Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for cognitive disturbance

18 FDA reports name cognitive disturbance, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1383). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2203 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
18
reports citing this reaction
27.8%
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. Cognitive disturbance has 18 reports now versus 18 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 1383 VOL-TRACE

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

  • VOL-TRACE 18 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 27.8%
  • LOWER-Q #2203/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATI…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 18
  • DRUG-LEAD Trilostane · 5
  • DESK-WIDE 13 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATIO HI, BLD (±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 Cognitive disturbance

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

Vomiting · highest174348ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATI… · near18Application site skin… · near18Bone marrow hypoplasia · near18Cognitive disturbance · this…18Complication of diabe… · near18Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Cognitive disturbance

Cognitive disturbance: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 18 reports place Cognitive disturbance in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2203 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 18 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 5 of 18 reports (27.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATIO HI, BLD (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (18). Lead co-reported drug Trilostane (5).

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 18

Breeds Most Affected

Chihuahua 2
Bichon Frise 2
Retriever - Golden 2
Terrier - Yorkshire 2
Maltese 2
Dachshund (unspecified) 1
Terrier (unspecified) 1
Great Pyrenees 1
Pit Bull 1
Shepherd Dog - Australian 1

Associated Drugs

Trilostane 5
Afoxolaner 3
Grapiprant 3
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 2
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 2
Gabapentin 2
Same And Silybin 2
Enalapril 2
Tacrolimus 2
Edta 2
Eye Medication 2
Levothyroxine 2
Pimobendan 2
Glucosamine + Chondroitin Sulfate 1
Fluids 1
Metronidazole 1
Unspecified Medication 1
Dried Hydrolyzed Casein 1
Laser Treatment 1
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 1

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 Cognitive disturbance (#2203 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 27.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 18 · 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 →