Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for hard, clumping

2,964 FDA reports name hard, clumping, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 99953). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#159 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
2,964
reports citing this reaction
0.1%
death-coded share
Unknown
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. Hard, clumping has 2,964 reports now versus 2,953 in that prior snapshot: 11 more (0.4%).

Report change
+11
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 99953 VOL-MID

VOL-MID · DEATH-RARE · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-UNKNOWN · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-MID 2,964 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 0.1%
  • TOP-DECILE #159/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leucopenia NOS
  • SPECIES-UNKNOWN Unknown · 2,846
  • DRUG-LEAD Ivermectin + Pyra… · 1,462
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Leucopenia NOS (±34 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 Hard, clumping

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

Vomiting · highest174348Tachypnoea · near3011Leucopenia NOS · near2998Hard, clumping · this reacti…2964Lack of efficacy (bac… · near2922Drug dose administrat… · near2892Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Hard, clumping

Hard, clumping: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 2,964 reports place Hard, clumping in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#159 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 2,964 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 2 of 2,964 reports (0.1% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Leucopenia NOS (±34 reports). Lead species Unknown (2,846). Lead co-reported drug Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt (1,462).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 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

Unknown 2,846
Dog 107
Cat 5
White tailed deer 2
Chicken 2
Cattle 2

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 2,848
Crossbred Canine/dog 15
Dog (unknown) 7
Dachshund (unspecified) 6
Retriever - Labrador 5
Shepherd Dog - Australian 4
Retriever - Golden 4
Poodle - Standard 4
Chihuahua 4
Shih Tzu 3

Associated Drugs

Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 1,462
Afoxolaner 619
Moxidectin 164
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 123
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 86
Milbemycin/Lufenuron/Pzq Chew 48
Cefovecin 46
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 36
Ivermectin 29
Oclacitinib Maleate 20
Decoquinate 18
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 18
Ceftiofur Sodium 16
Fenbendazol Suspension 16
Amoxicillin Trihydrate;Clavulanate Potassium ( K-Clavulanate) 15
Insulin Injectable Vial 14
Carprofen 13
Afoxolaner 136 Mg Chewable Tablets 13
Afoxolaner 68 Mg Chewable Tablets 12
Ivermectin/Pyrantel Pamoate Chewable 68Mcg/163Mg 11

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Hard, clumping, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (0.1% 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 Hard, clumping (#159 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.1%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 2,964 · vintage 2025.

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