Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for ear pruritus

358 FDA reports name ear pruritus, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2573). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#797 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
358
reports citing this reaction
2.0%
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 pruritus has 358 reports now versus 354 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (1.1%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+0
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 2573 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 358 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 2.0%
  • MID-PACK #797/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Loss of condition
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 245
  • DRUG-LEAD Florfenicol + Mom… · 85
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Loss of condition (±0 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 Ear pruritus

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

Vomiting · highest174348Application site blis… · near360Ear pruritus · this reaction358Loss of condition · near358Syncope · near358Closed eyelid · near356Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Ear pruritus

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

Signature read: Ear pruritus's 2.0% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is upper-third scale: 358 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 7 of 358 reports (2.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Loss of condition (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (245). Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride (85).

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 245
Cat 113

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 77
Retriever - Labrador 23
Crossbred Canine/dog 22
Dog (unknown) 18
Shih Tzu 15
Retriever - Golden 9
Shepherd Dog - German 9
Pit Bull 8
Terrier - Jack Russell 8
Chihuahua 8

Associated Drugs

Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 85
Frunevetmab 38
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 31
Afoxolaner 25
Oclacitinib Maleate 21
Prednisone 16
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 16
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 15
Maropitant Citrate 14
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 13
Enrofloxacin 12
Ear Cleaner 12
Florfenicol/Terbinafine Hydrochloride/Mometasone Furoate 11
Moxidectin 11
Oclacitinib 9
Selamectin 9
Lotilaner 8
Carprofen 7
Diphenhydramine 7
Rabies Vaccine 7

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Ear pruritus, 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 (358 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (2.0% 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 pruritus (#797 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 2.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 2.0% · 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 →