Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for trigeminus paralysis

19 FDA reports name trigeminus paralysis, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1149). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2197 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
19
reports citing this reaction
15.8%
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. Trigeminus paralysis has 19 reports now versus 17 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (11.8%).

Report change
+2
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−1.9 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.

Subscribe to Trigeminus paralysis changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 1149 VOL-TRACE

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

  • VOL-TRACE 19 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 15.8%
  • LOWER-Q #2197/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adaptor, damaged
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 17
  • DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 5
  • DESK-WIDE 14 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Adaptor, damaged (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Trigeminus paralysis

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

Vomiting · highest174348Adaptor, damaged · near19Amaurosis (see also P… · near19Anhidrosis · near19Cholelithiasis · near19Trigeminus paralysis · this …19Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Trigeminus paralysis

What the FDA AER plate says about Trigeminus paralysis

Signature read: 19 reports place Trigeminus paralysis in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2197 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 19 named reports in the openFDA extract. 3 of 19 reports were death-coded (15.8% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Adaptor, damaged (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (17). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (5).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate 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 17
Cat 2

Breeds Most Affected

Terrier - Bull - American Pit 4
Retriever - Golden 2
Domestic Shorthair 2
Mixed (Dog) 1
Retriever - Labrador 1
Lhasa Apso 1
Terrier (unspecified) 1
Spaniel (unspecified) 1
Dog (unknown) 1
Poodle (unspecified) 1

Associated Drugs

Maropitant Citrate 5
Gabapentin 4
Doxycycline 3
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 3
Bedinvetmab 3
Buprenorphine 3
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 2
Oclacitinib Maleate 2
Sarolaner 2
Prednisone 2
Ivermectin 2
Prednisolone 2
Enrofloxacin 2
Ursodiol 2
Metronidazole 2
Sucralfate 2
Cefpodoxime Proxetil 1
Spinosad 1
Bordetella Bronchiseptica 92B 012992-7 Strain Boehringer Ingelheim 1
Ivermectin 68Mcg Pyrantel 57Mg 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 Trigeminus paralysis (#2197 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 15.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 19 · 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 →