FURminator deShedding Tool for Cats, 1.75-Inch Edge

After 17 years of short haired cats, a starved looking long haired cat decided it was time to leave the streets and move onto my front porch and back deck. A couple of weeks later, she had a name, a clean bill of health and a home -and I had my first long haired cat. I also had a house full of black and white cat hair. After being told about the FURminator, I ordered the small size (now marketed with a different color handle as a cat model) with more than a degree of skepticism. Boy was I wrong. I use this on Gypsy a couple of times a week and it has eliminated the shedding problem. She enjoys being brushed and the amount of undercoat it removes is simply unbelievable. I demonstrated it to a neighbor with a Maine Coon and she immediately ordered one. Even my 15 year old short hair enjoys being brushed and while not as dramatic as the case of the long haired cat, the amount of fur removed is impressive. In both cases, the cat's coats are left sleek and shiny and they don't have hairball issues. I would advise people to run a flea comb through their cats coat after using the FURminator just to remove all of the dislodged fur.

I was sold on the Zoom Groom for all four of my cats til we tried the Furminator on a friend's recommendation. I thought the cost was a lot--but there is a guarantee, so figured the Furminator was worth a try.

My 18 year old Exotic shorthair, Rambo, loved it and he hates just about everything. (He earned his name) He sat still long enough for us to groom a whole cat off of him--and better yet, he doesn't run when one of us picks up the tool.

Our thick-coated tabby also liked the furminator. She tolerates grooming fairly well, but her coat just explodes at shedding time. She'd been recently groomed with the Zoom Groom and still we got a LOT of hair off of her.

Now, my two suede coated Siamese don't care that much for the tool. Heather, who is normally pretty laid back, resisted. We got very little hair off of her--so the Zoom Groom works for her--and she likes it, so we'll stick with it. Same with her brother.

Still, the tool is well worth the price if it will help keep our senior cat clean. he doesn't care for the hairball remedies and grooming is the only preventative we can use.

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My little kitty has a dense undercoat. I've tried other brushes on her, but they don't do much. Just like the picture on the item, this special comb gets to the undercoat and pulls up clouds of fur. It's not sharp (although you shouldn't rake the kitty with it). The cat enjoyed it, and I'm glad that we tried it outside on the porch rather than in the house . . . use it somewhere where you can sweep up. Remains to be seen if it reduces shedding as advertised, but I can't see what she would have left to shed.

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I bought this brush after adopting a long haired cat from the Humane Society. We believe he has some Maine Coon in him as he is huge, has the mane and very thick undercoat but we're not sure. Anyway, this brush does what it advertises, it picks up alot of the extra fur.

HOWEVER...there are some things to keep in mind when purchasing this:

Because of the shape of the tool, the fur cannot be held and collected like it could be with a regular brush, it flies everywhere. You do need a brush to pick up that excess fur. Seeing as it is called a deshedding tool and not a brush, this should not be considered a mark against it.

Another thing that took me a while to realize is that if held improperly it can definitely hurt the cat. Cats have sensitive skin and the edge on this is sharp enough to hurt if used roughly. I noticed when I held it with the handle up higher than the brush my cat HATED it. When I started holding the handle lower, sort of like a rake instead of a shovel or a broom, he started purring. Now he loves being brushed.

It is tempting to just pull and yank and get all that fur up as quickly as possible but by gently raking it, though it may take a little longer, your cat might actually enjoy it.

This is just my experienceit may be that some cats have more sensitive skin than others and will never like the furminator.

I do believe some mention of the correct way to use this should be included when you buy it which is why I give it 4 instead of 5 stars. It may seem like a simple thing but they do call it a tool and most tools come with instructions.

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Ok so this product does work. It does what it tells you it will. The amount of hair that came off my cat was awesome!! However, my cat will not let me use the tool on him. I had to keep doing little passes over him every few minutes but he wasn't enjoying it. Maybe it is too hard on his skin or maybe I needed a smaller size. I got the purple one... He prefers a nice soft boar bristle brush..... If your cat likes to walk or move around while you brush him, this won't work for you. If you can get your cat to lay there while you gently use the tool it will work! Good luck!