Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for spleen torsion

12 FDA reports name spleen torsion, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2106). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2401 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
12
reports citing this reaction
75.0%
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 torsion has 12 reports now versus 12 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
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 2106 VOL-TRACE

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

  • VOL-TRACE 12 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 75.0%
  • BOTTOM-DECILE #2401/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Agitated state of mind
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 9
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen (Unknow… · 3
  • DESK-WIDE 9 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Agitated state of mind (±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 Spleen torsion

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

Vomiting · highest174348Agitated state of mind · near12Airsacculitis · near12Anal prolapse · near12Anal sac adenocarcioma · near12Spleen torsion · this reacti…12Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Spleen torsion

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

Signature read: 12 reports place Spleen torsion in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2401 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 12 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 9 of 12 reports (75.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Agitated state of mind (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (9). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (Unknown) (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 9
Pig 2
Cat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Shepherd Dog - German 4
Bulldog 1
Doberman Pinscher 1
Boxer (German Boxer) 1
Pig (unknown) 1
Terrier - Parson Russell 1
Domestic Shorthair 1
Commercial hybrid 1
Beagle 1

Associated Drugs

Carprofen (Unknown) 3
Bedinvetmab 3
Gabapentin 3
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 3
Hcg (Fd) Injectable 2
Grapiprant 2
Robenacoxib 2
Oclacitinib Maleate 2
Tramadol 2
Pancreatic Supplement 2
Vaccines (Unknown) 2
Glucosamine (Unknown) 2
Ivermectin/Pyrantel Pamoate Chewable 136Mcg/326Mg 1
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 1
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 1
Epinephrine 1
Investigational Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin Analog (120 Iu) 1
Device: Surgical Instruments 1
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime 1
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 1

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 torsion (#2401 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 75.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 12 · 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 →