Donkey

Donkey Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database holds 99 adverse event reports for Donkey, distributed across 4 distinct breeds currently tracked in the system. Of those reports, 14 involved a death outcome — producing a 1410.0% case-fatality rate among reported events, which reflects reporting severity bias rather than true population mortality. These figures are aggregated directly from openFDA's Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events endpoint and update as new voluntary submissions flow through pet owners, veterinarians, and drug manufacturers.

The most frequently reported clinical signs for Donkey are Death (11 reports), Sneezing (8 reports), Anorexia (7 reports), Rubbing (6 reports), with Death leading the reaction traffic at 11 submissions. On the product side, Detomidine Hydrochloride is the single most-referenced drug with 20 reports, followed by Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid (12), Pergolide Mesylate (10), Ivermectin(1.55%)/Praziquantel(7.75%) Paste (7). This combination surfaces which therapeutic classes generate the most adverse event chatter for this species — a useful starting point when comparing Donkey reporting patterns against other companion animals in the dataset.

Of the 88 Donkey reports with a coded outcome, Recovered/Normal accounts for the largest share at 36.4%. Annual submission volume spans 2,010 to 2,025 reports across the 16 years on file, a range that reflects evolving owner awareness, veterinary reporting habits, and new product approvals rather than stable underlying incidence. The breed-level table below breaks these patterns down further, showing how the 4 tracked donkey breeds compare on volume, deaths, and average age at report. As with all FDA adverse event data, correlation is the ceiling — causation requires clinical investigation beyond what these aggregates can provide.