I love my kittehs, but I don’t love finding their fur all over everything we own!
Bear is a DSH x Devon Rex and doesn’t really shed too much, but Elvis is a straight DSH and sheds enough fur for all of Sydney. It’s everywhere! No sooner do I finish vacuuming the house and there are new fur tumbleweeds rolling down the hallway.
I can’t tell you how many brushes I’ve bought over the last eight years – each claiming to be better than the rest, which they clearly weren’t.
And then I met the Furminator.
I first discovered the Furminator on dooce.com and immediately bought myself one from an Australian eBay store (sorry, can’t remember which). It proved cheaper to go that way rather than finding a store in Sydney with stock or ordering from the US.
THIS. THING. IS. AMAZING.
It’s basically a clipper blade with a moulded handle. Therefore it’s expensive cause the blade goes for virtually nothing on its own. But it’s oh, so worth it.
Exhibits A and B:
Here’s Bear with his giganto ball of fur. This was the result of the 3rd 30-minute session with Bear and the Furminator this week. And Bear doesn’t shed much. The pic on the right is the Furminator after a 2-inch run along the back of Elvis’ neck. Elvis and I have a LOT of work to do.
You can check out the videos on the official Furminator website for what I now call Furminator porn. Sad, but true!
The Furminator is available in varying sizes, cheapest being about AU$45, depending on where you buy from. Clipperworld is one place worth looking at.
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I thought they were one of those gimmicky things so resisted buying one for a while. They are indeed awesome.
I got my medium sized Furminator on eBay for $17, so certainly pays to shop around.
The fur situation in my house with a GSDxHusky and a beagle is ridiculous, especially since our guys are inside dogs. There is fur on everything.
The Furminator definitely helps in keeping the furballs from rising up and taking over the household. The amount of fur I can get off both of my dogs is staggering. I am sure that if my dogs allowed me to brush them for hours on end I could get a whole other dog off of them.
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I will definetely be getting one of these ….thanks Leigh……with 3 furry ones here it will be put to good use for sure…..its never ending hair around here lol
Rosie has been getting furminated too…..she and I have a lot of work to do together much like you and Elvis. I get enough fur the size of a grapefruit every day and we’re still going. Unfortunately she gets irritated reasonably quickly so 15 minutes is our limit per day.
Mojo so far won’t have a bar of it but I will persevere.
lol typical Mojo to not put up with it!
I’m still not having much luck with Elvis, he’s a PITA!