Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for hypocalcaemic condition

613 FDA reports name hypocalcaemic condition, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 560). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#566 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
613
reports citing this reaction
40.5%
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. Hypocalcaemic condition has 613 reports now versus 612 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (0.2%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
+0.1 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 560 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 613 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 40.5%
  • UPPER-Q #566/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Found dead
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 480
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 71
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Found dead (±3 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 Hypocalcaemic condition

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

Vomiting · highest174348Enlarged liver · near617Hypocalcaemic conditi… · thi…613Found dead · near610Periorbital oedema · near610Palpable mass NOS · near609Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Hypocalcaemic condition

Hypocalcaemic condition: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 248 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Hypocalcaemic condition in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 613 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 248 of 613 reports (40.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Found dead (±3 reports). Lead species Dog (480). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (71).

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 480
Cat 99
Horse 17
Cattle 16
Goat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 55
Retriever - Labrador 50
Terrier - Yorkshire 48
Crossbred Canine/dog 35
Chihuahua 26
Domestic (unspecified) 17
Dachshund (unspecified) 16
Maltese 16
Shih Tzu 15
Terrier - Boston 14

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 71
Maropitant Citrate 69
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 55
Spinosad 51
Meloxicam 44
Oclacitinib Maleate 43
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 37
Cefovecin 29
Afoxolaner 29
Trilostane 28
Tramadol 21
Moxidectin 20
Prednisone 20
Famotidine 20
Metronidazole 19
Deracoxib 18
Enrofloxacin 18
Sucralfate 16
Diphenhydramine Hcl 16
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 16

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Hypocalcaemic condition, 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 (613 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (40.5% 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 Hypocalcaemic condition (#566 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 40.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 248 · 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 →