Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for optic nerve disorder

59 FDA reports name optic nerve disorder, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 450). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1664 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
59
reports citing this reaction
15.3%
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. Optic nerve disorder has 59 reports now versus 59 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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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 450 VOL-LOW

VOL-LOW · DEATH-ELEV · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-LOW 59 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 15.3%
  • MID-PACK #1664/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hypoaesthesia
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 48
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 10
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Hypoaesthesia (±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 Optic nerve disorder

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

Vomiting · highest174348Hypoaesthesia · near59Hyposensitivity to pa… · near59Injection site fibros… · near59Loss of smell · near59Optic nerve disorder · this …59Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Optic nerve disorder

What the FDA AER plate says about Optic nerve disorder

Signature read: report volume at 59 (#1664 of 2,481) is the standout scale stamp on Optic nerve disorder. Report volume is lower-third scale: 59 named reports in the openFDA extract. 9 of 59 reports were death-coded (15.3% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Hypoaesthesia (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (48). 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

Dog 48
Cat 11

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 10
Bulldog - French 5
Shih Tzu 4
Retriever - Golden 4
Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Collie - Border 3
Chihuahua 3
Shepherd Dog - Australian 2
Terrier - Yorkshire 2
Dachshund (unspecified) 2

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 10
Enrofloxacin 7
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 6
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 5
Cyclosporine 5
Pradofloxacin 4
Maropitant Citrate 4
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 4
Sarolaner 4
Gabapentin 4
Spinosad 3
Cefovecin 3
Vitamin B12 3
Rabies Vaccine 3
Prednisone 3
Selamectin 2
Tramadol 2
Orbifloxacin 2
Carprofen 2
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Optic nerve disorder, 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 (59 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (15.3% 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 Optic nerve disorder (#1664 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 15.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 59 · vintage 2025.

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