Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for pulmonary oedema

1,009 FDA reports name pulmonary oedema, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 848). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#390 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,009
reports citing this reaction
68.9%
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 oedema has 1,009 reports now versus 994 in that prior snapshot: 15 more (1.5%).

Report change
+15
Death-coded reports
+9
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 848 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,009 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 68.9%
  • UPPER-Q #390/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paddling
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 610
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 113
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Paddling (±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 oedema

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

Vomiting · highest174348Paddling · near1009Pulmonary oedema · this reac…1009Decreased haemoglobin · near1007Itchy skin · near1005Lack of efficacy (hea… · near1001Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Pulmonary oedema

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

Signature read: 695 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Pulmonary oedema in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,009 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 695 of 1,009 reports (68.9% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Paddling (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (610). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (113).

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 610
Cat 286
Cattle 85
Horse 9
Sheep 5
Goat 4
Pig 3
Human 2
Other Birds 1
Llama 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 194
Chihuahua 37
Crossbred Canine/dog 33
Shih Tzu 31
Dachshund (unspecified) 27
Retriever - Labrador 25
Terrier - Yorkshire 22
Shepherd Dog - German 21
Domestic Longhair 21
Maltese 21

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 113
Furosemide 86
Maropitant Citrate 85
Cefovecin 81
Moxidectin 52
Butorphanol 51
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 49
Isoflurane 49
Spinosad 46
Buprenorphine 46
Dexamethasone 44
Monensin Sodium 42
Meloxicam 39
Carprofen 38
Pimobendan 33
Afoxolaner 33
Famotidine 32
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 31
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride Injection 30
Selamectin 29

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Pulmonary oedema, 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 (1,009 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (68.9% 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 oedema (#390 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 68.9%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 695 · 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 →