Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for petit mal epilepsy

83 FDA adverse-event reports reference petit mal epilepsy (VeDDRA 1694). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1488 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
83
reports citing this reaction
7.2%
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. Petit mal epilepsy has 83 reports now versus 81 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (2.5%).

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 1694 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 83 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 7.2%
  • MID-PACK #1488/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Destructive behaviour
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 79
  • DRUG-LEAD Pyrantel Pamoate;… · 17
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Destructive behaviour (±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 Petit mal epilepsy

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

Vomiting · highest174348Destructive behaviour · near83Elevated mean corpusc… · near83Erosion · near83Haemoglobinuria · near83Petit mal epilepsy · this re…83Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Petit mal epilepsy

Petit mal epilepsy: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 6 death-coded reports is a thin tail count for Petit mal epilepsy in the CVM extract. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 6 of 83 reports (7.2% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Destructive behaviour (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (79). Lead co-reported drug Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner (17).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 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 79
Cat 4

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 8
Chihuahua 6
Terrier - Yorkshire 5
Boxer (German Boxer) 4
Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Terrier - Boston 3
Siberian Husky 3
Dachshund (unspecified) 3
Bulldog 3
Dog (unknown) 3

Associated Drugs

Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 17
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 13
Oclacitinib Maleate 7
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 6
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 6
Bedinvetmab 6
Sarolaner 5
Gabapentin 5
Ivermectin 3
Milbemycin Oxime 3
Phenobarbital 3
Maropitant Citrate 3
Lotilaner 3
Milbemycin/Lufenuron/Pzq Chew 3
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 3
Spinosad 2
Ivermectin + Pyrantel Pamoate 2
Afoxolaner 2
Afoxolaner 28.3 Mg Chewable Tablets 2
Carprofen 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Petit mal epilepsy, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (7.2% 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 Petit mal epilepsy (#1488 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 7.2%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 6 · 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 →