Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for abnormal ultrasound finding

4,860 FDA reports name abnormal ultrasound finding, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2069). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#97 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
4,860
reports citing this reaction
30.5%
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 ultrasound finding has 4,860 reports now versus 4,758 in that prior snapshot: 102 more (2.1%).

Report change
+102
Death-coded reports
+14
Death-coded share
−0.4 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 2069 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 4,860 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 30.5%
  • TOP-DECILE #97/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deafness
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 4,027
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 843
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Deafness (±24 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 ultrasound finding

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abnormal ultrasound f… · thi…4860Deafness · near4836Appearance, Abnormal · near4824Underfilling, Tubes · near4808Walking difficulty · near4808Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Abnormal ultrasound finding

Abnormal ultrasound finding: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 1,484 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Abnormal ultrasound finding in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 4,860 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 1,484 of 4,860 reports (30.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Deafness (±24 reports). Lead species Dog (4,027). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (843).

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 4,027
Cat 694
Horse 129
Pig 2
Cattle 2
Human 2
Donkey 1
Other Canids 1
Unknown 1
Goat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 687
Domestic Shorthair 369
Crossbred Canine/dog 259
Retriever - Golden 182
Chihuahua 139
Terrier - Yorkshire 132
Shepherd Dog - German 118
Shih Tzu 112
Boxer (German Boxer) 108
Maltese 90

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 843
Maropitant Citrate 684
Trilostane 672
Oclacitinib Maleate 416
Gabapentin 278
Deracoxib 260
Bedinvetmab 251
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 239
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 205
Famotidine 201
Metronidazole 196
Grapiprant 189
Tramadol 186
Prednisone 170
Enrofloxacin 169
Meloxicam 168
Moxidectin 167
Buprenorphine 158
Cefovecin 154
Afoxolaner 145

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Abnormal ultrasound finding, 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 (4,860 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (30.5% 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 ultrasound finding (#97 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 30.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 1,484 · 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 →