Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for application site sore

374 FDA adverse-event reports reference application site sore (VeDDRA 2602). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.

374
reports citing this reaction
0.8%
death-coded share
Cat
most-affected species
Selamectin;Sarolaner
most-associated drug
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374
Total Reports
3
Deaths
0.8%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Cat 328
Dog 35
Horse 5
Unknown 3
Human 2
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 220
Cat (other) 23
Domestic Longhair 20
Domestic Mediumhair 19
Siamese 12
Maine Coon 8
Crossbred Canine/dog 6
Cat (unknown) 6
Crossbred Feline/cat 5
Unknown 5

Associated Drugs

Selamectin;Sarolaner 121
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 80
Selamectin 73
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 30
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 17
Emodepside + Praziquantel 9
Flumethrin-Imidacloprid 8
Eprinomectin + Esafoxolaner + Praziquantel 8
Mirtazapine 7
Cefovecin 6
Buprenorphine 5
Prednisolone 4
Gabapentin 4
Rabies Vaccine 4
Robenacoxib 4
Methylprednisolone Acetate 4
Isoflurane 3
Cefovecin Sodium 3
Nitenpyram 3
Imidacloprid, Flumethrin 3

Application site sore Reaction Insights

374 reports name Application site sore; 3 recorded a death outcome (0.8% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 2602.

By species: Cat (328 reports), Dog (35 reports), Horse (5 reports). By breed: Domestic Shorthair (220), Cat (other) (23), Domestic Longhair (20).

Most co-reported drugs: Selamectin;Sarolaner (121 reports), Fluralaner Spot-On Solution (80 reports), Selamectin (73 reports), Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (30 reports).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, co-reporting reflects temporal association captured in voluntary submissions, not proof that a drug caused this reaction. A widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw co-reports at an identical true rate than a rarely-used one, so compare within similar-exposure products.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

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