Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for intussusception

61 FDA adverse-event reports reference intussusception (VeDDRA 329). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1648 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
61
reports citing this reaction
44.3%
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. Intussusception has 61 reports now versus 61 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.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 329 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 61 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 44.3%
  • MID-PACK #1648/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Injection site numbne…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 46
  • DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 16
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Injection site numbness (±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.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Intussusception

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Injection site numbne… · near61Intussusception · this react…61Oral pain · near61Paraplegia · near61Retinal haemorrhage · near61Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Intussusception

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

Signature read: Intussusception's 44.3% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 27 of 61 reports (44.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Injection site numbness (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (46). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (16).

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 46
Cat 9
Chicken 3
Horse 2
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Crossbred Canine/dog 7
Shepherd Dog - German 7
Retriever - Labrador 5
Dog (unknown) 4
Domestic Shorthair 4
Terrier - Yorkshire 3
Bloodhound 2
Chicken (unknown) 2
Doberman Pinscher 2
Domestic Mediumhair 2

Associated Drugs

Maropitant Citrate 16
Metronidazole 6
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 5
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 4
Maropitant 3
Meloxicam 3
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 3
Sucralfate 3
Cefovecin 3
Afoxolaner 3
Carprofen 3
Rabies Virus, Kv 3
Moxidectin 3
Cefovecin Sodium 2
Ivermectin 2
Anesthetic 2
Tylosin Tartrate 2
Narasin + Nicarbazin 2
Fenbendazole 2
Amoxicillin 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Intussusception, 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 (61 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (44.3% 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 Intussusception (#1648 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 44.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 44.3% · 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 →