Neurological signs NOS

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VeDDRA Code: 630

2,739 adverse event reports referencing this reaction

2,739
Total Reports
650
Deaths
2370.0%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Dog 2,046
Cat 509
Horse 84
Cattle 41
Human 11
Turkey 10
Pig 7
Chicken 4
Goat 4
Other 3

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 254
Retriever - Labrador 201
Crossbred Canine/dog 152
Dog (unknown) 144
Terrier - Yorkshire 93
Chihuahua 87
Retriever - Golden 85
Boxer (German Boxer) 66
Shih Tzu 63
Domestic (unspecified) 59

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 338
Bedinvetmab 160
Carprofen 155
Spinosad 152
Sarolaner 137
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 126
Afoxolaner 123
Maropitant Citrate 111
Selamectin 110
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 103
Moxidectin 92
Cefovecin 91
Oclacitinib Maleate 79
Trilostane 77
Gabapentin 75
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 69
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 67
Ivermectin 65
Prednisone 56
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 52

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total reports referencing reaction 2,739
Reports with fatal outcome 650
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 2370.0%
Species observed 10
Breeds observed 20
Drugs associated with reaction 20

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER); reaction term coded under VeDDRA 630.

Neurological signs NOS Reaction Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently lists 2,739 adverse event reports that reference Neurological signs NOS as a reaction term, including 650 reports with a death outcome — a 2370.0% case-fatality figure calculated across only those events where this reaction was coded. The reaction is indexed in the openFDA system under VeDDRA code 630, 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 signs NOS appears most frequently in reports for Dog (2,046 reports), Cat (509 reports), Horse (84 reports) — with Dog dominating at 2,046 entries. Within those species, the breeds most often named alongside this reaction are Domestic Shorthair (254), Retriever - Labrador (201), Crossbred Canine/dog (152). 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 signs NOS are Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (338 reports), Bedinvetmab (160 reports), Carprofen (155 reports), Spinosad (152 reports), with Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad appearing alongside this reaction in 338 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