I went to the vet for my cat about his flea problem and they gave me a pill called capstar i need to know what it is and what it's side effects are?
2007-08-21 13:26:14 · 4 answers · asked by Sean C 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
It's for fleas. I havent been able to find out what any possible side-effects are. It would be a good idea to call the vet and find out for sure before you give it to your pet.
2007-08-21 13:34:07 · answer #1 · answered by techtwosue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know exactly what it is but I do know it is effective, low toxicity to the cat and very effective for a one-time kill on fleas - it does not work long-term. The only time I've used it is when the fleas developed a resistance to Frontline and it was too soon in the month to re-treat them - it got us by for a short time. No side effects that I'm aware of.
2007-08-21 20:35:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will begin to kill feeding fleas within 30 minutes. It is extremely safe and can be used on pregnant cats, nursing mothers, and kittens over 4 weeks old. We use it routinely on all our boarders and surgery patients in our hospital--works wonderfully! It only lasts a day or so, so is good to jump start a flea problem. Can be used as often as needed until fleas are under control. Use with Advantage for long term control.
2007-08-21 20:42:39 · answer #3 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is safe for your cat. It will kill any of the fleas on your cat very quickly bu tonly works for 24 hours.
http://www.ah.novartis.com/products/en/cab/capstar.shtml
2007-08-21 20:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by jovet218 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋