Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for gall bladder inflammation

106 FDA adverse-event reports reference gall bladder inflammation (VeDDRA 478). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1360 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
106
reports citing this reaction
28.3%
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. Gall bladder inflammation has 106 reports now versus 103 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (2.9%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.8 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 478 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 106 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 28.3%
  • MID-PACK #1360/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Contamination, Insects
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 98
  • DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 19
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Contamination, Insects (±0 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.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Gall bladder inflammation

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Contamination, Insects · near106Gall bladder inflamma… · thi…106Injection site pannic… · near106Painful defecation · near106Partial adipsia · near106Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Gall bladder inflammation

Gall bladder inflammation: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Gall bladder inflammation's 28.3% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 30 of 106 reports (28.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Contamination, Insects (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (98). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (19).

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 98
Cat 8

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 9
Chihuahua 7
Crossbred Canine/dog 7
Domestic Shorthair 6
Shih Tzu 5
Shepherd Dog - German 4
Boxer (German Boxer) 4
Retriever - Golden 4
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 4
Dachshund (unspecified) 3

Associated Drugs

Maropitant Citrate 19
Carprofen 17
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 9
Moxidectin 8
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 7
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 6
Sam-E, Silybin, Vitamin E, Zinc 6
Gabapentin 6
Oclacitinib Maleate 5
Ampicillin 5
Trilostane 4
Prednisone 4
Metronidazole 4
Enrofloxacin 4
Famotidine 4
Afoxolaner 4
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 4
Dextrose 4
Propofol 4
Butorphanol 4

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Gall bladder inflammation, 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 (106 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (28.3% 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 Gall bladder inflammation (#1360 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 28.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 28.3% · 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 →