Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for gait abnormality

1,512 FDA reports name gait abnormality, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1989). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#284 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,512
reports citing this reaction
13.8%
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. Gait abnormality has 1,512 reports now versus 1,467 in that prior snapshot: 45 more (3.1%).

Report change
+45
Death-coded reports
+5
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 1989 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,512 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 13.8%
  • UPPER-Q #284/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Head shake - ear diso…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,140
  • DRUG-LEAD Bedinvetmab · 208
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Head shake - ear disorder (±0 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 Gait abnormality

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

Vomiting · highest174348Contamination, Foreig… · near1531Thrombocytosis · near1529Allergic reaction · near1528Gait abnormality · this reac…1512Head shake - ear diso… · near1512Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Gait abnormality

What the FDA AER plate says about Gait abnormality

Signature read: 209 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Gait abnormality in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,512 named reports in the openFDA extract. 209 of 1,512 reports were death-coded (13.8% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Head shake - ear disorder (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (1,140). Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab (208).

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 1,140
Cat 311
Horse 36
Cattle 11
Unknown 5
Pig 2
Turkey 2
Macaw 1
Other Canids 1
Other Equids 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 201
Retriever - Labrador 141
Crossbred Canine/dog 94
Chihuahua 75
Retriever - Golden 53
Shepherd Dog - German 46
Boxer (German Boxer) 35
Shih Tzu 34
Terrier - Yorkshire 31
Shepherd Dog - Australian 27

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 208
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 142
Gabapentin 119
Carprofen 109
Afoxolaner 109
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 89
Maropitant Citrate 75
Frunevetmab 72
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 63
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 63
Oclacitinib Maleate 47
Grapiprant 45
Cefovecin 42
Prednisone 40
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 40
Selamectin 39
Buprenorphine 38
Spinosad 37
Trilostane 36
Sarolaner 33

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Gait abnormality, 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 (13.8% 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 Gait abnormality (#284 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 13.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 209 · 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 →