The combination of PROGRAM Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets should be administered according to the following schedule. Serious side effects (such as seizures, incoordination, or death) are more likely in animals that weigh less than 2 pounds, are younger than 8 weeks of age, or are already in poor health. Do not administer Capstar ® without consulting with your veterinarian if your pet weighs less than 2 pounds.

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Capstar for Dogs and Cats are safe to be used every day until you get rid of all the fleas, as nitenpyram doesn’t stay in your pet’s body for too long. Capstar is widely used for controlling heavy flea infestation and it works for 24 hours in killing fleas. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. When using this product, you may notice that your dog or cat will start scratching itself as fleas begin to die. PDSA will never exchange or sell your information to another organisation for their own marketing purposes.

With Capstar almost all your cat or dog's adult fleas will be gone within four hours meaning no more eggs! However, they are very expensive for the number of tablets you get, especially as they aren't a long term treatment. Some mention that it is great, and stops their dogs scratching straight away, while others say that it made their dog itch and become uncomfortable. Nothing worked and we tried everything, combing daily, bombs, powder, collars everything you can name and nothing worked until we finally tried these tablets and finally they were gone. However, if your pet has a flea re-infestation, it is safe to give another dose of Capstar ® up to once daily as needed to kill adult fleas.

Additional CAPSTAR Tablets may be administered as needed to kill the occasional adult flea picked up from infested environments. Safe for pets, but deadly for fleas, Capstar starts working to kill fleas within 15 minutes and will last for a further 24 hours to kill all adult fleas present on your pet. Capstar has a rapid onset of action - starts killing fleas within 30 minutes - and continues to rapidly kill fleas for 24 hours. CAPSTAR® is an oral tablet for dogs, puppies, cats and kittens 4 weeks of age and older and 2 pounds of body weight or greater. My dog hates the taste and smell of them and is very skilled at spitting tablets out no matter what you wrap them with, so I have to completely crush them down and mix with wet food.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.For a severe flea infestation, administer CAPSTAR Tablets twice per week until adult fleas are no longer observed. PetSmart is your destination for all your furry best friend’s flea and tick treatment needs–for puppies and dogs of all sizes and ages. Adult female fleas feed by ingesting blood from the pet and subsequently lay eggs, which drop off the pet’s coat.