Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for tonic seizure

34 FDA reports name tonic seizure, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1126). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1932 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
34
reports citing this reaction
26.5%
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. Tonic seizure has 34 reports now versus 33 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (3.0%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.8 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 1126 VOL-TRACE

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

  • VOL-TRACE 34 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 26.5%
  • LOWER-Q #1932/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Attractiveness to mal…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 29
  • DRUG-LEAD Fluralaner 13.64%… · 4
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Attractiveness to males (±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 Tonic seizure

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

Vomiting · highest174348Attractiveness to mal… · near34Encephalopathy NOS · near34Eyelid mass NOS · near34PR-THYMUS, LESION(S) · near34Tonic seizure · this reaction34Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Tonic seizure

Tonic seizure: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 34 reports place Tonic seizure in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1932 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 34 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 9 of 34 reports (26.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Attractiveness to males (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (29). Lead co-reported drug Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew (4).

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 29
Cat 2
Cattle 2
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Boxer (German Boxer) 5
Dog (unknown) 2
Collie - Border 2
Mixed (Cattle) 2
Retriever - Labrador 2
Terrier - Boston 1
Retriever - Golden 1
Samoyed 1
Pointing Dog - German Short-haired 1
Poodle - Miniature 1

Associated Drugs

Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 4
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 3
Enrofloxacin 3
Ivermectin 2
Ivermectin/Pyrantel Pamoate Chewable 272Mcg/652Mg 2
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 2
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 2
Sarolaner 2
Fluralaner 5.46% 1-Month Chew 2
Moxidectin 2
Bordetella Bronchiseptica 92B 012992-7 Strain Boehringer Ingelheim;Canine Parain 2
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride Injection 1
Glycosaminoglycan Polysulfate 1
Fish Oil Capsules 1
Doxycycline 1
Meloxicam 1
Dinotefuran/Pyriproxyfen/Permethrin 1
Firocoxib 227 Mg Chewable 1
Ivermectin Chewable 68 Mcg 1
Cyclosporine A 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 Tonic seizure (#1932 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 26.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 34 · 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 →