Capstar Flea Oral Treatment for Dogs, 2-25 lbs, 6 Tablets

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  • Active ingredient Nitenpyram starts working quickly and kills adult fleas.
  • Safe for puppies four weeks and older and weighing at least 2 pounds.
  • Safe for use in pregnant or nursing pets.
  • Tablets are easy to feed and help control fleas without the mess and odor of a topical solution.
  • Safe to keep giving daily if your pal gets infested again.

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Learn More About Capstar From Our Team of Experts

This product has recently undergone a packaging change. Customers may now purchase Capstar for Dogs—it's the same great results with a brand new look!

Capstar (nitenpyram) Flea Treatment

Fleas act fast—in just 24 to 48 hours, fleas can start laying eggs and quickly become a nightmare. Capstar begins killing fleas in just 30 minutes with a single dose. Watch them fall fast with Capstar and stop an infestation dead in its tracks.

No Rx Needed

Capstar is available over the counter, making it easy and convenient to provide fast relief for your pet whenever you need it. Capstar can be used daily, as needed, to help treat and control an existing flea infestation.

Fast-Acting & Convenient Tablet

A single dose of Capstar starts killing adult fleas within 30 minutes. Just one tablet kills over 90% of fleas within 4 hours for dogs and 6 hours for cats. It’s easy to use, too— just place it directly in your pet’s mouth or hide it in food.

Facing an Active Flea Infestation?

Follow these 3 steps:

  1. Treat your pet with Capstar as often as once a day.
  2. Treat your home with cleaning and indoor environmental treatments.
  3. Treat your yard with flea and tick spray for outdoor use.

About Capstar

Get back to normal with Capstar (nitenpyram) and make flea treatment as simple and stress-free as possible. Explore the whole range of flea treatment products from Capstar, available in various sizes for both dogs and cats.

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Questions & Answers

30 Customer Questions


Can this be used on a dog with Epilepsy?

Answer by MKAug 15, 2023
Each pet is different. Please consult your vet. I had a senior poodle with epilepsy and diabetes? I was able to use this with her and it did not contribute to addutional seizures. NOTE that all are different so only your vet can guide you.

How often should i give this to my dog?

Answer by ChewyMay 31, 2020
This treatment is formulated to start killing fleas within just 30 minutes to help give dogs fast-acting relief. It will kill all the adult fleas on your dog within a day, but won't provide lasting protection against fleas. It's recommended to use this product on a dog with an active flea infestation, and then to follow up with a flea preventative. We always recommend consulting with your veterinarian for the best flea treatment advice for your specific location.

What is the shelf life of this product?

Answer by ChewyMar 22, 2024
This product has a shelf life of 3 years.

I can use this on my nursing dog? And her four week pups?

Answer by ChewyJun 04, 2019
These tablets are safe for puppies four weeks and older as well as safe for pregnant or nursing pets.

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Chewy identifies key considerations with the help of artificial intelligence and our veterinarians.

Ease of Use

76% Positive

Effectiveness

75% Positive

Ingredients

77% Positive

Long-Term Benefits

75% Positive

1541 Customer Reviews



Always consult a veterinarian about your pet’s health needs. Customer reviews should not be used as medical advice.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Janna on Mar 15, 2026

It works!

Small little pill, easy to disguise in the food. I got it in 2 days! My dog didn't eat all of his monthly flea pill and had a few fleas popping up after 2 weeks

Small little pill, easy to disguise in the food. I got it in 2 days! My dog didn't eat all of his monthly flea pill and had a few fleas popping up after 2 weeks. This solved the problem. I gave once a week until I could give the monthly treatment again. It saved us. I love capstar for emergencies. It's safe, effective and economical


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Jessica on Jan 26, 2026

Worked for about 2 days

I understand that the source of the investation must be taken care of, but in this case it is coming from the neighbors yard. What I expected is a medication to

I understand that the source of the investation must be taken care of, but in this case it is coming from the neighbors yard. What I expected is a medication to keep fleas off of my dogs for at least a month. These seem to work for about a day, maybe two. I bought a 6 month supply and my dogs have had two tablets within one week and they still have fleas


Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By Genesis on Mar 31, 2026

Goodbye fleas

I bought this in conjunction to other flea management tools. Not sure if it was this or a combo of everything but the fleas are gone

I bought this in conjunction to other flea management tools. Not sure if it was this or a combo of everything but the fleas are gone


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Shannon on Dec 9, 2025

Works but there's a catch

Capstar killed the fleas on my animals and so far they haven't returned. I gave it once a day, at the same time, for six days. Coupled that with extensive cleaning

Capstar killed the fleas on my animals and so far they haven't returned. I gave it once a day, at the same time, for six days. Coupled that with extensive cleaning every day. Capstar will only kill adult fleas on the animals. If there are fleas in the home, they can and will still jump on your pet. Once they bite the pet, they'll die. But you'll still see them crawling around on pets until they do. Also not good for flea eggs. Probably cheaper in the long run to go get prescription meds from the vet in all honesty, but this does what it says it will.


Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Gloria on Dec 17, 2025

It's small for her to take by month with cheese

Mia is not my dog my best friend kim was staying in my home and that was her dog but when my best friend die she ask me would I keep Mia and I told her yes I will

Mia is not my dog my best friend kim was staying in my home and that was her dog but when my best friend die she ask me would I keep Mia and I told her yes I will keep and take care of Mia she was buying this medicine for Mia but since Mia mom no longer here I am now buying Mia medicine for her fea and tick medicine so that is why I got that meds for mia


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Jules on Nov 22, 2025

This product does not work.

Opened much needed anticipated box of Chewy for this product. It claims fleas will be dead within 5 minutes...Well it's been 6 hours and nothing. But....when I opened

Opened much needed anticipated box of Chewy for this product. It claims fleas will be dead within 5 minutes...Well it's been 6 hours and nothing. But....when I opened the package there was nothing in it. Before I clipped off the top I noticed nothing was in it. But I thought maybe it like an aerosol...you can't see it. There was literally nothing inside the little flask. NOTHING!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Shawnda on Mar 11, 2026

Great!

This six pack lasted my Boston terrier for six months because he only had to take one once a month!

This six pack lasted my Boston terrier for six months because he only had to take one once a month!


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Debra on Mar 22, 2026

Mistake

I ordered this by mistake I did not want to one day pill I wanted a monthly pull

I ordered this by mistake I did not want to one day pill I wanted a monthly pull


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By JW on Dec 20, 2025

Effective

Worked well on the entire puppy litter! Adult fleas were gone the next day (or sooner as the product claims.) Repeated when we saw adult fleas after a week or

Worked well on the entire puppy litter! Adult fleas were gone the next day (or sooner as the product claims.) Repeated when we saw adult fleas after a week or so.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Veronica on Mar 23, 2026

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This product didn’t get rid of fleas. My dog still has fleas.

This product didn’t get rid of fleas. My dog still has fleas.