Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for vitamin deficiency

75 FDA adverse-event reports reference vitamin deficiency (VeDDRA 552). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1540 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
75
reports citing this reaction
24.0%
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. Vitamin deficiency has 75 reports now versus 73 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (2.7%).

Report change
+2
Death-coded reports
+2
Death-coded share
+2.1 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 552 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 75 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 24.0%
  • MID-PACK #1540/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gall bladder mucocele
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 59
  • DRUG-LEAD Moxidectin · 7
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Gall bladder mucocele (±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 Vitamin deficiency

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

Vomiting · highest174348Gall bladder mucocele · near75Hypersensitivity to l… · near75Hypersensitivity to m… · near75Lip erythema · near75Vitamin deficiency · this re…75Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Vitamin deficiency

What the FDA AER plate says about Vitamin deficiency

Signature read: Vitamin deficiency's 24.0% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 18 of 75 reports were death-coded (24.0% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Gall bladder mucocele (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (59). Lead co-reported drug Moxidectin (7).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Moxidectin 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 59
Cattle 11
Cat 3
Goat 1
Pig 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 7
Crossbred Canine/dog 6
Shepherd Dog - German 6
Cattle (other) 3
Mixed (Cattle) 3
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 3
Dog (unknown) 3
Cattle (unknown) 2
Beagle 2
Bichon Frise 2

Associated Drugs

Moxidectin 7
Bedinvetmab 7
Metronidazole 6
Maropitant Citrate 6
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 6
Oclacitinib Maleate 5
Prednisone 5
Carprofen 5
Trilostane 4
Fenbendazol Granules 4
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 4
Cyclosporine 4
Insulin Injectable Vial 4
Gabapentin 4
Spinosad 3
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 3
Capromorelin 3
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 3
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 2
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Vitamin deficiency, 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 (75 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (24.0% 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 Vitamin deficiency (#1540 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 24.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 24.0% · 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 →