Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for cardiac failure

96 FDA adverse-event reports reference cardiac failure (VeDDRA 196). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1413 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
96
reports citing this reaction
70.8%
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. Cardiac failure has 96 reports now versus 96 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
+0.0 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.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 196 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 96 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 70.8%
  • MID-PACK #1413/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Foam in the nose
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 65
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 20
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Foam in the nose (±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 Cardiac failure

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

Vomiting · highest174348Cardiac failure · this react…96Foam in the nose · near96Injection site nodule · near96Pustular skin eruption · near96Seroma · near96Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Cardiac failure

Cardiac failure: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Cardiac failure's 70.8% 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: 68 of 96 reports (70.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Foam in the nose (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (65). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (20).

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 65
Cat 19
Cattle 11
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 14
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 7
Chihuahua 7
Shepherd Dog - German 5
Crossbred Canine/dog 5
Maltese 4
Retriever - Labrador 4
Pinscher - Miniature 3
Terrier - Yorkshire 2
Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) 2

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 20
Monensin Sodium 9
Afoxolaner 6
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride Injection 5
Selamectin 5
Cefovecin 5
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 5
Maropitant Citrate 5
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 4
Buprenorphine 4
Furosemide 3
Mirtazapine 3
Prednisone 3
Midazolam 3
Trilostane 2
Ivermectin/Pyrantel Pamoate Chewable 272Mcg/652Mg 2
Spinosad 2
Unspecified Fluids 2
Oclacitinib Maleate 2
Methylprednisolone Acetate 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Cardiac failure, 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 (96 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (70.8% 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 Cardiac failure (#1413 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 70.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 70.8% · 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 →