The FURminator

As spring approaches, your cats will begin shedding their thick winter coats and replacing them with a lighter coat for summer. This can be a frustrating time for most cat owners. Not only do you have more hair floating through your home, but your probably cleaning up more hairballs this time of year as well.

Enter the FURminator. This specialized kitty comb claims to reach down to the undercoat and get out loose hair like no other comb on the market. By using the FURminator, you can reduce the amount of hair clogging up your vacuum cleaner by 90%.

And it works. Really well.

The problem you might have with FURminator products lies in the personality of your cat. Apollo is perfectly willing to stand around for a brushing, anytime...anyplace.

My girl cats, though, are much less tolerant to being touched, poked, and prodded. Molly will allow a brushing with a normal cat comb (protests notwithstanding) but she will have nothing to do with the FURminator. Her screams and hisses can be heard for blocks. Emma, on the other hand, won't allow even your basic kitty brush without having a meltdown of cosmic proportions. As a result,she has never seen the FURminator. Interestingly, she's an angel for the groomer at the "kitty salon."

If your cat loves brushings, the FURminator is the way to go. If your cat is barely tolerant of a comb, this might not be the product to go with - at least not right away.