Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for application site hair coat discolouration

208 FDA adverse-event reports reference application site hair coat discolouration (VeDDRA 2519). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1014 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
208
reports citing this reaction
1.0%
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 hair coat discolouration has 208 reports now versus 204 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (2.0%).

Report change
+4
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 2519 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 208 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 1.0%
  • MID-PACK #1014/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH INEFFECTIVE, STRONGYL…
  • SPECIES-CAT Cat · 120
  • DRUG-LEAD Selamectin · 38
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: INEFFECTIVE, STRONGYLES (±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 hair coat discolouration

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

Vomiting · highest174348Drug prescribing error · near209Epilepsy · near209Application site hair… · thi…208INEFFECTIVE, STRONGYL… · near208Administration device… · near207Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Application site hair coat discolouration

Application site hair coat discolouration: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Application site hair coat discolouration's 1.0% 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 208 reports (1.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: INEFFECTIVE, STRONGYLES (±0 reports). Lead species Cat (120). Lead co-reported drug Selamectin (38).

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 120
Dog 86
Hedgehog 1
Lynx 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 69
Domestic Longhair 13
Cat (unknown) 7
Crossbred Canine/dog 6
Terrier - West Highland White 6
Dog (unknown) 6
Retriever - Labrador 5
Retriever - Golden 5
Cat (other) 5
Bichon Frise 4

Associated Drugs

Selamectin 38
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 29
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 25
Selamectin;Sarolaner 24
Emodepside + Praziquantel 16
Chlorhexidine Gluconate + Ketoconazole + Phytosphingosine Salicyloyl 15
Eprinomectin + Praziquantel 13
Eprinomectin + Esafoxolaner + Praziquantel 12
Chlorhexidine Gluconate + Climbazole + Phytosphingosine Salicyloyl 7
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 6
Chlorhexidine + Ophytrium 4
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 3
Cefovecin Sodium 3
Fipronil + S-Methoprene 3
Chlorhexidine Gluconate + Phytosphingosine Salicyloyl 2
Phytosphingosine Hydrochloride 2
Shampoo 2
Imidacloprid, Flumethrin 2
Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On 2
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

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

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (208 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (1.0% 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 hair coat discolouration (#1014 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 1.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 1.0% · vintage 2025.

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