dexterdog
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« on: November 13, 2007, 03:37:52 PM » |
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Has anyone used the Dog Furminator or Cat Furminator? I'm looking for someone who has used it over winter time. I'm worried that with the amount of undercoat that seems to be removed, that my dog (and my cat, if I get it for him) will get cold. I live in Colorado, and it gets dang cold here. I've just seen all these pictures of dogs with an unbelievably huge amount of hair that's been brushed off laying in front of them. Does this hurt? Thanks in advance! |
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« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2007, 05:24:09 PM » |
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Dexterdog-I don't have 1 but know a few people who do. Supposed to only take out the dead & loose hair,so it shouldn't affect the winter coat.
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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2007, 06:08:07 PM » |
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dexterdog
From all the information that I have gotten on this product, it is overpriced and the same thing can be accomplished with a long tooth rake for a fraction of the price.
As to the coat and winter, what breed of dog is it?? and is it shedding right now?? Rakes only remove dead hair but leave the outer coat which may NOT be what you want to do at this time. The rake pulls out the undercoat which is what keeps them warm, so again I need more info.
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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2007, 06:22:54 PM » |
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I have a medium Furminator for my German Shepherd and short hair cat. They are very expensive, I had a coupon to buy one at discount. If you take care of it, it should last a very long time. I am very happy with the results on both my cat and dog.
You are only suppose to use them only on pets that shed. I hear they also don't work on Keeshonds. Which makes me wonder about other real dense coated dogs.
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Cathy
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« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2007, 09:01:44 PM » |
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I never used the Furminator. The Mars Coat King worked for me. It just takes out the undercoat that will shed anyway. It helped with the furballs. There are different size blades depending on what kind of coat your pet has.
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« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2007, 01:14:42 AM » |
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I'm happy with the Furminator I use on my greyhound. I have to be a little gentle around her bony parts but she seems to enjoy it. Works better than just brushing. I don't think it removes more than it should. My pet supply store had a sample one to try.
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« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2007, 08:18:13 PM » |
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I don't really like my furminator, and boy was it expensive. It doesn't really get down into the long/dense haired coats & it's kind of strange brushing a short hair with it. Like kb said, you have to go easy over bony parts on short haired pets. None of them like being brushed with it either. I should give it another chance, haven't tried it in awhile. I'd test one out first to see if you like it. I doubt you could strip your dog's coat out enough to make it cold--your arm & patience will have long worn out before that happens. I have a rake for the my thick coated dog when he's doing the worst shedding, & my favorite thing for ALL of them is a cool comb with rather widely spaced rotating teeth. They all seem to like it & it works well on all coat types. I bought it for one of the cats but use it on the dogs too. I'm not sure what brand it is, but it looks just like this one: http://www.thepamperedpetmart.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=T716KC&Affiliate=sortprice |
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« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2007, 05:27:56 AM » |
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I have one and it is wonderful on my short haired cat Topaz it gets rid of all the dandruff and dead hair. it is a pretty scary looking brush though, but seems to do the job. Does not work well on long haired cats, tried it on Geisha and she hated it. FYI: QVC has them for a better price than pet stores. Of course my mother told me that after I had all ready owned mine for 3 months.  |
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« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2007, 07:16:57 AM » |
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yes, whoever came up with the idea must be getting rich!
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« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2007, 09:36:48 AM » |
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I have one. It is over-priced but I think it works very well. Badness doesn't like being brushed. Using the furminator, I can get more done in the 20 seconds she gives me to brush her than with a regular brush. She has medium length fur.
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« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2007, 09:57:35 AM » |
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Mars Coat King is better than Furminator, I think, but then it may depend on what type of coat we are talking about. If using the Furminator, do be gentle, because I'm told that you can really irritate skin w/ it. Before spending $$$ on any of the specialty products, you can take a plain plastic inexpensive human hair comb and one of those heavy rubber bands that you might find on something like a bunch of broccoli in the grocery store and make your own "stripper." Wind the rubber band thru the teeth of the comb, about every 3rd or 4th tooth, sliding the rubber band all the was up to the top of the teeth of that comb. Then simply run the comb thru your pet's coat, following the way the coat naturally lies.
The first time I tried this, I had just spent a long time w/ Jake's own comb and brush going over him. I was just blown away by the pile of hair I got out in only minutes w/ my home made "grooming tool." Also, it does not irritate Jake's skin at all...can be used as often as you like, even daily during a time of heavy shedding, although once a week should suffice. We do have a Furminator, btw, which the owner of the pet supply store suggested I use on Jake no more than once a month. (He has a Cavalier also, so I think his advice for my dog is good on this point.) The Furminator sits unused since someone taught me the plastic comb trick. Actually, my instructions were to use a greyhound comb and heavy duty grocery store type rubber band. I had a plastic comb I keep here for our Grandkids right at hand so that is how my plastic comb "tool" came about. (Guess Mrs. Claus better get our little ones a new comb for their stocking???)
Let me know how this works for you!
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« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2007, 11:36:59 AM » |
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Wow what a cool tool, Carolo! Cheap too! I'll have to try it. My pets do seem to prefer human hair grooming tools over pet tools. Do you still use it on the grandkids too? (haha)
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« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2007, 01:22:55 AM » |
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Has anyone used the Dog Furminator or Cat Furminator? I'm looking for someone who has used it over winter time. I'm worried that with the amount of undercoat that seems to be removed, that my dog (and my cat, if I get it for him) will get cold. I live in Colorado, and it gets dang cold here. I've just seen all these pictures of dogs with an unbelievably huge amount of hair that's been brushed off laying in front of them. Does this hurt? Thanks in advance! |
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JessiesGirl
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« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2008, 04:38:35 PM » |
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I haven't used the Furminator. But I have used a Mars Coat King and it's very effective. My dog doesn't like it all that much, so I use it on her in the tub (you can use the Mars Coat King on wet or dry hair).
In between baths we use the Kong Zoom Groom. It gets out a fair amount of loose and dead hair and Jessie will tolerate using it daily. She is very obnoxious about any other brush that I've tried.
Jessie is a mixed breed but has sort of Lab hair down the center of her back and the rest of her has a shepherd type of undercoat that come out in tufts twice a year and leaves fluffy hairs everywhere all year round.
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« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2008, 05:59:22 PM » |
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Don't know how either of these work on really long dense hair??
We use a long tooth rake and that sometimes won't get down to the skin on our beasts.
Hey whatever works, going to try the comb and rubber band thing one of these days.
Some of ours can be brushed, some only tolerate it for seconds or minutes, some love it. So whatever you can get them to accept seems like the best you can do.
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