Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for flatulence

1,238 FDA reports name flatulence, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 269). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#330 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,238
reports citing this reaction
5.3%
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. Flatulence has 1,238 reports now versus 1,225 in that prior snapshot: 13 more (1.1%).

Report change
+13
Death-coded reports
+0
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 269 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,238 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 5.3%
  • UPPER-Q #330/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drug administered at…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,154
  • DRUG-LEAD Fluralaner Chew T… · 135
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Drug administered at inappropriate site (±1 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 Flatulence

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

Vomiting · highest174348Sudden death · near1241Flatulence · this reaction1238Drug administered at… · near1237Medication error · near1235Pneumonia · near1230Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Flatulence

Flatulence: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 1,238 reports place Flatulence in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#330 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,238 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 65 of 1,238 reports (5.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Drug administered at inappropriate site (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (1,154). Lead co-reported drug Fluralaner Chew Tablets (135).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Fluralaner Chew Tablets 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 1,154
Cat 57
Horse 13
Human 12
Unknown 1
Rabbit 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 143
Crossbred Canine/dog 112
Retriever - Golden 42
Dog (unknown) 41
Terrier - Yorkshire 36
Shepherd Dog - German 34
Chihuahua 33
Domestic Shorthair 32
Boxer (German Boxer) 30
Terrier - Boston 26

Associated Drugs

Fluralaner Chew Tablets 135
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 125
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 77
Afoxolaner 72
Carprofen 59
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 56
Grapiprant 52
Maropitant Citrate 50
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 42
Trilostane 41
Oclacitinib Maleate 41
Spinosad 40
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 40
Gabapentin 36
Bedinvetmab 29
Moxidectin 26
Sarolaner 25
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 24
Cyclosporine A 24
Metronidazole 23

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Flatulence, 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 (1,238 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (5.3% 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 Flatulence (#330 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 5.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 1,238 · 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 →