Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for muscle shaking

726 FDA reports name muscle shaking, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1745). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#494 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
726
reports citing this reaction
7.4%
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. Muscle shaking has 726 reports now versus 722 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (0.6%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.0 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 1745 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 726 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 7.4%
  • UPPER-Q #494/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anisocoria
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 670
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 184
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Anisocoria (±0 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 Muscle shaking

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

Vomiting · highest174348Anisocoria · near726Intestinal perforation · near726Muscle shaking · this reacti…726Otitis NOS · near726Balance impaired · near725Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Muscle shaking

Muscle shaking: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 726 reports place Muscle shaking in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#494 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 726 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 54 of 726 reports (7.4% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Anisocoria (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (670). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (184).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 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 670
Cat 27
Horse 13
Cattle 7
Human 4
Pig 3
Goat 1
Sheep 1

Breeds Most Affected

Crossbred Canine/dog 91
Retriever - Labrador 47
Terrier - Yorkshire 41
Chihuahua 37
Shih Tzu 27
Maltese 23
Boxer (German Boxer) 17
Retriever - Golden 15
Schnauzer - Miniature 15
Terrier (unspecified) 15

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 184
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 125
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 52
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 50
Spinosad 36
Sarolaner 34
Trilostane 31
Afoxolaner 28
Bedinvetmab 19
Moxidectin 16
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 15
Ivermectin + Pyrantel 14
Oclacitinib Maleate 13
Carprofen 12
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 11
Lotilaner 11
Nitenpyram 10
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 10
Selamectin 9
Prednisone 9

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Muscle shaking, 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 (726 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (7.4% 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 Muscle shaking (#494 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 7.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 726 · 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 →