Comments on: I’m furminating.

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:40:12 +0000

Interesting. We give Maggie (the longhair) oil to help with hairballs, but I haven’t noticed any impact on shedding.

By: Zoid

Zoid — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:12:33 +0000

Has anyone tried adding flaxseed oil to the diets? My wife has noticed a lot less shedding since we started giving Saydie treats with the oil in it.

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:31:10 +0000

Oddly, it seems to work better on our shorthair than on our longhaired cat. Of course, that might be because she likes being brushed and gets regular grooming, while he does not.

By: Felicity Shoulders

Felicity Shoulders — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:20:23 +0000

I also will have to look into this, especially if I do get a ragdoll. Though already, anything that stops the short hairs of the Blue from turning into carefully placed hairball splatters would be more than welcome….

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:36:52 +0000

I wish I’d known about going to the vet for one. I paid an astonishing $54 for the mid-sized one. The small one was out of stock and I was desperate. At the moment, I’m sort of okay with the price.

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:35:10 +0000

Hmm. Maybe if we work the Furminator into our fiction…

Seriously though, given how much fur the Furminator pulls off my cats, why aren’t they bald?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:30:24 +0000

You twos guys agent needs to strike a deal to make you both spokepersons of the Furminator. It’s all about the endorsements baby!

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sat, 31 May 2008 21:32:31 +0000

Natural skeptic though I am, I have to recommend it.

By: Mike F

Mike F — Sat, 31 May 2008 21:05:12 +0000

This sounds interesting. We have a Golden Retriever puppy that is going to be very hairy. I might have to buy this!

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sat, 31 May 2008 15:23:52 +0000

I thought it was all hype, but no, the darn thing works.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:49:22 +0000

Are you saying it with meaning? Invoking the Arnold of Schwarzenegger? “I am the FURMINATOR! You will be FURMINATED!”

By: Joe Sherry

Joe Sherry — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:12:04 +0000

We dog-sat a very sheddy basset hound over Memorial weekend…we wanted to furminate her.

By: Pat Esden

Pat Esden — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:29:09 +0000

This is too weird. Yesterday, a customer drove home and came back with her furminator to show me how well it works on dogs. I haven’t bought one yet, but now I think I’ll phone around to vets a see what kind of prices I get.

One of my golden retrievers is a “ragdoll golden”–visualize mounds of hair begging to become dreadlocks. Her feet look like she has fur snowshoes on.

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 31 May 2008 05:35:38 +0000

The furminator is terrific! Welcome to the cult.

By: cherie priest

cherie priest — Sat, 31 May 2008 05:35:26 +0000

Three cheers for FURMINATION. I love that thing. The cat hates it, but she hates all grooming tools anyway; at least this one works, and well, and efficiently.

By: JennaW

JennaW — Sat, 31 May 2008 04:27:58 +0000

Oh, I am running out to get one tomorrow! I’ve trained the girls that I have lunch and then I brush them (Liffey now starts pestering me if I linger over lunch too long). They love it and it does help cut down on the furballs, but this thing sounds great!

By: Julia

Julia — Sat, 31 May 2008 04:20:20 +0000

Oh, don’t you just love it? It saves my life right about now, since I happen to be owned by one very fluffy longhaired rabbit who leaves grey tumbleweeds everywhere. She’s also the one responsible for the need to actually clean the ceiling fan blades every month. Furminating keeps things down to a dull roar, definitely. I loaned mine to my parents (who have two DMH cats that were once mine and then emphatically claimed by them) and then had to go buy another one after three days since my mother refused to give it back. Since the boy cat has a history of letting his half-Maine Coon hang out and not give a flip about anything, including washing up, furminating means he doesn’t need mats clipped out anymore. And the girl cat, somewhere around August, simply gives up on trying to maintain herself and so large clumps start forming around her hips–but not anymore, thanks to the Furminator!

Gosh, I sound like an ad O_O For readers of Mary’s journal: Trust me on this one, do not go buy your Furminator from Petco or Petsmart. Ask your veterinarian if they carry it. My vet sells the “small” (cat-sized) Furminator for $25. The exact same Furminator costs $40 at Petco. Not much of a choice there, eh?