Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for general pain (see other socs for specific pain)

758 FDA reports name general pain (see other socs for specific pain), a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1011). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#483 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
758
reports citing this reaction
16.5%
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. General pain (see other SOCs for specific pain) has 758 reports now versus 753 in that prior snapshot: 5 more (0.7%).

Report change
+5
Death-coded reports
+1
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.

Subscribe to General pain (see other SOCs for specific pain) changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 1011 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 758 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 16.5%
  • UPPER-Q #483/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Shock
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 634
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 79
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Shock (±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 General pain

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

Vomiting · highest174348Colic · near762Decreased body temper… · near760Pancreatitis NOS · near760General pain (see oth… · thi…758Shock · near757Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around General pain (see other SOCs for specific pain)

What the FDA AER plate says about General pain (see other SOCs for specific pain)

Signature read: 125 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for General pain (see other SOCs for specific pain) in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 758 named reports in the openFDA extract. 125 of 758 reports were death-coded (16.5% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Shock (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (634). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (79).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Carprofen 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 634
Cat 86
Horse 20
Human 15
Sheep 1
Cattle 1
Pig 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 67
Domestic Shorthair 55
Crossbred Canine/dog 47
Chihuahua 41
Shepherd Dog - German 23
Boxer (German Boxer) 22
Dog (unknown) 20
Terrier - Yorkshire 20
Beagle 17
Unknown 17

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 79
Moxidectin 55
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 54
Maropitant Citrate 50
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 47
Gabapentin 38
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 37
Cefovecin 34
Meloxicam 31
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride Injection 29
Selamectin 29
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 27
Prednisone 26
Bedinvetmab 25
Tramadol 22
Afoxolaner 22
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 22
Enrofloxacin 20
Dexamethasone 19
Oclacitinib Maleate 19

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for General pain (see other SOCs for specific pain), 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 (758 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (16.5% 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 General pain (see other SOCs for specific pain) (#483 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 16.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 125 · 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 →