Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for hiatus hernia

Name: Hiatus hernia - FDA Animal Adverse Reaction
Creator: PlainBreed
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

15 FDA reports name hiatus hernia, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1524). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2302 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions): 15
reports citing this reaction: 46.7%
death-coded share: Dog
most-affected species

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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. Hiatus hernia has 15 reports now versus 14 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (7.1%).

Report change: +1
Death-coded reports: +1
Death-coded share: +3.8 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 1524 VOL-TRACE

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

VOL-TRACE 15 reports
DEATH-HOT 46.7%
BOTTOM-DECILE #2302/2481
PHOTO-FINISH Abomasal ulcer
SPECIES-DOG Dog · 11
DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 2
DESK-WIDE 11 breeds
BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abomasal ulcer (±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.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Hiatus hernia

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

FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Hiatus hernia

Hiatus hernia: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 15 reports place Hiatus hernia in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2302 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 15 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 7 of 15 reports (46.7% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abomasal ulcer (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (11). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (2).

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

Dog 11

Cat 4

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 4

Bulldog - French 2

Schnauzer - Miniature 1

Bulldog 1

Dog (unknown) 1

Unknown 1

Setter - Irish Red 1

Siberian Husky 1

Pug 1

Shepherd Dog - German 1

Associated Drugs

Maropitant Citrate 2

Afoxolaner 2

Moxidectin 2

Thiamazole 2

Frunevetmab Solution 2

Allergy Shot 2

Fluralaner Chew Tablets 1

Oclacitinib Maleate 1

Plasma 1

Vitamin K1 1

Ampicillin Sodium & Sulbactam Sodium 1

Buprenorphine 1

Fenbendazol Suspension 1

Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 1

Rabies In Hhh Adj Pfizer Kv 1

Feline Hcp-Chlam Lv/Lb 1

Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate 1

Leptosporosis Vaccine 1

Lyme Vaccine 1

Bordatella Vaccine 1

What to do with this reaction

Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Hiatus hernia (#2302 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 46.7%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 15 · 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 →