Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for local swelling (not application site)

1,316 FDA reports name local swelling (not application site), a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1580). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#317 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
1,316
reports citing this reaction
12.3%
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. Local swelling (not application site) has 1,316 reports now versus 1,277 in that prior snapshot: 39 more (3.1%).

Report change
+39
Death-coded reports
+6
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 1580 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 1,316 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 12.3%
  • UPPER-Q #317/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Listless
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,037
  • DRUG-LEAD Oclacitinib Malea… · 136
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Listless (±7 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 Local swelling

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

Vomiting · highest174348Glazed eye · near1333Precipitate, Sediment · near1327Hypertension · near1324Local swelling (not a… · thi…1316Listless · near1309Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Local swelling (not application site)

What the FDA AER plate says about Local swelling (not application site)

Signature read: 1,316 reports place Local swelling (not application site) in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#317 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 1,316 named reports in the openFDA extract. 162 of 1,316 reports were death-coded (12.3% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Listless (±7 reports). Lead species Dog (1,037). Lead co-reported drug Oclacitinib Maleate (136).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Oclacitinib Maleate 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 1,037
Cat 143
Horse 59
Human 54
Cattle 14
Pig 2
Guinea Pig 2
Ferret 1
Rabbit 1
Donkey 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 120
Domestic Shorthair 90
Unknown 57
Crossbred Canine/dog 54
Boxer (German Boxer) 54
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 47
Chihuahua 46
Retriever - Golden 43
Shepherd Dog - German 36
Beagle 35

Associated Drugs

Oclacitinib Maleate 136
Moxidectin 127
Carprofen 117
Maropitant Citrate 110
Gabapentin 110
Prednisone 98
Tigilanol Tiglate 88
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 80
Bedinvetmab 76
Diphenhydramine 65
Famotidine 63
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 54
Cefovecin 52
Afoxolaner 50
Buprenorphine 46
Butorphanol 34
Meloxicam 33
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 33
Frunevetmab 33
Robenacoxib 32

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Local swelling (not application site), 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 (1,316 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (12.3% 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 Local swelling (not application site) (#317 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 12.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 1,316 · 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 →