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"How
To Protect Your Cat From Harmful Fleas and Ticks - Buy Capstar for
Cats"
As fleas are a common
parasite of cats, a wide variety of products to prevent, kill and
control this parasite are available in your local stores, but none
like Capstar for Cats, the new oral tablet for cats and kittens,
4 weeks of age and older and 2 pounds of body weight and greater.
What makes different this product is that it effectively kills adult
fleas and you can give it to your cat with confidence as often as
once per day, whenever you see fleas on your pet.
Capstar for Cats is safe for the treatment of flea
infestations simply by placing the pill directly in your cat's mouth,
or hide it in food watching closely to make sure your pet swallows
the tablet and even giving a second pill to your cat if you are
not sure that your pet swallowed the tablet.
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One of the active ingredients of Capstar for Cats
is nitenpyram, a drug which belongs to the chemical class of the
neonicotinoids that interferes with nerve transmission in the flea,
within 30 minutes after the first dose and killing the adult fleas
with and effectiveness greater than 90 percent within six hours
of administration.
However, nitenpyram does not kill immature fleas,
eggs and larvae on the pet or the environment or ticks. Control
of fleas and flea-related disorders in your cat requires a program
that kills adult fleas, prevents re-infestation of the infected
pet and controls the flea population the same in the environment
and on the other pets in the household since those infestations
address a number of skin problems in cats including the annoying
flea bites, the continuous itching, the flea allergy dermatitis
and severe flea infestations can lead to blood loss anemia.
Capstar for Cats requires a prescription obtained
from a veterinarian but has a very good safety profile that can
also be used in pregnant or nursing cats and even administered in
combination with other drugs or products such as corticosteroids,
antibiotics or vaccines, or with de-worming medications, shampoos,
heartworm preventives, and other products intended to control fleas.
As with other drugs, nitenpyram may cause side effects
in some animals, no serious side effects have been reported yet,
but Capstar for Cats should not be used in animals with known hypersensitivity
or allergy to this compound. After the administration of the product,
your cat could be likely to begin scratching as fleas begin to die.
This is a temporary condition that reflects the pet's reaction to
the fleas, not the drug.
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 What
the vet says
Capstar (nitenpyram) is a once a day medication approved
for use in the treatment of flea infestations on dogs and
puppies, cats and kittens 4 weeks of age or older and at least
2 pounds of body weight. Capstar is safe to use in pregnant
or breeding animals. Capstar is fast acting. Capstar begins
to kill adult fleas on the pet within 30 minutes and the effect
lasts for 24 hours. Pets may scratch as a result of the fleas
dying. It is not a reaction to the medication itself. There
are no known drug or food interactions. This medication treats
the pet only. To properly control fleas all pets must be treated
and the outside and inside environments also need to be treated
to prevent a reoccurrence.
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Capstar FAQ
Brand Name
Capstar (Novartis Animal Health)
Active Ingredient(s)
Nitenpyram
What is Capstar used for?
Capstar is an oral medication used to kill fleas on dogs and cats.
It works within 30 minutes but the effects last only 24 hours.
Availability
Capstar is a non-prescription (OTC) product.
How should Capstar be used?
Capstar is approved for use in dogs and cats over 4 weeks of age
and over 2 pounds of body weight. It is available for dogs 2-25
pounds and dogs 25.1-125 pounds. Choose the correct strength and
give 1 tablet as the dose. For pets over 125 pounds give the correct
combination of tablets.
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