German Wire-haired Pointing Dog: adverse event reports for animal drugs

Breed of dog

The FDA breed label is "Pointing Dog - German Wire-haired". The count has only the reports that give this one breed.

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An API dataset query result cannot be used to estimate the risk associated with the product or compare one drug or device product with another. When looking at the results, be aware that there is no certainty that the reported drug or device caused the adverse event. This dataset should not be the sole source of information for clinical decision-making or other assumptions about the safety or effectiveness of a product. The adverse event may have been related to an underlying disease, other drugs used at the same time or other non-drug related sources.
FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine publishes these words. Source: Adverse Event Reports for Animal Drugs and Devices, read on 2 Oct 2026. The data have the reports that FDA received through 26 Jun 2026.

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From September 1988 to June 2026, FDA received 548 reports that give the breed German Wire-haired Pointing Dog. That is under 0.1% of the reports about dogs. In the 12 months to June 2026, FDA received 45 reports for this breed.

The count has only the reports that give this one breed. Reports about crossbred animals are in the count for the species. The signs that appear in the largest number of the 548 reports are "Vomiting" and "Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm". A report is not proof that a drug caused a sign.

By number of reports in all years, this breed is number 106 of 167 breeds of dogs with a page. Reports that give this breed rose by 12.5% in the 12 months to June 2026, compared with the 12 months before. Reports about dogs fell by 2.3% in the same periods. The newest months can get more reports in a later update. The sign "Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm" is in 10.9% of the reports that give this breed, and in 5.4% of the reports about dogs.

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Drug pages with reports for this breed

The table has every drug page with 5 or more reports that give this breed, in order of name. No count decides which drug is in the table. The table has 22 drug pages.

Drug pages with 5 or more reports that give the breed German Wire-haired Pointing Dog, in order of name
Active ingredients	Reports that give this breed
Afoxolaner	41
Afoxolaner + Moxidectin + Pyrantel Pamoate	13
Bedinvetmab	11
Carprofen	24
Febantel + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate	5
Firocoxib	5
Fluralaner	44
Gabapentin	6
Ivermectin + Praziquantel + Pyrantel Pamoate	7
Ivermectin + Pyrantel Pamoate	146
Lotilaner	12
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime	16
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride	9
Milbemycin Oxime	9
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel	37
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad	23
Moxidectin	35
Oclacitinib	11
Pyrantel Pamoate + Sarolaner	51
Sarolaner	12
Selamectin	10
Trilostane	5

The openFDA records give the value "MSK" for the brand name and for the manufacturer name of each drug. FDA says that MSK means "masked". So the site cannot count a report for a brand.

An API dataset query result cannot be used to estimate the risk associated with the product or compare one drug or device product with another.
Commonly used products may have a higher number of reported adverse events due to the higher total number of animals being given the product.
FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine. Source: Adverse Event Reports for Animal Drugs and Devices

Signs that the reports list

A sign is a coded term from the report. The words in brackets are a plain gloss of the term. The percentage is the share of the 548 reports that list the sign.

The sign that is in the largest number of the reports comes first.

Vomiting15%82 reports
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - heartworm[the product did not have the expected effect: heartworm]10.9%60 reports
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - hookworm[the product did not have the expected effect: hookworms]10.4%57 reports
Ineffective, heartworm larvae[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (heartworm larvae)]6.8%37 reports
Lack of efficacy (ectoparasite) - tick NOS[the product did not have the expected effect: ticks]5.1%28 reports
Ineffective, ascarids NOS[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (ascarids nos)]4.7%26 reports
Digestive tract disorder NOS[digestive problem, type not specified]4.2%23 reports
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - Borrelia[the product did not have the expected effect: Borrelia (Lyme disease bacteria)]4.2%23 reports
Diarrhoea[diarrhea]3.8%21 reports
Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS[the product did not have the expected effect: target not specified]3.5%19 reports
Anorexia[not eating]3.1%17 reports
Lethargy[unusually tired or inactive]3.1%17 reports
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - roundworm NOS[the product did not have the expected effect: roundworms]2.9%16 reports
Death by euthanasia[the animal was euthanized]2.6%14 reports

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Lack of efficacy - NOS[the product did not have the expected effect]2.6%14 reports
Seizure NOS[seizure, type not specified]2.6%14 reports
Death2.4%13 reports
Depression[dull, quiet or withdrawn]2.4%13 reports
Emesis[vomiting]2.2%12 reports
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)[a liver enzyme above the normal range]2%11 reports
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP)[a liver and bone enzyme above the normal range]2%11 reports
Cardiac disorder NOS[heart problem, type not specified]1.8%10 reports
Ineffective, hooks[legacy FDA term: the product did not have the expected effect (hooks)]1.6%9 reports
Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - tapeworm[the product did not have the expected effect: tapeworms]1.6%9 reports
Weight loss1.6%9 reports

What the reports record

Age of the animal

German Wire-haired Pointing Dog reports
All reports about dogs

Under 1 year10.8%59, All reports about dogs: 10.3%
1 to 3 years34.7%190, All reports about dogs: 29.2%
4 to 7 years26.5%145, All reports about dogs: 24.5%
8 to 11 years19.3%106, All reports about dogs: 18.4%
12 years and over6.9%38, All reports about dogs: 10.1%
Age not given1.8%10, All reports about dogs: 7.6%

Weight of the animal

German Wire-haired Pointing Dog reports
All reports about dogs

Under 5 kg (11 lb)0.7%4, All reports about dogs: 11.6%
5 to 9.9 kg (11 to 22 lb)1.6%9, All reports about dogs: 18.7%
10 to 24.9 kg (22 to 55 lb)34.1%187, All reports about dogs: 27.5%
25 to 44.9 kg (55 to 99 lb)60.8%333, All reports about dogs: 30.4%
45 kg and over (99 lb and over)0.5%3, All reports about dogs: 3.9%
Weight not given2.2%12, All reports about dogs: 7.9%

Outcome at the time of the report

Recovered/Normal19%104
Recovered with Sequela[recovered, with a lasting effect]3.8%21
Ongoing31.2%171
Died2.7%15
Euthanized2%11
Outcome Unknown28.8%158

An outcome in a report is not proof that the drug caused it. The person who sends the report gives the outcome. Each share is of the 548 reports that give this breed.

Each share of age and weight is of the 548 reports that give this breed. The thin bar is the same share in the 1,001,350 reports about dogs.

Reports by month and by year

Reports for each month, Jul 2021 to Jun 2026. The month is the month in which FDA received the report.

FDA says that a report can take 3 to 6 months to reach the public data. The newest months can get more reports in a later update.

Reports that give the breed German Wire-haired Pointing Dog, by the year in which FDA received them
Year	Reports
2026	25
2025	38
2024	44
2023	39
2022	41
2021	40
2020	37
2019	39
2018	31
2017	28
2016	41
2015	25
2014	16
2013	18
2012	10
2011	8
2010	6
2009	7
2008	9
2007	11
2006	11
2005	3
2004	4
2003	1
2001	3
2000	6
1999	4
1998	2
1988	1

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Cite this page

Pet Drug Reports. German Wire-haired Pointing Dog: adverse event reports for animal drugs. https://petdrugreports.com/breed/dog/german-wire-haired-pointing-dog/ Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, openFDA Animal and Veterinary adverse event reports, export of 30 Oct 2026. Reports received through 26 Jun 2026.

Where the data come from

The counts come from the openFDA Animal and Veterinary adverse event files, export of 30 Oct 2026. The files have the reports that the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine received through 26 Jun 2026. The files mask brand and manufacturer names. The site counts a drug by the active ingredients that each record gives, and gives no count to a brand, an application or a company. Ingredient names and the lists of approved products follow the FDA Green Book of 2 Nov 2026. The site puts the FDA breed label in the usual order of the words.

The site does not publish report text, lot numbers or details of a reporter. FDA's record is the authority. See how the site counts reports, the data sources and the corrections page.

Questions about these reports

What ages are the animals in the reports?: The figures are shares of the 548 reports about this breed received from September 1988 to June 2026. 34.7% give an age of 1 to 3 years. 26.5% give an age of 4 to 7 years. 1.8% give no age.
How does the count of the latest 12 months compare with the 12 months before?: FDA received 45 reports in the 12 months to June 2026. It received 40 reports in the 12 months before. FDA says that a report can take 3 to 6 months to reach the public data. The newest months can get more reports in a later update.
Why are crossbred animals not in the count?: The site counts a report for a breed only when the report gives one breed. A report for a crossbred animal can give more than one breed, and a count for each breed would count the report more than once. The reports about crossbred animals are in the count for dogs.
Do the reports show that this breed reacts more to a drug?: No. The reports do not give the number of animals of the breed. FDA states this about the data.
An API dataset query result cannot be used to estimate the risk associated with the product or compare one drug or device product with another.
FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine. Source: Adverse Event Reports for Animal Drugs and Devices