Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for application site sore

389 FDA reports name application site sore, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2602). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#741 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
389
reports citing this reaction
0.8%
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 sore has 389 reports now versus 383 in that prior snapshot: 6 more (1.6%).

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 2602 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 389 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 0.8%
  • MID-PACK #741/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Granules/Powder, Abno…
  • SPECIES-CAT Cat · 337
  • DRUG-LEAD Selamectin;Sarola… · 127
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Granules/Powder, Abnormal (±0 reports)

Upper-third report volume drives the scale stamps on this plate; death-coded share and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Application site sore

Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Basophilia · near391Fasciculation · near390Application site sore · this…389Granules/Powder, Abno… · near389PR-EAR(S), LESION(S) · near389Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Application site sore

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

Signature read: Application site sore's 0.8% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is upper-third scale: 389 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 3 of 389 reports (0.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Granules/Powder, Abnormal (±0 reports). Lead species Cat (337). Lead co-reported drug Selamectin;Sarolaner (127).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Selamectin;Sarolaner 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 337
Dog 40
Horse 5
Human 3
Unknown 3
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 226
Cat (other) 24
Domestic Longhair 20
Domestic Mediumhair 20
Siamese 12
Maine Coon 8
Crossbred Canine/dog 7
Cat (unknown) 6
Unknown 6
Crossbred Feline/cat 5

Associated Drugs

Selamectin;Sarolaner 127
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 80
Selamectin 73
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 30
Fluralaner/Moxidectin Spot-On 17
Emodepside + Praziquantel 10
Eprinomectin + Esafoxolaner + Praziquantel 10
Flumethrin-Imidacloprid 8
Cefovecin 7
Mirtazapine 7
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 6
Buprenorphine 5
Genta/Posacon/Mometa Eardrops 5
Prednisolone 4
Gabapentin 4
Rabies Vaccine 4
Robenacoxib 4
Methylprednisolone Acetate 4
Isoflurane 3
Cefovecin Sodium 3

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Application site sore, 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 (389 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (0.8% 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 sore (#741 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 0.8% · 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 →