Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for sneezing

1,770 FDA reports name sneezing, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 873). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#256 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,770
reports citing this reaction
8.5%
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. Sneezing has 1,770 reports now versus 1,747 in that prior snapshot: 23 more (1.3%).

Report change
+23
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 873 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,770 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 8.5%
  • UPPER-Q #256/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Neoplasia NOS
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 923
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 140
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Neoplasia NOS (±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 Sneezing

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

Vomiting · highest174348Alopecia · near1797Neoplasia NOS · near1770Sneezing · this reaction1770Distension of abdomen · near1754Crying · near1751Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Sneezing

What the FDA AER plate says about Sneezing

Signature read: 1,770 reports place Sneezing in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#256 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,770 named reports in the openFDA extract. 151 of 1,770 reports were death-coded (8.5% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Neoplasia NOS (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (923). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (140).

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 923
Cat 801
Human 25
Donkey 8
Horse 5
Pig 3
Guinea Pig 1
Rat 1
Other Mustelids 1
Pheasant 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 447
Chihuahua 86
Crossbred Canine/dog 77
Retriever - Labrador 70
Domestic Longhair 66
Domestic (unspecified) 58
Cat (unknown) 52
Shih Tzu 47
Terrier - Yorkshire 43
Domestic Mediumhair 40

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 140
Selamectin 106
Cefovecin 100
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 90
Selamectin;Sarolaner 78
Spinosad 75
Maropitant Citrate 70
Oclacitinib Maleate 65
Carprofen 56
Meloxicam 53
Cyclosporine 51
Afoxolaner 51
Enrofloxacin 48
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 48
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 48
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 47
Frunevetmab 46
Prednisone 44
Cefovecin Sodium 38
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 38

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Sneezing, 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 (1,770 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (8.5% 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 Sneezing (#256 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 8.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 1,770 · 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 →