Trazodone — 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 2026-07-22. Counts are report-level: one report may list multiple reactions and multiple animals, so figures are not additive and do not imply causation. Trazodone is a serotonin antagonist/reuptake inhibitor (anxiety).
Total reports
Trazodone: 1399
Reports by species (top entries)
- Dog 1377
- Cat 15
- Human 6
- Other 1
Top reported reactions (VEDDRA terms, top entries)
- Vomiting 285
- Diarrhoea 179
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 147
- Decreased appetite 106
- Death by euthanasia 104
- Not eating 102
- Seizure NOS 89
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 83
- Panting 82
- Lack of efficacy - NOS 81
"Lack of efficacy" terms denote product-performance reports, not adverse reactions.
Source JSON: pdf-raw/ade/ade_active_ingredients_2026-07-22_trazodone.json (openFDA animalandveterinary/event.json, pulled 2026-07-22).