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I can't explain how, but it is different. I think the blades are sharp in different places. I don't know; I can just say that flea combs pick out little bits, like fleas, whereas the FURminator pulls out the loose fur in the undercoat. I've never seen anything else that works like a FURminator.

Ditto on the never having seen anything else that works like it. This thing is in a totally different class than any other comb, brush, or grooming tool that I have ever tried or seen used before!

Dawn

katwalker wrote:I can't explain how, but it is different. I think the blades are sharp in different places...

Thanks for your description.

By saying 'blade' you mean teeth, right? It's not actually cutting/trimming/thinning the undercoat?

Sorry, yes, I mean the teeth of the comb. But, no, it's not cutting or trimming. It somehow grips the loose fur from the undercoat and pulls it out. I ordered a FURminator recently and will look closely at it when it arrives. My mom and friend have them for their dogs, so I've seen it work but never examined the product closely. I'll try to figure it out.

Okay, I got the FURminator Saturday. It looks like the differences between this and a flea comb are several:

1) It has a handle (had to state the obvious)!

2) The teeth are angled. If you look at it from the side, the teeth are shaped like a triangle. Don't know how this helps grab the loose fur.

3) Looking at the teeth from the bottom, they are narrow at the tip and wide at the blade. Thus, the space for the fur to go into is wider at the edge and narrower towards the base/handle of the thing. It seems like this would help grab the fur.

4) Looking at the teeth from the top, you can see that there is an angled edge incorporated. So, when looking at the teeth from the bottom, they look shorter than when one looks at them from the top. This also seems important in grabbing the loose fur.

All in all, I don't know. But it has a patent number on it, so the design is obviously somehow unique. Hope this helps!

Is a Zoom Groom just as good as this? It picks up the undercoat too.

I have never tried the Zoom Groom itself, but I do have a brush that looks basically the same that can be used to groom or help wash your pet and it works no where near as well as the Furminator. That thing is nuts on how much hair you get. We took it to a family get together and showed my husbands family how well it works and his parents, grandparents, and uncle all were so impressed they said they were going to get one for their pets. I really was floored when I saw how much hair it got off of my short haired cat. My husband said it got enough loose hair to make another cat I am very careful about spending money and I always keep receipts incase I don't like something and want to return it, but I feel this thing is worth the money hands down!

Dawn

Thanks for all the info. I have been eyeballing this thing for a couple of months. I think I saw an infomercial about it. At my vets it was $60. I looked at Petsmart and it's $35. I have six cats that love to hack in the most disgusting places. I am hoping to get one after next payday. I have all sorts of grooming tools, but only two cats like them. The others act like I'm axe murdering them and prance around to much to get anything done.

mskitty, I looked on Amazon and they sell it for $22, qualifies for free shipping if you buy something else that qualifies with it (small brush, probably all you need for cats).

I'm going to pick it myself next time I buy a free shipping item from Amazon (read: CatGenie supplies).