Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for swollen eyelid (see also 'eyelid disorders' in 'eye disorders')

45 FDA adverse-event reports reference swollen eyelid (see also 'eyelid disorders' in 'eye disorders') (VeDDRA 2766). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.

45
reports citing this reaction
2.2%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species
Moxidectin
most-associated drug
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45
Total Reports
1
Deaths
2.2%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Dog 39
Cat 4
Human 1
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Terrier - Bull - American Pit 6
Retriever - Golden 4
Domestic Shorthair 4
Crossbred Canine/dog 3
Dog (unknown) 3
Pug 2
Terrier - Yorkshire 2
Terrier - Bull 2
Chihuahua 2
Poodle (unspecified) 2

Associated Drugs

Moxidectin 10
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 4
Maropitant Citrate 3
Leptospira Canicola L-15 Strain C-51;Leptospira Grippotyphosa 1550 Lot 10005 Str 2
Canine Influenza Virus H3N8;Canine Influenza Virus H3N2 2
Canine Parvovirus Strain Nl-35-D, P.35-D, 8-2-80;Canine Parainfluenza Virus, Str 2
Butorphanol 2
Prednisone 2
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 2
Rabies Virus, 2
Bordetella Bronchiseptica 92B 012992-7 Strain Boehringer Ingelheim 2
Selamectin 2
Afoxolaner 2
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 2
Nitenpyram 2
Fipronil, S-Methoprene 2
Diphenhydramine 2
Canine Distemper-Adenovirus Type 2-Parainfluenza-Parvovirus Vaccine, Modified Live Virus 2
Ketamine Hydrochloride 2
Midazolam 2

Swollen eyelid (see also 'Eyelid disorders' in 'Eye disorders') Reaction Insights

45 reports name Swollen eyelid (see also 'Eyelid disorders' in 'Eye disorders'); 1 recorded a death outcome (2.2% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 2766.

By species: Dog (39 reports), Cat (4 reports), Human (1 reports). By breed: Terrier - Bull - American Pit (6), Retriever - Golden (4), Domestic Shorthair (4).

Most co-reported drugs: Moxidectin (10 reports), Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner (4 reports), Maropitant Citrate (3 reports), Leptospira Canicola L-15 Strain C-51;Leptospira Grippotyphosa 1550 Lot 10005 Str (2 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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