Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for blinking

237 FDA adverse-event reports reference blinking (VeDDRA 1101). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#962 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
237
reports citing this reaction
3.8%
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. Blinking has 237 reports now versus 233 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (1.7%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+0
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 1101 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 237 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 3.8%
  • MID-PACK #962/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Torn ligament
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 153
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 46
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Torn ligament (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Blinking

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

Vomiting · highest174348Drug schedule prescri… · near238Increased sweating · near238Blinking · this reaction237Torn ligament · near237Tympanic rupture · near237Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Blinking

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

Signature read: Blinking's 3.8% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 9 of 237 reports (3.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Torn ligament (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (153). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (46).

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 153
Cat 82
Human 1
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 40
Domestic Longhair 15
Retriever - Golden 14
Retriever - Labrador 12
Domestic Mediumhair 10
Spitz - German Pomeranian 8
Crossbred Canine/dog 8
Chihuahua 7
Terrier (unspecified) 7
Cat (unknown) 7

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 46
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 20
Selamectin 17
Afoxolaner 14
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 13
Sarolaner 12
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 11
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 10
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 10
Maropitant Citrate 9
Buprenorphine 9
Selamectin;Sarolaner 8
Nitenpyram 6
Oclacitinib Maleate 6
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 6
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 5
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 5
Midazolam 5
Spinosad 4
Enrofloxacin 4

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Blinking, 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 (237 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (3.8% 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 Blinking (#962 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 3.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 3.8% · 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 →