Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for skin ulcer

805 FDA reports name skin ulcer, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1194). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#460 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
805
reports citing this reaction
9.6%
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. Skin ulcer has 805 reports now versus 775 in that prior snapshot: 30 more (3.9%).

Report change
+30
Death-coded reports
+2
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 1194 VOL-MID

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

  • VOL-MID 805 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 9.6%
  • UPPER-Q #460/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Polyphagia
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 502
  • DRUG-LEAD Frunevetmab · 137
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Polyphagia (±1 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 Skin ulcer

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

Vomiting · highest174348Distress · near809Haemorrhage NOS · near808Polyphagia · near806Skin ulcer · this reaction805Third eyelid protrusi… · near803Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Skin ulcer

What the FDA AER plate says about Skin ulcer

Signature read: 805 reports place Skin ulcer in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#460 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 805 named reports in the openFDA extract. 77 of 805 reports were death-coded (9.6% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Polyphagia (±1 reports). Lead species Dog (502). Lead co-reported drug Frunevetmab (137).

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

Dog 502
Cat 282
Horse 5
Human 5
Rabbit 4
Cattle 3
Pig 1
Guinea Pig 1
Other Canids 1
Donkey 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 161
Retriever - Labrador 74
Domestic (unspecified) 44
Crossbred Canine/dog 37
Shepherd Dog - German 33
Domestic Longhair 24
Chihuahua 23
Retriever - Golden 21
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 15
Pit Bull 14

Associated Drugs

Frunevetmab 137
Carprofen 79
Oclacitinib Maleate 75
Cefovecin 74
Selamectin 54
Prednisone 54
Gabapentin 53
Bedinvetmab 38
Meloxicam 34
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 31
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 31
Maropitant Citrate 27
Trilostane 26
Afoxolaner 26
Prednisolone 23
Moxidectin 22
Enrofloxacin 22
Cefpodoxime Proxetil 21
Cefovecin Sodium 19
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 19

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Skin ulcer, 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 (805 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (9.6% 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 Skin ulcer (#460 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 9.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 805 · 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 →