Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for goose stepping

28 FDA reports name goose stepping, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 663). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2025 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
28
reports citing this reaction
17.9%
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. Goose stepping has 28 reports now versus 28 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
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.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 663 VOL-TRACE

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

  • VOL-TRACE 28 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 17.9%
  • LOWER-Q #2025/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Absence seizure
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 25
  • DRUG-LEAD Afoxolaner · 7
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Absence seizure (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Goose stepping

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

Vomiting · highest174348Absence seizure · near28Application site brui… · near28BILIRUBIN(DIRECT) HIG… · near28Cholangitis · near28Goose stepping · this reacti…28Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Goose stepping

What the FDA AER plate says about Goose stepping

Signature read: 28 reports place Goose stepping in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2025 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 28 named reports in the openFDA extract. 5 of 28 reports were death-coded (17.9% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Absence seizure (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (25). Lead co-reported drug Afoxolaner (7).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Afoxolaner 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 25
Cat 3

Breeds Most Affected

Shepherd Dog - German 2
Chihuahua 2
Retriever - Labrador 2
Boxer (German Boxer) 2
Crossbred Canine/dog 2
Terrier (unspecified) 1
Bulldog - French 1
Pointer - English Pointer 1
Spaniel - Springer English 1
Spaniel - King Charles Cavalier 1

Associated Drugs

Afoxolaner 7
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 4
Ivermectin 3
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 3
Prednisone 3
Eprinomectin + Esafoxolaner + Praziquantel 3
Spinosad 2
Cephalexin 2
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 2
Previcox 2
Moxidectin 2
Maropitant Citrate 2
Canine Adenovirus Type 2, Strain Manhattan, 12-13-76;Canine Distemper Virus, Str 2
Bordetella Bronchiseptica 92B 012992-7 Strain Boehringer Ingelheim 2
Novibac Rabies 2
Trazadone 2
Benadryl 2
Bedinvetmab 2
Medicated Shampoo (Unknown) 1
Ivermectin + Pyrantel Pamoate 1

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 Goose stepping (#2025 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 17.9%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 28 · 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 →