FURminator

[vraiblonde]

FURminator

Anyone try this gadget? It's a grooming tool for dogs and cats that supposedly gets more hair out of the animal than traditional brushes because it cleans out the undercoat.

Kiki sheds like crazy and my allergic Mom is coming to visit in April (go ahead, ask why my allergic Mom would want to come to a house with two cats ). Because I am a nice person, I'd like to reduce the allergens as much as possible, plus the hair is all over the place anyway and it's a PITA.

This thing is $35, but it's worth it if it works. So does it work?

 

[Cowgirl]

I'm not sure about the FURminator, but this one does a really great job of getting hair off.

 

[cattitude]

So does it work?

Looks like it would. I have a couple of cat brushes that do the same thing. Trouble with most people that are allergic, it's not the fur but the dander. Might be better to spend $35 on some Alavert or Zyrtec.

 

[donbarzini]

FURminator

Anyone try this gadget? It's a grooming tool for dogs and cats that supposedly gets more hair out of the animal than traditional brushes because it cleans out the undercoat.

Kiki sheds like crazy and my allergic Mom is coming to visit in April (go ahead, ask why my allergic Mom would want to come to a house with two cats ). Because I am a nice person, I'd like to reduce the allergens as much as possible, plus the hair is all over the place anyway and it's a PITA.

This thing is $35, but it's worth it if it works. So does it work?

Bought it. Tried it.for anything but the topcoat.

 

[nobody really]

Bought it. Tried it.for anything but the topcoat.

yeah, i kinda agree - it does a great job (I have a shiloh shepard - bigger than a german shepard, and longer hair). Doesn't too well on the undercoat. As expensive as it is, i was kinda disappointed.

 

[SoftballCrazy]

I'm not sure about the FURminator, but this one does a really great job of getting hair off.

I bet that does get the hair off!

 

[SoftballCrazy]

FURminator

Anyone try this gadget? It's a grooming tool for dogs and cats that supposedly gets more hair out of the animal than traditional brushes because it cleans out the undercoat.

Kiki sheds like crazy and my allergic Mom is coming to visit in April (go ahead, ask why my allergic Mom would want to come to a house with two cats ). Because I am a nice person, I'd like to reduce the allergens as much as possible, plus the hair is all over the place anyway and it's a PITA.

This thing is $35, but it's worth it if it works. So does it work?

A while back, Krazd had what she thought was a long haired rottie...after using the furminator on her, she really was a regular coated rottie...It worked on Maddie.
I use it on my G.S., I like it but seems I can brush forever and hair keeps coming off.

 

[Pasofever]

get one off of ebay for 1/4 or a 1/3 of that price..They have new ones now where you can change the blade (razor) in them..the furmanator is basically a 40 blade (clipper) and gets dull..also look at petedge.com they will be cheaper then some other places..

 

[vraiblonde]

So some say it works, others say it doesn't.

What type of fur did the animals have that anyone tried it on? Maybe that makes a difference. Kiki has baby fine hair, very light, but she has a TON of it. When I first saw it on my clothes, I didn't realize it was her fur - it looked like regular fuzzies.

 

[donbarzini]

So some say it works, others say it doesn't.

What type of fur did the animals have that anyone tried it on? Maybe that makes a difference. Kiki has baby fine hair, very light, but she has a TON of it. When I first saw it on my clothes, I didn't realize it was her fur - it looked like regular fuzzies.

have short haired "tiger" that it worked fine on. Also had a long haired calico with the fine hair. Didn't work for $#%^.

 

[cattitude]

So some say it works, others say it doesn't.

What type of fur did the animals have that anyone tried it on? Maybe that makes a difference. Kiki has baby fine hair, very light, but she has a TON of it. When I first saw it on my clothes, I didn't realize it was her fur - it looked like regular fuzzies.

She like(d) to be brushed. Just get a kitty comb or something like that. I wouldn't do anything that "shaves" the hair.

 

[vraiblonde]

She like(d) to be brushed. Just get a kitty comb or something like that. I wouldn't do anything that "shaves" the hair.

I can brush her until my arms fall off and she's still wafting hair all over the place. A little bit is one thing - she's a cat after all - but her baby fur is all over everything. I figure one good solid grooming every month or so, then daily brushing, should keep her manageable.

That's the good news, though - she does like being brushed. And I have a sticky roller that she likes as well, which is all Claudia will stand because she hates the brushing. Plus Kiki doesn't mind when I Dustbuster her.

 

[cattitude]

Plus Kiki doesn't mind when I Dustbuster her.

They're a great litter of kittens...bomb proof I tell ya.

 

[jenbengen]

I can brush her until my arms fall off and she's still wafting hair all over the place. A little bit is one thing - she's a cat after all - but her baby fur is all over everything. I figure one good solid grooming every month or so, then daily brushing, should keep her manageable.

That's the good news, though - she does like being brushed. And I have a sticky roller that she likes as well, which is all Claudia will stand because she hates the brushing. Plus Kiki doesn't mind when I Dustbuster her.

Thanks for posting about the Furminator. I went to get it the other day and said no thanks to the price.
Settled on some pos circular shaped thing that didn't get a single hair off of my cats. Here is a link to it. It looks like a torture device. Maybe I used it incorrectly, but I was afraid of hurting my cat.

Cat | Cat Grooming | Easy Groom Cat Shedding Blade | Petsmart.com

 

[Geek]

I can brush her until my arms fall off and she's still wafting hair all over the place. A little bit is one thing - she's a cat after all - but her baby fur is all over everything. I figure one good solid grooming every month or so, then daily brushing, should keep her manageable.

That's the good news, though - she does like being brushed. And I have a sticky roller that she likes as well, which is all Claudia will stand because she hates the brushing. Plus Kiki doesn't mind when I Dustbuster her.

Did you ever consider getting them shaved down?

 

[cattitude]

Did you ever consider getting them shaved down?

They are not long haired cats.

 

[Geek]

They are not long haired cats.

Probably hard to catch when they hear the clippers come on too.

 

[nobody really]

Thanks for posting about the Furminator. I went to get it the other day and said no thanks to the price.
Settled on some pos circular shaped thing that didn't get a single hair off of my cats. Here is a link to it. It looks like a torture device. Maybe I used it incorrectly, but I was afraid of hurting my cat.

Cat | Cat Grooming | Easy Groom Cat Shedding Blade | Petsmart.com

join the club - i had one, didn't work. i don't even understand why its round like that.

 

[Pasofever]

Vrai look at a few of these

Yahoo! Video Search for furminator

PS if you get one and you dont like it I will buy it from you..I am thinking about ordering two..

 

[Booboo3604]

We use it on our black labs and I think it works great. I typically brush them once a week really well and it keeps down on a lot of the dog hair.

Sometimes we get to the cats but they arent a big fan of it for some reason. Unless they are being rubbed by a person, they arent interested.

I bought ours off the internet so we didnt pay an arm and a leg for it either.