Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for third eyelid protrusion

803 FDA reports name third eyelid protrusion, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1105). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#461 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
803
reports citing this reaction
11.8%
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. Third eyelid protrusion has 803 reports now versus 778 in that prior snapshot: 25 more (3.2%).

Report change
+25
Death-coded reports
+3
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 1105 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 803 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 11.8%
  • UPPER-Q #461/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Skin ulcer
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 421
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 166
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Skin ulcer (±2 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 Third eyelid protrusion

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

Vomiting · highest174348Distress · near809Haemorrhage NOS · near808Polyphagia · near806Skin ulcer · near805Third eyelid protrusi… · thi…803Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Third eyelid protrusion

What the FDA AER plate says about Third eyelid protrusion

Signature read: 803 reports place Third eyelid protrusion in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#461 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 803 named reports in the openFDA extract. 95 of 803 reports were death-coded (11.8% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Skin ulcer (±2 reports). Lead species Dog (421). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (166).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 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 421
Cat 380
Cattle 2

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 234
Boxer (German Boxer) 71
Retriever - Labrador 50
Retriever - Golden 39
Domestic Mediumhair 28
Cat (unknown) 24
Domestic Longhair 23
Crossbred Canine/dog 22
Siamese 17
Hound - Basset 14

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 166
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 93
Maropitant Citrate 68
Oclacitinib Maleate 65
Buprenorphine 37
Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine 32
Florfenicol, Terbinafine, Betamethasone Acetate 30
Gabapentin 29
Spinosad 28
Bedinvetmab 26
Isoflurane 24
Carprofen 23
Cefovecin Sodium 22
Cefovecin 21
Prednisone 20
Butorphanol 20
Mirtazapine 20
Trilostane 19
Selamectin 18
Enrofloxacin 18

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Third eyelid protrusion, 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 (803 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (11.8% 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 Third eyelid protrusion (#461 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 11.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 803 · 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 →