Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for application site crust

530 FDA reports name application site crust, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 16). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#622 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
530
reports citing this reaction
1.1%
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 crust has 530 reports now versus 520 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 16 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 530 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 1.1%
  • MID-PACK #622/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Loss of consciousness
  • SPECIES-CAT Cat · 430
  • DRUG-LEAD Selamectin · 156
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Loss of consciousness (±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 crust

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

Vomiting · highest174348High sodium-potassium… · near532Application site crust · thi…530Loss of consciousness · near530Oedema NOS (see other… · near529Rectal bleeding · near529Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Application site crust

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

Signature read: Application site crust's 1.1% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is upper-third scale: 530 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 6 of 530 reports (1.1% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Loss of consciousness (±0 reports). Lead species Cat (430). Lead co-reported drug Selamectin (156).

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 430
Dog 99
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 274
Domestic Longhair 35
Domestic Mediumhair 25
Cat (unknown) 22
Siamese 16
Maine Coon 11
Cat (other) 10
Crossbred Canine/dog 9
Ragdoll 9
Retriever - Labrador 7

Associated Drugs

Selamectin 156
Mirtazapine 107
Selamectin;Sarolaner 59
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 46
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 39
Emodepside + Praziquantel 34
Buprenorphine 21
Maropitant 14
Cefovecin Sodium 12
Eprinomectin + Esafoxolaner + Praziquantel 12
Maropitant Citrate 11
Fipronil 9.8%/S-Methoprene 8.8%/ Amitraz 22.1% Spot-On 10
Methylprednisolone Acetate 10
Prednisolone 10
Cefovecin 10
Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On 9
Ivermectin/Pyrantel Pamoate Chewable 136Mcg/326Mg 8
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 8
Gabapentin 8
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 8

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Application site crust, 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 (1.1% 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 crust (#622 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 1.1%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 1.1% · vintage 2025.

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