Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for head tilt - ear disorder

1,848 FDA reports name head tilt - ear disorder, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 374). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#248 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,848
reports citing this reaction
10.8%
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. Head tilt - ear disorder has 1,848 reports now versus 1,821 in that prior snapshot: 27 more (1.5%).

Report change
+27
Death-coded reports
+2
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 374 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,848 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 10.8%
  • TOP-DECILE #248/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Decreased activity
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,416
  • DRUG-LEAD Florfenicol + Mom… · 369
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Decreased activity (±7 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 Head tilt - ear disorder

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

Vomiting · highest174348Proprioception deficit · near1865Decreased activity · near1855Head tilt - ear disor… · thi…1848Localised pain NOS (s… · near1833Stiffness NOS · near1827Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Head tilt - ear disorder

What the FDA AER plate says about Head tilt - ear disorder

Signature read: 1,848 reports place Head tilt - ear disorder in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#248 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,848 named reports in the openFDA extract. 199 of 1,848 reports were death-coded (10.8% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Decreased activity (±7 reports). Lead species Dog (1,416). Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride (369).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 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 1,416
Cat 405
Rabbit 9
Horse 8
Cattle 5
Bobcat 1
Donkey 1
Ferret 1
Other Rodents 1
Chicken 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 230
Retriever - Labrador 130
Crossbred Canine/dog 105
Shih Tzu 61
Retriever - Golden 60
Chihuahua 60
Domestic (unspecified) 50
Boxer (German Boxer) 50
Bulldog - French 48
Maltese 44

Associated Drugs

Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 369
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 154
Maropitant Citrate 111
Carprofen 92
Spinosad 88
Selamectin 73
Prednisone 70
Enrofloxacin 69
Florfenicol/Terbinafine Hydrochloride/Mometasone Furoate 63
Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine 60
Afoxolaner 54
Gabapentin 48
Bedinvetmab 46
Oclacitinib Maleate 45
Trilostane 43
Cefovecin 42
Genta/Momet/Clotrim Ear Oint 41
Ear Cleaner 38
Florfenicol, Terbinafine, Betamethasone Acetate 37
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 36

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Head tilt - ear disorder, 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 (10.8% 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 Head tilt - ear disorder (#248 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 10.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 1,848 · 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 →