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Blahblah

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So I finally caved in after struggling with combs and bristle brushes and bought a Furminator at the recommendation of a couple of websites and the woman at the Pet Barn (who clearly had no ulterior motive in selling me a stupidly expensive cat grooming item). I was skeptical and for $Aus56 I was crossing my fingers (and everything else) that it would be worth it.

And then this happened.......

 

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This is thing is FREAKING AMAZING. Both of them sat for ages purring away and loving every second of it. Oh, and that bottom photo? That all came out of Alfie's tail.

However I am feeling like a bad cat parent because I clearly haven't been doing much good with my previous combs and brushes :( 

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Oh my that's a lot of hair that isn't going to be spread around your house now!  

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clueliss

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Holy cow - you've got enough fur to make another Alfie.

What is this device?  Asking because The Spook currently has a mat or two on her back (and what an indoor, short haired cat does to manage that is beyond me).  

 

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@Blahblah - The Furminator is the greatest invention in the world. I've been using it on my 3 beasts for 3 years now. The first time, I swear I could have knitted a sweater with what came off them. Since then, I've been using it weekly and they LOVE it! I actually brush them in the shower - keeps them confined in one space then I just rinse off the walls and floor and scoop up what has escaped the pile from the drain filter. The amount that comes off decreases as you use it more so the process gets quicker each time. Now, though, I have to be careful. They enjoy the brushing so much they don't like when we have a shorter session but my biggest tabby started getting a bit too sparse on his back so I had to cut back!

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MarblesMom

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LOVE our Furminator!  I use it on Marbles and she loves it!  It is amazing how much fur and hair one can remove!  Well worth the investment :)

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catlady

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I have a furminator, too.  I paid about $35US, but it's so worth it.  I use it mostly on the dog because the cats hate to be brushed, but it works really well, and I end up looking like Blahblah when I'm done.  I've always wished I could vacuum the dog, but he's afraid of the hose attachment.  we have one cat who will let me vacuum him if he's in the right mood.

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ILoveJellybeans

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..........is it weird that I have a sandwich bag of cat hair from when I last did this. I got the Crafting with Cat Hair book, and I am waiting to get round to making something with it.

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Blahblah

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48 minutes ago, ILoveJellybeans said:

..........is it weird that I have a sandwich bag of cat hair from when I last did this. I got the Crafting with Cat Hair book, and I am waiting to get round to making something with it.

Um, we kept a bag of fur too......

@clueliss 

http://www.furminator.com

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