Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for keratoconjunctivitis sicca

439 FDA reports name keratoconjunctivitis sicca, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 471). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#690 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
439
reports citing this reaction
8.7%
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. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca has 439 reports now versus 435 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (0.9%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+0
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 471 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 439 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 8.7%
  • MID-PACK #690/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Congestive heart fail…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 431
  • DRUG-LEAD Florfenicol + Mom… · 148
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Congestive heart failure (±4 reports)

Upper-third report volume drives the scale stamps on this plate; death-coded share and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

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

Vomiting · highest174348Gastric perforation · near445Keratoconjunctivitis… · this…439Congestive heart fail… · near435Tongue protrusion · near434Dermal cyst(s) · near433Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

What the FDA AER plate says about Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

Signature read: 439 reports place Keratoconjunctivitis sicca in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#690 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 439 named reports in the openFDA extract. 38 of 439 reports were death-coded (8.7% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Congestive heart failure (±4 reports). Lead species Dog (431). Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride (148).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 431
Cat 6
Human 2

Breeds Most Affected

Shih Tzu 61
Chihuahua 33
Terrier - Yorkshire 28
Maltese 26
Crossbred Canine/dog 22
Dachshund (unspecified) 14
Dog (unknown) 13
Pug 13
Pinscher - Miniature 13
Retriever - Labrador 12

Associated Drugs

Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 148
Oclacitinib Maleate 61
Maropitant Citrate 49
Carprofen 36
Cyclosporine 29
Prednisone 27
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 26
Ofloxacin 26
Pilocarpine 25
Enrofloxacin 24
Gabapentin 22
Ear Cleaner 22
Tobramycin 18
Trilostane 17
Eye Lubricant 17
Meloxicam 17
Artificial Tears 16
Fluids 16
Spinosad 15
Moxidectin 15

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, 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 (439 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (8.7% 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 Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (#690 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 8.7%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 439 · 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 →