Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for application site bleeding

507 FDA adverse-event reports reference application site bleeding (VeDDRA 12). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.

507
reports citing this reaction
2.4%
death-coded share
Cat
most-affected species
Selamectin
most-associated drug
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507
Total Reports
12
Deaths
2.4%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Cat 382
Dog 107
Human 6
Cattle 6
Unknown 4
Hamster 1
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 233
Domestic Longhair 36
Domestic Mediumhair 23
Cat (other) 22
Siamese 13
Cat (unknown) 13
Shih Tzu 11
Retriever - Labrador 11
Unknown 11
Maine Coon 8

Associated Drugs

Selamectin 146
Selamectin;Sarolaner 95
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 63
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 38
Emodepside + Praziquantel 28
Flumethrin-Imidacloprid 21
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 15
Nitenpyram 11
Rabies Vaccine 10
Florfenicol, Terbinafine, Betamethasone Acetate 9
Enrofloxacin 8
Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 8
Imidacloprid, Flumethrin 8
Buprenorphine 7
Cefovecin Sodium 7
Gabapentin 6
Imidacloprid + Pyriproxyfen 6
Methylprednisolone Acetate 6
Cefovecin 5
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 5

Application site bleeding Reaction Insights

507 reports name Application site bleeding; 12 recorded a death outcome (2.4% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 12.

By species: Cat (382 reports), Dog (107 reports), Human (6 reports). By breed: Domestic Shorthair (233), Domestic Longhair (36), Domestic Mediumhair (23).

Most co-reported drugs: Selamectin (146 reports), Selamectin;Sarolaner (95 reports), Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (63 reports), Fluralaner Spot-On Solution (38 reports).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, co-reporting reflects temporal association captured in voluntary submissions, not proof that a drug caused this reaction. A widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw co-reports at an identical true rate than a rarely-used one, so compare within similar-exposure products.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

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