Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for swelling nos

1,423 FDA reports name swelling nos, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1214). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#295 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,423
reports citing this reaction
11.0%
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. Swelling NOS has 1,423 reports now versus 1,402 in that prior snapshot: 21 more (1.5%).

Report change
+21
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
−0.1 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 1214 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,423 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 11.0%
  • UPPER-Q #295/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sedation
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,150
  • DRUG-LEAD Tigilanol Tiglate · 287
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Sedation (±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 Swelling NOS

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

Vomiting · highest174348Sedation · near1426Swelling NOS · this reaction1423Excessive licking and… · near1417Hypercalcaemia · near1415Administration error… · near1414Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Swelling NOS

What the FDA AER plate says about Swelling NOS

Signature read: 1,423 reports place Swelling NOS in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#295 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,423 named reports in the openFDA extract. 156 of 1,423 reports were death-coded (11.0% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Sedation (±3 reports). Lead species Dog (1,150). Lead co-reported drug Tigilanol Tiglate (287).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Tigilanol Tiglate 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 1,150
Cat 111
Horse 70
Cattle 41
Human 40
Sheep 3
Pig 3
Turkey 1
Ferret 1
Unknown 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 129
Pit Bull 83
Crossbred Canine/dog 72
Dog (unknown) 64
Boxer (German Boxer) 56
Domestic Shorthair 55
Chihuahua 49
Shepherd Dog - German 43
Unknown 41
Dachshund (unspecified) 35

Associated Drugs

Tigilanol Tiglate 287
Carprofen 120
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 109
Moxidectin 94
Maropitant Citrate 68
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 64
Prednisone 62
Butorphanol 59
Gabapentin 58
Diphenhydramine 55
Famotidine 48
Oclacitinib Maleate 47
Propofol 43
Bedinvetmab 42
Spinosad 41
Buprenorphine 40
Dexmedetomidine 40
Afoxolaner 37
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 32
Robenacoxib 32

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Swelling 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 report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (1,423 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (11.0% 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 Swelling NOS (#295 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 11.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 1,423 · 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 →