Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for alopecia general

381 FDA reports name alopecia general, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 898). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#755 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
381
reports citing this reaction
4.5%
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. Alopecia general has 381 reports now versus 378 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (0.8%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+0
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 898 VOL-LOW

VOL-LOW · DEATH-LOW · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-LOW 381 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 4.5%
  • MID-PACK #755/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hair modification NOS
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 233
  • DRUG-LEAD Imidacloprid + Mo… · 71
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Hair modification NOS (±1 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 Alopecia general

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

Vomiting · highest174348Disorder of red blood… · near383Hair modification NOS · near382Proprioception loss · near382Stroke · near382Alopecia general · this reac…381Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Alopecia general

Alopecia general: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Alopecia general's 4.5% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is upper-third scale: 381 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 17 of 381 reports (4.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Hair modification NOS (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (233). Lead co-reported drug Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (71).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 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 233
Cat 125
Cattle 11
Horse 6
Sheep 3
Unknown 1
Ferret 1
Donkey 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 73
Retriever - Labrador 26
Chihuahua 16
Domestic Mediumhair 14
Crossbred Canine/dog 14
Shepherd Dog - German 11
Pit Bull 10
Terrier - Yorkshire 8
Domestic Longhair 7
Terrier (unspecified) 7

Associated Drugs

Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 71
Selamectin 34
Trilostane 28
Emodepside + Praziquantel 25
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 23
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 18
Spinosad 14
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 14
Oclacitinib Maleate 13
Prednisone 11
Nitenpyram 11
Afoxolaner 11
Moxidectin 10
Cefovecin 10
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 9
Enrofloxacin 8
Cephalexin 8
Selamectin;Sarolaner 8
Imidacloprid 7
Flumethrin-Imidacloprid 7

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Alopecia general, 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 (381 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (4.5% 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 Alopecia general (#755 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 4.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 4.5% · 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 →