Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for neck writhing
45 FDA reports name neck writhing, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2546). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #1796 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 45
- reports citing this reaction
- 15.6%
- 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. Neck writhing has 45 reports now versus 45 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).
- Report change
- +0
- 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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Code 2546 VOL-TRACE
VOL-TRACE · DEATH-ELEV · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-TRACE 45 reports
- DEATH-ELEV 15.6%
- MID-PACK #1796/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Application site disc…
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 34
- DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 10
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Application site discharge NOS (±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.
Lower-volume neighbourhood around Neck writhing
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
What the FDA AER plate says about Neck writhing
Signature read: 45 reports place Neck writhing in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1796 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 45 named reports in the openFDA extract. 7 of 45 reports were death-coded (15.6% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Application site discharge NOS (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (34). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (10).
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
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
What to do with this reaction
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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
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