Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for sore mouth

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

27 FDA reports name sore mouth, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1782). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2049 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions): 27
reports citing this reaction: 25.9%
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. Sore mouth has 27 reports now versus 26 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (3.8%).

Report change: +1
Death-coded reports: +0
Death-coded share: −1.0 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 1782 VOL-TRACE

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

VOL-TRACE 27 reports
DEATH-HOT 25.9%
LOWER-Q #2049/2481
PHOTO-FINISH Abortion spontaneous
SPECIES-DOG Dog · 12
DRUG-LEAD Ivermectin(1.55%)… · 3
DESK-WIDE 17 breeds
BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abortion spontaneous (±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 Sore mouth

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

FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Sore mouth

Sore mouth: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 27 reports place Sore mouth in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2049 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 27 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 7 of 27 reports (25.9% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abortion spontaneous (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (12). Lead co-reported drug Ivermectin(1.55%)/Praziquantel(7.75%) Paste (3).

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 12

Cat 9

Horse 4

Human 2

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 6

Horse (unknown) 2

Chihuahua 2

Cat (unknown) 2

Unknown 2

Pointing Dog - Hungarian Short-haired (Vizsla) 2

Pit Bull 1

Terrier - Cairn 1

Thoroughbred 1

Crossbred Canine/dog 1

Associated Drugs

Ivermectin(1.55%)/Praziquantel(7.75%) Paste 3

Maropitant Citrate 3

Cefovecin 2

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 2

Carprofen 2

Prednisone 2

Buprenorphine 2

Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 2

Isoflurane 2

Prescription Diet (Unspecified) 1

Spinosad 1

Meloxicam 1

Antibiotic Injection 1

Moxidectin 1

Sodium Chloride 1

Antibiotic 1

Furosemide 1

Selamectin 1

Ivermectin + Praziquantel 1

Amoxicillin (As Trihydrate) 1

What to do with this reaction

Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Sore mouth (#2049 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 25.9%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 27 · 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 →