Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for gastric torsion
35 FDA reports name gastric torsion, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 338). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #1920 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 35
- reports citing this reaction
- 71.4%
- 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. Gastric torsion has 35 reports now versus 34 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (2.9%).
- Report change
- +1
- Death-coded reports
- +1
- 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.
Subscribe to Gastric torsion changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 338 VOL-TRACE
VOL-TRACE · DEATH-HOT · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-TRACE 35 reports
- DEATH-HOT 71.4%
- LOWER-Q #1920/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH CARBON DIOXIDE LOW, B…
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 27
- DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 10
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: CARBON DIOXIDE LOW, BLOOD (±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.
Lower-volume neighbourhood around Gastric torsion
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
Gastric torsion: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: Gastric torsion's 71.4% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 35 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 25 of 35 reports (71.4% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: CARBON DIOXIDE LOW, BLOOD (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (27). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (10).
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
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
What to do with this reaction
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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
Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →