Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for pale mucous membrane

6,258 FDA reports name pale mucous membrane, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 222). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#81 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
6,258
reports citing this reaction
28.0%
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. Pale mucous membrane has 6,258 reports now versus 6,156 in that prior snapshot: 102 more (1.7%).

Report change
+102
Death-coded reports
+21
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 222 VOL-HIGH

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

  • VOL-HIGH 6,258 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 28.0%
  • TOP-DECILE #81/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weight gain
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 5,410
  • DRUG-LEAD Moxidectin · 1,580
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Weight gain (±24 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Pale mucous membrane

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

Vomiting · highest174348Anaphylaxis · near6311Weight gain · near6282Pale mucous membrane · this …6258Not drinking · near6221Hyperglycaemia · near6174Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Pale mucous membrane

Pale mucous membrane: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 1,755 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Pale mucous membrane in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 6,258 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 1,755 of 6,258 reports (28.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Weight gain (±24 reports). Lead species Dog (5,410). Lead co-reported drug Moxidectin (1,580).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 5,410
Cat 729
Horse 83
Cattle 17
Goat 7
Rabbit 3
Other Canids 2
Ferret 2
Pig 2
Fish 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 402
Domestic Shorthair 373
Crossbred Canine/dog 358
Shih Tzu 283
Chihuahua 246
Boxer (German Boxer) 221
Terrier - Yorkshire 217
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 187
Retriever - Golden 173
Shepherd Dog - German 143

Associated Drugs

Moxidectin 1,580
Maropitant Citrate 530
Carprofen 475
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 351
Leptospira Canicola L-15 Strain C-51;Leptospira Grippotyphosa 1550 Lot 10005 Str 242
Cefovecin 235
Rabies Virus, 217
Bedinvetmab 214
Rabies Virus, Kv 210
Prednisone 203
Bordetella Bronchiseptica 92B 012992-7 Strain Boehringer Ingelheim 201
Dexamethasone 194
Afoxolaner 193
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 190
Diphenhydramine Hcl 185
Gabapentin 176
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 165
Spinosad 159
Oclacitinib Maleate 156
Meloxicam 137

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Pale mucous membrane, 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 (6,258 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (28.0% 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 Pale mucous membrane (#81 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 28.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 1,755 · 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 →