Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for stiffness nos

1,827 FDA reports name stiffness nos, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1794). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#250 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,827
reports citing this reaction
13.4%
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. Stiffness NOS has 1,827 reports now versus 1,781 in that prior snapshot: 46 more (2.6%).

Report change
+46
Death-coded reports
+3
Death-coded share
−0.2 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 1794 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,827 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 13.4%
  • UPPER-Q #250/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hypochloraemia
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,588
  • DRUG-LEAD Afoxolaner · 270
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Hypochloraemia (±3 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 Stiffness NOS

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

Vomiting · highest174348Localised pain NOS (s… · near1833Stiffness NOS · this reaction1827Hypochloraemia · near1824Hyponatremia · near1822Decreased packed cell… · near1814Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Stiffness NOS

What the FDA AER plate says about Stiffness NOS

Signature read: 244 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Stiffness NOS in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,827 named reports in the openFDA extract. 244 of 1,827 reports were death-coded (13.4% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Hypochloraemia (±3 reports). Lead species Dog (1,588). Lead co-reported drug Afoxolaner (270).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Afoxolaner 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 1,588
Cat 145
Horse 68
Human 12
Cattle 11
Pig 2
Other Rodents 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 153
Crossbred Canine/dog 138
Chihuahua 112
Domestic Shorthair 96
Retriever - Golden 74
Boxer (German Boxer) 60
Shih Tzu 59
Terrier - Yorkshire 57
Terrier (unspecified) 42
Dog (unknown) 36

Associated Drugs

Afoxolaner 270
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 200
Bedinvetmab 141
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 123
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 106
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 96
Carprofen 88
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 80
Gabapentin 74
Maropitant Citrate 66
Moxidectin 63
Spinosad 59
Sarolaner 55
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 48
Trilostane 48
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 45
Oclacitinib Maleate 41
Selamectin 33
Cefovecin 33
Prednisone 30

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Stiffness NOS, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (13.4% 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 Stiffness NOS (#250 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 13.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 244 · 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 →