Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for gut sounds decreased

65 FDA adverse-event reports reference gut sounds decreased (VeDDRA 2162). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1609 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
65
reports citing this reaction
26.2%
death-coded share
Horse
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. Gut sounds decreased has 65 reports now versus 56 in that prior snapshot: 9 more (16.1%).

Report change
+9
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−4.2 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 2162 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 65 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 26.2%
  • MID-PACK #1609/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Acne
  • SPECIES-HORSE Horse · 47
  • DRUG-LEAD Ceftiofur Crystal… · 13
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Acne (±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 Gut sounds decreased

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

Vomiting · highest174348Acne · near65Gut sounds decreased · this …65Hair standing on end · near65Immune-mediated polya… · near65Inversion of albumin/… · near65Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Gut sounds decreased

Gut sounds decreased: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Gut sounds decreased's 26.2% 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: 17 of 65 reports (26.2% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Acne (±0 reports). Lead species Horse (47). Lead co-reported drug Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid (13).

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

Horse 47
Dog 15
Cat 2
Rabbit 1

Breeds Most Affected

Quarter Horse 16
Warmblood (unspecified) 7
Arab 4
Morgan 3
Terrier - Yorkshire 2
Domestic Shorthair 2
Paint 2
Palomino 2
Horse (unknown) 2
Warmblood - Dutch 2

Associated Drugs

Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 13
Detomidine Hydrochloride 8
Flunixin Meglumine Injectable 7
Flunixin Meglumine 6
Omeprazole 6
Hyaluronic Acid 5
Clodronate Disodium 5
Maropitant Citrate 5
Moxidectin 4
Ceftiofur Sodium 4
Sucralfate 4
Fluid Therapy 4
Butorphanol Tartrate 3
Amikacin 3
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 3
Firocoxib 3
Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis;Rabies Virus, 3
Metronidazole 3
Water, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Acetate Trihydrate, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride 3
Water, Sodium Chloride 3

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Gut sounds decreased, 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 (65 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (26.2% 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 Gut sounds decreased (#1609 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 26.2%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 26.2% · 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 →