Comments on: Fur-meh-nator http://www.shoesandpie.com/2008/08/fur-meh-nator/ I'm a verbivore! Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:48:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lucitebox http://www.shoesandpie.com/2008/08/fur-meh-nator/comment-page-1/#comment-505 lucitebox Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:40:16 +0000 http://tiddleywink.wordpress.com/?p=514#comment-505 Hello there, Wink! I have two dogs. My big dog (who is a husky type) has been Furminated and it worked great. I paid the $38 for the brush--stupid owner! Since Furmination, he seems itchy. Wait. I mean, he is itchy. I don't really know if it's a result of Furmination or if it's seasonal allergies. His skin does not seem irritated or anything, but he's scratchin' like a fiend. Anyway, this brush worked better than anything I've ever used on him because he's got a very thick undercoat. I, however, don't do it more than a couple times a week. Holly Hello there, Wink! I have two dogs. My big dog (who is a husky type) has been Furminated and it worked great. I paid the $38 for the brush–stupid owner!

Since Furmination, he seems itchy. Wait. I mean, he is itchy. I don’t really know if it’s a result of Furmination or if it’s seasonal allergies. His skin does not seem irritated or anything, but he’s scratchin’ like a fiend.

Anyway, this brush worked better than anything I’ve ever used on him because he’s got a very thick undercoat. I, however, don’t do it more than a couple times a week.

Holly

]]> By: Nick http://www.shoesandpie.com/2008/08/fur-meh-nator/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Nick Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:53:36 +0000 http://tiddleywink.wordpress.com/?p=514#comment-504 Hey… this is gonna sound gross, but… I have this old pocket comb that for some reason I don’t use anymore. One night (after a few beers with Mike) I found it lying on the back patio table and decided to use it on Peggy… (Peggy is my cat… just so you know; I’m not randomly getting drunk and combing the neighbor girls’ hair. Wait a minute…!) It worked great!!! I used the little end that is really narrow, and because it had a bunch of old pomade in the comb, it totally collected up all of her freshly combed hair (that usually only finds my black t-shirts)… this worked so well that I actually rub a little pomade (Fiber Grease works best as it is water soluble and the cats can lick it out afterwards…) on the comb and then straight do work! So… the comb pulls the hair, the pomade holds it to the comb, I throw it in the trash, and my cats rock bitchin’ hairdo’s all day long. I also have this neat trick for brushing Ringo with a broom… But seeing as how you don’t have a dog, you’re probably not interested… Hey… this is gonna sound gross, but…
I have this old pocket comb that for some reason I don’t use anymore.
One night (after a few beers with Mike) I found it lying on the back patio table and decided to use it on Peggy… (Peggy is my cat… just so you know; I’m not randomly getting drunk and combing the neighbor girls’ hair. Wait a minute…!)

It worked great!!! I used the little end that is really narrow, and because it had a bunch of old pomade in the comb, it totally collected up all of her freshly combed hair (that usually only finds my black t-shirts)… this worked so well that I actually rub a little pomade (Fiber Grease works best as it is water soluble and the cats can lick it out afterwards…) on the comb and then straight do work!

So… the comb pulls the hair, the pomade holds it to the comb, I throw it in the trash, and my cats rock bitchin’ hairdo’s all day long.

I also have this neat trick for brushing Ringo with a broom… But seeing as how you don’t have a dog, you’re probably not interested…

]]> By: nova http://www.shoesandpie.com/2008/08/fur-meh-nator/comment-page-1/#comment-503 nova Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:14:04 +0000 http://tiddleywink.wordpress.com/?p=514#comment-503 Oh, just to clarify - I meant you needed to be more aggressive in getting your meows to hold still, not in brushing them. :) I had some furminatin' sessions this afternoon. Daisy always purrs at first and then after a while she starts just growling and then the growling turns to hissing. I think it's just the sounds of us bonding. ;) Oh, just to clarify – I meant you needed to be more aggressive in getting your meows to hold still, not in brushing them. :) I had some furminatin’ sessions this afternoon. Daisy always purrs at first and then after a while she starts just growling and then the growling turns to hissing. I think it’s just the sounds of us bonding. ;)

]]> By: tiddleywink http://www.shoesandpie.com/2008/08/fur-meh-nator/comment-page-1/#comment-502 tiddleywink Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:44:51 +0000 http://tiddleywink.wordpress.com/?p=514#comment-502 The instructions included with the Furminator specifically say to be more gentle than with a "regular" brush or comb, so that you don't irritate the animals' skin. I'll try to dig deeper, but the grumpy cat was already whining as I tried to Furm her last night, and the happy cat, who usually sits for brushing longer than I'm willing to hold the brush, took off and hid after a few minutes. The instructions included with the Furminator specifically say to be more gentle than with a “regular” brush or comb, so that you don’t irritate the animals’ skin. I’ll try to dig deeper, but the grumpy cat was already whining as I tried to Furm her last night, and the happy cat, who usually sits for brushing longer than I’m willing to hold the brush, took off and hid after a few minutes.

]]> By: Marge http://www.shoesandpie.com/2008/08/fur-meh-nator/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Marge Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:17:22 +0000 http://tiddleywink.wordpress.com/?p=514#comment-501 ...and when you've perfected the technique and you get a chance, I have two dogs and a cat that will happily sit still for you. Just let me know when you're ready and I'll bring them over. …and when you’ve perfected the technique and you get a chance, I have two dogs and a cat that will happily sit still for you. Just let me know when you’re ready and I’ll bring them over.

]]> By: nova http://www.shoesandpie.com/2008/08/fur-meh-nator/comment-page-1/#comment-500 nova Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:44:53 +0000 http://tiddleywink.wordpress.com/?p=514#comment-500 The furminator definitely works better than any brush we've got, but it takes some handling to get any cat to sit still for it...I have to do it in sessions. I get about 5 minutes with Daisy, 2 minutes with Paka, and 5-8 minutes with Cleo (depending on if she's just eaten and is too full to run very far). You have to be a bit more aggressive than you are probably used to... Stick with it, you just may need to work on your technique! The furminator definitely works better than any brush we’ve got, but it takes some handling to get any cat to sit still for it…I have to do it in sessions. I get about 5 minutes with Daisy, 2 minutes with Paka, and 5-8 minutes with Cleo (depending on if she’s just eaten and is too full to run very far). You have to be a bit more aggressive than you are probably used to… Stick with it, you just may need to work on your technique!

]]> By: Ekwoman http://www.shoesandpie.com/2008/08/fur-meh-nator/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Ekwoman Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:19:13 +0000 http://tiddleywink.wordpress.com/?p=514#comment-499 Please keep us updated...after you and several others have mentioned this product, I was thinking we needed to hop on the Furminator bandwagon. But our cat HATES being brushed...so not sure it's worth it. Let us know how attempt #2 goes. Please keep us updated…after you and several others have mentioned this product, I was thinking we needed to hop on the Furminator bandwagon. But our cat HATES being brushed…so not sure it’s worth it. Let us know how attempt #2 goes.

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