Pills to Kill Fleas on Dogs
Adult fleas are permanent parasites of their host. They rely on blood meals to survive and reproduce. As a result, they will remain on the host unless they die or are dislodged through grooming.
Oral flea medications typically contain the active ingredient nitenpyram, an insect neurotoxin. Adult fleas will begin to die 30 minutes after a dog consumes a pill. 90% of the corporeal flea population on the dog will die within 4 hours.
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| Product Name | Novartis Capstar Blue | Novartis Capstar Green | Generic Blue | Generic Green |
| Price | $23 | $25 | $15 | $13 |
| Size | 6 tablets | 6 tablets | 12 capsules | 10 capsules |
| Application | Oral | Oral | Oral | Oral |
| Use On | Dogs | Dogs | Dogs | Dogs |
| Dog Age | over 4 weeks | over 4 weeks | over 4 weeks | over 4 weeks |
| Dog Size | 2 to 25 lbs | over 25 lbs | 2 to 25 lbs | over 25 lbs |
| Kills | Adult Fleas | Adult Fleas | Adult Fleas | Adult Fleas |
| Active Ingredients | Nitenpyram | Nitenpyram | Nitenpyram | Nitenpyram |
| A.I. Concentration | 11.4 mg | 57 mg | 12 mg | 57 mg |
| Dose Schedule | up to twice weekly | up to twice weekly | up to twice weekly | up to twice weekly |
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- Prices are approximations based off of Amazon.com prices at the time of publishing.
- FleaScores are based off of product details (price, size, active ingredients, etc), as well as reviews aggregated from 3rd party sources.
- Nitenpyram is an insect neurotoxin, belonging to the neonicotinoids class of compounds similar to nicotine.
