Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for tongue paralysis

24 FDA reports name tongue paralysis, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2108). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2099 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
24
reports citing this reaction
33.3%
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. Tongue paralysis has 24 reports now versus 24 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 2108 VOL-TRACE

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

  • VOL-TRACE 24 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 33.3%
  • LOWER-Q #2099/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Acute pancreatitis
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 15
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 3
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Acute pancreatitis (±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 Tongue paralysis

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

Vomiting · highest174348Acute pancreatitis · near24Application site para… · near24Cardiac tamponade · near24Eyelid ptosis - neuro… · near24Tongue paralysis · this reac…24Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Tongue paralysis

Tongue paralysis: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 24 reports place Tongue paralysis in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2099 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 24 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 8 of 24 reports (33.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Acute pancreatitis (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (15). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (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 15
Horse 5
Cat 4

Breeds Most Affected

Bulldog - French 2
Shepherd Dog - Australian 2
Thoroughbred 2
Domestic Shorthair 2
Boxer (German Boxer) 1
Cat (unknown) 1
Terrier (unspecified) 1
Doberman Pinscher 1
Pointing Dog - German Short-haired 1
Paint 1

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 3
Prednisone 3
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 3
Afoxolaner 2
Eprinomectin + Esafoxolaner + Praziquantel 2
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 1
Praziquantel 1
Methocarbamol 1
Subcutaneous Fluids 1
Intravenous Fluids 1
Chloramphenicol 1
Pyrantel Pamoate 1
Cyclosporine A 1
Unknown Monthly Heartworm Preventative 1
Flunixin Meglumine 1
Phenylbutazone 1
Ivermectin(1.55%)/Praziquantel(7.75%) Paste 1
Rabacfosadine Succinate 1
Milbemycin Oxime, Lufenuron 1
Clenbuterol Hydrochloride 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 Tongue paralysis (#2099 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 33.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 24 · 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 →