Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for low platelet count
2,082 FDA adverse-event reports reference low platelet count (VeDDRA 161). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.
- 2,082
- reports citing this reaction
- 27.1%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
- Oclacitinib Maleate
- most-associated drug
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Low platelet count Reaction Insights
2,082 reports name Low platelet count; 564 recorded a death outcome (27.1% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 161.
By species: Dog (1,746 reports), Cat (324 reports), Horse (11 reports). By breed: Domestic Shorthair (214), Retriever - Labrador (214), Crossbred Canine/dog (120).
Most co-reported drugs: Oclacitinib Maleate (202 reports), Maropitant Citrate (189 reports), Carprofen (182 reports), Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (174 reports).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, co-reporting reflects temporal association captured in voluntary submissions, not proof that a drug caused this reaction. A widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw co-reports at an identical true rate than a rarely-used one, so compare within similar-exposure products.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
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