Capstar is amazingly fast, so be careful where you have the dog when you give it to him cause fleas start walking off (actually stagering) within the first couple hours. We found it out the hard way, gave it to our dog then he slept on our bed, and the fleas were all over. Yikes. And, yes, do check for tapeworms in case dog ingests fleas; though I don't know how long it takes. Many people have recommended bathing dog with Dawn dishwashing soap that makes the fleas run off, but I haven't tried that. Of course, don't shampoo dog within a few days after applying Frontline. I haven't had good luck with any of the spot treatments (Frontline, Advantage, K9 Advantix), but other people do. Flea Buster powder for carpet really helped us a couple years ago, and we haven't had a problems since.
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