Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for application site bleeding

536 FDA reports name application site bleeding, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 12). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#616 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
536
reports citing this reaction
2.2%
death-coded share
Cat
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. Application site bleeding has 536 reports now versus 526 in that prior snapshot: 10 more (1.9%).

Report change
+10
Death-coded reports
+0
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 12 VOL-MID

VOL-MID · DEATH-LOW · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-CAT · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-MID 536 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 2.2%
  • UPPER-Q #616/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Localised oedema (not…
  • SPECIES-CAT Cat · 403
  • DRUG-LEAD Selamectin · 146
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Localised oedema (not application site) (±0 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 Application site bleeding

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

Vomiting · highest174348Application site blee… · thi…536Localised oedema (not… · near536Abdominal cavity diso… · near535Facial paralysis · near535Injection site bruisi… · near533Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Application site bleeding

Application site bleeding: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Application site bleeding's 2.2% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is upper-third scale: 536 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 12 of 536 reports (2.2% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Localised oedema (not application site) (±0 reports). Lead species Cat (403). Lead co-reported drug Selamectin (146).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Selamectin 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

Cat 403
Dog 115
Human 6
Cattle 6
Unknown 4
Hamster 1
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 241
Domestic Longhair 40
Domestic Mediumhair 23
Cat (other) 23
Cat (unknown) 17
Siamese 14
Shih Tzu 11
Retriever - Labrador 11
Unknown 11
Maine Coon 8

Associated Drugs

Selamectin 146
Selamectin;Sarolaner 105
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 63
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 40
Emodepside + Praziquantel 29
Flumethrin-Imidacloprid 21
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 16
Florfenicol, Terbinafine, Betamethasone Acetate 12
Nitenpyram 11
Rabies Vaccine 10
Mirtazapine 10
Gabapentin 9
Enrofloxacin 8
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 8
Imidacloprid, Flumethrin 8
Buprenorphine 7
Cefovecin Sodium 7
Genta/Momet/Clotrim Ear Oint 6
Imidacloprid + Pyriproxyfen 6
Methylprednisolone Acetate 6

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Application site bleeding, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (2.2% 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 Application site bleeding (#616 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 2.2%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 2.2% · 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 →