Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for dysphagia

170 FDA adverse-event reports reference dysphagia (VeDDRA 285). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1124 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
170
reports citing this reaction
17.6%
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. Dysphagia has 170 reports now versus 168 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (1.2%).

Report change
+2
Death-coded reports
+0
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.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 285 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 170 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 17.6%
  • MID-PACK #1124/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Defecation related to…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 100
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 14
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Defecation related to convulsion (±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 Dysphagia

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abrasion · near171Defecation related to… · near170Depressed reflexes · near170Dysphagia · this reaction170Administration device… · near169Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Dysphagia

What the FDA AER plate says about Dysphagia

Signature read: 30 death-coded reports is the most distinctive absolute-outcome stamp on Dysphagia. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 30 of 170 reports were death-coded (17.6% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Defecation related to convulsion (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (100). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (14).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Carprofen 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 100
Cat 44
Horse 21
Human 3
Cattle 1
Rabbit 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic (unspecified) 14
Crossbred Canine/dog 12
Domestic Shorthair 11
Retriever - Golden 9
Retriever - Labrador 9
Shepherd Dog - German 7
Crossbred Equine/horse 5
Unknown 5
Horse (unknown) 5
Chihuahua 5

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 14
Meloxicam 14
Maropitant Citrate 14
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 11
Buprenorphine 10
Ivermectin, Praziquantel 8
Oclacitinib Maleate 8
Isoflurane 7
Selamectin 6
Sucralfate 6
Omeprazole 6
Enrofloxacin 6
Famotidine 6
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 6
Ivermectin 5
Deracoxib 5
Spinosad 5
Firocoxib 5
Maropitant 5
Trilostane 5

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Dysphagia, 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 (17.6% 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 Dysphagia (#1124 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 17.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 30 · 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 →