Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for not drinking

6,221 FDA reports name not drinking, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 541). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#82 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
6,221
reports citing this reaction
17.2%
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. Not drinking has 6,221 reports now versus 6,106 in that prior snapshot: 115 more (1.9%).

Report change
+115
Death-coded reports
+26
Death-coded share
+0.1 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 541 VOL-HIGH

VOL-HIGH · DEATH-ELEV · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-HIGH 6,221 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 17.2%
  • TOP-DECILE #82/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pale mucous membrane
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 4,597
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 1,085
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Pale mucous membrane (±37 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 Not drinking

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

Vomiting · highest174348Anaphylaxis · near6311Weight gain · near6282Pale mucous membrane · near6258Not drinking · this reaction6221Hyperglycaemia · near6174Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Not drinking

What the FDA AER plate says about Not drinking

Signature read: 1,069 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Not drinking in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 6,221 named reports in the openFDA extract. 1,069 of 6,221 reports were death-coded (17.2% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Pale mucous membrane (±37 reports). Lead species Dog (4,597). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (1,085).

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 4,597
Cat 1,551
Horse 35
Cattle 7
Chicken 5
Turkey 5
Pig 4
Rabbit 4
Unknown 2
Human 2

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 899
Retriever - Labrador 361
Chihuahua 350
Crossbred Canine/dog 335
Terrier - Yorkshire 211
Shih Tzu 200
Boxer (German Boxer) 188
Retriever - Golden 164
Shepherd Dog - German 148
Domestic Longhair 142

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 1,085
Maropitant Citrate 392
Afoxolaner 350
Buprenorphine 332
Spinosad 328
Carprofen 266
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 258
Bedinvetmab 222
Cefovecin 214
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 213
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 211
Gabapentin 203
Nitenpyram 196
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 176
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 165
Moxidectin 164
Robenacoxib 161
Selamectin 146
Lotilaner 142
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 141

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Not drinking, 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 (6,221 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (17.2% 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 Not drinking (#82 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 17.2%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 1,069 · 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 →