Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for sinusitis

41 FDA reports name sinusitis, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 872). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1841 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
41
reports citing this reaction
29.3%
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. Sinusitis has 41 reports now versus 41 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.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 872 VOL-TRACE

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

  • VOL-TRACE 41 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 29.3%
  • MID-PACK #1841/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hydrocephalus
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 19
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 6
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Hydrocephalus (±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.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Sinusitis

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

Vomiting · highest174348Hydrocephalus · near41Lack of efficacy (end… · near41Loss of strength · near41Pemphigus · near41Sinusitis · this reaction41Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Sinusitis

Sinusitis: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 41 reports place Sinusitis in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1841 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 41 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 12 of 41 reports (29.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Hydrocephalus (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (19). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (6).

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 19
Cat 16
Human 5
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 5
Domestic (unspecified) 5
Domestic Shorthair 5
Pit Bull 2
Ragdoll 2
Boxer (German Boxer) 1
Dog (unknown) 1
Terrier - Boston 1
Sheepdog - Old English 1
Poodle (unspecified) 1

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 6
Selamectin 4
Spinosad 3
Ivermectin 2
Carprofen 2
Cefovecin Sodium 2
Cyclosporine 2
Clindamycin 2
Prednisone 2
Oclacitinib Maleate 2
Maropitant Citrate 2
Maropitant 1
Methylprednisolone Acetate 1
Meloxicam 1
Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate 1
Amoxicillin 1
Device: Animal Care (Bowls, Crates, Etc) 1
Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride 1
Bovine Rhinotracheitis-Bvd-Pi3-Rsv Vaccine, Modified Live Virus, Mannheimia Haemolytica-Pasteurella Multocida Bacterin-Toxoid 1
Clostridium Chauvoei-Septicum-Novyi-Sordellii-Perfringens Types C & D Bacterin-Toxoid 1

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 Sinusitis (#1841 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 29.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 41 · 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 →