Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for intestinal torsion

38 FDA reports name intestinal torsion, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1067). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1875 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
38
reports citing this reaction
65.8%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species
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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 torsion has 38 reports now versus 37 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (2.7%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−1.8 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 1067 VOL-TRACE

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

  • VOL-TRACE 38 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 65.8%
  • LOWER-Q #1875/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Clenched jaw
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 16
  • DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 7
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Clenched jaw (±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 Intestinal torsion

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

Vomiting · highest174348Clenched jaw · near38Conjunctival reddening · near38Disturbance in attent… · near38Duodenitis · near38Intestinal torsion · this re…38Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Intestinal torsion

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

Signature read: Intestinal torsion's 65.8% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 38 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 25 of 38 reports (65.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Clenched jaw (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (16). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (7).

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 16
Horse 7
Pig 7
Cattle 4
Cat 4

Breeds Most Affected

Shepherd Dog - German 6
Cattle (other) 3
Thoroughbred 2
Retriever - Labrador 2
Pig (unknown) 2
Quarter Horse 2
Mixed (Pig) 2
Crossbred Porcine/Pig 2
Deutsche Dogge, Great Dane 2
Domestic Shorthair 1

Associated Drugs

Maropitant Citrate 7
Detomidine Hydrochloride 5
Famotidine 3
Tylosin Phosphate 3
Trenbolone; Estradiol; Tylosin Tartrate 3
Carprofen 3
Xylazine Hcl 2
Sucralfate 2
Ractopamine Hydrochloride 2
Firocoxib 2
Midazolam Hydrochloride 2
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 2
Isoflurane 2
Buprenorphine 2
Porcine Reproductive And Respiratory Syndrome (Respiratory Form) Modified Live Virus Vaccine 2
Live Attenuated Porcine Reproductive + Respiratory Syndrome Virus (Prrsv) Strain 2
Vitamin E 2
Oclacitinib Maleate 2
Bedinvetmab 2
Tylosin 1

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 torsion (#1875 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 65.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 65.8% · 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 →