Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for intestinal perforation

726 FDA reports name intestinal perforation, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1082). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#493 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
726
reports citing this reaction
54.4%
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. Intestinal perforation has 726 reports now versus 722 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (0.6%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+2
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 1082 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 726 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 54.4%
  • UPPER-Q #493/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anisocoria
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 681
  • DRUG-LEAD Deracoxib · 307
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Anisocoria (±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 Intestinal perforation

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

Vomiting · highest174348Anisocoria · near726Intestinal perforation · thi…726Muscle shaking · near726Otitis NOS · near726Balance impaired · near725Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Intestinal perforation

Intestinal perforation: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 395 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Intestinal perforation in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 726 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 395 of 726 reports (54.4% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Anisocoria (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (681). Lead co-reported drug Deracoxib (307).

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 681
Cat 32
Horse 8
Cattle 2
Other Canids 1
Other 1
Mouse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 206
Rottweiler 73
Crossbred Canine/dog 53
Retriever - Golden 28
Shepherd Dog - German 21
Dog (unknown) 21
Mastiff 20
Boxer (German Boxer) 20
Domestic Shorthair 14
Siberian Husky 11

Associated Drugs

Deracoxib 307
Carprofen 152
Firocoxib 110
Tramadol 94
Meloxicam 76
Gabapentin 56
Maropitant Citrate 54
Firocoxib 227 Mg Chewable 38
Isoflurane 37
Enrofloxacin 35
Buprenorphine 33
Cephalexin 30
Propofol 29
Cefazolin 24
Fentanyl 22
Ketamine 22
Maropitant 21
Hydromorphone 21
Midazolam 18
Butorphanol 17

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Intestinal perforation, 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 (726 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (54.4% 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 Intestinal perforation (#493 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 54.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 395 · 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 →