Customer Reviews

FURminator deShedding Tool for Cats, 1.75-Inch Edge

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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.

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.

Our cat doesn't like to be FURminated. He won't let you touch him if he doesn't want to. Based on my statement, you may think that I'm one of the people who will say that FURminator is a bad product & it doesn't work. Not true. I think this brush is one of the best on the market, unfortunately, not every cat likes to be groomed, so I had to learn a couple of tricks to make it work. I hope some of them may be useful for your feline friends.

Trick #1 Try grooming your cat right after it woke up or better yet, start while it is sleeping. It will take some time for him/her to realize & react to their enemy - FURminator. I usually have at least 5 minutes before my cat starts fighting & biting. Trick #2 Give you cat some treats, place them on the floor & while he/she eats them, groom as there is not tomorrow because you usually have 2-3 minutes max :) Don't do it too often, otherwise giving treats will be associated with constant unpleasant activity for them. Trick #3 (for indoor cats) put your cat in front of the window or door, preferably where it can see some action, e.g. flying birds & and start grooming as soon as you notice that your cat puts his hunting instincts above everything else, including FURminator.

It sounds like a lot of work, but it's worth it: my cat has less hairballs & everybody compliments on his black, shiny fur!

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!

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 experience- it 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.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I never would've believed it. Yeah...I saw the video on the Amazon product page. But I was still skeptical. Then my sister told me that she bought a FURminator for her cats and that it was great. So, I took the chance. Lo and behold, I am totally AMAZED! When the FURminator arrived, I opened it up and grabbed one of my three cats. After just a couple of strokes with the FURminator, there were gobs of cat hair on the floor. I couldn't believe it! No wonder there was so much cat hair around the house. After FURminating all three cats, I had enough cat hair to make another cat. I'm hoping regular use of this product will help cut way down on the amount of shedding my cats do around the house. BELIEVE IT!! THE FURMINATOR WORKS AS ADVERTISED!!!!

I have 2 cats: Cat 1) very thick, straight, medium-length fur; Cat 2) medium thick, coarse, medium-length fur. I usually use a slicker brush or a flea comb to brush them. They are indoor cats and have nowhere else to shed but on our furniture.

I was able to get a lot of fur off Cat 1. He loves to be brushed so he thankfully also liked the Furminator. It also picked up a lot of his dandruff. Made his coat look wonderful. Cat 2 gets a little overstimulated by brushing, so it was hard to make her sit still for Furmination, but she tolerated it enough to get a gob of fur off her, too.

Overall notes:
- If your cat doesn't really like brushing or combing, don't buy this.
- If your cat is medium-sized or big, get a bigger-sized Furminator. I bought the 1.75 inch model specifically for cats, and it took about 20 strokes to go over the back of the cat. Wish I would have bought a bigger one for both cats and dogs to make the work faster.
- Definitely do the Furminating on a hard surface and have the Swiffer near by. The fur goes all over the place.

For those who say the product is overpriced...who knows what they paid for it? I paid $34.99 at Petsmart and felt that it was well worth the money. The cost on Amazon makes it a great deal. You can spend $15.00 on a brush that does next to nothing. I took it out of the package and began to groom my cat immediately (medium long coat). He LOVED it. He was rolling on his back and laying side to side so I could comb him all over. He never did this with the regular comb. I could make a sweater out of the fur it removed using it the first time and it's not even shedding season yet! Just the effort in vacuuming and elimiating hairballs for the cat makes it well worth the cost. It's funny how those who complain about the cost don't mention any benefit to their poor kitty! You just can't satisfy some people...

I have two Ragdoll cats - long/thick hair. The Furminator was my last resort before taking them down to get shaved. My battle with the hair in my house has been an ongoing issue - daily grooming seemed to make it worse. I came across the FURminator by chance - it was selling for 60.00. When I arrived home - I checked the price on Amazon and decided to give it a shot since it was basically 40.00 less than the store price. You can not believe the amount of hair that was removed from my cats - immediately they looked better and seemed so much happier with less hair in their digestive system. I can actually cuddle with them without getting a face full of hair. Very easy to use and comfortable for my pets - I highly recommend this product if you want to end the battle between you and your pet's constant shedding.