Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for hind limb ataxia

1,999 FDA reports name hind limb ataxia, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1134). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#233 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,999
reports citing this reaction
13.4%
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. Hind limb ataxia has 1,999 reports now versus 1,955 in that prior snapshot: 44 more (2.3%).

Report change
+44
Death-coded reports
+6
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 1134 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,999 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 13.4%
  • TOP-DECILE #233/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mydriasis
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,616
  • DRUG-LEAD Bedinvetmab · 385
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Mydriasis (±2 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 Hind limb ataxia

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

Vomiting · highest174348INEFFECTIVE, WHIPS · near2007Abnormal cytology · near2004Cardiac arrest · near2003Hind limb ataxia · this reac…1999Mydriasis · near1997Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Hind limb ataxia

What the FDA AER plate says about Hind limb ataxia

Signature read: 267 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Hind limb ataxia in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,999 named reports in the openFDA extract. 267 of 1,999 reports were death-coded (13.4% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Mydriasis (±2 reports). Lead species Dog (1,616). Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab (385).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab 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 1,616
Cat 326
Horse 41
Cattle 8
Pig 3
Ferret 1
Other Canids 1
Cockatiel 1
Other Birds 1
Turkey 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 230
Domestic Shorthair 213
Shepherd Dog - German 86
Crossbred Canine/dog 85
Retriever - Golden 75
Chihuahua 52
Shih Tzu 50
Boxer (German Boxer) 47
Shepherd Dog - Australian 41
Dachshund (unspecified) 40

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 385
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 254
Afoxolaner 156
Gabapentin 143
Carprofen 134
Spinosad 85
Maropitant Citrate 84
Oclacitinib Maleate 61
Sarolaner 60
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 59
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 58
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 58
Frunevetmab 58
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 52
Trilostane 51
Moxidectin 50
Prednisone 49
Grapiprant 48
Cefovecin 45
Enrofloxacin 42

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

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

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (1,999 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (13.4% 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 Hind limb ataxia (#233 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 13.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 267 · 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 →