Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for otitis media

111 FDA adverse-event reports reference otitis media (VeDDRA 377). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1343 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
111
reports citing this reaction
10.8%
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 media has 111 reports now versus 109 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (1.8%).

Report change
+2
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 377 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 111 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 10.8%
  • MID-PACK #1343/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Asthma
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 81
  • DRUG-LEAD Florfenicol + Mom… · 26
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Asthma (±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.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Otitis media

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Asthma · near111Counterfeit product · near111Elevated haemoglobin · near111Foreign body, medical… · near111Otitis media · this reaction111Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Otitis media

What the FDA AER plate says about Otitis media

Signature read: death-coded share at 10.8% is the most distinctive outcome stamp on Otitis media. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 12 of 111 reports were death-coded (10.8% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Asthma (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (81). Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride (26).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 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 81
Cat 27
Ferret 2
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 18
Bulldog - French 10
Retriever - Labrador 9
Shih Tzu 5
Pit Bull 5
Terrier - Scottish 4
Terrier - Rat 4
Spaniel - Cocker American 3
Boxer (German Boxer) 3
Terrier - Boston 3

Associated Drugs

Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 26
Maropitant Citrate 25
Enrofloxacin 18
Fluids 13
Prednisone 10
Gabapentin 9
Cyclosporine 9
Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 8
Carprofen 8
Buprenorphine 8
Oclacitinib Maleate 7
Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine 7
Salicylic Acid 7
Ofloxacin 7
Eye Lubricant 7
Bedinvetmab 7
Diphenhydramine 6
Florfenicol/Terbinafine Hydrochloride/Mometasone Furoate 6
Tramadol 6
Meloxicam 6

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Otitis media, 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 (111 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (10.8% 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 Otitis media (#1343 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 10.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 10.8% · vintage 2025.

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