the Furminator

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I've read that the Furminator is a really effective tool for combing out loose/dead hair from cats and dogs.

For those who here who have used the Furminator, is it *that* more effective than using a regular comb/brush? Is it worth the money? The contraption costs $20 for the small model...so I kinda want to get some first-hand user experience before plonking down my plastic for it.

The item in question!

 

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bumpity booyaka

 

[KoolDrew]

I have no experience with it, but that does look pretty interesting. I'm interested in hearing opinions on it as well.

 

[Mutilator]

Furminator is a line of products, not just 1 brush.
http://www.furminator.com/

 

[Eos]

We have one and it is much more effective compared to the other products we've used.

Just do it regularly.

 

[ni0v]

I have a shedEnder, which is a cheap knockoff of that product. It removes much more hair than a regular brush.

eta:
shedEnder probably not as good though.
http://www.azcentral.com/12new...s/bestpetbrush-CR.html

 

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thanks folks - sounds like its definitely worth trying out the brush. i'll report back with my observations once i receive it!

 

[Rubycon]

Furminator! What an AWESOME name! :evil:

 

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Update! We have one for our pug, and it does an excellent job of extracting what appears to be loose strands of fur. Shedding has decreased slightly. And the dog seems to like being furminated!

 

[GasX]

My dogs have goon to the groomer and been furminated a number of times - a DEFINITE reduction shedding resulted...

 

[trmiv]

Yes it works great. We use it on our cat and dog and it's incredible the amount of hair it pulls out. Seriously its like pulling whole animal worth of hair off your pet.