Meloxicam — FDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Event (ADE) Reports
Source: openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) adverse event report database. Data pulled 2026-07-21. Counts are report-level: one report may list multiple reactions and multiple animals, so figures are not additive and do not imply causation. Meloxicam is a NSAID (dog/cat pain/inflammation).
Total reports
Meloxicam: 17184
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 8013
- Cat 3625
- Human 163
- Rabbit 78
- Other Birds 20
- Cattle 14
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Vomiting 3082
- Anorexia 2582
- Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 1911
- Elevated creatinine 1794
- Vials, Leaking 1709
- Depression 1681
- Diarrhoea 1278
- Death 1104
- Death by euthanasia 1053
- Renal failure 907
"Lack of efficacy" terms denote product-performance reports, not adverse reactions.
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-21.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-21).