Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for scratching
7,139 FDA reports name scratching, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 959). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #70 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 7,139
- reports citing this reaction
- 1.1%
- 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. Scratching has 7,139 reports now versus 7,064 in that prior snapshot: 75 more (1.1%).
- Report change
- +75
- 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 Scratching changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 959 VOL-HIGH
VOL-HIGH · DEATH-LOW · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-HIGH 7,139 reports
- DEATH-LOW 1.1%
- TOP-DECILE #70/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Lack of efficacy (end…
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 5,066
- DRUG-LEAD Nitenpyram · 1,173
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - whipworm (±13 reports)
Upper-third report volume drives the scale stamps on this plate; death-coded share and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.
High-volume neighbourhood around Scratching
Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
Scratching: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: 7,139 reports place Scratching in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#70 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 7,139 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 75 of 7,139 reports (1.1% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - whipworm (±13 reports). Lead species Dog (5,066). Lead co-reported drug Nitenpyram (1,173).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Nitenpyram 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
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Scratching, 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 (7,139 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (1.1% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
- Compare Scratching's report profile against similar reactions nationwide. See similar reactions
- Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
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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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