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The Furminator seems so effortless yet brings out more than you'd first thing. I bought mine a few years ago after seeing a demonstration on QVC and continue to use it now. I wouldn't recommend this with kittens as there just isn't the fur and I think it's a bit heavy to be handled with such a young one. There aren't the cheapest of brushes but it's durable and works well.
Bout One
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Bout Two: Two Weeks Later
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MC Bubba had a lot of hair... :rofl:
The Furminator got a good bit of it, including the thick undercoat that used to get horribly matted
but I didn't really care for the way it left his coat afterwards.
It's hard to describe, but it seemed as if it was more bristley ( if that's a word ) than soft and silky like it was before...
I still have the one I used on Bubba ( genuine Furminator, not a knock-off) , I'll sell it for US$20 + postage to wherever... PM/Email me.
I definitely didn't like the way one of my cats felt after using the ferminator,they are meant to have a soft undercoat as well,luckily I hadn't used it on the cats that show.I find a normal metal comb works well in general but at bad times of the year when you do need to get the old undercoat out I use a comb with two different length teeth,think it is classed as a moulting comb,removes bucketfulls of dead hair but still leaves a super soft undercoat,that & the slicker brush soon has them sorted.....!
:rofl:I took Freyja to a Groomer's a few weeks ago to sort out a couple of mats she's developed. Groomer did a great job but went a bit overboard with the Ferminator - her tail still hasn't recovered, and I've also noticed her coat is less soft than it was; I guess it stripped out the soft undercoat. She's not bristly, but she's not as soft as she was - now we're hitting summer, I don't suppose her coat will return to 'normal' until the weather gets cooler again. I've got Wicca booked in next week for the same Groomer and I'll leave instructions about Ferminator use - Wicca's got some fair old plumage these days and it would be heart breaking if she could no longer dust as she walks...!:rofl: