Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for scratching
6,922 FDA adverse-event reports reference scratching (VeDDRA 959). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.
- 6,922
- reports citing this reaction
- 1.0%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
- Nitenpyram
- most-associated drug
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Scratching Reaction Insights
6,922 reports name Scratching; 71 recorded a death outcome (1.0% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 959.
By species: Dog (4,942 reports), Cat (1,766 reports), Cattle (205 reports). By breed: Domestic Shorthair (963), Crossbred Canine/dog (375), Retriever - Labrador (367).
Most co-reported drugs: Nitenpyram (1,122 reports), Afoxolaner (912 reports), Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (870 reports), Spinosad (625 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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