Being a pet parent brings a lot of responsibilities and one of the most time as well as energy-consuming responsibility is to prevent our canines and felines from flea infestation. Although pet guardians now have become vigilant and preventive, there are times when no flea treatment works and you see fleas feeding on your pet's blood only days after treating your pet. From the many flea preventives available in the market, Capstar is found to be a unique one to treat fleas on cats and dogs. Before we discuss why you should always have this treatment with you, let's see what Capstar is!
What do you need to know about Capstar?
Capstar is manufactured by Novartis and is available for both, cats and dogs. It is an oral tablet formulated using a unique chemical known as Nitenpyram. This key ingredient is the reason for Capstar being such a unique treatment. Nitenpyram starts killing fleas within 30 minutes of administration and destroys almost 100% of adult fleas within 5-7 hours of administration. The efficacy of Nitenpyram remains intact only for 24 hours after administration and then after it is flushed out of the pet's system naturally.
Why should you always have a pack of Capstar with you?
Capstar is the fastest flea treatment and kills adult fleas within 5-7 hours of administration. It may happen that in spite of treating your pet with a popular spot-on flea treatment, you see fleas still hopping on your pet. In such circumstances you cannot apply another dose before 30 days of application and your pet may have to suffer. In case of Capstar, there are no such limitations and you can administer it even if you had treated your pet with any other spot on.
The intensity of flea infestation depends on the prevalence of fleas in that particular region where you stay. It may happen that your pooch or kitty has never had an issue of flea infestation and you suddenly see these external parasites on their fur. There may be two reasons behind this sudden flea occurrence on your pet, one is that you may have traveled to some other place with your pet where flea infestation is common and the other is that your pet had come in contact with other animal who had it and one of the pests hopped on your furry friend. If you do have Capstar during any of these circumstances, the issue of flea infestation can be dealt immediately.
If you are planning on going for a vacation with your pooch or kitty, then make sure you keep a pack of Capstar with you, even if you have already treated your pet with another flea control. This treatment has helped a lot of pet owners in emergencies and with sudden flea infestation in pets. And this is why keeping a pack of Capstar with us always is a great help! It has indeed helped me and my pets to shoo the fleas away in just a day.
The only thing to keep in mind while using Capstar is that it only kills adult fleas and loses its effectiveness after 24 hours. After 24 hours you may need to administer another tablet, or another long-term flea treatment to kill the juvenile stages and prevent its re-infestation. Also, make sure you do not overdose your pets.
Eugene Hix is a work-from-home vet adviser for multiple e-commerce sites who sell pet supplies and pet care products. Working in pet industry since more than 12 months, Eugene specializes in recommending flea, tick and heartwormer treatments for dogs, cats and horses. Feel free to contact him in case you need free vet advise.
