Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for mucus in eye

100 FDA adverse-event reports reference mucus in eye (VeDDRA 1625). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1400 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
100
reports citing this reaction
17.0%
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. Mucus in eye has 100 reports now versus 96 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (4.2%).

Report change
+4
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.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 1625 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 100 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 17.0%
  • MID-PACK #1400/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Circulatory shock
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 90
  • DRUG-LEAD Florfenicol + Mom… · 29
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Circulatory shock (±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.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Mucus in eye

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Circulatory shock · near100Elevated ALT · near100Impaired swallowing · near100Lymphosarcoma · near100Mucus in eye · this reaction100Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Mucus in eye

What the FDA AER plate says about Mucus in eye

Signature read: report volume at 100 (#1400 of 2,481) is the standout scale stamp on Mucus in eye. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 17 of 100 reports were death-coded (17.0% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Circulatory shock (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (90). Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride (29).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 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 90
Cat 9
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Chihuahua 9
Retriever - Labrador 9
Shih Tzu 7
Domestic Shorthair 6
Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Terrier - Yorkshire 3
Terrier - Rat 3
Bulldog - French 3
Schnauzer - Miniature 2
Dog (other) 2

Associated Drugs

Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 29
Maropitant Citrate 22
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 14
Ofloxacin 14
Enrofloxacin 13
Buprenorphine 10
Gabapentin 9
Oclacitinib Maleate 8
Pilocarpine 8
Artificial Tears 7
Prednisone 7
Eye Lubricant 7
Ear Cleaner 7
Ondansetron 7
Dexamethasone 6
Tacrolimus 6
Cyclosporine 6
Fluids 6
Spinosad 5
Afoxolaner 5

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Mucus in eye, 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 (100 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (17.0% 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 Mucus in eye (#1400 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 17.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 100 · 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 →