The best flea tablets for cats are fast acting and reliable. How do you know which ones work the best? By the time you have finished this article you will know which flea tablet to choose for your cat and how often to give a tablet.
What Is The Advantage Of Cat Flea Tablets?
A flea tablet or pill is normally (but not always) a one off treatment.
Cat flea tablets effectively treat a flea infestation and work quickly. This is an option that is commonly used in shelters. They have to get rid of fleas fast.
How Often Does A cat Have A Flea tablet?
A pill can be given as a once off or as required AND there is one brand that has 30 days coverage.
Some of the tablets referred to below contain a product called nitenpyram. There is more information about nitenpyram for cats and how it works here
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Cat Flea Tablets
| 1. Capstar Flea Tablets – Daily Treatment or as Required – Prescription not needed. | |
| 2. Flea Away Natural Flea Repellent – Daily Treatment or as Required – Prescription not needed. | |
| 3. Comfortis Tablets For Cats And Dogs – Lasts 30 days – Prescription needed. | |
| 4. Cap Action Oral Flea Treatment For Cats – Daily Treatment or as Required – Prescription not needed. | |
| How To Get The Cat To Take A Cat Flea Tablet? | |
| FAQ- Cat Flea Pills |
1. Capstar Flea Tablets
The dosage of Capstar flea tablets is, one tablet daily for cats.
This flea tablet is a very fast acting treatment. The flea treatment starts working within 30 minutes and will kill 90% of fleas on your cat within 6 hours of treatment.
When you just need those fleas gone these flea pills are very effective.
It is a one off treatment that can be used as often as needed. It is safe to use once per day, with or without food. It is often used in shelters to combat flea infestations.
Be aware that this is not a treatment that lasts for 30 days. You can repeat the cat flea tablet as necessary, or you may choose to use this product in conjunction with other flea medicine.
There are 6 tables in this pack of flea tablets, suitable for cats from 2 lbs to 25 lbs.
For best results treat all infected cats and dogs in your household with flea tablets, so that re infestation doesn’t take place. There are different tablets for cats and dogs.
This cat flea medication is in the form of a tablet. Either crush the tablet and add to your cat’s food in a pill pocket for cats or use a pill popper.
Here are some detailed instructions, explaining how to give your cat a tablet using a pill popper.
Cats can be finicky about taking tablets and will often not eat food that contains crushed up medication.
We made cat cookies for our medication refusal cat. The cat tablets crushed with his favourite treat biccies, made into cookies and baked – I’m not joking.
It takes some creative thinking.
Pros
Cat flea tablets are very efficient when used on a daily basis.
Cat flea tablets are often used by shelters for flea infestations.
Cons
This is a daily flea treatment or as needed. It is not a monthly treatment.
Costly if you have multiple cats.
Specifications Of Capstar Flea Tablets
Capstar flea tablets kills adult fleas.
Capstar is available in a pack with 6 tablets or in a bundle of 2 packs.
The active ingredient is – Nitenpyram 11.4mg.
Capstar is available without a prescription. Check the expiry on the packet.
There are different doses for cats and dogs.
Capstar may also be used with flea shampoos, heartworm preventives, antibiotics, vaccines and de-worming medications.
Can kittens have flea tablets? This article explains the best treatments for kittens, how old the kittens need to be and the doses of the medication required. It also includes pros and cons so that you can decide what will best suit your situation.
2. Flea Away Natural Flea Repellent
The dosage for this cat flea tablet is, one tablet daily for cats.
Flea Away is a natural option cat flea tablet. The flea tablet is a vitamin complex, made to FDA human standards.
The specific ingredients of the flea tablet are listed below in the Specifications. The product is is essentially water soluble vitamins.
How does this cat flea tablet work? Using the vitamin complex it masks the smell of Co2 which is what attracts the fleas to bite. Even if you do see a flea it won’t bite. Check your cat’s tummy for the most obvious place to see fleas.
It will take approximately 30 days for your cat to build up resistance to fleas.
In the meantime you may want to give your cat a shampoo to get rid of fleas or use a different natural option of flea control, for example, using diatomaceous earth for fleas on cats and around the home.
The tablet is quite large I would definitely suggest reading this article about how to use a how to use a pill popper for cats.
Pros
Flea Away is made in the USA and is a natural option.
Good value because there are 100 tablets in the container.
The flea tablets can be crushed and given with food.
Cons
This cat flea treatment is not a quick fix, it takes at least 30 days to see results. In the meantime you will still need to be treating areas of your home where fleas may be present.
The flea tablets are large for a cat.
Specifications Of Natural Flea Repellent
Active Ingredients : Proprietary blend of (Brewers Yeast, Calcium Carbonate, Cyanocobalamin, Folic Acid, Niacin, Pyridoxine HCI, Thiamine HCI, dl-alpha-tocopherylacetate). Inactive Ingredients : Beef Liver, Gelatin, Gelatin Hydrolysate Beef, Magnesium Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silica, Stearic Acid.
There are 100 cat flea tablets in the bottle.
3. Comfortis Chewable Flea Tablets For Cats and Dogs
The dosage of Comfortis chewable flea tablets, is one tablet which lasts for 30 days
Four essential things to know about Comfortis.
1. Comfortis is prescription only
2. Comfortis is chew-able
3. Comfortis is a once per month treatment
4. Cats must be 14 weeks or older to use Comfortis.