lwtsh's best pet buy
if you're a pet parent, you know that your dog or cat fur will shed in the spring time.
when my friend tracy recommended the furminator to help with fur shedding of our felines, i thought: wow, $40 for a freakin' grooming brush???
sweet pea shedded so much and i was tired of it. no amount of brushing with her previous brush and bathing helped her. she kept on shedding until i broke down and bought the furminator after talking to a salesperson at our local pet store where we buy our cat food.
i could have knitted a sweater with all of the fur i combed out with the furminator. it was really worth the money spent -- she doesn't shed much after the initial comb and i don't see cat fur flying in the air. fewer baths = happier kitty. yes, i bathe and groom my cats at home. we prefer to groom the cats ourselves -- at least we know how they are being handled. they're not really happy being bathed but they tolerate it. all in all, this comb is really what it says it is.
one caveat is that you have to be careful when brushing your pet. i cringe when i watched the demo's at the furminator web site. because of the heavy duty metal comb, it seems it can irritate your pet's skin when you comb hard. lightly brush and see the fur come off. however, it is definitely a lwtsh's best pet buy! thanks, tracy, for the great rec!
Comments
kinsie: woo, how is the roomba? we are looking at one. i hear that there's one that does mopping, too!
cab: you should get them use to brushing younger. i know our two cats are not use to brushing because they can't stand being brushed. but definitely get a furminator when they get older.
maomau: both cats are short hair and they still shed a lot before the furminator. you can tell the definitely tell the difference after you brush them. a lot less fur comes off my hand when i pet both of them.
btw, i have the Scooba - the mopping version of the Roomba. it rocks. but you cannot use on laminate wood floors. best on tile floors, acrylic etc.
aiyah: no laminate wood floor? darn! does it ruin the finish?
nabine: yeah, we avoid the faces; both would never ever let us go near their faces unless we want to get hissed at.