Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for hypernatremia

851 FDA reports name hypernatremia, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2511). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#444 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
851
reports citing this reaction
27.4%
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. Hypernatremia has 851 reports now versus 851 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
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.

Subscribe to Hypernatremia changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 2511 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 851 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 27.4%
  • UPPER-Q #444/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ascites
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 637
  • DRUG-LEAD Trilostane · 210
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Ascites (±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.

High-volume neighbourhood around Hypernatremia

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

Vomiting · highest174348Muscle wasting · near853Ascites · near851Hypernatremia · this reaction851Lack of efficacy (ect… · near848Injection site inflam… · near847Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Hypernatremia

Hypernatremia: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 233 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Hypernatremia in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 851 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 233 of 851 reports (27.4% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Ascites (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (637). Lead co-reported drug Trilostane (210).

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 637
Cat 205
Horse 6
Pig 2
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 134
Retriever - Labrador 68
Crossbred Canine/dog 54
Boxer (German Boxer) 26
Chihuahua 24
Terrier - Yorkshire 23
Shepherd Dog - Australian 21
Beagle 20
Shih Tzu 19
Domestic (unspecified) 18

Associated Drugs

Trilostane 210
Maropitant Citrate 87
Carprofen 63
Prednisone 58
Gabapentin 49
Meloxicam 39
Buprenorphine 36
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 31
Afoxolaner 31
Desoxycortone Pivalate 31
Cefovecin 28
Bexagliflozin 28
Velagliflozin Proline Monohydrate 27
Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 26
Famotidine 26
Oclacitinib Maleate 26
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 25
Bedinvetmab 25
Isoflurane 23
Robenacoxib 22

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Hypernatremia, 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 (27.4% 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 Hypernatremia (#444 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 27.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 233 · 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 →