Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for monocytosis

2,694 FDA reports name monocytosis, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2420). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#176 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
2,694
reports citing this reaction
28.4%
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. Monocytosis has 2,694 reports now versus 2,577 in that prior snapshot: 117 more (4.5%).

Report change
+117
Death-coded reports
+23
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 2420 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 2,694 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 28.4%
  • TOP-DECILE #176/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWOR…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 2,219
  • DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 346
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWORM ADULTS (±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 Monocytosis

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

Vomiting · highest174348Elevated serum alkali… · near2701INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWOR… · near2694Monocytosis · this reaction2694Abnormal posture NOS · near2693Eye disorder NOS (for… · near2682Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Monocytosis

Monocytosis: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 766 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Monocytosis in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 2,694 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 766 of 2,694 reports (28.4% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWORM ADULTS (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (2,219). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (346).

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 2,219
Cat 452
Horse 19
Cattle 3
Goat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 293
Retriever - Labrador 291
Crossbred Canine/dog 179
Shepherd Dog - German 122
Retriever - Golden 109
Shih Tzu 83
Chihuahua 79
Terrier - Yorkshire 57
Terrier (unspecified) 54
Pug 49

Associated Drugs

Maropitant Citrate 346
Carprofen 310
Afoxolaner 202
Gabapentin 171
Bedinvetmab 168
Prednisone 143
Oclacitinib Maleate 130
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 129
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 128
Meloxicam 112
Moxidectin 108
Trilostane 107
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 102
Cefovecin 100
Enrofloxacin 99
Buprenorphine 95
Metronidazole 95
Doxycycline 95
Famotidine 89
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 79

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Monocytosis, 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 Monocytosis (#176 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 28.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 766 · 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 →