I have a short-haired, eleven year old tomcat who has never been brushed. It’s not that I don’t care about grooming him, it’s just that I swear to God I never knew you were supposed to brush cats. Dogs, maybe; horses, sure! But cats? They spend all day cleaning themselves! He’s never had a bath, either. Am I a bad cat mom?
So anyway I bought this brush because the cat developed a little bit of a rash on his lower back (upper tail?) and I thought it might be best if he didn’t swallow so much hair while trying to scratch it.
When I took the brush out of the box, the first thing I noticed was that it’s heavy. It feels well-made. The handle is comfortable, and it doesn’t look like it’s likely to break anytime soon. I gave it a trial run through my own hair (is that weird?), and came out unscathed. This product has been tested on people! It didn’t pull a single hair out of my head. I don’t know what that says about me.
As for the cat, he was very excited to find me sitting on the floor in the living room. When he came up to investigate, I surprised him by running the brush down his back. This might not be the best tactic if you have a cat who trusts you. After the initial “WTF” reaction, he settled in for a nice long brush. He’d wander away every few minutes then come back for more. When I was finally done (when the brush wasn’t really pulling anything else out of him), I had a pile of fur big enough to construct a new cat. When I put the brush down on the floor to go get a trash bag, I returned to find him lying in the pile of hair, rubbing his face on the brush. The cat is super soft and after a day has stopped chewing on his butt. So it was a hit.
Recommendations:
1. Do not brush your cat while wearing nice clothing. You’d think this would be common sense, but I am, apparently, an idiot. 2. Brush your cat outside, unless your cat likes to run away or your yard is infested with hawks or something. 3. Introduce the cat to the brush the way you’d introduce him to a new toy or a new husband. 4. Take pictures of the giant pile of fur that this brush produces.
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I first learned of the FURminator grooming tool from our veterinarian who brought it into the room after our cat had shed all over us. It seemed to be a common occurrence when we were at the vet. Yes we combed our cats at home but for some reason never got all that deep hair out and a nervous cat at the vet is the place to shed right! Well that’s where the difference lies with this tool. When the vet told us they run about $40 she wasn’t kidding. I thought ok lets see if Amazon has one. If you shop around here you can find it for less than $40. The money in my opinion is well spent. The cats seem to like it and it sure does de-shed the hair! It even has a ejector button to push the hair out. You will notice a lot of the hair ends up on the end of your cat by its tail but that’s ok, as long as your getting it out right! You will want the short haired version if your cats hair is just under 2 inches long. The short stainless steel edge gets down deep beneath the cats short topcoat and removes the undercoat and all that loose hair before it ends up all over your house.
You do not want to use this on a cats hair if its wet. Never brush with this tool if your cat has any sores on its skin or if there is an area that is matted. You need to get the tangles out before using the FURminator. Again the money spent is a little high in my opinion,but it really does work, where other combs don’t even start to remove the dead coat that’s deep down on your cat.
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My cat normally won’t let a brush anywhere near him, so I knew it was a risk to spend money on the Furminator… but it actually turns out that he loves it! He lays down on his side and enjoys every minute of the brushing. I honestly didn’t think that the brush would work this well, but I was pleasantly surprised! Now there isn’t (as much) hair on all my furniture! He also had a bad case of dandruff prior to being brushed by the Furminator, but after a few sessions, it has mostly cleared up. His coat also looks much shinier. If you are wondering whether or not to buy this product, I strongly recommend that you do!
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This review is from: Wahl Home Pet Pet-Pro Grooming Kit #9281-210 (Misc.)
I was worried about purchasing one of these cheaper home trimmers and performing the task myself, but now I couldn’t be happier.
Facts: I have no trimmer operation knowledge before this. I own a Toy Poodle so the hair is pretty thick and tough to work with.
Pros: #Saves money over getting someone else to do it. #Dog is much more comfortable with her owner cutting her hair than a stranger. #Surprisingly quiet. My dog hates hair dryers, vacuum, and most other electronics, but she didn’t mind the noise from this. #The accessories are nice. The comb isn’t as cheap as I expected and the sissors are sharp. I am not sure what the mirror would be used for, does your dog need to see how his/her hair looks? #The cutting part is pretty quick, depending on the size of your dog. Mine was done in under 15 minutes, however see the time user in the cons below.
Cons: #Hair prepping is quite time consuming. Wash, brush, rewash, re-brush. This is of course necessary to make sure the trimmer doesn’t get caught in your dogs hair. The amount of prepare work you would have to do depends on your dogs hair. #I don’t think that I will ever have the skill of a professional groomer. Even if I did I don’t think this performs as well as an expensive commercial grade trimmer.
Recommendation: #Save some money and buy this. The only thing you will really be losing is the hair cuts might not look as good as they use to. Many people have been around my dog and not noticed, I kind of doubt your friend/family are dog judges too. #Have treats ready to give your dog during the evolution. There is a reason why the professionals do this and you should to. It make the whole thing go smoother. #Routinely washing and brushing you dogs hair will help with the prep work. Also cutting your dogs hair more often will make the prep and cutting go easier.
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This review is from: Wahl Home Pet Pet-Pro Grooming Kit #9281-210 (Misc.)
works great. nice and quiet did not heat up for quite some time. i have a long hair cat who hates the brush and gets nated often. this was WONDERFUL is shaving her nats and nice and quiet so did not freak her out. i love all the attachments..great product and great price!
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This review is from: Wahl Home Pet Pet-Pro Grooming Kit #9281-210 (Misc.)
I purchased the Wahl Pet Pro kit and was pleased with all the attachments. The hard back case is nice to store everything in. Using it for a yorkie so it is fine. It does make a louder noise then I anticipated as I had borrowed my neighbor’s clippers first and hers were not quite as loud. She has a more expensive model but after discussion with her about grooming my yorkie I decided on the less expensive model because yorkies have hair not fur making it easier to groom with a lighter duty clipper. My yorkie is a rescue and she adjusted quite nicely to the louder buzzing sound so I would not hesitate to recommend this clipper to anyone. The kit has a nice assortment of attachments for different lengths, the chord is very long which comes in handy when you don’t have an outlet close to your table where you are grooming your dog. It is lightweight enough to not feel to cumbersome in your hand and did not become hot to the touch through the grooming process which took me about 15-20 minutes to groom my yorkie. I keep her in a puppy clip, short. The directions are also in plain english, easy to understand! The price was right also. Good little clipper I would recommend.
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Worked much better than I thought!,
So anyway I bought this brush because the cat developed a little bit of a rash on his lower back (upper tail?) and I thought it might be best if he didn’t swallow so much hair while trying to scratch it.
When I took the brush out of the box, the first thing I noticed was that it’s heavy. It feels well-made. The handle is comfortable, and it doesn’t look like it’s likely to break anytime soon. I gave it a trial run through my own hair (is that weird?), and came out unscathed. This product has been tested on people! It didn’t pull a single hair out of my head. I don’t know what that says about me.
As for the cat, he was very excited to find me sitting on the floor in the living room. When he came up to investigate, I surprised him by running the brush down his back. This might not be the best tactic if you have a cat who trusts you. After the initial “WTF” reaction, he settled in for a nice long brush. He’d wander away every few minutes then come back for more. When I was finally done (when the brush wasn’t really pulling anything else out of him), I had a pile of fur big enough to construct a new cat. When I put the brush down on the floor to go get a trash bag, I returned to find him lying in the pile of hair, rubbing his face on the brush. The cat is super soft and after a day has stopped chewing on his butt. So it was a hit.
Recommendations:
1. Do not brush your cat while wearing nice clothing. You’d think this would be common sense, but I am, apparently, an idiot.
2. Brush your cat outside, unless your cat likes to run away or your yard is infested with hawks or something.
3. Introduce the cat to the brush the way you’d introduce him to a new toy or a new husband.
4. Take pictures of the giant pile of fur that this brush produces.
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The grooming tool your cat will love and you will too!,
I thought ok lets see if Amazon has one. If you shop around here you can find it for less than $40. The money in my opinion is well spent. The cats seem to like it and it sure does de-shed the hair! It even has a ejector button to push the hair out. You will notice a lot of the hair ends up on the end of your cat by its tail but that’s ok, as long as your getting it out right!
You will want the short haired version if your cats hair is just under 2 inches long.
The short stainless steel edge gets down deep beneath the cats short topcoat and removes the undercoat and all that loose hair before it ends up all over your house.
You do not want to use this on a cats hair if its wet.
Never brush with this tool if your cat has any sores on its skin or if there is an area that is matted. You need to get the tangles out before using the FURminator.
Again the money spent is a little high in my opinion,but it really does work, where other combs don’t even start to remove the dead coat that’s deep down on your cat.
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Best purchase I’ve ever made!,
He also had a bad case of dandruff prior to being brushed by the Furminator, but after a few sessions, it has mostly cleared up. His coat also looks much shinier.
If you are wondering whether or not to buy this product, I strongly recommend that you do!
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Couldn’t be happier.,
Facts:
I have no trimmer operation knowledge before this.
I own a Toy Poodle so the hair is pretty thick and tough to work with.
Pros:
#Saves money over getting someone else to do it.
#Dog is much more comfortable with her owner cutting her hair than a stranger.
#Surprisingly quiet. My dog hates hair dryers, vacuum, and most other electronics, but she didn’t mind the noise from this.
#The accessories are nice. The comb isn’t as cheap as I expected and the sissors are sharp. I am not sure what the mirror would be used for, does your dog need to see how his/her hair looks?
#The cutting part is pretty quick, depending on the size of your dog. Mine was done in under 15 minutes, however see the time user in the cons below.
Cons:
#Hair prepping is quite time consuming. Wash, brush, rewash, re-brush. This is of course necessary to make sure the trimmer doesn’t get caught in your dogs hair. The amount of prepare work you would have to do depends on your dogs hair.
#I don’t think that I will ever have the skill of a professional groomer. Even if I did I don’t think this performs as well as an expensive commercial grade trimmer.
Recommendation:
#Save some money and buy this. The only thing you will really be losing is the hair cuts might not look as good as they use to. Many people have been around my dog and not noticed, I kind of doubt your friend/family are dog judges too.
#Have treats ready to give your dog during the evolution. There is a reason why the professionals do this and you should to. It make the whole thing go smoother.
#Routinely washing and brushing you dogs hair will help with the prep work. Also cutting your dogs hair more often will make the prep and cutting go easier.
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excellent product!!!,
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GOOD FOR GROOMING MY YORKIE,
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