Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for pr-pericardial effusion

Name: PR-PERICARDIAL EFFUSION - FDA Animal Adverse Reaction
Creator: PlainBreed
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

13 FDA reports name pr-pericardial effusion, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 99661). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2370 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions): 13
reports citing this reaction: 100.0%
death-coded share: Cat
most-affected species

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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. PR-PERICARDIAL EFFUSION has 13 reports now versus 13 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change: +0
Death-coded reports: +0
Death-coded share: +0.0 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 99661 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-HOT · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-CAT · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-MID · BOOK-FULL

VOL-TRACE 13 reports
DEATH-HOT 100.0%
BOTTOM-DECILE #2370/2481
PHOTO-FINISH Abnormal digital pulse
SPECIES-CAT Cat · 8
DRUG-LEAD Dexmedetomidine H… · 3
DESK-MID 7 breeds
BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abnormal digital pulse (±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.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around PR-PERICARDIAL EFFUSION

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

FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around PR-PERICARDIAL EFFUSION

PR-PERICARDIAL EFFUSION: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: PR-PERICARDIAL EFFUSION's 100.0% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 13 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 13 of 13 reports (100.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abnormal digital pulse (±0 reports). Lead species Cat (8). Lead co-reported drug Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride (3).

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

Cat 8

Dog 2

Horse 2

Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic (unspecified) 6

Domestic Shorthair 2

Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 1

Crossbred Canine/dog 1

Warmblood (unspecified) 1

Terrier - Bull - American Pit 1

Quarter Horse 1

Associated Drugs

Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 3

Cefovecin Sodium 2

Enrofloxacin 2

Ceftiofur 1

Deracoxib 1

Milbemycin 1

Ketamine Hydrochloride 1

Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 1

Cefovecin 1

Methylprednisolone Acetate 1

Insulin 1

Amoxicillin Trihydrate; Clavulanate Potassium ( K-Clavulanate) 1

Famotidine 1

Mirtazapine 1

Hetastarch 1

Buprenorphine 1

Ampicillin Sodium & Sulbactam Sodium 1

Pantoprazole 1

Arginine Vasopressin 1

Pain Reliever (Narcotic) 1

What to do with this reaction

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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for PR-PERICARDIAL EFFUSION (#2370 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 100.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 100.0% · 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 →