Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for bladder distension

92 FDA adverse-event reports reference bladder distension (VeDDRA 2639). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1432 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
92
reports citing this reaction
29.3%
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. Bladder distension has 92 reports now versus 89 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (3.4%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+1
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.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 2639 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 92 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 29.3%
  • MID-PACK #1432/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cough, hacking
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 50
  • DRUG-LEAD Bedinvetmab · 23
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Cough, hacking (±0 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.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Bladder distension

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Bladder distension · this re…92Cough, hacking · near92Elevated fructosamine · near92Injection site discha… · near92Injection site tender… · near92Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Bladder distension

Bladder distension: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Bladder distension's 29.3% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 27 of 92 reports (29.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Cough, hacking (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (50). Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab (23).

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 50
Cat 42

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 29
Retriever - Labrador 8
Saint Bernard Dog 5
Shepherd Dog - German 4
Cat (unknown) 4
Domestic Longhair 3
Rottweiler 3
Maine Coon 3
Siberian Husky 2
Terrier - Yorkshire 2

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 23
Maropitant Citrate 20
Buprenorphine 18
Gabapentin 13
Carprofen 9
Mirtazapine 9
Oclacitinib Maleate 8
Frunevetmab 7
Cefovecin 6
Dexamethasone 6
Bexagliflozin 6
Enrofloxacin 6
Trilostane 5
Prednisone 5
Fluid Therapy 5
Famotidine 5
Capromorelin 5
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 4
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 4
Selamectin;Sarolaner 4

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Bladder distension, 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 (92 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (29.3% 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 Bladder distension (#1432 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 29.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 29.3% · 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 →