Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for loss of smell
59 FDA reports name loss of smell, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1592). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #1660 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 59
- reports citing this reaction
- 18.6%
- 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 smell has 59 reports now versus 57 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (3.5%).
- Report change
- +2
- Death-coded reports
- +0
- Death-coded share
- −0.7 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 Loss of smell changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 1592 VOL-LOW
VOL-LOW · DEATH-ELEV · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-LOW 59 reports
- DEATH-ELEV 18.6%
- MID-PACK #1660/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Hypoaesthesia
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 43
- DRUG-LEAD Cefovecin · 6
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Hypoaesthesia (±0 reports)
Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.
Lower-volume neighbourhood around Loss of smell
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
What the FDA AER plate says about Loss of smell
Signature read: report volume at 59 (#1660 of 2,481) is the standout scale stamp on Loss of smell. Report volume is lower-third scale: 59 named reports in the openFDA extract. 11 of 59 reports were death-coded (18.6% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Hypoaesthesia (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (43). Lead co-reported drug Cefovecin (6).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Cefovecin 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
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Loss of smell, 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 (59 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (18.6% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
- Compare Loss of smell's report profile against similar reactions nationwide. See similar reactions
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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
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