Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for abnormal breathing
2,381 FDA reports name abnormal breathing, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 837). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #196 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 2,381
- reports citing this reaction
- 25.6%
- 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. Abnormal breathing has 2,381 reports now versus 2,352 in that prior snapshot: 29 more (1.2%).
- Report change
- +29
- Death-coded reports
- +9
- Death-coded share
- +0.1 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.
Subscribe to Abnormal breathing changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 837 VOL-MID
VOL-MID · DEATH-HOT · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-MID 2,381 reports
- DEATH-HOT 25.6%
- TOP-DECILE #196/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Neutropenia
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,869
- DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 484
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Neutropenia (±7 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 Abnormal breathing
Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
Abnormal breathing: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: 609 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Abnormal breathing in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 2,381 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 609 of 2,381 reports (25.6% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Neutropenia (±7 reports). Lead species Dog (1,869). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (484).
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
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Abnormal breathing, 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 (2,381 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (25.6% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
- Compare Abnormal breathing's report profile against similar reactions nationwide. See similar reactions
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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
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