Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for coprophagia

193 FDA adverse-event reports reference coprophagia (VeDDRA 133). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1055 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
193
reports citing this reaction
2.1%
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. Coprophagia has 193 reports now versus 189 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (2.1%).

Report change
+4
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.

Subscribe to Coprophagia changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 133 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 193 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 2.1%
  • MID-PACK #1055/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cardiac murmur
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 188
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 38
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Cardiac murmur (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Coprophagia

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

Vomiting · highest174348Cardiac murmur · near193Coprophagia · this reaction193Dry mouth · near193Lack of efficacy (neo… · near193Adaptor, breakage · near192Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Coprophagia

Coprophagia: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Coprophagia's 2.1% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 4 of 193 reports (2.1% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Cardiac murmur (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (188). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel (38).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 188
Cat 4
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 20
Crossbred Canine/dog 15
Retriever - Golden 12
Dog (unknown) 9
Shepherd Dog - German 7
Collie - Border 6
Beagle 6
Chihuahua 5
Shih Tzu 5
Shepherd Dog - Australian 5

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 38
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 29
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 27
Trilostane 19
Afoxolaner 10
Prednisone 8
Milbemycin Oxime 8
Milbemycin Oxime, Lufenuron 7
Lotilaner 7
Oclacitinib Maleate 6
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 5
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 5
Spinosad 4
Milbemcyin Oxime, Lufenuron, Praziquantel 4
Bedinvetmab 4
Levothyroxine Sodium 3
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 3
Diphenhydramine 3
Fenbendazole 3
Prednisolone 3

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Coprophagia, 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 (193 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (2.1% 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 Coprophagia (#1055 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 2.1%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 2.1% · vintage 2025.

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