Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for ketosis

3,077 FDA reports name ketosis, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 567). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#152 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
3,077
reports citing this reaction
8.0%
death-coded share
Cat
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. Ketosis has 3,077 reports now versus 2,900 in that prior snapshot: 177 more (6.1%).

Report change
+177
Death-coded reports
+6
Death-coded share
−0.3 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 567 VOL-MID

VOL-MID · DEATH-PAR · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-CAT · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-MID 3,077 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 8.0%
  • TOP-DECILE #152/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abdominal pain
  • SPECIES-CAT Cat · 3,027
  • DRUG-LEAD Velagliflozin Pro… · 1,472
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abdominal pain (±2 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 Ketosis

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

Vomiting · highest174348INEFFECTIVE, ATOPY CO… · near3094Ketosis · this reaction3077Abdominal pain · near3075No sign · near3058Seal, Abnormal · near3049Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Ketosis

Ketosis: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 3,077 reports place Ketosis in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#152 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 3,077 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 246 of 3,077 reports (8.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abdominal pain (±2 reports). Lead species Cat (3,027). Lead co-reported drug Velagliflozin Proline Monohydrate (1,472).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Velagliflozin Proline Monohydrate 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

Cat 3,027
Dog 26
Cattle 23
Lynx 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 2,078
Domestic Longhair 280
Cat (unknown) 231
Domestic Mediumhair 186
Siamese 65
Maine Coon 55
Russian 18
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 17
Ragdoll 15
American Shorthair 10

Associated Drugs

Velagliflozin Proline Monohydrate 1,472
Bexagliflozin 1,470
Prescription Diet 97
Gabapentin 80
Maropitant Citrate 74
Senvelgo Velagliflozin Oral Solution 63
Fluid Therapy 54
Cefovecin Sodium 47
Insulin 43
Frunevetmab 37
Methimazole 33
Prednisolone 28
Dextrose 27
Robenacoxib 24
Mirtazapine 24
Amoxicillin + Clavulanic Acid 22
Dietary Supplement 21
Cefovecin 21
Cyclosporine 20
Prednisone 20

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Ketosis, 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 (3,077 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (8.0% 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 Ketosis (#152 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 8.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 3,077 · 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 →