Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for difficulty standing

645 FDA reports name difficulty standing, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2868). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#543 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
645
reports citing this reaction
25.3%
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. Difficulty standing has 645 reports now versus 606 in that prior snapshot: 39 more (6.4%).

Report change
+39
Death-coded reports
+8
Death-coded share
−0.3 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 2868 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 645 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 25.3%
  • UPPER-Q #543/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hyperpigmentation
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 572
  • DRUG-LEAD Bedinvetmab · 306
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Hyperpigmentation (±1 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 Difficulty standing

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

Vomiting · highest174348Patient instructions… · near647Difficulty standing · this r…645Hyperpigmentation · near644Pinnal reddening · near644Acute renal failure · near643Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Difficulty standing

Difficulty standing: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 163 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Difficulty standing in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 645 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 163 of 645 reports (25.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Hyperpigmentation (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (572). Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab (306).

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 572
Cat 64
Horse 7
Alpaca 1
Donkey 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 87
Crossbred Canine/dog 46
Shepherd Dog - German 44
Domestic Shorthair 38
Retriever - Golden 36
Dog (unknown) 24
Boxer (German Boxer) 19
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 15
Shih Tzu 11
Siberian Husky 10

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 306
Gabapentin 103
Carprofen 70
Maropitant Citrate 47
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 42
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 38
Prednisone 29
Oclacitinib Maleate 26
Grapiprant 24
Afoxolaner 21
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 19
Galliprant 19
Pimobendan 15
Buprenorphine 14
Lotilaner 13
Frunevetmab 13
Meloxicam 13
Enrofloxacin 13
Butorphanol 12
Tramadol 12

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

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

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 Difficulty standing (#543 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 25.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 163 · 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 →