Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for high sodium-potassium ratio (na:k ratio)

532 FDA reports name high sodium-potassium ratio (na:k ratio), a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2629). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#621 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
532
reports citing this reaction
9.6%
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. High sodium-potassium ratio (Na:K ratio) has 532 reports now versus 510 in that prior snapshot: 22 more (4.3%).

Report change
+22
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
−0.2 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 2629 VOL-MID

VOL-MID · DEATH-PAR · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-MID 532 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 9.6%
  • UPPER-Q #621/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Injection site bruisi…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 499
  • DRUG-LEAD Prednisone · 289
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Injection site bruising (±1 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 High sodium-potassium ratio

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abdominal cavity diso… · near535Injection site bruisi… · near533High sodium-potassium… · thi…532Application site crust · near530Loss of consciousness · near530Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around High sodium-potassium ratio (Na:K ratio)

What the FDA AER plate says about High sodium-potassium ratio (Na:K ratio)

Signature read: 532 reports place High sodium-potassium ratio (Na:K ratio) in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#621 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 532 named reports in the openFDA extract. 51 of 532 reports were death-coded (9.6% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Injection site bruising (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (499). Lead co-reported drug Prednisone (289).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Prednisone 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 499
Cat 32
Goat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 41
Retriever - Golden 25
Domestic Shorthair 23
American Pit Bull Terrier 22
Shih Tzu 19
Pointing Dog - German Short-haired 18
Crossbred Canine/dog 17
Terrier - Yorkshire 16
Poodle - Standard 15
Shepherd Dog - German 15

Associated Drugs

Prednisone 289
Desoxycortone Pivalate 197
Trilostane 185
Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 160
Carprofen 30
Docp 29
Dexamethasone 20
Prednisolone 20
Gabapentin 17
Maropitant Citrate 17
Afoxolaner 15
Fludrocortisone 12
Maropitant 11
Fluids 11
Levothyroxine 10
Desoxycortone 10
Omeprazole 10
Grapiprant 9
Ursodiol 8
Rabies Vaccine 7

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for High sodium-potassium ratio (Na:K ratio), 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 (9.6% 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 High sodium-potassium ratio (Na:K ratio) (#621 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 9.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 532 · 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 →