Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for ultrasound, liver abnormal

343 FDA reports name ultrasound, liver abnormal, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 99369). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#821 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
343
reports citing this reaction
32.4%
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. ULTRASOUND, LIVER ABNORMAL has 343 reports now versus 342 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (0.3%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
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 99369 VOL-LOW

VOL-LOW · DEATH-HOT · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-LOW 343 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 32.4%
  • MID-PACK #821/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blistering (see also…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 313
  • DRUG-LEAD Carprofen · 99
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Blistering (see also Application site SOC) (±1 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.

High-volume neighbourhood around ULTRASOUND, LIVER ABNORMAL

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

Vomiting · highest174348Blistering (see also… · near344Enlarged lymph nodes… · near344ULTRASOUND, LIVER ABN… · thi…343Injection site mass · near342Cystitis · near341Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around ULTRASOUND, LIVER ABNORMAL

ULTRASOUND, LIVER ABNORMAL: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 111 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for ULTRASOUND, LIVER ABNORMAL in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 343 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 111 of 343 reports (32.4% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Blistering (see also Application site SOC) (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (313). Lead co-reported drug Carprofen (99).

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 313
Cat 30

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 69
Crossbred Canine/dog 37
Retriever - Golden 24
Domestic (unspecified) 15
Shih Tzu 10
Chihuahua 9
Beagle 9
Terrier - Jack Russell 8
Shepherd Dog - Australian 7
Domestic Shorthair 7

Associated Drugs

Carprofen 99
Deracoxib 18
Meloxicam 18
Trilostane 16
Cyclosporine 15
Maropitant Citrate 13
Glycosaminoglycan Polysulfate 12
Oclacitinib Maleate 12
Maropitant 11
Spinosad 11
Cefovecin Sodium 9
Firocoxib 9
Amoxicillin, Clavulanate 8
Moxidectin 8
Cefovecin 8
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 8
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 7
Afoxolaner 7
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 6
Mirtazapine 6

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for ULTRASOUND, LIVER ABNORMAL, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (32.4% 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 ULTRASOUND, LIVER ABNORMAL (#821 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 32.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 111 · 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 →