Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for decreased cholesterol (total)

418 FDA reports name decreased cholesterol (total), a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2265). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#708 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
418
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. Decreased cholesterol (total) has 418 reports now versus 409 in that prior snapshot: 9 more (2.2%).

Report change
+9
Death-coded reports
+3
Death-coded share
+0.1 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 2265 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 418 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 27.8%
  • MID-PACK #708/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Intervertebral disc d…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 371
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 43
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Intervertebral disc disease (±2 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.

High-volume neighbourhood around Decreased cholesterol

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

Vomiting · highest174348Intervertebral disc d… · near420Decreased cholesterol… · thi…418Scooting · near415Allergic dermatitis · near414Incorrect storage of… · near414Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Decreased cholesterol (total)

Decreased cholesterol (total): high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 116 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Decreased cholesterol (total) in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 418 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 116 of 418 reports (27.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Intervertebral disc disease (±2 reports). Lead species Dog (371). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (43).

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 371
Cat 42
Horse 3
Rabbit 1
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 45
Crossbred Canine/dog 32
Domestic Shorthair 29
Terrier - Yorkshire 22
Chihuahua 18
Shepherd Dog - German 15
Shih Tzu 10
Siberian Husky 10
Dachshund (unspecified) 10
Retriever - Golden 9

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 43
Maropitant Citrate 41
Oclacitinib Maleate 39
Afoxolaner 35
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 34
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 26
Famotidine 23
Metronidazole 23
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 22
Moxidectin 21
Enrofloxacin 19
Gabapentin 18
Meloxicam 17
Prednisone 17
Doxycycline 15
Rabies Vaccine 15
Buprenorphine 14
Maropitant 14
Cefovecin 13
Trilostane 12

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Decreased cholesterol (total), 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 (418 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (27.8% 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 cholesterol (total) (#708 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 27.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 116 · 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 →