The FURminator

This post is probably going to sound like a commercial.  If it does, so be it, but when I find a product I really love, I enjoy spreading the word.

With two German Shepherds and a cat, I am constantly fighting to keep one step ahead of the pet hair in my house.  Realistically, I should vacuum every day. 

My daughter, who is a vet tech, actually told me about this de-shedding tool/brush called the “FURminator” that reduces the amount of shedding by pulling out all the fine undercoat that most pet brushes leave behind.  Apparently, it is the undercoat that is the source of excessive shedding. 

When I looked at The FURminator in the pet store, I almost choked.  I wanted the medium sized tool so I could use it on the cat, as well as my German Shepherds, and it was almost $50.00!  I was very skeptical and did not believe any pet brush was worth that amount of money so I didn’t buy it. 

Each time I vacuumed the carpet or pulled out the broom to sweep my uncarpeted floors, I would find myself thinking about the FURminator so recently,  I decided to check eBay.  I was able to get a genuine FURminator, new, in a sealed package, off eBay for only $22.00 (including shipping).   Even $22.00 seemed like a lot of money for a “dog brush” but I was a little more willing to spend $22.00 to try it  rather than almost $50.00.

OH! MY! GOSH!  Let me assure you, this is no ordinary “dog brush!”  I was absolutely amazed at the amount of baby fine undercoat this brush pulled out of my dogs…and even the cat.  The more I combed, the more undercoat I got out.  It just kept coming out…and coming out… and coming out.

Believe me, the photos you see of animals surrounded by a big pile of hair after being combed with the FURminator are NOT exaggerated or contrived.  It is no sales gimmick.  It really is possible to remove that much hair/undercoat with this tool!

 

 

Needless to say,  I immediately noticed a huge decrease in the amount of pet hair that was accumulating  on my carpet and floors.    Now, even if I have not vacuumed for 4 or 5 days, there is  very little pet hair.

Since I know so many of my blogging friends have pets, I wanted you to know about this amazing tool.  If you have seen the FURminator and were skeptical like I was, I’m here to say, do yourself a favor and GET ONE!

I do  highly recommend you  use this tool outdoors or in an area that is easy to vacuum though.  The undercoat hair it removes is so baby fine, it is difficult to control and contain.  It has a tendency to float and fly around everywhere and I’m sure you don’t want it landing on every horizontal surface inside  your house. 

 

 Equine FURminator

 

The FURminator website says the tool will work on all shedding dogs and even on some "hair-cut-only" dogs, like Terriers and Spaniels to coarsen the coat and blend clipper tracks. They also say the FURminator can be used on cats, rabbits, ferrets, horses and cattle.  However, there are a few breeds that are typically not good candidates for the FURminator  such as  Poodles, Shitzus, Maltese, Bichons, Portuguese Water Dogs, and Irish Water Spaniels. 

If you want to know more about this amazing de-shedding tool, you can go to the FURminator website.  

 

**Please note:  I have no affiliation with the company that makes the  FURminator,  nor have I received any compensation from them  to mention their product here.