Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for exophthalmia

54 FDA reports name exophthalmia, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 451). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1698 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
54
reports citing this reaction
29.6%
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. Exophthalmia has 54 reports now versus 54 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 451 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 54 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 29.6%
  • MID-PACK #1698/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Acute mastitis
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 40
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 4
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Acute mastitis (±0 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.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Exophthalmia

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

Vomiting · highest174348Acute mastitis · near54Arthropathy NOS · near54Exophthalmia · this reaction54Hypovolaemic shock · near54INEFFECTIVE, COGNITIV… · near54Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Exophthalmia

Exophthalmia: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Exophthalmia's 29.6% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 54 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 16 of 54 reports (29.6% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Acute mastitis (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (40). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (4).

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 40
Cat 11
Cattle 2
Fish 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 5
Domestic (unspecified) 3
Chihuahua 3
Collie - Border 3
Domestic Shorthair 3
Shih Tzu 3
Crossbred Canine/dog 3
Terrier - Boston 2
Boxer (German Boxer) 2
Dog (unknown) 2

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 4
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 3
Afoxolaner 3
Meloxicam 2
Spinosad 2
Selamectin 2
Cefovecin 2
Moxidectin 2
Carprofen 2
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 2
Grapiprant 2
Prednisone 2
Frunevetmab 2
Tresaderm 2
Cefovecin Sodium 1
Emodepside, Praziquantel 1
Milbemycin 1
Maropitant 1
Pyrantel Pamoate 1
Spinosad, Milbemycin 1

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Exophthalmia, 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 (54 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (29.6% 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 Exophthalmia (#1698 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 29.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 29.6% · 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 →