Novartis Capstar Flea Treatment Blue Tabs for Dogs and Cats Review

Any health condition or medical problem your dog or cat might have is reason for concern and huge amounts of stress. If you’re a pet owner and your furry faithful friend is confronted with the disturbing problems of fleas, you should try the Novartis Capstar Flea Treatment Blue Tabs for Dogs and Cats.

The Novartis Capstar Flea Treatment Blue Tabs for Dogs and Cats is an oral treatment that works against fleas and consists of tablets that need to be given orally. These tablets have been created to control adult fleas in cats and dogs weighting between 2 and 25 pounds, and their main active ingredient is Nitenpyram. This substance interferes with normal nerve transmission, resulting in the killing of fleas. Nitenpyram is part of the chemical class of neonicotinoids, which are chemicals that have the effect of binding and inhibiting insect-specific nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. In other words, once you give your dog or cat a tablet of Novartis Capstar Flea Treatment Blue Tabs for Dogs and Cats, once a day, all the adult fleas should magically disappear thanks to the effect the active ingredient in these tablets is going to have on fleas. Nonetheless, the active substance Nitenpyram is not going to inhibit acetylcholinesterase.

There aren’t any strict rules regarding the way these tablets should be given. Besides the fact that it is not recommended to give your pet more than one tablet a day, orally, you can either choose to feed your pet before or after, and it is not mandatory to give him the tablets on are regular basis. You can only use them in those days when nasty fleas seem to be really attracted to your pet. The fact that you can use them on an on and off basis does not implicitly mean that the tablets will not have the same effect.

Of course, if your pet has a serious case of fleas and you don’t notice any improvements after having used the Novartis Capstar Flea Treatment Blue Tabs for Dogs and Cats for a while, you should see a vet. Scratching within the first hour after administration is a normal reaction in your pet, so don’t stress out about it. This is in fact a great sign, because it means that the fleas have been affected and are likely dying. It might take between 4 up to 6 hours for the drug to kick in, but once it does you can rest assured all adult fleas will be long gone.

The Novartis Capstar Flea Treatment Blue Tabs for Dogs and Cats contains 11.4 milligrams of Nitenpyram, and you should read all label information before using them.