Elevated protein:creatinine ratio

Verify with FDA CVM →

VeDDRA Code: 2533

355 adverse event reports referencing this reaction

355
Total Reports
42
Deaths
1180.0%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Dog 332
Cat 22
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 37
Beagle 25
Crossbred Canine/dog 23
Terrier - Yorkshire 21
Retriever - Golden 16
Domestic Shorthair 14
Shepherd Dog - Australian 11
Dog (unknown) 11
Schnauzer - Miniature 9
Terrier (unspecified) 9

Associated Drugs

Trilostane 167
Bedinvetmab 48
Oclacitinib Maleate 38
Carprofen 31
Gabapentin 25
Grapiprant 24
Afoxolaner 23
Maropitant Citrate 16
Prednisone 15
Deracoxib 12
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 11
Cyclosporine 10
Cefovecin 10
Meloxicam 9
Pimobendan 9
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 8
Enalapril 8
Benazepril 8
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 8
Famotidine 7

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total reports referencing reaction 355
Reports with fatal outcome 42
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 1180.0%
Species observed 3
Breeds observed 20
Drugs associated with reaction 20

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER); reaction term coded under VeDDRA 2533.

Elevated protein:creatinine ratio Reaction Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently lists 355 adverse event reports that reference Elevated protein:creatinine ratio as a reaction term, including 42 reports with a death outcome — a 1180.0% case-fatality figure calculated across only those events where this reaction was coded. The reaction is indexed in the openFDA system under VeDDRA code 2533, the standardized veterinary dictionary used to normalize clinical signs across submitters. Because reports are voluntary and often describe multiple concurrent signs per animal, the volume here reflects reporting intensity rather than true incidence in the broader pet population.

Elevated protein:creatinine ratio appears most frequently in reports for Dog (332 reports), Cat (22 reports), Horse (1 reports) — with Dog dominating at 332 entries. Within those species, the breeds most often named alongside this reaction are Retriever - Labrador (37), Beagle (25), Crossbred Canine/dog (23). These distributions are influenced both by underlying breed popularity and by how veterinarians and owners code a given clinical sign, so they should be interpreted as a reporting fingerprint rather than a pure susceptibility ranking.

The drugs most commonly co-reported with Elevated protein:creatinine ratio are Trilostane (167 reports), Bedinvetmab (48 reports), Oclacitinib Maleate (38 reports), Carprofen (31 reports), with Trilostane appearing alongside this reaction in 167 submissions. Co-reporting does not establish that any specific product caused the reaction — FDA CVM data captures temporal association only. The value of these aggregates is in flagging which therapeutic classes appear repeatedly alongside a given clinical sign, so owners and veterinarians can ask targeted questions about medications currently in use.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

Related

Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial