Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for elevated betahydroxybutyrate (bhp)

119 FDA adverse-event reports reference elevated betahydroxybutyrate (bhp) (VeDDRA 3193). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1307 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
119
reports citing this reaction
6.7%
death-coded share
Cat
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. Elevated betahydroxybutyrate (BHP) has 119 reports now versus 119 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
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 3193 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 119 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 6.7%
  • MID-PACK #1307/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dry heaving
  • SPECIES-CAT Cat · 119
  • DRUG-LEAD Bexagliflozin · 118
  • DESK-WIDE 9 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Dry heaving (±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 Elevated betahydroxybutyrate

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

Vomiting · highest174348Dry heaving · near119Elevated betahydroxyb… · thi…119Eye haemorrhage · near119Mixed Product Strength · near119Papular rash · near119Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Elevated betahydroxybutyrate (BHP)

Elevated betahydroxybutyrate (BHP): low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Elevated betahydroxybutyrate (BHP)'s 6.7% 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: 8 of 119 reports (6.7% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Dry heaving (±0 reports). Lead species Cat (119). Lead co-reported drug Bexagliflozin (118).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Bexagliflozin 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

Cat 119

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 80
Cat (unknown) 14
Domestic Longhair 12
Domestic Mediumhair 6
Siamese 3
Bombay 1
Maine Coon 1
Abyssinian cat 1
American Shorthair 1

Associated Drugs

Bexagliflozin 118
Prescription Diet 11
Gabapentin 6
Selamectin 6
Maropitant Citrate 5
Mirtazapine 4
Fluid Therapy 4
Sucralfate 3
Robenacoxib 3
Prescription Veterinary Diet 3
Cefovecin Sodium 3
Selamectin,Sarolaner 3
Velagliflozin 2
Frunevetmab 2
Cisapride 2
Antibiotic (Unknown) 2
Prednisolone 2
Methimazole 2
Amlodipine 2
Prescription Renal Diet 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Elevated betahydroxybutyrate (BHP), 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 (119 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (6.7% 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 Elevated betahydroxybutyrate (BHP) (#1307 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 6.7%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 6.7% · 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 →