →