Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for otitis interna

43 FDA reports name otitis interna, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 376). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1818 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
43
reports citing this reaction
9.3%
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. Otitis interna has 43 reports now versus 42 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (2.4%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.2 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 376 VOL-TRACE

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

  • VOL-TRACE 43 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 9.3%
  • MID-PACK #1818/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Application site numb…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 29
  • DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 8
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Application site numbness (±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 Otitis interna

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

Vomiting · highest174348Application site numb… · near43Elevated AST · near43INEFFECTIVE, PINWORMS · near43INEFFECTIVE, STOMACH… · near43Otitis interna · this reacti…43Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Otitis interna

What the FDA AER plate says about Otitis interna

Signature read: 4 death-coded reports is a thin tail count for Otitis interna in the CVM extract. Report volume is lower-third scale: 43 named reports in the openFDA extract. 4 of 43 reports were death-coded (9.3% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Application site numbness (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (29). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (8).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate 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 29
Cat 11
Rabbit 2
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Bulldog - French 5
Domestic Shorthair 5
Retriever - Labrador 3
Retriever - Golden 3
Domestic Longhair 2
Beagle 2
Crossbred Canine/dog 2
Pit Bull 2
New Zealand White 2
Cattle (other) 1

Associated Drugs

Maropitant Citrate 8
Oclacitinib Maleate 5
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 5
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 4
Meclizine 4
Prednisolone 4
Orbiflox/Momet/Posaco Eardrops 4
Cefovecin 3
Enrofloxacin 3
Buprenorphine 3
Florfenicol, Terbinafine, Betamethasone Acetate 3
Bedinvetmab 3
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 2
Phytosphingosine Hydrochloride 2
Cyclosporine 2
Florfenicol/Terbinafine Hydrochloride/Mometasone Furoate 2
Gabapentin 2
Ear Cleaner 2
Fluids 2
Enrofloxacin + Silver Sulfadiazine 2

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 Otitis interna (#1818 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 9.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 4 · 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 →