Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for bradypnoea

217 FDA adverse-event reports reference bradypnoea (VeDDRA 833). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#988 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
217
reports citing this reaction
30.0%
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. Bradypnoea has 217 reports now versus 213 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (1.9%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.6 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 833 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 217 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 30.0%
  • MID-PACK #988/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Otorrhoea
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 162
  • DRUG-LEAD Dexmedetomidine H… · 35
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Otorrhoea (±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 Bradypnoea

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

Vomiting · highest174348Fatigue · near219Fixed pupil · near219Bradypnoea · this reaction217Otorrhoea · near217Genital tract licking · near216Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Bradypnoea

Bradypnoea: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 65 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Bradypnoea in the CVM extract. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 65 of 217 reports (30.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Otorrhoea (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (162). Lead co-reported drug Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride (35).

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 162
Cat 32
Horse 9
Monkey 3
Mouse 2
Snake 2
Human 1
Cattle 1
Turtle 1
Alpaca 1

Breeds Most Affected

Dog (unknown) 12
Retriever - Labrador 11
Domestic Shorthair 11
Domestic (unspecified) 10
Shih Tzu 9
Chihuahua 8
Mixed (Dog) 7
Crossbred Canine/dog 7
Terrier - Jack Russell 5
Unknown 5

Associated Drugs

Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 35
Isoflurane 29
Ketamine Hydrochloride 15
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 12
Propofol 11
Ketamine 11
Moxidectin 10
Spinosad 9
Ivermectin 8
Sevoflurane 7
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 6
Vaccine 6
Dewormer 6
Butorphanol 6
Dexmedetomidine 6
Cefovecin Sodium 5
Alfaxalone 5
Butorphanol Tartrate 4
Acepromazine Maleate 4
Carprofen 4

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Bradypnoea, 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 (217 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (30.0% 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 Bradypnoea (#988 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 30.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 65 · 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 →