Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for decreased red blood cell count
1,394 FDA reports name decreased red blood cell count, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2157). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #304 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 1,394
- reports citing this reaction
- 30.6%
- 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 red blood cell count has 1,394 reports now versus 1,341 in that prior snapshot: 53 more (4.0%).
- Report change
- +53
- Death-coded reports
- +11
- Death-coded share
- −0.4 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 Decreased red blood cell count changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 2157 VOL-MID
VOL-MID · DEATH-HOT · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-MID 1,394 reports
- DEATH-HOT 30.6%
- UPPER-Q #304/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Tarry or black stool…
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,152
- DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 122
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Tarry or black stool (see also haemorrhagic diarrhoea) (±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 red blood cell count
Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
Decreased red blood cell count: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: 426 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Decreased red blood cell count in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,394 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 426 of 1,394 reports (30.6% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Tarry or black stool (see also haemorrhagic diarrhoea) (±2 reports). Lead species Dog (1,152). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (122).
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
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Decreased red blood cell count, 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 (1,394 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (30.6% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
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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
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