Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for bloated stomach

282 FDA adverse-event reports reference bloated stomach (VeDDRA 1351). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#898 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
282
reports citing this reaction
27.3%
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. Bloated stomach has 282 reports now versus 280 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (0.7%).

Report change
+2
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.2 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 1351 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 282 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 27.3%
  • MID-PACK #898/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gastrointestinal fore…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 244
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 41
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Gastrointestinal foreign body NOS (±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 Bloated stomach

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

Vomiting · highest174348Cardiomyopathy · near283Bloated stomach · this react…282Gastrointestinal fore… · near282Pericardial effusion · near282Skin swelling · near282Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Bloated stomach

Bloated stomach: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 77 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Bloated stomach in the CVM extract. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 77 of 282 reports (27.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Gastrointestinal foreign body NOS (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (244). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (41).

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 244
Cat 24
Human 5
Cattle 4
Horse 2
Pig 2
Goat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 24
Retriever - Golden 16
Crossbred Canine/dog 16
Chihuahua 16
Terrier - Yorkshire 13
Domestic Shorthair 9
Terrier - Jack Russell 9
Pit Bull 8
Dog (unknown) 8
Beagle 7

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 41
Maropitant Citrate 26
Trilostane 20
Carprofen 18
Gabapentin 17
Afoxolaner 15
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 13
Metronidazole 12
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 12
Lotilaner 12
Deracoxib 11
Oclacitinib Maleate 11
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 10
Spinosad 9
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 9
Pantoprazole 9
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 9
Bedinvetmab 9
Metoclopramide 8
Omeprazole 8

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Bloated stomach, 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 (282 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (27.3% 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 Bloated stomach (#898 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 27.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 77 · 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 →