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« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2008, 06:16:18 PM » |
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For Jake's fine, silky like coat the rubber band wrapped around every 3rd tooth of that cheap plastic comb seems to work best of all. Most people swear by the Mars Coat King. Furminator has become quite popular. I was advised to be careful not to "dig" with it and only use once a month. It sits unused. This is spring shedding time for Jake and he gets brushed w/ a natural bristle brush, combed w/ that plastic comb/rubber band thing daily. We still have a houseful of dog hair. It even drifts into the hall bath and adheres to the walls of the shower!  |
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carolo
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« Reply #17 on: May 20, 2008, 09:24:08 PM » |
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We're going to pick up the Kong Zoom Groom. Jake loves a good massage. The price is right, too.
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« Reply #18 on: May 20, 2008, 11:06:55 PM » |
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Years ago I had a little pit-lab mix, and her hair was so coarse & waterproof, it actually hurt my hands to try to scrub the suds down into her skin. That zoom groom made short work of bathing, & she loved it. I've been using them since.
I bought both the dog & cat version - the dog version had longer & fewer 'teeth' & works better for longer, thicker coats. I use the cat brush on all the short hairs
(cats & dogs) & the dog brush on all the long hairs. I'm not sure if they come in different forms anymore. The rubber really gets the loose hair out, so it might be best to brush outside to avoid the mess.
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kaffe
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« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2008, 02:34:51 AM » |
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Wow, Carolo! That's a mighty great tip - comb and rubber band! hah! I am making one tomorrow! TANX!
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« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2008, 05:26:11 AM » |
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I never thought to use the Zoom Groom in the bath! Good idea!
And for those of you who have a Zoom Groom, they are great at getting pet hair off upholstered furniture!
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ideheights
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« Reply #21 on: June 22, 2008, 10:00:46 PM » |
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We just ordered the Furminator from Amazon.com and had it shipped here to Japan. Still, things are so much cheaper in the States that it seemed like a bargain!
The first time we used it on our adopted cats they were very skittish about it. We were afraid that we were hurting them and stopped. But last night we tried again and they couldn't get enough of the Furminator! Turns out they were just skittish about us brushing them, period.
It is quite heavy and lethal-looking, but really does wonders. Not having seen any of the other top-end products mentioned on this thread, I think it's great! We are very careful to make sure to comb areas which are straight - if they curve their bodies, we tauten their skin so as not to run it over their lil' rolls of fat. We don't use it on their bellies - we're afraid of nicking their wattles or their nipples... And they're not roll-around types who allow us access, anyway.
It resulted in a mass of hair, surprisingly more from shorter-haired brother. And they were soooo happy afterwards - it was a regular love-fest!
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« Reply #23 on: June 23, 2008, 05:29:13 AM » |
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Topaz will actually come and meow at me till I break out the Furminator, she just sits there and eats it up. I have to finally stop for for fear of her going bald.
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« Reply #24 on: June 23, 2008, 06:24:51 AM » |
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I am going to have to check out the Furminator! I have never gotten one because, as ideheights said, they look lethal--reminds me of something you would use on a horse!
But if it will help with that manx undercoat as petslave says, I am willing to try it. Cameo the manx has only so much patience with brushing. Her undercoat hair is very fine and light, almost like feathers, and floats all over in the way that carolo describes with Jake's hair. Especially during the seasonal shed time, it can create quite a mess. Will have to see if this helps.
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« Reply #25 on: June 23, 2008, 02:38:29 PM » |
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One thing I really hate about the furminator vs. other combs - the fur doesn't just bunch up on the comb where you can take it off every once in awhile. It lifts it up into a light fuzz that flies up & goes everywhere, in my eyes, nose, all over clothes, floor, etc. Maybe it has to do with the type of undercoat, but it does this for my little dog & all the cats. I expect for hair to get everywhere when brushing, but not to this extent!
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« Reply #26 on: June 23, 2008, 04:52:00 PM » |
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It lifts it up into a light fuzz that flies up & goes everywhere, That is why we brush our monsters outside, otherwise it would be a snowstorm inside. Tried all kinds of things on them, IF THEY WILL stay in one spot long enough to get brushed it doesn't matter what we use, usually we get about 2-5 minutes per dog and then they run away. db |
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I used to think that anyone doing anything weird was weird. I suddenly realized that anyone doing anything weird wasn't weird at all and it was the people saying they were weird that were weird.
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« Reply #27 on: June 23, 2008, 05:08:44 PM » |
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I can imagine, db! I'm surprised you get that much time in grooming them!
Good thing they are bred to tolerate being out in fields year round with messy coats full of burrs. You don't have to feel too bad about not keeping them in show condition when you think about what their working brethren look like!
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ideheights
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« Reply #28 on: June 23, 2008, 05:42:53 PM » |
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Petslave - you're right, Butter in particular is quite 'muscular,' if you define muscle as "jello."
And you're right - one swipe with the Furminator and you've got a tumbleweed of hair quivering on the edge of the blade about to float off...
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« Reply #29 on: August 16, 2008, 09:47:09 AM » |
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does anyone know if there's any difference between the furminator cat tool (purple) and the small dog tool (blue)? i want to try one for my cats and from looking online it seems the blades are the same with on both at 1.75 in. i found better prices on the small dog tool so i thought to go with that one unless there's any reason to stick with the cat one for cats. thanks!
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