Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for shivering

1,413 FDA reports name shivering, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1905). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#299 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,413
reports citing this reaction
8.8%
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. Shivering has 1,413 reports now versus 1,386 in that prior snapshot: 27 more (1.9%).

Report change
+27
Death-coded reports
+2
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 1905 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,413 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 8.8%
  • UPPER-Q #299/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Staggering
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,290
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 407
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Staggering (±0 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 Shivering

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

Vomiting · highest174348Excessive licking and… · near1417Hypercalcaemia · near1415Administration error… · near1414Shivering · this reaction1413Staggering · near1413Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Shivering

What the FDA AER plate says about Shivering

Signature read: 1,413 reports place Shivering in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#299 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,413 named reports in the openFDA extract. 125 of 1,413 reports were death-coded (8.8% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Staggering (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (1,290). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (407).

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 1,290
Cat 97
Horse 14
Human 7
Rabbit 1
Pig 1
Goat 1
Prosimian 1
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Chihuahua 106
Terrier - Yorkshire 90
Crossbred Canine/dog 88
Retriever - Labrador 70
Domestic Shorthair 66
Shih Tzu 58
Maltese 55
Pit Bull 38
Terrier (unspecified) 33
Terrier - Jack Russell 31

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 407
Afoxolaner 92
Trilostane 78
Spinosad 77
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 63
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 61
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 55
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 48
Moxidectin 43
Maropitant Citrate 42
Oclacitinib Maleate 37
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 37
Carprofen 36
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 34
Sarolaner 34
Selamectin 29
Nitenpyram 28
Lotilaner 27
Prednisone 26
Gabapentin 25

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Shivering, 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 (1,413 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (8.8% 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 Shivering (#299 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 8.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 1,413 · 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 →