Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for cartilage degeneration

37 FDA reports name cartilage degeneration, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 579). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1889 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
37
reports citing this reaction
24.3%
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. Cartilage degeneration has 37 reports now versus 34 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (8.8%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
+0.8 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 579 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-HOT · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 37 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 24.3%
  • LOWER-Q #1889/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blistering of mouth
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 32
  • DRUG-LEAD Bedinvetmab · 22
  • DESK-WIDE 16 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Blistering of mouth (±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.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Cartilage degeneration

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

Vomiting · highest174348Blistering of mouth · near37CARBON DIOXIDE HIGH,… · near37Cartilage degeneration · thi…37Cleft palate · near37Depigmentation of nas… · near37Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Cartilage degeneration

Cartilage degeneration: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 37 reports place Cartilage degeneration in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1889 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 37 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 9 of 37 reports (24.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Blistering of mouth (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (32). Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab (22).

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 32
Cat 3
Horse 2

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 16
Cat (other) 3
Terrier - Jack Russell 2
Dog (unknown) 2
Bulldog - English 2
Retriever - Golden 2
Great Pyrenees 1
Bulldog 1
Crossbred Canine/dog 1
Poodle - Miniature 1

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 22
Gabapentin 8
Carprofen 7
Grapiprant 4
Trazodone 4
Oclacitinib Maleate 4
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 3
Meloxicam 3
Spinosad 2
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 2
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 2
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 2
Dasuquin 2
Levothyroxine 2
Fluoxetine 2
Galliprant 2
Cephalexin 2
Enrofloxacin 2
Hydrotherapy 2
Tacrolimus Ophthalmic Ointment 2

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 Cartilage degeneration (#1889 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 24.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 37 · 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 →