Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for scleritis

118 FDA adverse-event reports reference scleritis (VeDDRA 473). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1313 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
118
reports citing this reaction
13.6%
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. Scleritis has 118 reports now versus 118 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.

Subscribe to Scleritis changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 473 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 118 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 13.6%
  • MID-PACK #1313/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWOR…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 107
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 14
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWORM MICROFI (±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 Scleritis

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

Vomiting · highest174348Dry heaving · near119INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWOR… · near118Prostration · near118Scleritis · this reaction118Cold feeling of extre… · near117Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Scleritis

What the FDA AER plate says about Scleritis

Signature read: death-coded share at 13.6% is the most distinctive outcome stamp on Scleritis. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 16 of 118 reports were death-coded (13.6% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: INEFFECTIVE, HEARTWORM MICROFI (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (107). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (14).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 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 107
Cat 8
Cattle 2
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Shih Tzu 10
Crossbred Canine/dog 9
Retriever - Labrador 9
Chihuahua 6
Dachshund (unspecified) 6
Terrier - Boston 4
Pit Bull 4
Terrier (unspecified) 4
Boxer (German Boxer) 4
Pug 4

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 14
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 13
Spinosad 10
Carprofen 8
Moxidectin 7
Trilostane 6
Oclacitinib Maleate 6
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 6
Prednisone 5
Recombinant Human Insulin 5
Diphenhydramine 5
Cefovecin Sodium 4
Deracoxib 4
Enrofloxacin 4
Maropitant Citrate 4
Meloxicam 3
Cyclosporine 3
Tresaderm Dermatological Solution 3
Hyaluronic Acid 3
Rabies Vaccine 3

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Scleritis, 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 (118 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (13.6% 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 Scleritis (#1313 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 13.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 13.6% · 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 →