Furminator

The FURminator Grooming Tool (or as I like to call it, ‘brush!’) has been around for regarding 20 years. During that time, it’s been applied by tens of thousands of pet owners who seem to give it very high marks for efficacy and ease-of-use. I’ve had one of the originals and employed it on TWO Golden Retrievers to outstanding benefit.

Invented by professional groomer Angie Porter and her husband David, the FURminator now comes in a wide assortment of sizes, for nearly all breeds of dogs, and for cats and rabbits too. There’s even a puppy and kitten version to get your pet off to a good start.

How does the FURminator work?

It looks a lot like a brush, with a stainless-steel blade-like surface that you run over the animal’s coat. FURminator works by comfortably grabbing and removing the loose undercoat. It does not cut the animal’s fur or harm guard hairs. FURminator ads assert that this tool may remove up to 90% of hair that’s already shed.

It’s safe and effective to use on both short-haired and long-haired dogs — but be sure to choose the rectify model for your pet.

Benefits of grooming your dog

Grooming is not only good for your dog’s overall well-being, it’s a great way for you to bond, and for you to check up on his health by examining him for the duration of your grooming session. You may spot sores, bruises or insect bites and even find parasites like fleas and ticks before they’re out of control.

Good brushing and grooming will:

• remove hairs that have already shed
• help in the coat’s renewal process
• stimulate the skin and increase blood circulation at the base of each hair
• clean the skin of dandruff
• eliminate arid skin flakes
• leave skin more salubrious and the topcoat shiny

Alternatives to the FURminator

Typically, professional dog groomers will clear out shed hair with a regular metal comb or brush or one of these specialized tools, alone or in combination:

• undercoat rake – a brush like tool with very few, long teeth
• slicker brush – a brush with a heap of fine wire teeth
• shedding blade – a loop of metal with ‘teeth’ on the surface grabs loose hair

Some groomers who prepare show dogs for the ring feel that the FURminator does harm guard hairs; while others are comfortable using it. It in truth depends on how you use it, and on the type and condition of your dog’s coat.

On the plus side, it’s used by major grooming salons nationally such as PetSmart, who offer a particular FURminator grooming package to actually take out shed hair.

Why not just shave my dog?

It might seem like a good repair for your dog’s shedding, but it’s not a good idea. Shaving your dog will:

• change the texture of the coat
• interrupt the natural shedding cycle
• impair your dog’s capacity to regulate body temperature
• leave him vulnerable to sunburn and insect bites

And why have a dog with a gorgeous long coat if you’re just going to shave it off?

Before you get started grooming

Naturally don’t use this or any other deshedding tool on your dog if he has sores, bruises or any kind of skin condition.

The FURminator is NOT meant for combing through tangles and mats.

Keep your grooming sessions short and fun, exceptionally at first. Use long, tame strokes with the FURminator, angling it toward the coat. Don’t brush too deep or too much in one place or use too much downward pressure.

Other FURminator products

The company likewise makes shampoos, conditions and a waterless shampoo and conditioner that you spritz on. All these productions help loosen the shed hair to make the FURminator even more effective.

In summary, the FURminator is a good tool for persons who are consecrated to grooming their own pets at home, and on a regular basis. It’s well made, safe and entirely guaranteed. If you don’t like it or anything breaks, just return it for your cash back.

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The patented FURminator Large deShedding Tool quickly and effortlessly removes (it doesn’t cut) the loose, dead undercoat hair that is the underlying source of shedding – a pet owners #1 complaint – and the allergies and cleanliness difficultnesses related with it. The tools distinguishable stainless steel edge grabs loose undercoat hair and removes it without damaging the pets topcoat. Reduces shedding up to 90%. Guaranteed to reduce shedding better than any brush, comb or rake . Works great on all shedding breeds of dogs and cats, (both long and short-haired). Brings out the pet’s natural oils, leaving a shiny and healthful topcoat. Features a comfortable, ergonomic grip handle.

Designed to reduce shedding better than any brush, comb, or rake, this progressed tool works efficaciously for all shedding breeds of dogs and cats, both long- and short-haired. It addresses the issue of the undercoat, which may become a dense mess of loose, dead hair and the major source of shedding, and the allergies and cleanliness difficultnesses that come with it. The revolutionary grooming device utilizes a distinctive 4-inch stainless-steel edge that grabs loose undercoat hair and quickly and effortlessly removes it, without detrimental the topcoat. It in truth brings out the pet’s natural oils, leaving a shiny and healthful topcoat. The pet will take delight in the sentiment the de-shedding tool provides, and caretakers will be grateful for the results. Used by veterinarians and commended by doctors for people who have allergies, the tool is proven to decrease shedding by 60 to 80 percent for when it comes to four to six weeks. The patented de-shedding tool features a comfortable, ergonomic grip handle and measures 6 by 1 by 4-1/8 inches.

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984 of 992 people found the following review helpful.
Best grooming tool out there!
By fdr
In our 10-animal household (dogs and cats), fur is everywhere. I thought I had found the holy grail of grooming tools in the Zoom Groom (they make dissimilar models for dogs and for cats), which removes a lot of fur without giving the animal an unpleasing experience. Now I think the Zoom Groom is a outstanding little brush, but when it comes to amount of fur removed, it’s got nothin’ on the Furminator. Even my long-hair cat who disfavors being groomed will let me use the Furminator on her for a good long stretch.

How does it work? Excellent question; I still can’t figure it out precisely after extensive use, but I may tell you what it does NOT do. It doesn’t pull or cut the hair; the comb-style “blade” does not have a sharp edge. Also, it doesn’t cause uncomfortableness for the animal; mine all seem to take delight in it very much, like it gives a pleasant scratching sensation. (I ran it along my own arm as a test, and experienced the same.)

If you go to the Furminator internetlocation and watch the grooming videos there, you will see vast amounts of fur being got rid of from dogs and cats after they have been groomed using a few dissimilar styles of grooming tools. These videos are not faked; I could not believe the piles and piles of fur I got rid of from my critters with the Furminator, even after using a fine-toothed flea comb on them. Their coats are so soft after I groom them, and the amount of hair shed on my furniture and floors actually seems to have decreased! Plus the critters — in particular those with heavy undercoats for winter warmth — are way more comfy in the summer heat.

A downside — the manufacturer does suggest you will need to buy substitute blades to maintain the performance of this tool; I am not sure how one may tell if the blade is “dull” but perchance it will become clear after more use. All in all, however, the price is well worth the performance of this high-quality tool.

UPDATE: I wanted to add that this tool is designed to be used on clean(ish), dry, tangle-free fur. If the coat has more than a couple of burrs or tangles, use a dissimilar kind of tool (scissors or a comb) to remove these primary before grooming, as the Furminator will just skim right over these areas. Also, it will not work very efficaciously on wet or in truth grubby fur; this is not the tool to reach for right after your dog’s been swimming!

463 of 468 humans found the following review helpful.
Yes, it works.
By Katy Lake
And I say it as an expert on just when it comes to any product that promises to reduce pet hair shedding, or make the clean up of it easier.

I have a Norwegian Elkhound, one very compact, highly intelligent, beauteous and HAIRY dog. She has both a long coat and a very prolific downy white undercoat that seemingly sheds 24/7. It’s got a cotton ball texture; tufts of it stick out, and if you pull it, you get a pouf of very soft white down that is guaranteed to stick to you and everything in it is path.

My former regimen was to use a rubber curry brush for the long outer coat, and (the share I hate), an undercoat rake. No matter how much I brush her, I’m covered with hair, and there’s a grocery bag FULL of hair. It’s an hour to two hour task, and as much as I love my dog, a huge, hairy nuisance!

When I got the Furminator, I was impressed with the heft of it. I purchased the big size with the idea that it’d be that much less effort (generally speaking, the little size is the cheapest, but it’s so small, it would take everlastingly on anything but the smallest or unhairiest dog. And the divergence in price amidst the medium and huge is, at most places, only a few bucks. If you’re going to invest in the furminator, go for the size that makes the most out of each pass over the dog’s coat.)

So I tried a few swoops on the dog. And yeah, it resulted in a ton of hair, but if I just run my fingers through her coat, I get finelooking much the same result.

I got a grocery bag (to store the hair pulled off the comb) and set to work. On the original combing, it took a little less than the ordinary hour it does. What was interesting, though, is that I employed only the Furminator, not the undercoat rake and curry comb combo I normally use. In that sense, it was less time and effort.

The bag, as usual, was full. But the thing that actually sold me on the Furminator is how good her coat looked. Very professional looking, like she had just gotten back from the groomer’s.

Now it’s a few days later, and lo and behold, one of the promises the maker of the Furminator made seems to actually be true: there is less loose hair on her. Usually I see long hairs and a heap of of those fluffy white tufts peeking up, but that’s not the case after her de-Furmination. NO loose hair, no undercoat tufts!

I may say that, based on me attempting just with regards to each comb, method, and grooming device, this is the introductory time my dog’s been this comparatively hairless since I got her.

The Furminator promises that there will be less of a hair problem with it is use. All I may say is that based on one exhaustive use of it, that assert seems to be true. I’d commend it (and it does have a 30 day money-back guarantee from the manufacturer.)

The only reason why I’m not five-starring this is because of the price. I still don’t see why it’s so expensive, and I got a good price on it w/shipping (I remunerated $40 and that’s still too much!) I’m likewise worried regarding the cost of alternate blades for this. There’s merely no reason it must cost so much!

I’d likewise commend you shop around for price. I got the best deal on this (including shipping) from an ebay store (not a regular auction.) Just beware the shipping prices on places that seem to be cheap.

199 of 202 people found the following review helpful.
WELL worth the cost!
By A. McCallum
I live in Minnesota and have a twelve-year old German Shepherd who lives indoors year-round. Her undercoat EXPLODES in the spring and fall when the weather changes so drastically, and there is plainly no way to keep up with all of the brushing and vacuuming that is necessitated for the duration of the shedding seasons. Until… along came the FURminator!

Believe me that I had tried everything on this dog for eleven years – shedding blades, slicker brushes, rubber brushes, metal combs, pin brushes, bristle brushes, the rubber Zoom Groom, rubber curry combs, shed-reducing diet-supplements, shampoos, conditioners and sprays… each product on the store shelves, and each new product that came out on the market I thought could support with the endless shedding. But alas, each brush and comb and glob of goop was as unworthy as the last in the fight versus the fur.

So when FURminator came out, I thought, why the heck is this brush so expensive? Could it actually be worth the money? I saw that publicity effigy they use of the dog sitting with his fur in a giant half-circle on the floor all around him, and his coat looking flat and smooth. I wanted my dog to look like that! I imagined all of those piles of fur being tardily embedded in the carpet all around the house over the course of the shedding seasons, and the ceaseless battle to vacuum it all up. I was tired of that, so I thought I’d give it a try.

I’ve had the FURminator for regarding a year now, as I wanted to actually test it out and make sure it continued to be as impressive as when I primary got it, and it has. Every time I take it from it is peg on the wall, my dog knows that it’s time to get all that itchy, yucky, uncomfortable fur out of her coat for good, so she stands as quiet as a princess as I pull out heaps of hair (outdoors, of course.) The tufts of hair are so light and fluffy, that I likewise get the added joy of watching birds come pick up the puffs to build their nests in the spring. It has cut grooming down to regarding a quarter of the time I applied to spend, with better results than I ever got before, when I armed myself with my box of brushes and sprays. This is the only brush I will ever use on any undercoated dog.

The FURminator is more than a brush – it is genuinely a grooming tool. You will not be disappointed.

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