Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for pulmonary congestion

571 FDA reports name pulmonary congestion, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 843). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#593 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
571
reports citing this reaction
68.8%
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. Pulmonary congestion has 571 reports now versus 564 in that prior snapshot: 7 more (1.2%).

Report change
+7
Death-coded reports
+5
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.

Subscribe to Pulmonary congestion changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 843 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 571 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 68.8%
  • UPPER-Q #593/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Head down
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 360
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 87
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Head down (±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 Pulmonary congestion

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

Vomiting · highest174348Straining to defecate · near574Head down · near571Hyperexcitation · near571Pulmonary congestion · this …571Joint pain · near566Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Pulmonary congestion

Pulmonary congestion: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 393 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Pulmonary congestion in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 571 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 393 of 571 reports (68.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Head down (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (360). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (87).

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 360
Cat 118
Cattle 72
Horse 5
Pig 5
Human 3
Sheep 3
Guinea Pig 2
Rabbit 1
Chicken 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 62
Crossbred Canine/dog 37
Retriever - Labrador 31
Shepherd Dog - German 24
Cattle (other) 17
Domestic (unspecified) 16
Dachshund (unspecified) 13
Terrier - Yorkshire 13
Chihuahua 13
Spitz - German Pomeranian 12

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 87
Spinosad 48
Buprenorphine 31
Cefovecin 27
Maropitant Citrate 27
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 25
Carprofen 20
Isoflurane 20
Robenacoxib 20
Afoxolaner 19
Enrofloxacin 18
Prednisone 18
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 18
Moxidectin 16
Rabies Vaccine 16
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 16
Butorphanol 16
Monensin Sodium 15
Dexamethasone 15
Pimobendan 14

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Pulmonary congestion, 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 (571 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (68.8% 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 Pulmonary congestion (#593 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 68.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 393 · 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 →