Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for sniffing

Name: Sniffing - FDA Animal Adverse Reaction
Creator: PlainBreed
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

47 FDA reports name sniffing, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 870). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1778 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions): 47
reports citing this reaction: 0.0%
death-coded share: Dog
most-affected species

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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. Sniffing has 47 reports now versus 44 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (6.8%).

Report change: +3
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 870 VOL-TRACE

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

VOL-TRACE 47 reports
DEATH-RARE 0.0%
MID-PACK #1778/2481
PHOTO-FINISH Abnormal number of of…
SPECIES-DOG Dog · 36
DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 6
DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abnormal number of offspring (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Sniffing

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

FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Sniffing

Sniffing: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Sniffing's 0.0% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 47 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 0 of 47 reports (0.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abnormal number of offspring (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (36). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (6).

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 36

Cat 11

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 6

Domestic Longhair 4

Shih Tzu 3

Crossbred Canine/dog 2

Maltese 2

Retriever - Labrador 2

Terrier - Yorkshire 2

Beagle 2

Terrier - Jack Russell 2

Terrier - Rat 2

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 6

Fluid Therapy 6

Oclacitinib Maleate 5

Afoxolaner 5

Maropitant Citrate 5

Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 4

Mirtazapine 4

Nitenpyram 3

Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 3

Lotilaner 3

Lotilaner,Moxidectin,Praziquantel,Pyrantel Pamoate 3

Buprenorphine 3

Isoflurane 3

Ondansetron 3

Sarolaner 2

Fluralaner Chew Tablets 2

Selamectin 2

Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 2

Probiotic 2

Ivermectin 2

What to do with this reaction

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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 Sniffing (#1778 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 0.0% · vintage 2025.

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