Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for unrelated death

673 FDA reports name unrelated death, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2110). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#530 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
673
reports citing this reaction
98.4%
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. Unrelated death has 673 reports now versus 667 in that prior snapshot: 6 more (0.9%).

Report change
+6
Death-coded reports
+6
Death-coded share
+0.0 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 2110 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 673 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 98.4%
  • UPPER-Q #530/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Involuntary defecation
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 388
  • DRUG-LEAD Tiletamine Hcl, Z… · 68
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Involuntary defecation (±0 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 Unrelated death

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

Vomiting · highest174348Other ear disorder NOS · near675Involuntary defecation · near673Respiratory arrest · near673Unrelated death · this react…673Lack of efficacy (pro… · near670Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Unrelated death

Unrelated death: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Unrelated death's 98.4% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is upper-third scale: 673 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 662 of 673 reports (98.4% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Involuntary defecation (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (388). Lead co-reported drug Tiletamine Hcl, Zolazepam Hcl (68).

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 388
Cattle 150
Cat 79
Horse 21
Sheep 7
Pig 6
Rabbit 5
Mouse 5
Other Birds 2
Chicken 2

Breeds Most Affected

Dog (unknown) 112
Mixed (Cattle) 87
Retriever - Labrador 37
Cat (unknown) 28
Domestic Shorthair 23
Cattle (other) 23
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 23
Shepherd Dog - German 21
Crossbred Canine/dog 16
Retriever - Golden 15

Associated Drugs

Tiletamine Hcl, Zolazepam Hcl 68
Tulathromycin 61
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 48
Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 3 (Ts), Rlb103 (Nl-Bk-6), Mlv; Bovine Respiratory Syn 46
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 43
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 42
Pentobarbital/Phenytoin Inj 33
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus, 597-10 10Th Psg Strain 375; Bovine Viral Dia 25
Spinosad 24
Acepromazine 21
Ketamine Hydrochloride 20
Tiletamine Hcl;Zolazapam Hcl 20
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Type 2, Strain 53637, Lot Bvd2Mlv-D; Bovine Viral D 19
Butorphanol 19
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis Virus(Ts), Rlb 106;Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 19
Afoxolaner 17
Acepromazine Maleate 16
Dexmedetomidine 16
Medetomidine Hydrochloride, Vatinoxan Hydrochloride 15
Doramectin 14

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Unrelated death, 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 (98.4% 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 Unrelated death (#530 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 98.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 98.4% · 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 →