Message Number: YG4873 | New FHL Archives Search
From: AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2001-06-25 16:05:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Capstar flea treatment

Hi Mike
Yes, the new product called Capstar is a tablet that is giving
to kill fleas. It states that it takes about 30 minutes to be
absorbed
into the bloodstream and to start killing fleas. 2 problems with
Capstar:
1) it only last for 24-36 hours and 2) we do not know if it safe for
ferrets
yet.
It would basically have to be giving daily to be effective in
controlling
a flea problem, so I would suggest Frontline or Advantage for flea
control.
Capstar is made by Novartis.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM