Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for decreased activity

1,855 FDA reports name decreased activity, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2039). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#247 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,855
reports citing this reaction
9.8%
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. Decreased activity has 1,855 reports now versus 1,820 in that prior snapshot: 35 more (1.9%).

Report change
+35
Death-coded reports
+4
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 2039 VOL-MID

VOL-MID · DEATH-PAR · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-MID 1,855 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 9.8%
  • TOP-DECILE #247/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Head tilt - ear disor…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,529
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 433
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Head tilt - ear disorder (±7 reports)

Upper-third report volume drives the scale stamps on this plate; death-coded share and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Decreased activity

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

Vomiting · highest174348Proprioception deficit · near1865Decreased activity · this re…1855Head tilt - ear disor… · near1848Localised pain NOS (s… · near1833Stiffness NOS · near1827Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Decreased activity

What the FDA AER plate says about Decreased activity

Signature read: 1,855 reports place Decreased activity in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#247 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,855 named reports in the openFDA extract. 182 of 1,855 reports were death-coded (9.8% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Head tilt - ear disorder (±7 reports). Lead species Dog (1,529). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (433).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 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 1,529
Cat 291
Horse 19
Cattle 6
Human 3
Pig 3
Other Canids 1
Other Deer 1
Mouse 1
Unknown 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 185
Retriever - Labrador 156
Crossbred Canine/dog 91
Chihuahua 82
Shepherd Dog - German 71
Retriever - Golden 63
Terrier - Yorkshire 61
Boxer (German Boxer) 46
Pit Bull 43
Dog (unknown) 42

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 433
Trilostane 161
Spinosad 138
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 93
Nitenpyram 85
Maropitant Citrate 64
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 63
Gabapentin 57
Oclacitinib Maleate 57
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 57
Afoxolaner 55
Prednisone 51
Carprofen 50
Bedinvetmab 49
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 47
Selamectin 40
Buprenorphine 38
Moxidectin 36
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 36
Lotilaner 32

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

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

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (9.8% 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 Decreased activity (#247 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 9.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 1,855 · 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 →