Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for drooling

7,886 FDA reports name drooling, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 292). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#60 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
7,886
reports citing this reaction
9.7%
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. Drooling has 7,886 reports now versus 7,758 in that prior snapshot: 128 more (1.6%).

Report change
+128
Death-coded reports
+10
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 292 VOL-HIGH

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

  • VOL-HIGH 7,886 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 9.7%
  • TOP-DECILE #60/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Polyuria
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 5,527
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 1,037
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Polyuria (±139 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 Drooling

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

Vomiting · highest174348Color, Abnormal · near8087Tremor · near8033Drooling · this reaction7886Polyuria · near7747Dehydration · near7651Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Drooling

What the FDA AER plate says about Drooling

Signature read: 7,886 reports place Drooling in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#60 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 7,886 named reports in the openFDA extract. 767 of 7,886 reports were death-coded (9.7% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Polyuria (±139 reports). Lead species Dog (5,527). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (1,037).

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 5,527
Cat 2,207
Horse 108
Cattle 31
Human 5
Sheep 2
Donkey 2
Other Canids 1
Mouse 1
Ferret 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 1,392
Retriever - Labrador 734
Crossbred Canine/dog 433
Retriever - Golden 302
Boxer (German Boxer) 224
Shepherd Dog - German 222
Cat (unknown) 201
Chihuahua 173
Domestic Longhair 169
Dog (unknown) 155

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 1,037
Maropitant Citrate 504
Afoxolaner 458
Spinosad 355
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 348
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 320
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 314
Moxidectin 289
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 268
Bedinvetmab 258
Carprofen 256
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 228
Nitenpyram 226
Eprinomectin + Esafoxolaner + Praziquantel 205
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 203
Buprenorphine 191
Selamectin 186
Gabapentin 183
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 172
Sarolaner 168

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Drooling, 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 (7,886 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (9.7% 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 Drooling (#60 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 9.7%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 7,886 · 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 →