Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for enlarged liver

617 FDA reports name enlarged liver, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 495). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#565 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
617
reports citing this reaction
37.1%
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. Enlarged liver has 617 reports now versus 610 in that prior snapshot: 7 more (1.1%).

Report change
+7
Death-coded reports
+2
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.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 495 VOL-MID

VOL-MID · DEATH-HOT · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-MID 617 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 37.1%
  • UPPER-Q #565/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cataract
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 549
  • DRUG-LEAD Trilostane · 112
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Cataract (±2 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Enlarged liver

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

Vomiting · highest174348Head tilt - neurologi… · near621Cataract · near619Red eye · near619Enlarged liver · this reacti…617Hypocalcaemic conditi… · near613Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Enlarged liver

Enlarged liver: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 229 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Enlarged liver in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 617 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 229 of 617 reports (37.1% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Cataract (±2 reports). Lead species Dog (549). Lead co-reported drug Trilostane (112).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 549
Cat 53
Cattle 5
Horse 3
Pig 3
Other Birds 2
Chicken 1
Human 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 72
Domestic Shorthair 37
Crossbred Canine/dog 35
Terrier - Yorkshire 24
Beagle 23
Chihuahua 22
Retriever - Golden 20
Maltese 17
Shepherd Dog - German 14
Shih Tzu 13

Associated Drugs

Trilostane 112
Carprofen 83
Maropitant Citrate 62
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 61
Bedinvetmab 51
Oclacitinib Maleate 42
Gabapentin 38
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 35
Prednisone 31
Enrofloxacin 28
Afoxolaner 28
Tramadol 24
Grapiprant 24
Cefovecin 21
Doxycycline 18
Metronidazole 18
Spinosad 17
Cyclosporine 16
Moxidectin 16
Buprenorphine 16

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Enlarged liver, 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 (617 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (37.1% 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 Enlarged liver (#565 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 37.1%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 229 · 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 →