Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for bumping into walls

518 FDA reports name bumping into walls, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2403). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#635 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
518
reports citing this reaction
22.0%
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. Bumping into walls has 518 reports now versus 504 in that prior snapshot: 14 more (2.8%).

Report change
+14
Death-coded reports
+8
Death-coded share
+1.0 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.

Subscribe to Bumping into walls changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 2403 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 518 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 22.0%
  • MID-PACK #635/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Contamination NOS
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 425
  • DRUG-LEAD Bedinvetmab · 60
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Contamination NOS (±1 reports)

Upper-third report volume drives the scale stamps on this plate; death-coded share and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Bumping into walls

Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Hypocortisolaemia · near521Papilloma · near521Contamination NOS · near519Bumping into walls · this re…518Muscle atrophy (see a… · near516Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Bumping into walls

What the FDA AER plate says about Bumping into walls

Signature read: 114 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Bumping into walls in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 518 named reports in the openFDA extract. 114 of 518 reports were death-coded (22.0% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Contamination NOS (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (425). Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab (60).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab 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 425
Cat 88
Horse 3
Donkey 1
Unknown 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 49
Domestic Shorthair 44
Crossbred Canine/dog 30
Retriever - Golden 20
Chihuahua 20
Shih Tzu 19
Terrier (unspecified) 17
Shepherd Dog - German 16
Domestic Mediumhair 14
Dog (unknown) 13

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 60
Afoxolaner 58
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 40
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 37
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 27
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 25
Trilostane 23
Carprofen 22
Sarolaner 22
Maropitant Citrate 21
Oclacitinib Maleate 20
Gabapentin 18
Enrofloxacin 14
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 14
Buprenorphine 14
Frunevetmab 14
Grapiprant 13
Ivermectin 12
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 12
Moxidectin 12

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Bumping into walls, 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 (518 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (22.0% 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 Bumping into walls (#635 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 22.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 114 · 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 →