Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for hyponatremia

1,822 FDA reports name hyponatremia, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2512). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#252 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,822
reports citing this reaction
31.1%
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. Hyponatremia has 1,822 reports now versus 1,766 in that prior snapshot: 56 more (3.2%).

Report change
+56
Death-coded reports
+16
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 2512 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,822 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 31.1%
  • UPPER-Q #252/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hypochloraemia
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,452
  • DRUG-LEAD Trilostane · 617
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Hypochloraemia (±2 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 Hyponatremia

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

Vomiting · highest174348Localised pain NOS (s… · near1833Stiffness NOS · near1827Hypochloraemia · near1824Hyponatremia · this reaction1822Decreased packed cell… · near1814Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Hyponatremia

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

Signature read: 566 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Hyponatremia in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,822 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 566 of 1,822 reports (31.1% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Hypochloraemia (±2 reports). Lead species Dog (1,452). Lead co-reported drug Trilostane (617).

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 1,452
Cat 337
Horse 28
Human 2
Cattle 1
Goat 1
Donkey 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 201
Retriever - Labrador 136
Chihuahua 92
Crossbred Canine/dog 91
Maltese 66
Terrier - Boston 54
Shih Tzu 51
Terrier - Yorkshire 48
Pug 40
Shepherd Dog - German 38

Associated Drugs

Trilostane 617
Maropitant Citrate 218
Carprofen 132
Prednisone 106
Meloxicam 99
Afoxolaner 91
Insulin 72
Gabapentin 71
Cefovecin 68
Velagliflozin Proline Monohydrate 66
Buprenorphine 61
Enrofloxacin 59
Moxidectin 56
Dexamethasone 53
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 52
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 52
Oclacitinib Maleate 49
Metronidazole 47
Famotidine 45
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 43

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

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

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 Hyponatremia (#252 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 31.1%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 566 · 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 →