Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for unequal pupils

96 FDA adverse-event reports reference unequal pupils (VeDDRA 671). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1418 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
96
reports citing this reaction
10.4%
death-coded share
Cat
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. Unequal pupils has 96 reports now versus 93 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (3.2%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.3 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 671 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 96 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 10.4%
  • MID-PACK #1418/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cardiac failure
  • SPECIES-CAT Cat · 51
  • DRUG-LEAD Florfenicol + Mom… · 13
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Cardiac failure (±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.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Unequal pupils

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Cardiac failure · near96Foam in the nose · near96Injection site nodule · near96Pustular skin eruption · near96Unequal pupils · this reacti…96Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Unequal pupils

What the FDA AER plate says about Unequal pupils

Signature read: 10 death-coded reports is the most distinctive absolute-outcome stamp on Unequal pupils. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 10 of 96 reports were death-coded (10.4% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Cardiac failure (±0 reports). Lead species Cat (51). Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride (13).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 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

Cat 51
Dog 44
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 36
Shepherd Dog - Australian 6
Crossbred Canine/dog 4
Siberian Husky 4
Spitz - German Pomeranian 3
Shepherd Dog - German 3
Domestic Longhair 3
Domestic Mediumhair 3
Retriever - Labrador 2
Chihuahua 2

Associated Drugs

Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 13
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 7
Isoflurane 7
Cefovecin 6
Robenacoxib 5
Maropitant Citrate 5
Buprenorphine 5
Afoxolaner 5
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 5
Cefovecin Sodium 5
Methylprednisolone Acetate 4
Cyclosporine 4
Ear Cleaner (Unknown) 4
Selamectin 3
Prednisone 3
Insulin Injectable Vial 3
Nitenpyram 3
Lotilaner 3
Florfenicol, Terbinafine, Betamethasone Acetate 3
Moxidectin 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

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

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (96 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (10.4% 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 Unequal pupils (#1418 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 10.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 10 · 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 →