Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for application site dry skin

158 FDA adverse-event reports reference application site dry skin (VeDDRA 2514). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1155 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
158
reports citing this reaction
1.3%
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 dry skin has 158 reports now versus 152 in that prior snapshot: 6 more (3.9%).

Report change
+6
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 2514 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 158 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 1.3%
  • MID-PACK #1155/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Application site infe…
  • SPECIES-CAT Cat · 104
  • DRUG-LEAD Fluralaner Spot-O… · 31
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Application site infection (±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 dry skin

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

Vomiting · highest174348Application site dry… · this…158Application site infe… · near158Low tear flow · near158SKIN SCRAPING ABNORMAL · near158Accidental drug intak… · near157Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Application site dry skin

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

Signature read: Application site dry skin's 1.3% 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: 2 of 158 reports (1.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Application site infection (±0 reports). Lead species Cat (104). Lead co-reported drug Fluralaner Spot-On Solution (31).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 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 104
Dog 39
Human 11
Cattle 2
Horse 2

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 78
Unknown 11
Domestic Longhair 6
Domestic Mediumhair 5
Terrier - Yorkshire 4
Cat (unknown) 4
Retriever - Labrador 3
Maine Coon 3
Cattle (other) 2
Crossbred Feline/cat 2

Associated Drugs

Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 31
Mirtazapine 22
Selamectin;Sarolaner 20
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 17
Selamectin 15
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 15
Flumethrin-Imidacloprid 8
Buprenorphine 6
Emodepside + Praziquantel 5
Chlorhexidine Gluconate + Climbazole + Phytosphingosine Salicyloyl 4
Prednisone 4
Rabies Vaccine 3
Maropitant Citrate 3
Gabapentin 3
Famotidine 3
Chlorhexidine + Ophytrium 3
Antibiotic 2
Methylprednisolone Acetate 2
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 2
Cefpodoxime 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Application site dry skin, 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 (1.3% 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 dry skin (#1155 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 1.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 1.3% · vintage 2025.

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