Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for local swelling (not application site)
1,223 FDA adverse-event reports reference local swelling (not application site) (VeDDRA 1580). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.
- 1,223
- reports citing this reaction
- 12.1%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
- Oclacitinib Maleate
- most-associated drug
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Local swelling (not application site) Reaction Insights
1,223 reports name Local swelling (not application site); 148 recorded a death outcome (12.1% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 1580.
By species: Dog (960 reports), Cat (132 reports), Horse (56 reports). By breed: Retriever - Labrador (112), Domestic Shorthair (81), Unknown (56).
Most co-reported drugs: Oclacitinib Maleate (126 reports), Moxidectin (121 reports), Carprofen (109 reports), Gabapentin (92 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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