FURminator deShedding Tool with 1-3/4-Inch Edge for Cats Reviews

• A Must for Long Hair Cats

  
  By AX77KI8J8CQ0E on 2007-07-14
  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.
  
  

• clouds of cat fur!

  
  By A1HHEMY96W1M1V on 2007-04-21
  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.
  
  

• Excellent grooming tool for heavy-coated and longhaired cats

  
  By A3AVJCB1ZD6ZY5 on 2007-09-12
  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.
  
  
  
  
  

• Should be cheaper for what it is!

  
  By A6QXNTBK7D5QU on 2007-06-05
  I'm disapointed not in it's functionality but in what the product ACTUALLY IS... This is nothing more than a clipper blade (an Oster A5 blade to be specific) attached to a handle.
  
  I'm not knocking the product at all it works fine I just think the price is extreme when you finally know what it is... a rubberized handle and 1 side of a clipper blade.
  
  And the maker of the product has the bawlz to try to patent that? I do hope some one challenges that and makes a fairer priced version.
  
  

• Overpriced

  
  By A271HX7VG8HMDZ on 2007-09-08
  I used the Furminator on two different cats - one with Maine Coon-like long hair and the other short. Notwithstanding that both cats equally despise this brush (but love their regular brush) it seems to work a lot better on the short hair. The LH cat, OTOH, it pulls out the tufts of hair that I wouldn't get with the regular brush, but the cat still walks around with poofs of her fur flying everywhere because the Furminator just doesn't grab the hair the way the regular brush does.
  
  I wasn't impressed with this product and was even less impressed with the obvious price gouging going on. It's just *not* worth the money because I see no discernible difference between this cutesy named product versus a regular wire brush.
  
  
  
  
• OMG!
  By A2NX6MFZP8TM6S on 2007-08-18
  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!!!!
  
  
• Not Over-the-Moon Happy
  By A3VZGV0QSCIH3Z on 2008-05-05
  I bought this item based upon the mostly enthusiastic reviews here. If I knew before I bought it what I know now I would not have bought it. I have a Maine Coon cat, and even though I started regular grooming of her when she came to live with me at nine weeks old, she has never been happy about being combed/brushed. I know; some cats apparently love it so much they will follow you around pestering to be groomed. So, grooming is a challenge anyway and the FURminator is very unpopular with Meg and also with me to a great extent. It does get out a fair amount more of hair than the regular grooming comb I have always used BUT it creates immense static electricity with the very first pass through the fur and it just keeps getting worse. The hair drifts, in spite of me, onto my arms, clothes and face and it is nearly impossible to get it to stay on the towel that I use under Meg while grooming. And, as far as the belly hair, tail hair, leg hair ---- forget about it! Not going to happen. So, when I finish using this wonder tool (ha!) I do a final comb-through with her normal grooming comb. I hoped to reduce the vomiting of hairballs but the reverse has been true; she actually is throwing up hairballs several times a week instead of every couple of weeks. So, I give the FURminator a thumbs-down. I will continue to use it because I invested too much money, even at the Amazon price, to throw it away.
  
  
• Less Hair - More Smiles
  By A1497VEIQLW4ML on 2007-08-19
  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.
  
  
• Even my finickiest loves being groomed!
  By A2O6HO3SRHC0X3 on 2007-10-20
  We have 5 kitties indoors. 3 are long-haired, 2 are shorter-fuzzed. They all go crazy when I break out the Furminator..I really think they recognize the purple! They all fight to be first in line.
  We live in a one-bedroom apartment, and I can really tell when I've been lax in using the comb. It takes three times as long to vacuum the place!
  This is SO much better than anything I've found at Petco or Petland. I would highly recommend.
  
  
• Unbelievable !
  By A26IMXLID7VGU5 on 2008-02-10
  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...
  
  
• Thank God for the FURminator!
  By A3IJZEALT6ORM0 on 2007-05-06
  Buy this! Whatever you are using on your cat now does not compare to this miraculous tool. I tried quite a few brushes, etc. I was a little turned off by the price, so I was hesistant to buy it. It wasn't until my mom sung the praises of the FURminator that I finally broke down and bought it. She used it with great success on her three cats and two dogs and couldn't imagine being without it. Yes - it's pricier than regular grooming tools - but as I found out, it is worth every penny. I searched around and Amazon offers THE BEST PRICE. Your cat will love getting brushed and you will have a whole let less vacuuming and cleaning! You will be amazed how much hair this pulls off - you will have to use your dust buster afterward, or as the previous reviewer mentioned, you may just want to deshed your kitty outside.
  
  
• Best comb... ever!
  By A1FALBE2YG4T15 on 2008-06-05
  I got it yesterday and took enough hair off of my long-haired cat to make a fur coat for some poor hairless cat that's sitting around somewhere shivering. My cat is a cry baby but didn't seem to be that affected by it. (He's a complainer) The fur flies everywhere though so I would suggest using it in a bathroom while wearing clothes you weren't planning on going on a hot date with. Make sure to get the tail!
  
  
• Not really all I expected
  By A10ULOJEBLEFPG on 2007-08-29
  After reading all the other reviews I couldn't wait to get my hands on this... but it wasn't 'all that' for me and my long haired cats. The Furminator took off less fur than the wire brush I had already been using! Maybe it has to do with they type of hair/fur, who knows? Obviously it works great for some people, but it wasn't worth $20 to me. I'll be passing it on to a friend in hopes they have better luck with it.
  
  
• Best
  By AZ5BTPGR66A05 on 2007-09-11
  This is the best item I have purchased in a long time. Having 1 dog and 2 cats inside the house most of the time, there is ALOT of hair. Normal brushing helped some, but not near enough. Even after the first time of using, the quantitiy of hair was at least half. Now after a few brushings with Furminator the house is liveable--much less hair. I am very impressed with the results and it works fine on my medium size dog. All the animals love it. My cats purr the whole time.
  
  
• It Works, and the Cat Loves It
  By A184EFWP7D688K on 2008-05-11
  I purchased the Feline model at a local street fair after taking a good look at the blades and comparing them with the tined groomer I was *trying* to use on my cat. She was happy to be groomed with the Zoom Groom (which I also recommend highly) but never liked slickers or tined combs. I tried the new groomer out on the kitty as soon as I got home. Lo and behold, the purr machine started and the cat actually turned on the other side so that I could brush both. The other, inferior product was consigned to the recylcling bin. We now have daily Furminator brushing with the cat actually jumping on her cat tree and meowing for a session. My short haired cat is producing small, yet significant amounts of undercoat even after daily brushings. This tool really does work and she enjoys the experience, which makes it better for both of us. And her coat is shiny and beautiful!
  
  
• Works well
  By AAXJ9F9VIRNM8 on 2007-06-27
  I have comments similar to those posted for the small Furminator (the one not specifically marketed for cats). It took off a fair amount of under-fur, my cat enjoyed the process, and there's significantly less shedding so far. My cat's coat is also softer, shinier and sleeker now.
  
  
• Awesome tool!
  By AXYW5J9LX1CP on 2007-07-19
  This FURminator is AMAZING! Our short hair tabby cat sheds like CRAZY, and this tool really works to remove the loose undercoat, where the shedding is mainly from. Honestly, we could build another cat with the hair we get off of him every time we use it. And that's hair that is NOT on our furniture or clothes (or in a hairball on the floor!) ;o)
  
  So if you have tried everything else, and you can still pet your cat and get a handful of hair -- definitely try this!
  
  
• Works for Maine Coon Cats!
  By AMLEEWQ8F456Z on 2007-07-24
  I have two huge pure white male Maine Coon Cats. Typical of their breed, the boys have long, thick, shaggy coats and a dense undercoat. I've tried all kinds of brushes and combs on them, but nothing has worked well...until I tried the Furminator! With just a few passes of the tool, I got multiple handfuls of loose fur. Neither of my kitties protested; they just relaxed and purred as I groomed them - and they looked gorgeous when I was through. I'm adding two female Maine Coon kittens to my home in August, and I plan to get the girls used to the Furminator so their coats can be shiny and beautiful throughout their lives. The Furminator is fantastic!
  
  
• This tool just plain works.
  By A1AHZUYXBXNH1B on 2007-09-04
  I have 2 siamese cats with short, dense coats. Other shedding tools sent their fine, short fur flying into the air. This tool collected the hair for easy clean up and disposal. I couldn't believe how much fur it collected. The cats look sleek and beautiful and I have less fur on my clothing and furniture. One of my cats wouldn't tolerate a loop shaped shedding blade or a wire slicker brush, but does better with this tool. Worth the hefty price tag for the time and aggravation it saves.
  
  
• As good as they say..
  By A181TIQPGSTYH6 on 2007-12-29
  It really is as great as they say, there are cheaper knockoffs and info on the internet about how to make your own Furminator with clipper shears, but part of what is great about the Furminator is the heft and comfort of the handle.
  
  Be sure and order this purple version for cats, the blue one that claims to be for both dogs and cats has more space between the teeth on the comb so it does not work well on most cats. Also be aware that if your cat has very thin hairs this might not remove that much, but on shorthair cats with thick fur this will remove gobs and gobs of fur, and they love to be brushed with it!
  
  
• Himalayan heaven, at last
  By A24QCZA3SER7G0 on 2008-01-23
  I wish I had found this sooner. I have a very furry seventeen-year-old Himalayan. I usually get him shaved once a year because he matts up. But I didn't this year because his health is precarious and I didn't want to stress him. The Furminator gets the undercoat smooth like no other brush I have used. And my grumpy old cat doesn't mind it as long as I alternate petting with gentle strokes using the Furminator and go slow around matts. It gets fur off our young, short-haired Tonkinese also. Now I just need to learn to make yarn and knit. I could make a sweater with the fur that is so easily removed!
  
  
• Too painful! My cat won't let me brush him...
  By A3GU5OIZWMVIKI on 2008-02-09
  I was really excited about this brush but my cat freaks out every time I approach him with it. At first he would let me brush him a little, but with each use he got more and more upset. It really seems to "pull" his fur out, which can leave him looking groomed, at least the parts I can get to before he starts clawing the heck out of me! He has never responded to brushing like this before and it is obviously painful, no matter how gentle I try to be. I am returning it.
  
  
• Feels like you brush out half your cat
  By A58F10T4OE58C on 2008-07-27
  I bought this to use on our two cats and our short haired Boston Terrier. The dog could take it our leave it, but the cats adore it. It is amazing the amount of fur you get out of them.
  You do need to be gentle and not do it every day, though. Also, when you go by their face and neck, be extra careful because the teeth are spaced so close together they will rip a whisker out.
  I try to do a light furminator a couple times a week on both the cats, and they beg for it when I don't do it.
  I have noticed a great improvement in the overall luster of their coat and a decrease in shedding. They just look healthy and good.
  I suggest setting a wettened paper towel down by your working area, to pull the "fur eyebrows" that come off this brush and keep them contained until you are done. Then you can take another damp papertowel and gently wipe the cat off.
  
  
• Outstanding performance
  By A12Y4RS34VPZFK on 2007-05-23
  The FURminator is amazing. It is a very durable tool and it performs far beyond expectations. It works equally well for short or long-hair cats. Even better, our two short-hair cats don't mind it and our daughter's long-hair cat actually enjoys it. Use it outside with your cat because it cleans out an amazing amount of hair. When finished, the cat's coat feels very smooth and you will see no shedding for a week or two afterwards.
  
  
• You won't believe this awesome tool!
  By A1WOCEURGBP19E on 2007-05-28
  I did a lot of research before spending $35 on this cat tool from PetSmart. I could have gotten it cheaper online but I didn't want to wait... I have a long hair himalayan cat who doesn't like to be brushed. We took her outside and were astounded how much hair kept coming off. Usually, she only gives me 5 minutes of brushing til she is totally annoyed... this time, I got tired after 20 minutes and it was still eliminating gobs of hair. I can't believe it... I love this thing!!!
  
  
• This product actually works!
  By A3KOFPXR9MDM5A on 2007-06-22
  I use this on my American Shorthair, and even though he doesn't shed very much, the FURminator easily removes loose fur from his undercoat and leaves his coat looking very sleek and beautiful. He actually granded at the first cat show after I purchased the FURminator.... Enough said!
  
  
• Terminator vs furminator
  By APP968MS95NFF on 2007-07-18
  I have 2 cats, one long-haired and one short-haired. My long-haired one used to leave huge chunks of hair laying around and she would produce good size hairballs. After using the Furminator a few times, she literally shrank in size, and the amount of fur she sheds and the hairballs she produce are greatly minimized. $21 for a brush seems expensive - it's not. I've recommended this to all my other friends that live with cats. It saves you time on cleaning up and it saves your cat from throwing up. Where hairball medications and food supposed to reduce hairballs have done nothing, the Furminator has become a Terminator of fur and hairballs.
  
  
• Furminator fun!
  By AVL3AXIYGF7NX on 2008-03-06
  Service is fantastic. I ordered one of these remarkable products for my cat and dog and when my friends saw its success, I ordered it for them too. The prices with this group are fantastic. One trip to your local pet store proves it. Well worth the money!
  
  
• Kitty wouldn't have it..... but it works!
  By A2LEI8083JTTRF on 2008-05-12
  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!
  
  
• Furminator cat-comb
  By A2EX6YCTG69AE9 on 2008-05-19
  I have two cats - one who is very particular about how he's held and petted, and the other who doesn't care how he's held, as long as he's being petted. Of course the particular one didn't like this brush, which was not a surprise, even though many of the reviews I saw indicated that the animals "loved" this brush. The real surprise was the "non-particular" cat, who also didn't like being combed with this product, even though he'll let me hold him upside-down as long as I'm petting him. But he got up and walked away from this brush.
  
  

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