Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for eardrum rupture

69 FDA adverse-event reports reference eardrum rupture (VeDDRA 2387). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1582 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
69
reports citing this reaction
4.3%
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. Eardrum rupture has 69 reports now versus 68 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (1.5%).

Report change
+1
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 Eardrum rupture changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 2387 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 69 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 4.3%
  • MID-PACK #1582/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Biliary sludge
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 54
  • DRUG-LEAD Florfenicol + Mom… · 28
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Biliary sludge (±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 Eardrum rupture

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

Vomiting · highest174348Application site warm… · near70Biliary sludge · near69Central vestibular di… · near69Eardrum rupture · this react…69Paraesthesia · near69Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Eardrum rupture

Eardrum rupture: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 3 death-coded reports is a thin tail count for Eardrum rupture in the CVM extract. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 3 of 69 reports (4.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Biliary sludge (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (54). Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride (28).

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 54
Cat 15

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 10
Retriever - Labrador 7
Chihuahua 5
Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Dog (unknown) 4
Retriever - Golden 3
Terrier - Scottish 2
Shepherd Dog - German 2
Terrier (unspecified) 2
Shiba Inu 2

Associated Drugs

Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 28
Maropitant Citrate 10
Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine 7
Ear Cleaner (Unknown) 5
Pilocarpine 5
Bedinvetmab 5
Miconazole + Polymyxin B + Prednisolone 4
Meclizine 4
Ear Cleaner 4
Gabapentin 3
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine 3
Fluid Therapy (Unknown) 3
Eye Medication (Unknown) 3
Carprofen 3
Cefovecin 2
Amoxicillin 2
Genta/Momet/Clotrim Ear Oint 2
Unknown Ear Cleaner 2
Dexamethasone + Neomycin Sulfate + Thiabendazole 2
Cyclosporine 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Eardrum rupture, 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 (69 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (4.3% 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 Eardrum rupture (#1582 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 4.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 3 · 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 →