Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for copper toxicity signs

32 FDA reports name copper toxicity signs, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 554). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1954 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
32
reports citing this reaction
28.1%
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. Copper toxicity signs has 32 reports now versus 32 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 554 VOL-TRACE

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

  • VOL-TRACE 32 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 28.1%
  • LOWER-Q #1954/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH ANION GAP HI, BLD
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 25
  • DRUG-LEAD Afoxolaner · 7
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: ANION GAP 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 Copper toxicity signs

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

Vomiting · highest174348ANION GAP HI, BLD · near32Application site haem… · near32Convulsive disorder N… · near32Copper toxicity signs · this…32Dysmetria · near32Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Copper toxicity signs

Copper toxicity signs: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 32 reports place Copper toxicity signs in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1954 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 32 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 9 of 32 reports (28.1% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: ANION GAP HI, BLD (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (25). Lead co-reported drug Afoxolaner (7).

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 25
Goat 3
Cattle 2
Bison 1
Camel 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 7
Crossbred Canine/dog 3
Papillon - Spaniel - Continental Toy (with erect ears or with dropped ears (Phaléne)) 2
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 2
Unknown 1
Doberman Pinscher 1
Collie - Border 1
Collie (unspecified) 1
Shepherd Dog - German 1
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 1

Associated Drugs

Afoxolaner 7
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 5
Carprofen 5
Maropitant Citrate 4
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 3
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 2
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 2
Gabapentin 2
Ivermectin 1
Firocoxib 57 Mg Chewable 1
Canine Da2Ppvl Lv/Kb 1
Moxidectin 1
Midazolam Hydrochloride 1
Sam-E, Silybin, Vitamin E, Zinc 1
Gamithromycin 15% Solution For Injection 1
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 1
Anesthetic 1
Trazodone 1
Trenbolone Acet/Estradiol Impl 1
Clos P*2/Cl Oth*4/H.Somnus Kb 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 Copper toxicity signs (#1954 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 28.1%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 32 · 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 →