The Furminator Has Landed and has met Bitsy.
Poor old Bitsy girl has fur that continues to mat and tangle no matter what I have tried.
Baby Patches on Twitter highly recommends the Furminator and explained how there is a great double bladed version available.
Here is an example of one of these Furminators.
Needless to say, I promptly ordered one.
Our little Bitsy does not like being handled much, she really stresses when groomed.
Here is how she looked "BEFORE" I started using the Furminator.
Since she has black fur, its a little hard to see.
Her fur is matting is several spots and there is lots of it.
I carefully cut out the mats with a scissor and used a large toothed comb before I started using the Furminator.
Then I slowly started using it. She screamed and hollered a bit and tried to get away but then she calmed down when she realized it wasn't that bad.
I was able to get most of her top side but could barely touch her underside or legs because she does not like anyone handling her there.
She loves little scratches on her head and around her ears & neck, anything else, she just freaks out and meows loudly. I imagine she is saying "don't touch me".
My goal is to use it on her weekly so she becomes used to it, then be able to use it a couple of times a week.
Here is her "AFTER" photos.
It was, as I would describe it, a partial grooming session.
Anyone who has a pet that is stressing during grooming should take it slowly.
It's not important to get every bit the first time around, don't stress them to the point that they are going crazy and want to hurt you to get away.
Her fur is softer to the touch without so much dry dead fur inbetween.
The fur on her back is laying down a little better.
It did make a sizable pile of floof when I was done.
Not too bad for our first session.
It removed much more fur than a couple other tools that I have tried from the local store.
The other tools seemed to pull her hair and she could only stand a few strokes.
She was much more cooperative with the Furminator.
If you would like to order one of these for your floofy cat, I recommend buying from Baby Patches at the
Nip and Bones Store