Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for drowsiness - neurological disorder

137 FDA adverse-event reports reference drowsiness - neurological disorder (VeDDRA 1282). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1232 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
137
reports citing this reaction
4.4%
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. Drowsiness - neurological disorder has 137 reports now versus 137 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
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Death-coded reports
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Death-coded share
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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 1282 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 137 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 4.4%
  • MID-PACK #1232/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Megaoesophagus
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 110
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 36
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Megaoesophagus (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Drowsiness - neurological disorder

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

Vomiting · highest174348Drowsiness - neurolog… · thi…137Megaoesophagus · near137Pyelonephritis · near137White blood cell diso… · near137Tracheal and laryngea… · near136Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Drowsiness - neurological disorder

Drowsiness - neurological disorder: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Drowsiness - neurological disorder's 4.4% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 6 of 137 reports (4.4% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Megaoesophagus (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (110). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (36).

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 110
Human 16
Cat 7
Pig 2
Goat 1
Other 1

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 17
Dog (unknown) 13
Terrier - Yorkshire 8
Retriever - Golden 8
Chihuahua 7
Crossbred Canine/dog 6
Retriever - Labrador 6
Pug 4
Domestic Shorthair 4
Shepherd Dog - Australian 4

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 36
Spinosad 13
Maropitant Citrate 12
Oclacitinib Maleate 9
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 7
Afoxolaner 5
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 5
Detomidine Hydrochloride 4
Ivermectin 3
Nitenpyram 3
Prednisone 3
Meloxicam 3
Ketoconazole 3
Pyrantel Pamoate/Praziquantel 3
Buprenorphine 3
Moxidectin 3
Cefovecin 3
Selamectin 3
Midazolam 3
Ketamine 3

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

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

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (4.4% 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 Drowsiness - neurological disorder (#1232 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 4.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 4.4% · vintage 2025.

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