The Furminator Gets Rid of a LOT of Fur! - Neatorama

Harry Sawyers of This Old House Magazine's Hardware Aisle section sent in this one: an aptly named dog (and cat) grooming tool called the Furminator.

The "lab-rador tested" tool is not exactly a brush; rather, the teeth dig in to clear out the matted undercoat while leaving the shiny topcoat intact. The undercoat, apparently, contains as much hair as an entire pack of dogs.
I couldn't help but imagine some hapless photo assistant sent down to the local Mutt Cuts, dragging a bag full of fur back to the studio to get this shot. The company insists, though, that these shots show actual results.

Egad! That's a lot of fur! Link - via This Old House, Thanks Harry!

I've been trying for so long to get a hold of one of these here in Sweden, it's impossible. They're available at Amazon, but it's one of those products where shipping it to Sweden just isn't an option.

Anyone who've tried it, is it good?

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Well --- that pretty much was how much fur I got off my Husky mix and she has a lot less fur than that retriever.

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The Hardware Aisle link shown takes you to another equally compelling post. The Furminator post can be found here:

http://hardwareaisle.thisoldhouse.com/2008/01/pet-furminator.html

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I use something similar on my dog, except the handle is more oval-shaped. The comb part is the same though, and let me tell you, the first time I used it on her, it looked like she had spawned a twin. She's a husky/shepherd mix and this was in the summer so her coat wasn't long like a golden's, but there was an insane amount of fur everywhere, and it filled up an entire standardish sized trash can. The amount of fur was surprising, so it could be possible for those photos to be real.

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We have a similar comb for our cats. It works great, but they both loathe the thing. The dog seemed okay with it, though.

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Oops - The link should be fixed now. Thanks Harry!

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Believe the photo.I use one on my labrador and it is amazing how much hair comes off! I highly recommend it for those with the shedding breeds.

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we have one for our cat and he goes nuts for it

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Yep, the thing really works. I've got two American Eskimo dogs. Every time I use the furminator on them I accumulate enough undercoat hair to make a a third all-white dog!

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What makes this different from a regular comb? Is it fine-tooth or something? It hard for me to get a good look.

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I have one of those for my cats. I also have a big-ass scar on my forearm from when I tried to use it on said cats. It worked though - an unbelievable amount of fur came out of the cat. It's not worth the blood though...

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I also have one of these. I've got a Black Lab-Border Collie-Blue Healer mix and the thing is amazing. I couldn't believe how much undercoat it pulled out and it has greatly reduced shedding. In answer to Miss Cellania's question about how it's different from a regular comb - it's finely toothed and they're shaped so that when a hair gets between teeth, the teeth grab onto the hair. Quite ingenious really.

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Oh I think all that fur is really from that golden. Having owned and bred goldens for the last 20 years I have a little experience with their shedding. Dogs are social animals and are constantly trying to grow enough fur to make a new friend for themselves every day!

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The furminator is awesome. I was skeptical at first, but it does get that much hair out and I have a cat! It was crazy!

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It's just a flea comb mounted on a fancy handle. I've been combing my cat with one for years (a flea comb).

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it's more fun just to shave your dog every once in a while. It is even more fun to shave your cat.

(there is a naughty joke there somewhere...hmmm...)

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I have one.

I have two ragdoll cats that have fur like a rabbit's and nothing I found on the market worked. So, the one day they went on sale at 50% off at the local pet store I went in and bought one. It still set me back around $50 but here's the thing...it worked! That day I let hubby do the deed and he shrunk my cat by about a third! I had no idea he was all fuzz!

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I don't have one
I am a REBEL

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I know a couple men that could do with using one of those.

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