Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for sickness

491 FDA reports name sickness, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1748). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#650 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
491
reports citing this reaction
19.8%
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. Sickness has 491 reports now versus 478 in that prior snapshot: 13 more (2.7%).

Report change
+13
Death-coded reports
+2
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 1748 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 491 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 19.8%
  • MID-PACK #650/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Application site resi…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 377
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 98
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Application site residue (±1 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 Sickness

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

Vomiting · highest174348Gingival hyperplasia · near493Sickness · this reaction491Application site resi… · near490Stiff gait · near489Limpness · near487Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Sickness

What the FDA AER plate says about Sickness

Signature read: 97 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Sickness in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 491 named reports in the openFDA extract. 97 of 491 reports were death-coded (19.8% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Application site residue (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (377). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (98).

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 377
Cat 79
Cattle 14
Pig 5
Horse 5
Human 4
Goat 3
Other 1
Rat 1
Camel 1

Breeds Most Affected

Dog (unknown) 77
Domestic Shorthair 30
Crossbred Canine/dog 28
Cat (unknown) 27
Retriever - Golden 23
Retriever - Labrador 18
Shih Tzu 16
Chihuahua 16
Terrier - Yorkshire 11
Poodle - Standard 9

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 98
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 45
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 34
Spinosad 31
Afoxolaner 28
Lotilaner 22
Carprofen 22
Bexagliflozin 20
Trilostane 19
Maropitant Citrate 18
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 16
Grapiprant 12
Bedinvetmab 12
Monensin Sodium 11
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 11
Gabapentin 11
Prednisone 10
Cyclosporine 10
Insulin 9
Fluid Therapy 9

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Sickness, 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 (491 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (19.8% 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 Sickness (#650 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 19.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 97 · 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 →