Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for ear canal inflammation

272 FDA adverse-event reports reference ear canal inflammation (VeDDRA 2568). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#907 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
272
reports citing this reaction
1.5%
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. Ear canal inflammation has 272 reports now versus 262 in that prior snapshot: 10 more (3.8%).

Report change
+10
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.1 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 Ear canal inflammation changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 2568 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 272 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 1.5%
  • MID-PACK #907/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Claw / hoof / nail di…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 253
  • DRUG-LEAD Florfenicol + Mom… · 80
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Claw / hoof / nail disorder NOS (±1 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 Ear canal inflammation

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

Vomiting · highest174348Bad taste · near278Rigidity of limbs · near277Claw / hoof / nail di… · near273Ear canal inflammation · thi…272Other blood disorder… · near269Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Ear canal inflammation

Ear canal inflammation: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Ear canal inflammation's 1.5% 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: 4 of 272 reports (1.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Claw / hoof / nail disorder NOS (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (253). Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride (80).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 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 253
Cat 19

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 28
Crossbred Canine/dog 27
Retriever - Golden 23
Domestic Shorthair 12
Shepherd Dog - German 10
Shih Tzu 10
Chihuahua 9
Maltese 8
Dog (unknown) 7
Shepherd Dog - Australian 7

Associated Drugs

Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 80
Oclacitinib Maleate 23
Genta/Momet/Clotrim Ear Oint 20
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 20
Prednisone 16
Maropitant Citrate 15
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine 15
Bordetella Vaccine 14
Rabies Vaccine 13
Fluralaner 12
Florfenicol/Terbinafine Hydrochloride/Mometasone Furoate 10
Afoxolaner 10
Salicylic Acid 10
Lotilaner 10
Miconazole + Polymyxin B + Prednisolone 10
Genta/Posacon/Mometa Eardrops 10
Carprofen 8
Moxidectin 7
Orbiflox/Momet/Posaco Eardrops 7
Dexamethasone + Neomycin Sulfate + Thiabendazole 7

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Ear canal inflammation, 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 (272 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (1.5% 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 Ear canal inflammation (#907 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 1.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 1.5% · 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 →