Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for falling

4,570 FDA reports name falling, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 651). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#105 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
4,570
reports citing this reaction
15.8%
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. Falling has 4,570 reports now versus 4,455 in that prior snapshot: 115 more (2.6%).

Report change
+115
Death-coded reports
+15
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 651 VOL-MID

VOL-MID · DEATH-ELEV · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-MID 4,570 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 15.8%
  • TOP-DECILE #105/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hyperphosphataemia
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 3,761
  • DRUG-LEAD Bedinvetmab · 454
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Hyperphosphataemia (±16 reports)

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

High-volume neighbourhood around Falling

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

Vomiting · highest174348Urinary tract infecti… · near4609Falling · this reaction4570Hyperphosphataemia · near4554Erythema (for urticar… · near4509Nausea · near4502Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Falling

What the FDA AER plate says about Falling

Signature read: 722 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Falling in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 4,570 named reports in the openFDA extract. 722 of 4,570 reports were death-coded (15.8% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Hyperphosphataemia (±16 reports). Lead species Dog (3,761). Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab (454).

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

Dog 3,761
Cat 719
Horse 56
Cattle 17
Human 6
Rabbit 4
Goat 1
Sheep 1
Pig 1
Other Equids 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 435
Retriever - Labrador 348
Crossbred Canine/dog 313
Chihuahua 202
Terrier - Yorkshire 194
Retriever - Golden 163
Shepherd Dog - German 142
Shih Tzu 137
Boxer (German Boxer) 107
Shepherd Dog - Australian 97

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 454
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 415
Afoxolaner 399
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 265
Carprofen 258
Sarolaner 251
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 237
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 212
Gabapentin 206
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 205
Maropitant Citrate 176
Trilostane 145
Spinosad 141
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 131
Prednisone 112
Oclacitinib Maleate 112
Moxidectin 111
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 104
Selamectin 100
Cefovecin 99

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Falling, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (15.8% 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 Falling (#105 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 15.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 722 · 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 →