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Txgurl06 · 11-08-2007, 08:10 PM

what is cap star?

so would it be good to use capstar or dawn and then use the essential oils? i dont want to use the chemicals prevenatives.

Mardelin · 11-08-2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Txgurl06

what is cap star?

so would it be good to use capstar or dawn and then use the essential oils? i dont want to use the chemicals prevenatives.

Capstar is usually used when you plan to take you dog into a public place and don't use any other flea preventative.

What you use is a matter of personal preferance.....and what works best for your dog. I try not to use any chemicals unless necessary. But, when I do....I put it on 24 hours prior to bathing...so, I don't leave it on more than that.

elle57 · 11-09-2007, 03:23 AM

oh, so i can use capstar just when i take him to the park and thats it. i dont have to use it everyday.
i tried to see what chemicals are in capstar and i cant find anything on it. do you think it is bad for them?
i always give sammy a bath when we get back from the park anyways. i guess i could give him a cap star before we leave and then bath him in dawn when we get back.

is this the best way to go?

yorkiegirl83 · 11-09-2007, 03:58 AM

We're dealing w/this right now. Dawn baths, Advantage, and I *still* saw a flea on Lula today, ugh...

hha · 11-09-2007, 04:32 AM

cap star is fine, that's what they give the dogs before doing surgery to make sure there are no fleas, and if there is, it kills them.
I use revolution on the one big dog, and sentinel on the other..I prefer the sentinel as it's a chewable tablet and my shepherd loves it..
I also use revolution on the other little ones in the house, even though they're pee pad trained, I still take them out and let them run for about 10 minutes every night..

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Txgurl06 RIP Skoshi! Love You Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wichita falls,tx Posts: 3,383	what is cap star? so would it be good to use capstar or dawn and then use the essential oils? i dont want to use the chemicals prevenatives. __________________ To The"Coolest" Friend A Girl Could Have

11-09-2007, 03:23 AM	#18
elle57 YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: douglaston ny Posts: 498	oh, so i can use capstar just when i take him to the park and thats it. i dont have to use it everyday. i tried to see what chemicals are in capstar and i cant find anything on it. do you think it is bad for them? i always give sammy a bath when we get back from the park anyways. i guess i could give him a cap star before we leave and then bath him in dawn when we get back. is this the best way to go?

11-09-2007, 03:58 AM	#19
yorkiegirl83 Love My Furbabies! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere Posts: 4,427	We're dealing w/this right now. Dawn baths, Advantage, and I still saw a flea on Lula today, ugh...

11-09-2007, 04:32 AM	#20
hha No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seneca, SC Posts: 2,837	cap star is fine, that's what they give the dogs before doing surgery to make sure there are no fleas, and if there is, it kills them. I use revolution on the one big dog, and sentinel on the other..I prefer the sentinel as it's a chewable tablet and my shepherd loves it.. I also use revolution on the other little ones in the house, even though they're pee pad trained, I still take them out and let them run for about 10 minutes every night..