Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for paralysis

473 FDA reports name paralysis, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 696). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#662 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
473
reports citing this reaction
48.6%
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. Paralysis has 473 reports now versus 472 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (0.2%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+1
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 696 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 473 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 48.6%
  • MID-PACK #662/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Apprehension
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 374
  • DRUG-LEAD Bedinvetmab · 96
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Apprehension (±0 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 Paralysis

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abscess NOS · near474Apprehension · near473Paralysis · this reaction473Heart failure · near472Welt · near472Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Paralysis

Paralysis: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 230 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Paralysis in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 473 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 230 of 473 reports (48.6% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Apprehension (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (374). Lead co-reported drug Bedinvetmab (96).

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 374
Cat 59
Cattle 17
Turkey 7
Chicken 3
Rabbit 3
Horse 3
Pig 2
Human 2
Turtle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 43
Domestic Shorthair 33
Crossbred Canine/dog 30
Dog (unknown) 28
Chihuahua 21
Dachshund (unspecified) 15
Retriever - Golden 14
Terrier - Yorkshire 13
Shih Tzu 13
Shepherd Dog - German 12

Associated Drugs

Bedinvetmab 96
Carprofen 77
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 37
Gabapentin 35
Afoxolaner 29
Cefovecin 18
Moxidectin 17
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 16
Spinosad 15
Selamectin 14
Prednisone 14
Sarolaner 14
Monensin Sodium 13
Maropitant Citrate 13
Grapiprant 13
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 11
Tramadol 11
Frunevetmab 11
Ivermectin 10
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 10

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Paralysis, 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 (473 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (48.6% 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 Paralysis (#662 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 48.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 230 · 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 →