Neurological disorder NOS

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VeDDRA Code: 2728

553 adverse event reports referencing this reaction

553
Total Reports
153
Deaths
2770.0%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Dog 423
Cat 122
Horse 5
Sheep 1
Human 1
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 66
Retriever - Labrador 47
Dog (unknown) 37
Crossbred Canine/dog 24
Retriever - Golden 23
Chihuahua 22
Shepherd Dog - German 16
Terrier - Yorkshire 14
Boxer (German Boxer) 13
Shepherd Dog - Australian 12

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 163
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 51
Gabapentin 43
Maropitant Citrate 38
Carprofen 34
Buprenorphine 27
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 25
Sarolaner 24
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 21
Lotilaner 20
Selamectin 18
Oclacitinib Maleate 17
Frunevetmab 17
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 15
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 14
Grapiprant 13
Trilostane 12
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 11
Enrofloxacin 11
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 11

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total reports referencing reaction 553
Reports with fatal outcome 153
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 2770.0%
Species observed 6
Breeds observed 20
Drugs associated with reaction 20

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER); reaction term coded under VeDDRA 2728.

Neurological disorder NOS Reaction Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently lists 553 adverse event reports that reference Neurological disorder NOS as a reaction term, including 153 reports with a death outcome — a 2770.0% case-fatality figure calculated across only those events where this reaction was coded. The reaction is indexed in the openFDA system under VeDDRA code 2728, the standardized veterinary dictionary used to normalize clinical signs across submitters. Because reports are voluntary and often describe multiple concurrent signs per animal, the volume here reflects reporting intensity rather than true incidence in the broader pet population.

Neurological disorder NOS appears most frequently in reports for Dog (423 reports), Cat (122 reports), Horse (5 reports) — with Dog dominating at 423 entries. Within those species, the breeds most often named alongside this reaction are Domestic Shorthair (66), Retriever - Labrador (47), Dog (unknown) (37). These distributions are influenced both by underlying breed popularity and by how veterinarians and owners code a given clinical sign, so they should be interpreted as a reporting fingerprint rather than a pure susceptibility ranking.

The drugs most commonly co-reported with Neurological disorder NOS are Bedinvetmab (163 reports), Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner (51 reports), Gabapentin (43 reports), Maropitant Citrate (38 reports), with Bedinvetmab appearing alongside this reaction in 163 submissions. Co-reporting does not establish that any specific product caused the reaction — FDA CVM data captures temporal association only. The value of these aggregates is in flagging which therapeutic classes appear repeatedly alongside a given clinical sign, so owners and veterinarians can ask targeted questions about medications currently in use.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial