Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for anxiety

5,617 FDA reports name anxiety, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 115). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#89 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
5,617
reports citing this reaction
6.3%
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. Anxiety has 5,617 reports now versus 5,523 in that prior snapshot: 94 more (1.7%).

Report change
+94
Death-coded reports
+11
Death-coded share
+0.1 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 Anxiety changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 115 VOL-HIGH

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

  • VOL-HIGH 5,617 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 6.3%
  • TOP-DECILE #89/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Neutrophilia
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 5,015
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 710
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Neutrophilia (±44 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 Anxiety

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

Vomiting · highest174348Inappropriate urinati… · near5684Agitation · near5667Anxiety · this reaction5617Neutrophilia · near5573Injection site swelli… · near5505Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Anxiety

Anxiety: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 5,617 reports place Anxiety in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#89 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 5,617 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 353 of 5,617 reports (6.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Neutrophilia (±44 reports). Lead species Dog (5,015). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (710).

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 5,015
Cat 525
Horse 61
Cattle 7
Pig 3
Wolf 1
Chicken 1
Rabbit 1
Unknown 1
Ferret 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 534
Crossbred Canine/dog 381
Domestic Shorthair 326
Chihuahua 217
Shepherd Dog - German 192
Dog (unknown) 187
Retriever - Golden 186
Terrier - Yorkshire 178
Shih Tzu 148
Shepherd Dog - Australian 133

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 710
Afoxolaner 480
Oclacitinib Maleate 335
Bedinvetmab 307
Trilostane 295
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 295
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 256
Carprofen 249
Sarolaner 216
Gabapentin 203
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 192
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 186
Nitenpyram 161
Spinosad 160
Maropitant Citrate 150
Moxidectin 149
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 146
Prednisone 128
Buprenorphine 124
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 121

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Anxiety, 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 (5,617 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (6.3% 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 Anxiety (#89 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 6.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 5,617 · 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 →