Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for application site dermatitis

289 FDA adverse-event reports reference application site dermatitis (VeDDRA 1934). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#881 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
289
reports citing this reaction
2.8%
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 dermatitis has 289 reports now versus 283 in that prior snapshot: 6 more (2.1%).

Report change
+6
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.1 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 1934 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 289 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 2.8%
  • MID-PACK #881/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Difficulty going up/d…
  • SPECIES-CAT Cat · 216
  • DRUG-LEAD Selamectin · 84
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Difficulty going up/down stairs (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Application site dermatitis

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Application site derm… · thi…289Difficulty going up/d… · near289Haemoconcentration · near289Product syringe calib… · near289Skin and/or appendage… · near289Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Application site dermatitis

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

Signature read: Application site dermatitis's 2.8% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 8 of 289 reports (2.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Difficulty going up/down stairs (±0 reports). Lead species Cat (216). Lead co-reported drug Selamectin (84).

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 216
Dog 70
Cattle 1
Human 1
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 156
Domestic Longhair 16
Crossbred Canine/dog 9
Maine Coon 8
Cat (unknown) 8
Domestic Mediumhair 7
Mixed (Dog) 6
Retriever - Labrador 5
Pit Bull 5
Siamese 5

Associated Drugs

Selamectin 84
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 55
Selamectin;Sarolaner 35
Emodepside + Praziquantel 27
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 21
Flumethrin-Imidacloprid 13
Buprenorphine 13
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 12
Chlorhexidine Gluconate + Climbazole + Phytosphingosine Salicyloyl 7
Mirtazapine 6
Prednisone 5
Cefovecin Sodium 5
Phytosphingosine Hydrochloride 5
Rabies Vaccine 4
Subcutaneous Fluids 3
Diphenhydramine 3
Famotidine 3
Ivermectin/Pyrantel Pamoate Chewable 272Mcg/652Mg 3
Enrofloxacin 3
Dexamethasone 3

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Application site dermatitis, 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 (2.8% 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 dermatitis (#881 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 2.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 2.8% · 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 →