Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for extensor rigidity

126 FDA adverse-event reports reference extensor rigidity (VeDDRA 1127). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1280 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
126
reports citing this reaction
28.6%
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. Extensor rigidity has 126 reports now versus 121 in that prior snapshot: 5 more (4.1%).

Report change
+5
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
−0.4 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 1127 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 126 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 28.6%
  • MID-PACK #1280/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flatulence, bloating…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 98
  • DRUG-LEAD Alfaxalone · 14
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Flatulence, bloating and distension (±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.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Extensor rigidity

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

Vomiting · highest174348Extensor rigidity · this rea…126Flatulence, bloating… · near126Hiccup · near126Infertility NOS · near126Large platelets · near126Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Extensor rigidity

Extensor rigidity: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Extensor rigidity's 28.6% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 36 of 126 reports (28.6% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Flatulence, bloating and distension (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (98). Lead co-reported drug Alfaxalone (14).

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 98
Cat 28

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 17
Retriever - Labrador 12
Chihuahua 8
Crossbred Canine/dog 8
Boxer (German Boxer) 7
Shih Tzu 7
Retriever - Golden 5
Shepherd Dog - Australian 4
Pug 4
Dachshund (unspecified) 4

Associated Drugs

Alfaxalone 14
Afoxolaner 14
Carprofen 9
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 9
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 8
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 8
Butorphanol 7
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 7
Maropitant Citrate 6
Buprenorphine 6
Moxidectin 5
Cefovecin 5
Bedinvetmab 5
Selamectin 4
Isoflurane 4
Meloxicam 4
Dexmedetomidine 4
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 4
Propofol 3
Spinosad 3

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Extensor rigidity, 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 (126 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (28.6% 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 Extensor rigidity (#1280 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 28.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 28.6% · 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 →