Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for gastroenteritis

865 FDA reports name gastroenteritis, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 313). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#436 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
865
reports citing this reaction
10.3%
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. Gastroenteritis has 865 reports now versus 853 in that prior snapshot: 12 more (1.4%).

Report change
+12
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 313 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 865 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 10.3%
  • UPPER-Q #436/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Swelling around eye
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 805
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 138
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Swelling around eye (±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 Gastroenteritis

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

Vomiting · highest174348Gastroenteritis · this react…865Swelling around eye · near864Heavy breathing · near863Peritonitis · near859Muscle weakness NOS · near858Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Gastroenteritis

What the FDA AER plate says about Gastroenteritis

Signature read: 865 reports place Gastroenteritis in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#436 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 865 named reports in the openFDA extract. 89 of 865 reports were death-coded (10.3% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Swelling around eye (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (805). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (138).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 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 805
Cat 50
Human 3
Pig 2
Horse 2
Cattle 1
Chicken 1
Lynx 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 80
Crossbred Canine/dog 59
Dog (unknown) 39
Terrier - Yorkshire 35
Retriever - Golden 31
Chihuahua 29
Shepherd Dog - German 29
Domestic Shorthair 26
Beagle 24
Shih Tzu 21

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 138
Maropitant Citrate 102
Carprofen 80
Oclacitinib Maleate 59
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 45
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 45
Trilostane 44
Afoxolaner 44
Gabapentin 41
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 41
Metronidazole 39
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 34
Moxidectin 33
Spinosad 30
Prednisone 26
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 25
Bedinvetmab 25
Grapiprant 22
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 20
Cyclosporine 18

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Gastroenteritis, 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 (865 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (10.3% 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 Gastroenteritis (#436 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 10.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 865 · 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 →