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VeDDRA Code: 1216

10,171 adverse event reports referencing this reaction

10,171
Total Reports
219
Deaths
220.0%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Unknown 8,768
Dog 1,123
Cat 99
Horse 73
Human 47
Cattle 41
Pig 9
Chicken 7
Other Canids 1
Turkey 1

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 8,819
Retriever - Labrador 95
Crossbred Canine/dog 71
Domestic Shorthair 65
Dog (unknown) 65
Chihuahua 55
Boxer (German Boxer) 43
Dachshund (unspecified) 38
Terrier - Yorkshire 37
Shih Tzu 34

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 1,480
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 486
Enrofloxacin 481
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 478
Spinosad 453
Cyclosporine A 392
Trilostane 309
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 283
Hydrocortisone Aceponate/Miconazole Nitrate/Gentamicin Sulfate 281
Selamectin 237
Afoxolaner 237
Moxidectin 231
Clomipramine 209
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride Injection 195
Meloxicam 193
Carprofen 168
Cyclosporin Ointment 146
Deracoxib 131
Ivermectin(1%)/Clorsulon(10%) Injection 123
Tresaderm Dermatological Solution 118

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total reports referencing reaction 10,171
Reports with fatal outcome 219
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 220.0%
Species observed 10
Breeds observed 20
Drugs associated with reaction 20

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER); reaction term coded under VeDDRA 1216.

Uncoded sign Reaction Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently lists 10,171 adverse event reports that reference Uncoded sign as a reaction term, including 219 reports with a death outcome — a 220.0% case-fatality figure calculated across only those events where this reaction was coded. The reaction is indexed in the openFDA system under VeDDRA code 1216, the standardized veterinary dictionary used to normalize clinical signs across submitters. Because reports are voluntary and often describe multiple concurrent signs per animal, the volume here reflects reporting intensity rather than true incidence in the broader pet population.

Uncoded sign appears most frequently in reports for Unknown (8,768 reports), Dog (1,123 reports), Cat (99 reports) — with Unknown dominating at 8,768 entries. Within those species, the breeds most often named alongside this reaction are Unknown (8,819), Retriever - Labrador (95), Crossbred Canine/dog (71). These distributions are influenced both by underlying breed popularity and by how veterinarians and owners code a given clinical sign, so they should be interpreted as a reporting fingerprint rather than a pure susceptibility ranking.

The drugs most commonly co-reported with Uncoded sign are Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (1,480 reports), Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt (486 reports), Enrofloxacin (481 reports), Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (478 reports), with Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad appearing alongside this reaction in 1,480 submissions. Co-reporting does not establish that any specific product caused the reaction — FDA CVM data captures temporal association only. The value of these aggregates is in flagging which therapeutic classes appear repeatedly alongside a given clinical sign, so owners and veterinarians can ask targeted questions about medications currently in use.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial