Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for hepatic insufficiency

13 FDA reports name hepatic insufficiency, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 498). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2355 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
13
reports citing this reaction
23.1%
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. Hepatic insufficiency has 13 reports now versus 12 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (8.3%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
+6.4 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 498 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-HOT · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 13 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 23.1%
  • BOTTOM-DECILE #2355/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abnormal digital pulse
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 11
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 2
  • DESK-WIDE 11 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abnormal digital pulse (±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 Hepatic insufficiency

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abnormal digital pulse · near13Acute haemorrhagic pa… · near13Acute jaundice · near13Application site mass… · near13Hepatic insufficiency · this…13Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Hepatic insufficiency

What the FDA AER plate says about Hepatic insufficiency

Signature read: 13 reports place Hepatic insufficiency in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2355 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 13 named reports in the openFDA extract. 3 of 13 reports were death-coded (23.1% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Abnormal digital pulse (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (11). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (2).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 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 11
Cat 2

Breeds Most Affected

Doberman Pinscher 2
Domestic Shorthair 2
Terrier - Yorkshire 1
Schnauzer - Miniature 1
Rottweiler 1
Chihuahua 1
Havanese 1
Pug 1
Boxer (German Boxer) 1
Retriever - Labrador 1

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 2
Oclacitinib Maleate 2
Meloxicam 2
Pradofloxacin 2
Ivermectin 34Mcg, Pyrantel Pamoate 28.5Mg, Praziquantel 28.5Mg 1
Deracoxib 1
Fish Oil 1
Glucosamine/Chondroitin Sulfate Plus Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables 1
Spinosad 1
Milbemycin Oxime 1
Firocoxib 1
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 1
Ivermectin 1
Pimobendan 1
Furosemide 1
Benazepril 1
Spironolactone 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 Hepatic insufficiency (#2355 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 23.1%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 13 · 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 →