Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for fluid in abdomen nos

724 FDA reports name fluid in abdomen nos, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2011). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#500 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
724
reports citing this reaction
53.6%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species
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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. Fluid in abdomen NOS has 724 reports now versus 716 in that prior snapshot: 8 more (1.1%).

Report change
+8
Death-coded reports
+4
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 2011 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 724 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 53.6%
  • UPPER-Q #500/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Balance impaired
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 617
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 134
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Balance impaired (±1 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.

High-volume neighbourhood around Fluid in abdomen NOS

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

Vomiting · highest174348Balance impaired · near725Elevated bile acids · near725Mental impairment NOS · near725Trauma NOS · near725Fluid in abdomen NOS · this …724Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Fluid in abdomen NOS

Fluid in abdomen NOS: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 388 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Fluid in abdomen NOS in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 724 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 388 of 724 reports (53.6% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Balance impaired (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (617). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (134).

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 617
Cat 89
Cattle 12
Horse 2
Pig 2
Sheep 1
Ferret 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 125
Domestic Shorthair 53
Retriever - Golden 37
Shepherd Dog - German 27
Crossbred Canine/dog 27
Boxer (German Boxer) 25
Rottweiler 25
Chihuahua 18
Beagle 16
Shepherd Dog - Australian 16

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 134
Deracoxib 94
Maropitant Citrate 94
Gabapentin 61
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 49
Oclacitinib Maleate 49
Tramadol 46
Enrofloxacin 46
Isoflurane 44
Bedinvetmab 43
Famotidine 41
Meloxicam 36
Buprenorphine 35
Metronidazole 34
Cefovecin 29
Propofol 29
Moxidectin 27
Afoxolaner 26
Grapiprant 26
Prednisone 24

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Fluid in abdomen NOS, 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 (724 here).

Balance impaired 725 Elevated bile acids 725 Mental impairment NOS 725 Trauma NOS 725

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (53.6% here), distinct from the volume row.

Small intestine ulcer 53.5% Gastric perforation 53.7% INEFFECTIVE, DELAYED EFFECT 53.7% Digestive tract haemorrhage NOS 53.7%

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 Fluid in abdomen NOS (#500 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 53.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 388 · 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 →