Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for skin petechiae

379 FDA reports name skin petechiae, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1205). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#757 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
379
reports citing this reaction
34.6%
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. Skin petechiae has 379 reports now versus 375 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (1.1%).

Report change
+4
Death-coded reports
+1
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 1205 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 379 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 34.6%
  • MID-PACK #757/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Excitation
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 346
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 45
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Excitation (±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.

High-volume neighbourhood around Skin petechiae

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

Vomiting · highest174348Excitation · near379Skin petechiae · this reacti…379Increased drinking · near378Pinnal oedema · near378Respiratory sound · near378Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Skin petechiae

Skin petechiae: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 131 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Skin petechiae in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 379 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 131 of 379 reports (34.6% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Excitation (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (346). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (45).

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 346
Cat 26
Cattle 2
Pig 2
Horse 1
Sheep 1
Human 1

Breeds Most Affected

Crossbred Canine/dog 34
Retriever - Labrador 29
Chihuahua 21
Maltese 19
Boxer (German Boxer) 17
Retriever - Golden 14
Shepherd Dog - German 13
Shih Tzu 12
Dog (unknown) 11
Dachshund (unspecified) 11

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 45
Moxidectin 40
Maropitant Citrate 29
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 22
Deracoxib 19
Meloxicam 19
Doxycycline 16
Prednisone 16
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 15
Dexamethasone 13
Sucralfate 12
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 12
Cefovecin Sodium 11
Gabapentin 11
Cefpodoxime Proxetil 10
Tramadol 10
Famotidine 10
Cefovecin 10
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 10
Afoxolaner 10

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Skin petechiae, 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 (379 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (34.6% 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 Skin petechiae (#757 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 34.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 131 · 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 →