Furminator? Anyone use this?

lil_madwife

Hey i have two 9 month old kittens. They are both shedding, one literally in clumps as he has a v thick coat and covering my house in hair!! Has anyone used one of these Furminator's to eliminate some hair, does it make any difference or is a good brush just as effective?

Waterfalls

i use it and found it brilliant!! well worth the money as i have wasted alot over the years on cheap ones which arnt up to the job

ali-t

I don't have cats but use a furminator on my dog and it is amazing.

YorkiePud_3

Hi there!

I have two ... one for my cat (who has very thick hair) and one for my chihuahua (who has fine hair) ... they are brilliant, absolutely brilliant!

The first time you use it, you will almost faint at the amount of dead hair they bring off, but carry on ... it is totally dead hair and not the proper coat.

When I first brushed my cat, I got a FULL carrier bag full of hair off her!! You think they would end up bald, but it just shows you it is the underneath hair. But her coat shone, she loved the brushing and I brush her now once a fortnight.
She is 2 years old and has NEVER brought up a furball, so it must be doing the trick!

I don't get as much from the chihuahua, but there is still maybe a quarter of a bag full that comes off him. He doesn't enjoy it as much as the cat does, so I do him maybe once a month.

It doesn't take long though ... 10 minutes will do the trick each time!

I promise, even though they are expensive, you will never go back to normal brushes and combs!
I got mine off QVC, and I bought the smaller ones. You think it would be better to get the large size, but my cat is an average size, weighing 8lbs and it is fine for her ...

POSSETTE

Yes brill...i am about to get stuck into my spaniels fur now.I got one from ebay and one from an online pet supplier. Just 2 strokes down his coat and its full,i have to keep emptying it,its fab

lil_madwife

thanks for that, i might just have to try one now after hearing all your good reports

the_little_one

We use them at the grooming centre that I work at and they are well worth the money.
We always recommend them to customers!

Waterfalls

def well worth the money. cant rate it highly enough

MrsTinks

I have one for my GSD/BC cross which she hates but it makes a HUGE difference to the state of my house It also gets shared round the local police handlers as I live next to one and he takes it to work from time to time They all love it too The advantage for them is that it's quick and easy and keeps the coats healthy and not too thick - if too think the dogs tend to overheat easily when working which is obviously not ideal
I'm starting to think I should buy them their own though

cattie

Thanks for this, not heard of this gadget before. I brush my cat everyday & he does love it.

Hope he will take to one of these. Has anybody had a cat who hated his & lashed out to let you know?

Don't want to risk being ripped to shred by angry claws.

patchwork_cat

Pet planet does there own version that has multi change heads , so only 1 needed for different sized pets.