Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for unusual stool colour

242 FDA adverse-event reports reference unusual stool colour (VeDDRA 2435). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#954 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
242
reports citing this reaction
12.4%
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. Unusual stool colour has 242 reports now versus 239 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (1.3%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.2 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 2435 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 242 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 12.4%
  • MID-PACK #954/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Acidosis
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 218
  • DRUG-LEAD Ivermectin + Pyra… · 28
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Acidosis (±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 Unusual stool colour

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

Vomiting · highest174348Acidosis · near242Infectious disease NOS · near242Joint effusion · near242Pollakiuria · near242Unusual stool colour · this …242Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Unusual stool colour

What the FDA AER plate says about Unusual stool colour

Signature read: report volume at 242 (#954 of 2,481) is the standout scale stamp on Unusual stool colour. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 30 of 242 reports were death-coded (12.4% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Acidosis (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (218). Lead co-reported drug Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt (28).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 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

Dog 218
Cat 21
Horse 2
Ferret 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 21
Crossbred Canine/dog 19
Domestic Shorthair 16
Shih Tzu 11
Shepherd Dog - German 9
Retriever - Golden 9
Chihuahua 8
Dog (unknown) 8
Collie - Border 7
Havanese 6

Associated Drugs

Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 28
Afoxolaner 23
Maropitant Citrate 23
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 16
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 15
Gabapentin 15
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 15
Carprofen 13
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 13
Oclacitinib Maleate 10
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 10
Bedinvetmab 9
Sucralfate 8
Enrofloxacin 8
Lotilaner 8
Grapiprant 8
Moxidectin 8
Prednisone 6
Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate 6
Famotidine 6

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Unusual stool colour, 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 (242 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (12.4% 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 Unusual stool colour (#954 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 12.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 242 · 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 →