Arthropathy NOS

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VeDDRA Code: 1335

44 adverse event reports referencing this reaction

44
Total Reports
14
Deaths
3180.0%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Dog 37
Cat 5
Sheep 1
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 8
Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Siberian Husky 3
Shih Tzu 2
Retriever - Golden 2
Shepherd Dog - German 2
Dog (unknown) 2
Domestic Mediumhair 2
Spaniel - King Charles Cavalier 2
Dachshund (unspecified) 1

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 13
Carprofen 9
Gabapentin 8
Trilostane 7
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 4
Grapiprant 4
Frunevetmab 4
Meloxicam 3
Buprenorphine 3
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 3
Amantadine 3
Oclacitinib Maleate 2
Cefpodoxime 2
Tramadol 2
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 2
Lotilaner 2
Maropitant Citrate 2
Prednisone 2
Trazodone 2
Doxycycline 2

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total reports referencing reaction 44
Reports with fatal outcome 14
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 3180.0%
Species observed 4
Breeds observed 20
Drugs associated with reaction 20

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER); reaction term coded under VeDDRA 1335.

Arthropathy NOS Reaction Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently lists 44 adverse event reports that reference Arthropathy NOS as a reaction term, including 14 reports with a death outcome — a 3180.0% case-fatality figure calculated across only those events where this reaction was coded. The reaction is indexed in the openFDA system under VeDDRA code 1335, the standardized veterinary dictionary used to normalize clinical signs across submitters. Because reports are voluntary and often describe multiple concurrent signs per animal, the volume here reflects reporting intensity rather than true incidence in the broader pet population.

Arthropathy NOS appears most frequently in reports for Dog (37 reports), Cat (5 reports), Sheep (1 reports) — with Dog dominating at 37 entries. Within those species, the breeds most often named alongside this reaction are Retriever - Labrador (8), Crossbred Canine/dog (4), Siberian Husky (3). These distributions are influenced both by underlying breed popularity and by how veterinarians and owners code a given clinical sign, so they should be interpreted as a reporting fingerprint rather than a pure susceptibility ranking.

The drugs most commonly co-reported with Arthropathy NOS are Bedinvetmab (13 reports), Carprofen (9 reports), Gabapentin (8 reports), Trilostane (7 reports), with Bedinvetmab appearing alongside this reaction in 13 submissions. Co-reporting does not establish that any specific product caused the reaction — FDA CVM data captures temporal association only. The value of these aggregates is in flagging which therapeutic classes appear repeatedly alongside a given clinical sign, so owners and veterinarians can ask targeted questions about medications currently in use.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial