Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for vocalisation

11,363 FDA reports name vocalisation, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 129). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#38 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
11,363
reports citing this reaction
16.1%
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. Vocalisation has 11,363 reports now versus 11,208 in that prior snapshot: 155 more (1.4%).

Report change
+155
Death-coded reports
+30
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 129 VOL-HIGH

VOL-HIGH · DEATH-ELEV · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-HIGH 11,363 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 16.1%
  • TOP-DECILE #38/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elevated serum alkali…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 7,585
  • DRUG-LEAD Nitenpyram · 1,293
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) (±72 reports)

Upper-third report volume drives the scale stamps on this plate; death-coded share and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Vocalisation

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

Vomiting · highest174348Cardiac disorder NOS · near11531Vocalisation · this reaction11363Elevated serum alkali… · near11291Fever · near11181Underdose · near10973Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Vocalisation

What the FDA AER plate says about Vocalisation

Signature read: 1,824 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Vocalisation in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 11,363 named reports in the openFDA extract. 1,824 of 11,363 reports were death-coded (16.1% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) (±72 reports). Lead species Dog (7,585). Lead co-reported drug Nitenpyram (1,293).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Nitenpyram 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 7,585
Cat 3,627
Cattle 42
Pig 33
Horse 26
Goat 24
Turkey 6
Guinea Pig 2
Sheep 2
Rat 2

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 1,924
Crossbred Canine/dog 661
Retriever - Labrador 630
Chihuahua 522
Domestic Longhair 415
Shih Tzu 356
Terrier - Yorkshire 278
Cat (unknown) 255
Dog (unknown) 246
Domestic (unspecified) 235

Associated Drugs

Nitenpyram 1,293
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 1,084
Spinosad 591
Afoxolaner 556
Carprofen 427
Maropitant Citrate 421
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 376
Bedinvetmab 376
Selamectin 375
Cefovecin 311
Gabapentin 310
Buprenorphine 300
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 289
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 263
Moxidectin 253
Frunevetmab 248
Prednisone 246
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 226
Oclacitinib Maleate 216
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 196

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Vocalisation, 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 (11,363 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (16.1% 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 Vocalisation (#38 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 16.1%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 1,824 · 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 →