Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for application site pustule

86 FDA adverse-event reports reference application site pustule (VeDDRA 27). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1467 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
86
reports citing this reaction
0.0%
death-coded share
Dog
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 pustule has 86 reports now versus 83 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (3.6%).

Report change
+3
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 27 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 86 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 0.0%
  • MID-PACK #1467/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alkalosis
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 47
  • DRUG-LEAD Imidacloprid + Mo… · 16
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Alkalosis (±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 pustule

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

Vomiting · highest174348Alkalosis · near86Application site pust… · thi…86Conjunctival oedema · near86Eyelid inflammation · near86Hypercortisolaemia · near86Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Application site pustule

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

Signature read: Application site pustule's 0.0% 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: 0 of 86 reports (0.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Alkalosis (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (47). Lead co-reported drug Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (16).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 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

Dog 47
Cat 36
Human 2
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 22
Retriever - Golden 4
Retriever - Labrador 4
Mixed (Dog) 3
Shih Tzu 3
Schnauzer - Miniature 3
Pit Bull 3
Cat (other) 3
Dachshund (unspecified) 2
Cat (unknown) 2

Associated Drugs

Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 16
Selamectin 14
Selamectin;Sarolaner 10
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 6
Dexamethasone + Neomycin Sulfate + Thiabendazole 6
Tresaderm Dermatological Solution 4
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 4
Prednisone 3
Fipronil 9.8%/S-Methoprene 8.8%/ Amitraz 22.1% Spot-On 2
Imidacloprid + Permethrin + Pyriproxyfen 2
Emodepside + Praziquantel 2
Fipronil 10%/S Methoprene 9% Spot On 2
Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid 2
Topical Ointment 2
Genta/Momet/Clotrim Ear Oint 2
Ketoconazole + Phytosphingosine 2
Eprinomectin + Praziquantel 2
Fipronil + Pyriproxyfen + S-Methoprene 2
Eprinomectin + Esafoxolaner + Praziquantel 2
Cephalexin 1

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Application site pustule, 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 (86 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (0.0% 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 pustule (#1467 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 0.0% · vintage 2025.

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