Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for malodour

1,083 FDA reports name malodour, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 908). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#372 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,083
reports citing this reaction
7.0%
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. Malodour has 1,083 reports now versus 1,064 in that prior snapshot: 19 more (1.8%).

Report change
+19
Death-coded reports
+3
Death-coded share
+0.2 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 908 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,083 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 7.0%
  • UPPER-Q #372/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abnormal stool colour…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 965
  • DRUG-LEAD Imidacloprid + Mo… · 171
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abnormal stool colouration (±1 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 Malodour

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

Vomiting · highest174348Dry skin · near1091Ear discharge · near1088Malodour · this reaction1083Abnormal stool colour… · near1082Hyperaesthesia · near1073Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Malodour

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

Signature read: 1,083 reports place Malodour in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#372 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,083 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 76 of 1,083 reports (7.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abnormal stool colouration (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (965). Lead co-reported drug Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (171).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 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 965
Cat 90
Human 18
Cattle 5
Unknown 3
Horse 2

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 95
Crossbred Canine/dog 66
Retriever - Golden 57
Domestic Shorthair 49
Shepherd Dog - German 48
Dog (unknown) 47
Shih Tzu 47
Chihuahua 46
Pit Bull 41
Terrier - Yorkshire 34

Associated Drugs

Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 171
Tigilanol Tiglate 137
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 112
Afoxolaner 84
Spinosad 74
Prednisone 49
Diphenhydramine 44
Carprofen 40
Oclacitinib Maleate 37
Gabapentin 36
Famotidine 35
Butorphanol 33
Maropitant Citrate 29
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 29
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 29
Dexmedetomidine 29
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 26
Trilostane 24
Imidacloprid, Moxidectin 23
Cephalexin 21

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Malodour, 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 (1,083 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (7.0% 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 Malodour (#372 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 7.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 1,083 · 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 →