Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for abnormal digital pulse

13 FDA reports name abnormal digital pulse, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2867). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2341 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
13
reports citing this reaction
15.4%
death-coded share
Horse
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 digital pulse has 13 reports now versus 11 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (18.2%).

Report change
+2
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−2.8 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 2867 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-ELEV · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-HORSE · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 13 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 15.4%
  • BOTTOM-DECILE #2341/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Acute haemorrhagic pa…
  • SPECIES-HORSE Horse · 7
  • DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 2
  • DESK-WIDE 13 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Abnormal digital pulse

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abnormal digital pulse · thi…13Acute haemorrhagic pa… · near13Acute jaundice · near13Application site mass… · near13Application site rubra · near13Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Abnormal digital pulse

What the FDA AER plate says about Abnormal digital pulse

Signature read: 13 reports place Abnormal digital pulse in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2341 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 13 named reports in the openFDA extract. 2 of 13 reports were death-coded (15.4% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis (±0 reports). Lead species Horse (7). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (2).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Horse 7
Dog 4
Cat 2

Breeds Most Affected

Thoroughbred 1
Pinscher - Miniature 1
Domestic Mediumhair 1
Domestic Shorthair 1
Horse (other) 1
Pug 1
Warmblood (unspecified) 1
Haflinger 1
Quarter Horse 1
Shepherd Dog - Australian 1

Associated Drugs

Maropitant Citrate 2
Midazolam 2
Propofol 2
Firocoxib 2
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 1
Tigilanol Tiglate 1
Frunevetmab 1
Gabapentin 1
Amlodipine 1
Buprenorphine 1
Morphine 1
Domperidone 1
Hydromorphone 1
Flunixin Meglumine Injectable 1
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 1
Cefpodoxime Proxetil 1
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 1
Chlorhexidine Shampoo 1
Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium 1
Betavet 1

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 Abnormal digital pulse (#2341 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 15.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 13 · 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 →