Capstar Question

[MissMolly]

I brought capstar today and realise it is for med to large dogs and I have cavaliers that weight between 6 to 9 kilos.. Can I use half a tablet? is it safe for them to have them as is?

[Dju]

Of course, there's no difference in ingredients, only a difference in size of the tablets.

[stormie]

You only need to give 1/4 of the tablet - the large dog tablets are 4 times the strength of the small dog/cat ones.

[grace]

Thanks Stormie I have often wondered if you could cut the bigger ones up. It will save a lot of money.

Edited December 10, 2010 by grace

[Staranais]

Stormie is dead right, you can divide the tab by 4 to get approximately the same dose as is in the small dog tablet.

I'm glad you didn't follow the first suggestion. I'd be very cautious about taking drug advice from people you don't know over the internet. Capstar (Nitenpyram) has a high margin of safety, but even so it's just not a smart plan to give it at twice the recommended dosage (as you would have done if you'd given half a tablet).