Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for pinnal necrosis
37 FDA reports name pinnal necrosis, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 362). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #1901 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 37
- 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. Pinnal necrosis has 37 reports now versus 36 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (2.8%).
- Report change
- +1
- Death-coded reports
- +0
- Death-coded share
- −0.3 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.
Subscribe to Pinnal necrosis changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 362 VOL-TRACE
VOL-TRACE · DEATH-ELEV · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-TRACE 37 reports
- DEATH-ELEV 10.8%
- LOWER-Q #1901/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Blistering of mouth
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 25
- DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 8
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Blistering of mouth (±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 Pinnal necrosis
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
What the FDA AER plate says about Pinnal necrosis
Signature read: 37 reports place Pinnal necrosis in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1901 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 37 named reports in the openFDA extract. 4 of 37 reports were death-coded (10.8% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Blistering of mouth (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (25). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (8).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Carprofen 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
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
What to do with this reaction
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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
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