Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for depressed reflexes

170 FDA adverse-event reports reference depressed reflexes (VeDDRA 677). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1123 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
170
reports citing this reaction
33.5%
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. Depressed reflexes has 170 reports now versus 166 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (2.4%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
−0.2 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 Depressed reflexes changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 677 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 170 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 33.5%
  • MID-PACK #1123/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Defecation related to…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 148
  • DRUG-LEAD Bedinvetmab · 77
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Defecation related to convulsion (±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.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Depressed reflexes

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abrasion · near171Defecation related to… · near170Depressed reflexes · this re…170Dysphagia · near170Administration device… · near169Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Depressed reflexes

Depressed reflexes: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Depressed reflexes's 33.5% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 57 of 170 reports (33.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Defecation related to convulsion (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (148). Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab (77).

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 148
Cat 17
Horse 2
Chicken 1
Rabbit 1
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 24
Domestic Shorthair 12
Retriever - Golden 11
Crossbred Canine/dog 10
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 7
Chihuahua 6
Shepherd Dog - German 6
Boxer (German Boxer) 5
Rottweiler 4
Pit Bull 4

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 77
Gabapentin 32
Carprofen 25
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 15
Maropitant Citrate 13
Afoxolaner 11
Prednisone 11
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 8
Grapiprant 7
Oclacitinib Maleate 7
Meloxicam 7
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 6
Frunevetmab 6
Tramadol 5
Doxycycline 5
Trazodone 5
Vitamin B12 5
Unspecified Gabapentin 5
Spinosad 4
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 4

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Depressed reflexes, 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 (170 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (33.5% 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 Depressed reflexes (#1123 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 33.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 33.5% · 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 →