Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for anorexia

33,907 FDA reports name anorexia, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 996). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#10 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
33,907
reports citing this reaction
18.0%
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. Anorexia has 33,907 reports now versus 33,671 in that prior snapshot: 236 more (0.7%).

Report change
+236
Death-coded reports
+48
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.

Subscribe to Anorexia changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 996 VOL-HIGH

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

  • VOL-HIGH 33,907 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 18.0%
  • TOP-DECILE #10/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seizure NOS
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 25,709
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 3,327
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Seizure NOS (±546 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 Anorexia

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

Vomiting · highest174348INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWOR… · near40443Anorexia · this reaction33907Seizure NOS · near33361Death · near29452UNPALATABLE · near27321Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Anorexia

What the FDA AER plate says about Anorexia

Signature read: 6,093 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Anorexia in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 33,907 named reports in the openFDA extract. 6,093 of 33,907 reports were death-coded (18.0% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Seizure NOS (±546 reports). Lead species Dog (25,709). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (3,327).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Carprofen 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 25,709
Cat 7,109
Horse 564
Cattle 317
Pig 33
Rabbit 28
Chicken 24
Goat 17
Ferret 13
Sheep 12

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 3,492
Retriever - Labrador 2,967
Crossbred Canine/dog 2,357
Chihuahua 1,306
Domestic (unspecified) 1,150
Retriever - Golden 1,028
Terrier - Yorkshire 988
Shih Tzu 934
Shepherd Dog - German 840
Boxer (German Boxer) 713

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 3,327
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 2,509
Maropitant Citrate 1,918
Spinosad 1,559
Afoxolaner 1,527
Selamectin 1,484
Trilostane 1,364
Cefovecin 1,211
Meloxicam 1,207
Moxidectin 1,106
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 987
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 961
Oclacitinib Maleate 940
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 824
Bedinvetmab 808
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 794
Deracoxib 723
Buprenorphine 620
Gabapentin 605
Prednisone 590

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Anorexia, 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 (33,907 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (18.0% 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 Anorexia (#10 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 18.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 6,093 · 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 →