Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for loss of consciousness

530 FDA reports name loss of consciousness, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 667). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#623 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
530
reports citing this reaction
31.9%
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. Loss of consciousness has 530 reports now versus 523 in that prior snapshot: 7 more (1.3%).

Report change
+7
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.4 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 667 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 530 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 31.9%
  • MID-PACK #623/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Application site crust
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 400
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 44
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Application site crust (±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.

High-volume neighbourhood around Loss of consciousness

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

Vomiting · highest174348High sodium-potassium… · near532Application site crust · near530Loss of consciousness · this…530Oedema NOS (see other… · near529Rectal bleeding · near529Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Loss of consciousness

Loss of consciousness: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 169 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Loss of consciousness in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 530 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 169 of 530 reports (31.9% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Application site crust (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (400). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (44).

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 400
Cat 108
Human 9
Horse 4
Cattle 3
Goat 2
Pig 2
Other Deer 1
Turtle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic (unspecified) 54
Crossbred Canine/dog 47
Retriever - Labrador 33
Chihuahua 26
Domestic Shorthair 25
Retriever - Golden 17
Boxer (German Boxer) 17
Shih Tzu 14
Maltese 14
Shepherd Dog - Australian 13

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 44
Cefovecin Sodium 34
Afoxolaner 34
Spinosad 33
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 32
Ivermectin 31
Carprofen 20
Moxidectin 16
Maropitant 16
Maropitant Citrate 16
Selamectin 13
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 13
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 12
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 12
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 11
Firocoxib 11
Oclacitinib Maleate 11
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 10
Bedinvetmab 10
Gabapentin 10

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

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

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 Loss of consciousness (#623 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 31.9%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 169 · 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 →