Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for facial swelling (see also 'skin')
6,644 FDA adverse-event reports reference facial swelling (see also 'skin') (VeDDRA 517). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.
- 6,644
- reports citing this reaction
- 1.2%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
- Moxidectin
- most-associated drug
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Facial swelling (see also 'Skin') Reaction Insights
6,644 reports name Facial swelling (see also 'Skin'); 81 recorded a death outcome (1.2% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 517.
By species: Dog (6,349 reports), Cat (182 reports), Horse (77 reports). By breed: Retriever - Labrador (684), Terrier - Bull - American Pit (600), Chihuahua (454).
Most co-reported drugs: Moxidectin (3,671 reports), Rabies Virus, (544 reports), Leptospira Canicola L-15 Strain C-51;Leptospira Grippotyphosa 1550 Lot 10005 Str (492 reports), Maropitant Citrate (392 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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