Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for cyanotic spots/blotchy skin

27 FDA reports name cyanotic spots/blotchy skin, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2497). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2037 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
27
reports citing this reaction
14.8%
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. Cyanotic spots/blotchy skin has 27 reports now versus 26 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (3.8%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.6 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 2497 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-ELEV · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 27 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 14.8%
  • LOWER-Q #2037/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abortion spontaneous
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 25
  • DRUG-LEAD Moxidectin · 4
  • DESK-WIDE 18 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abortion spontaneous (±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.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Cyanotic spots/blotchy skin

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

Vomiting · highest174348Abortion spontaneous · near27Aplastic anaemia · near27Cyanotic spots/blotch… · thi…27Cyst rupture NOS · near27Decubitus · near27Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Cyanotic spots/blotchy skin

What the FDA AER plate says about Cyanotic spots/blotchy skin

Signature read: 27 reports place Cyanotic spots/blotchy skin in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2037 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 27 named reports in the openFDA extract. 4 of 27 reports were death-coded (14.8% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Abortion spontaneous (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (25). Lead co-reported drug Moxidectin (4).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug 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 25
Human 1
Cat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Golden 3
Chihuahua 3
Terrier - Yorkshire 2
Crossbred Canine/dog 2
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 2
Retriever - Labrador 2
Shepherd Dog - German 2
Spitz - German Pomeranian 1
Havanese 1
Unknown 1

Associated Drugs

Moxidectin 4
Oclacitinib Maleate 4
Dexamethasone 3
Carprofen 3
Joint Supplement 3
Afoxolaner 2
Sarolaner 2
Atipamezole Hydrochloride 2
Maropitant Citrate 2
Butorphanol Tartrate 2
Leptospira Canicola L-15 Strain C-51;Leptospira Grippotyphosa 1550 Lot 10005 Str 2
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 2
Bupivacaine 2
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 2
Lotilaner 2
Prednisone 2
Ilunocitinib 2
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 1
Genta/Momet/Clotrim Ear Oint 1
Bordetella Bronchiseptica, Strain 78-9159 1

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 Cyanotic spots/blotchy skin (#2037 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 14.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 27 · vintage 2025.

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