Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for spleen hypertrophy

89 FDA adverse-event reports reference spleen hypertrophy (VeDDRA 1059). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1450 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
89
reports citing this reaction
36.0%
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. Spleen hypertrophy has 89 reports now versus 86 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (3.5%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+2
Death-coded share
+1.1 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 1059 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 89 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 36.0%
  • MID-PACK #1450/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cervical pain
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 79
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 12
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Cervical pain (±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.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Spleen hypertrophy

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Cervical pain · near89Hepato-biliary disord… · near89Injection site self t… · near89Liver nodules · near89Spleen hypertrophy · this re…89Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Spleen hypertrophy

Spleen hypertrophy: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Spleen hypertrophy's 36.0% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 32 of 89 reports (36.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Cervical pain (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (79). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (12).

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 79
Cat 6
Cattle 3
Ferret 1

Breeds Most Affected

Crossbred Canine/dog 13
Retriever - Labrador 7
Retriever - Golden 6
Domestic Shorthair 5
Beagle 4
Schnauzer - Miniature 4
Dachshund (unspecified) 3
Shepherd Dog - German 3
Terrier - Yorkshire 2
Spaniel - Cocker American 2

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 12
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 7
Trilostane 6
Carprofen 5
Deracoxib 5
Oclacitinib Maleate 4
Grapiprant 4
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 4
Spinosad 3
Cefovecin 3
Enrofloxacin 3
Maropitant Citrate 3
Cyclosporine A 3
Glucosamine 3
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 3
Gabapentin 3
Moxidectin 3
Prednisone 3
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 3
Firocoxib 227 Mg Chewable 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Spleen hypertrophy, 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 (89 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (36.0% 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 Spleen hypertrophy (#1450 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 36.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 36.0% · 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 →