Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for listless

1,309 FDA reports name listless, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1022). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#318 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,309
reports citing this reaction
15.0%
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. Listless has 1,309 reports now versus 1,292 in that prior snapshot: 17 more (1.3%).

Report change
+17
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.

Subscribe to Listless changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 1022 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,309 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 15.0%
  • UPPER-Q #318/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Local swelling (not a…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,067
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 296
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Local swelling (not application site) (±7 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 Listless

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

Vomiting · highest174348Precipitate, Sediment · near1327Hypertension · near1324Local swelling (not a… · near1316Listless · this reaction1309Otitis externa · near1289Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Listless

What the FDA AER plate says about Listless

Signature read: 196 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Listless in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,309 named reports in the openFDA extract. 196 of 1,309 reports were death-coded (15.0% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Local swelling (not application site) (±7 reports). Lead species Dog (1,067). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (296).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 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 1,067
Cat 208
Horse 19
Cattle 6
Pig 5
Chicken 1
Reindeer 1
Ferret 1
Rabbit 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 116
Retriever - Labrador 78
Crossbred Canine/dog 69
Retriever - Golden 53
Shih Tzu 50
Chihuahua 49
Terrier - Yorkshire 45
Maltese 43
Shepherd Dog - German 38
Dog (unknown) 38

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 296
Moxidectin 77
Afoxolaner 69
Spinosad 60
Maropitant Citrate 57
Selamectin 54
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 45
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 43
Carprofen 39
Trilostane 37
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 35
Sarolaner 29
Cefovecin 28
Oclacitinib Maleate 27
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 27
Bedinvetmab 27
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 26
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 26
Buprenorphine 25
Gabapentin 25

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Listless, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (15.0% 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 Listless (#318 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 15.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 196 · 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 →