If you hide it in food, watch closely to make sure your pet swallows the pill. If you are not sure that your pet swallowed the pill, it is safe to give a second pill. A single dose of Capstar should kill the adult fleas on your pet.
If your pet gets re-infested with fleas, you can safely give another dose as often as once a day. If you are currently administering a monthly flea preventive such as Frontline Plus fipronil or Advantage II imidacloprid and it fails, you may administer Capstar treatments daily, as needed, for quick relief against a flea infestation.
Capstar may also be used with flea shampoos, as well as heartworm preventives, antibiotics, vaccines and de-worming medications. Yes, you may administer Capstar for Small Dogs Capstar tablets should be administered according to the dosing schedule on the label. Weigh your pet prior to administration to ensure proper dosing. Capstar flea tablets for dogs and cats are safe. You can also give it to puppies and kittens 4 weeks or older as long as they are over 2. Nitenpyram only kills adult fleas.
Stewart suggests you take the following additional steps:. Persistence is key for ridding your home of fleas. For proper flea control for cats and dogs, you may need to give your pet a Capstar flea tablet every day until all the fleas are gone. If the fleas are on your pet, then there is a good chance they are also hiding in the carpet and bedding either yours or the one your pet snoozes on. Until your house is free from pests, they will keep jumping back onto your pet. Vacuum the carpets, wash all bedding in hot water and use the hottest settings on your dryer.
Once you know you no longer have a flea infestation, you can stop the tablets. To get rid of ticks, you will should contact your veterinarian and follow the proper steps for removing ticks from your pet. So, now you know the drill. Q: Can Capstar and lufenuron be used together? A: Studies have shown that Capstar and lufenuron can be used safely together. Q: Can Capstar be used in conjunction with other products?
Capstar tablets may be used with other products, including heartworm preventives, corticosteroids, antibiotics, vaccines, de-worming medications and shampoos. Q: Only one pet in the household has fleas. Should all the pets in the household take Capstar?
A: Any pet that has fleas should take Capstar. However, Capstar is only part of a total flea management program. All pets in a household should be treated with an insect growth regulator to prevent the development of immature stages of the flea. This will prevent fleas from reinfesting your pet.
Studies show that Capstar can be used safely with lufenuron. Q: What is the Novartis recommendation for a flea management program? Abstract Nitenpyram Capstar is a fast acting, orally administered flea treatment that is absorbed into the blood of the host animal and is readily available for uptake by feeding fleas. Publication types Research Support, Non-U.
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