Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for upper respiratory sounds

32 FDA reports name upper respiratory sounds, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 3119). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1967 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
32
reports citing this reaction
31.3%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species
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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. Upper respiratory sounds has 32 reports now versus 29 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (10.3%).

Report change
+3
Death-coded reports
+1
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 3119 VOL-TRACE

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

  • VOL-TRACE 32 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 31.3%
  • LOWER-Q #1967/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH ANION GAP HI, BLD
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 22
  • DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 10
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: ANION GAP HI, BLD (±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.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Upper respiratory sounds

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

Vomiting · highest174348ANION GAP HI, BLD · near32Application site haem… · near32Convulsive disorder N… · near32Copper toxicity signs · near32Upper respiratory sou… · thi…32Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Upper respiratory sounds

Upper respiratory sounds: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 32 reports place Upper respiratory sounds in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1967 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 32 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 10 of 32 reports (31.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: ANION GAP HI, BLD (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (22). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (10).

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 22
Cat 9
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 6
Bulldog - French 4
Retriever - Labrador 3
Pug 2
British cat 1
Hound (unspecified) 1
Poodle (unspecified) 1
Terrier (unspecified) 1
Terrier - Yorkshire 1
Schnauzer (unspecified) 1

Associated Drugs

Maropitant Citrate 10
Gabapentin 9
Prednisone 6
Bedinvetmab 5
Carprofen 5
Famotidine 5
Butorphanol 4
Diphenhydramine 4
Oclacitinib Maleate 3
Capromorelin 3
Ondansetron 3
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 3
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine 2
Dexmedetomidine 2
Water, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Chloride 2
Omeprazole 2
Ilunocitinib 2
Moxidectin 2
Rabies Virus, Kv 2
Sucralfate 2

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 Upper respiratory sounds (#1967 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 31.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 32 · 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 →