Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for cholangiohepatitis

135 FDA adverse-event reports reference cholangiohepatitis (VeDDRA 476). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1239 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
135
reports citing this reaction
31.9%
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. Cholangiohepatitis has 135 reports now versus 132 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (2.3%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.7 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 476 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 135 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 31.9%
  • MID-PACK #1239/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abnormal serum protei…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 91
  • DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 15
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abnormal serum protein 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 Cholangiohepatitis

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abnormal serum protei… · near135Cholangiohepatitis · this re…135Decreased mean corpus… · near135Laminitis · near135Other coagulation abn… · near135Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Cholangiohepatitis

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

Signature read: Cholangiohepatitis's 31.9% 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: 43 of 135 reports (31.9% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abnormal serum protein NOS (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (91). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (15).

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 91
Cat 40
Horse 3
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 33
Retriever - Labrador 12
Crossbred Canine/dog 9
Shih Tzu 5
Chihuahua 4
Sheepdog - Shetland 3
Shepherd Dog - German 3
Dachshund (unspecified) 3
Retriever - Golden 3
Pug 3

Associated Drugs

Maropitant Citrate 15
Carprofen 14
Trilostane 11
Enrofloxacin 11
Spinosad 10
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 9
Prednisone 7
Famotidine 7
Cefovecin 7
Deracoxib 7
Afoxolaner 7
Grapiprant 7
Gabapentin 7
Metronidazole 6
Tramadol 6
Moxidectin 6
Frunevetmab 6
Bexagliflozin 6
Ursodiol 5
Fluralaner 5

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Cholangiohepatitis, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

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 Cholangiohepatitis (#1239 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 31.9%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 31.9% · 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 →