Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for febrile

1,164 FDA reports name febrile, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1034). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#346 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,164
reports citing this reaction
18.9%
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. Febrile has 1,164 reports now versus 1,153 in that prior snapshot: 11 more (1.0%).

Report change
+11
Death-coded reports
+3
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 1034 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,164 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 18.9%
  • UPPER-Q #346/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tubes, Abnormal
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 844
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 170
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Tubes, Abnormal (±6 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 Febrile

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

Vomiting · highest174348Tubes, Abnormal · near1170Febrile · this reaction1164Allergy NOS · near1155Head tilt - neurologi… · near1153Head shake - behaviou… · near1152Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Febrile

What the FDA AER plate says about Febrile

Signature read: 220 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Febrile in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,164 named reports in the openFDA extract. 220 of 1,164 reports were death-coded (18.9% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Tubes, Abnormal (±6 reports). Lead species Dog (844). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (170).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 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 844
Cat 288
Horse 17
Cattle 11
Chicken 2
Pig 1
Ferret 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 187
Retriever - Labrador 108
Crossbred Canine/dog 47
Shepherd Dog - German 37
Terrier - Yorkshire 36
Domestic Longhair 32
Chihuahua 28
Retriever - Golden 26
Boxer (German Boxer) 26
Shih Tzu 22

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 170
Maropitant Citrate 121
Moxidectin 96
Carprofen 94
Cefovecin 86
Buprenorphine 81
Afoxolaner 64
Selamectin 56
Oclacitinib Maleate 49
Spinosad 48
Dexamethasone 47
Enrofloxacin 44
Prednisone 38
Bedinvetmab 36
Meloxicam 34
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 32
Famotidine 31
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 30
Diphenhydramine Hcl 27
Doxycycline 27

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Febrile, 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 (18.9% 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 Febrile (#346 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 18.9%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 220 · 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 →