Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for hypertonia

51 FDA reports name hypertonia, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1529). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1727 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
51
reports citing this reaction
25.5%
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. Hypertonia has 51 reports now versus 51 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 Hypertonia changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 1529 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 51 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 25.5%
  • MID-PACK #1727/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Application site scar
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 32
  • DRUG-LEAD Ketamine Hydrochl… · 6
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Application site scar (±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 Hypertonia

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

Vomiting · highest174348Application site scar · near51Chest discomfort NOS · near51Drug administration d… · near51Dystocia · near51Hypertonia · this reaction51Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Hypertonia

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

Signature read: 51 reports place Hypertonia in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1727 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 51 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 13 of 51 reports (25.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Application site scar (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (32). Lead co-reported drug Ketamine Hydrochloride (6).

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 32
Cat 13
Horse 3
Other 1
Mouse 1
Donkey 1

Breeds Most Affected

Cat (unknown) 6
Domestic (unspecified) 5
Pointing Dog - German Short-haired 4
Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Retriever - Labrador 3
Unknown 2
Maltese 2
Terrier - Yorkshire 2
Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) 2
Spaniel - King Charles Cavalier 2

Associated Drugs

Ketamine Hydrochloride 6
Isoflurane 4
Tiletamine, Zolazepam 4
Selamectin 3
Milbemycin, Lufenuron 3
Moxidectin 3
Carprofen 3
Butorphanol 3
Meloxicam 2
Ivermectin, Pyrantel 2
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 2
Ivermectin 2
Trilostane 2
Gabapentin 2
Methocarbamol 2
Midazolam 2
Diphenhydramine 2
Xylazine 1
Spinosad 1
Milbemycin 1

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Hypertonia, 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 (51 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (25.5% 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 Hypertonia (#1727 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 25.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 51 · 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 →