Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for unexplained death
518 FDA adverse-event reports reference unexplained death (VeDDRA 985). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.
- 518
- reports citing this reaction
- 98.6%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
- Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad
- most-associated drug
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Unexplained death Reaction Insights
518 reports name Unexplained death; 511 recorded a death outcome (98.6% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 985.
By species: Dog (258 reports), Cattle (120 reports), Cat (78 reports). By breed: Domestic Shorthair (49), Dog (unknown) (47), Mixed (Cattle) (37).
Most co-reported drugs: Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (64 reports), Tulathromycin (44 reports), Spinosad (24 reports), Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid (23 reports).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, co-reporting reflects temporal association captured in voluntary submissions, not proof that a drug caused this reaction. A widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw co-reports at an identical true rate than a rarely-used one, so compare within similar-exposure products.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
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