Furminator

I'm really considering getting furminator for Ed. I'm sure I've read that some posters have these.
I know I need the short hair one but which is the best width for a cat?
I know I need the short hair one but which is the best width for a cat?
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How often do you use it? Has it lead to less shedding?
It doesn't lead to "less" shedding...the cat is still going to shed the amount it's going to shed. The Furminator just gets the hairs out before they hit the floor.
I use it every couple of months. It makes a HUGE mess and it's a pain to clean up. Really. I usually do it outside, because of the mess. I get enough hair off to make several more cats...a virtual billowy mountain of cat hair. I have a long-haireded cat though.
It works really well.
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I've decided that I'll never get down to my original weight, and I'm OK with that--After all, 8 pounds 2 oz. is just not realistic.
My cat is short-haired, but hairball prone. I've never had a short-haired cat I've had to groom. She absolutely hates to be groomed. Some cats love it, some cats don't. I have to groom several times a day because she'll only let me get a few strokes in before she rears back and escapes. Holding her head down with one hand helps but I don't like to fight her too much... it only makes her more agitated. What I do works. It 100% eliminates hairballs. I can't break away from it or else the problem returns. I was using fine tooth comb before, but this thing gets off tons more fur. I don't know if the Furminator is any better, but this works for us.
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Ed loves being brushed up to a point. I think I can brush for about 5 minutes before he suddenly bites and then I have to stop.
The Furminator (and all of its knock-offs) are meant to be a "finishing" tool, rather than a one and only grooming tool. This is especially important if you have a double-coated dog, as it can damage/strip the guard hairs.
If you have a double coated dog (I have 4 Siberians, so twice a year dog hair is a condiment in my house), what you want to do is loosen the undercoat first with a wooden pin brush like this one: Chris Christensen Wood Pin Brushes 20mm - Cherrybrook
Next, use what's called a "greyhound" comb with a flipping wrist motion to bring the undercoat to the top and out, then use the Furminator to get the really fine stuff left behind.
Then, you get something that looks like THIS
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* 3a/3b from birth with short forays into chemical/juice can straightening
* texture: fine; porosity: normal
* over 40 (by a bunch); naturally greying
* Cleanse/Condition: DC NoPoo/OneC
* PT: IAGirl's PT/Sally GVP Reconstructor
* Styling: CHS CK: DC SIF; DC A/AA mixed
* HG:CHS CK
And...that's why I have non-shedding dogs. No undercoat blown twice a year all over my floors.
Ed also kept trying to eat it. :confused3: