Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for excoriation

546 FDA reports name excoriation, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1198). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#612 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
546
reports citing this reaction
4.4%
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. Excoriation has 546 reports now versus 531 in that prior snapshot: 15 more (2.8%).

Report change
+15
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.1 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 1198 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 546 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 4.4%
  • UPPER-Q #612/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Horner's syndrome
  • SPECIES-CAT Cat · 302
  • DRUG-LEAD Frunevetmab · 140
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Horner's syndrome (±2 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 Excoriation

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

Vomiting · highest174348Fly biting behaviour · near550Increased borborygmus · near550Low blood urea nitrog… · near549Horner's syndrome · near548Excoriation · this reaction546Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Excoriation

Excoriation: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Excoriation's 4.4% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is upper-third scale: 546 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 24 of 546 reports (4.4% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Horner's syndrome (±2 reports). Lead species Cat (302). Lead co-reported drug Frunevetmab (140).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Frunevetmab 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 302
Dog 232
Horse 6
Cattle 3
Rabbit 2
Bat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 208
Retriever - Labrador 33
Domestic Longhair 30
Crossbred Canine/dog 19
Domestic Mediumhair 14
Terrier - Yorkshire 13
Cat (unknown) 11
Siamese 10
Pit Bull 10
Chihuahua 10

Associated Drugs

Frunevetmab 140
Selamectin 44
Cefovecin 44
Thiamazole 39
Afoxolaner 31
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 24
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 22
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 22
Gabapentin 21
Maropitant Citrate 19
Oclacitinib Maleate 15
Selamectin;Sarolaner 14
Methimazole 13
Carprofen 12
Prednisolone 12
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 12
Moxidectin 11
Methylprednisolone Acetate 11
Cyclosporine 10
Diphenhydramine 10

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Excoriation, 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 (546 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (4.4% 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 Excoriation (#612 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 4.4%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 4.4% · vintage 2025.

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