Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for abnormal menace reflex test

993 FDA reports name abnormal menace reflex test, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1096). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#394 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
993
reports citing this reaction
23.7%
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 menace reflex test has 993 reports now versus 968 in that prior snapshot: 25 more (2.6%).

Report change
+25
Death-coded reports
+6
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 1096 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 993 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 23.7%
  • UPPER-Q #394/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Skin inflammation NOS
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 731
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 106
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Skin inflammation NOS (±0 reports)

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

High-volume neighbourhood around Abnormal menace reflex test

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

Vomiting · highest174348Lack of efficacy (hea… · near1001Abnormal menace refle… · thi…993Skin inflammation NOS · near993Eosinopenia · near991Lack of efficacy (tap… · near990Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Abnormal menace reflex test

What the FDA AER plate says about Abnormal menace reflex test

Signature read: 235 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Abnormal menace reflex test in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 993 named reports in the openFDA extract. 235 of 993 reports were death-coded (23.7% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Skin inflammation NOS (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (731). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (106).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 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

Dog 731
Cat 252
Horse 7
Cattle 2
Pig 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 161
Crossbred Canine/dog 48
Retriever - Labrador 45
Chihuahua 38
Shih Tzu 26
Retriever - Golden 24
Terrier - Yorkshire 23
Domestic Mediumhair 23
Shepherd Dog - German 22
Maltese 22

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 106
Maropitant Citrate 82
Carprofen 64
Ivermectin 58
Spinosad 51
Bedinvetmab 50
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 48
Buprenorphine 45
Gabapentin 44
Enrofloxacin 41
Sarolaner 39
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 39
Selamectin 38
Afoxolaner 35
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 35
Cefovecin 33
Oclacitinib Maleate 33
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 33
Prednisone 30
Moxidectin 29

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

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

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (23.7% 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 Abnormal menace reflex test (#394 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 23.7%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 235 · 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 →