FURminator deShedding Tool for Cats, 1.75-Inch Edge Reviews

by Justin on Sep.06, 2010, under Pets

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John
September 6th, 2010 on 10:22 pm
Review by John for 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.

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R. Kyle
September 6th, 2010 on 10:47 pm
Review by R. Kyle for FURminator deShedding Tool for Cats, 1.75-Inch Edge
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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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Autodidact
September 6th, 2010 on 10:57 pm
Review by Autodidact for FURminator deShedding Tool for Cats, 1.75-Inch Edge
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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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Angela Clark
September 6th, 2010 on 11:00 pm
Review by Angela Clark for FURminator deShedding Tool for Cats, 1.75-Inch Edge
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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!

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Deanokat
September 6th, 2010 on 11:28 pm
Review by Deanokat for FURminator deShedding Tool for Cats, 1.75-Inch Edge
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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!!!!

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C. Keith
September 6th, 2010 on 11:39 pm
Review by C. Keith for Why Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet?: 101 of the Most Perplexing Questions Answered About Feline Unfathomables, Medical Mysteries and Befuddling Behaviors
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It may be that all cats really want is a warm place to snooze and a nice little bowl of food twelve times a day, but I suspect that’s not true and when we tell ourselves that, we’re just trying to comfort ourselves for the harsh reality which is that cats are actually just as complex and yes, unfathomable, as we think they are.

So, these authors get that, and don’t try to sugar coat it. They admit it, they explain it, they move on.

I don’t know as much about cats as I do about dogs, partly because of the aforementioned unfathomability of the feline, and partly because I can pick them up and move them around and thus have had to spend less time delving into their psyches. So I assumed these authors would ask questions I’d never thought of and know more stuff, too.

And they did.

What I didn’t expect is that they’d make me laugh. A lot.

Just because cats are deep doesn’t mean you can’t find that funny. Being befuddled can be kinda fun.

Great gift book for cat lovers, too.

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D. Kujovich
September 6th, 2010 on 11:55 pm
Review by D. Kujovich for Why Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet?: 101 of the Most Perplexing Questions Answered About Feline Unfathomables, Medical Mysteries and Befuddling Behaviors
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This could not be a more perfect gift for cat lovers! I read it in one sitting and laughed out loud all the way to the end AND I learned a lot along the way! Fabulous information communicated in a witty and captivating manner! And yes, it is true, CAT’S RULE! Another amazing book by my favorite author, Dr. Marty Becker! I highly recommend this book; it’ll put a smile on your face! Bravo!

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Stephanie Manley
September 7th, 2010 on 12:12 am
Review by Stephanie Manley for Why Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet?: 101 of the Most Perplexing Questions Answered About Feline Unfathomables, Medical Mysteries and Befuddling Behaviors
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So you are a cat lover, do you ever wonder about their peculiar behavior that they sometimes have? Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori do an excellent job of explaining some of the mysteries of cats. They pick out questions that you have always wondered about and they give good explanations.

My favorite explanation was why do cats always pick out the non cat person and go up to them in a room. They do this because all of us cat people stare and look at the cat, this can be viewed as threatening to the cat. It is the person that dislikes cats that is ignoring them, and therefore not a threat to the cat. So who will the cat visit first? The cat will visit the least threatening person first.

There are many other cat mysteries that are answered in this book. I would highly recommend this book to you, or to the cat lover in your life. There are 101 questions that are answered in this book, questions like do cats like milk, can tylenol kill a cat, and can cats tell time. This book is enjoyable and provides insight into the mysterious world of cats.

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The Paginator
September 7th, 2010 on 12:19 am
Review by The Paginator for Why Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet?: 101 of the Most Perplexing Questions Answered About Feline Unfathomables, Medical Mysteries and Befuddling Behaviors
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The writers of this book got it right. They have presented some pretty complex information in an extremely easy-to-digest format and made if fun to read. There’s no pretentiousness in the prose yet I didn’t feel like it was dumbed down either. It was a quick read that left me satisfied.

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Mary Young
September 7th, 2010 on 12:21 am
Review by Mary Young for Why Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet?: 101 of the Most Perplexing Questions Answered About Feline Unfathomables, Medical Mysteries and Befuddling Behaviors
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Like its companion book, “Why do dogs drink out of the toilet?”, this book is a very easy read, yet contains serious information. I plan to order several copies to take as inexpensive “surprise gifts” when I visit my friends that love their cats & dogs, as a “thank you”, or for holiday stocking stuffers. Although the style is light, the panel of experts that has weighed in on the questions reads like a “Who’s Who” of vets and animal behavior specialists.

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