How well does it pick up cat hair, and does it lose suction?
184137
It doesn't pick up well at all. I can't tell you about cat hair, I bought it to use in my cleaning business but had to give up and buy a different vac as this one doesn't really pick up small pieces of paper without having to go over the area multiple times. Hoover is a pretty good brand but this vac in particular gets a big thumbs down from me.
1775417
It picked up everything: hair, carpet fibers, kitty litter, etc. IT doesn't have a beater brush, the red thing you see is a rubberized "comb" The rubber nibs attract the hair and pull it up, then the vac sucks it in. There was so much embedded hair in my stairs that they looked dirty. A few swipes and I had 1" high piles of hair at the edge of the stair, which then vacuumed right up.
968233
picks up great and maneuvers well but a little hard to push on carpet - but worth it b/c of strong suction
1620772
I have 3 cats and a dog...the DC65 multi floor picks up pet hair fabulously!...amazing..I also use a hair remover brush thingy (lol) for blankets and furniture...$5 compared to the pet attachment..
2200774
I have four cats (including two with long hair) but I have never seen it pick up much cat hair. I find some cat hair on the pre-filter, but not a lot. It does a lot better with dust.
942010
We do not have a cat so don't know if it will pick up cat hair. We did have a Lab with a heavy coat and it did a good job as long as you vacumn before you use the rug shampoo.We do not have a cat so cannot answer the part of the question re cat hair. We did have a Black Lab with a heavy undercoat and the cleaner did a good job as long as you vacumn before you use this machine. We were actually pleasantly surprised as to how well it cleaned our rug which is a light colored Berber.
683977
I have a white long haired cat and he sheds plenty. I bought the Black & Decker vacuum because of that. For me, it works wonderful for pet hair and always use the tool on board that is meant for just that purpose. Happy cleaning!
985509
It does not have much suction, I use it in the car for errant crumbs and such, not sure about cat litter, it might me too much weight. It's tool that is erring to the cute side but not to the functional side.
1950495
Like others have said, dust and small things. It will pick up a dry rice; but mine has some trouble picking up small things. Definitely would not pick up cheese or a baby carrot. On bare floors, it's great at picking up pet hair which is what I use it for, to keep the hair at bay in between "real" vacuuming with a full size vacuum. I've mainly used it on bare floors and it works better with the roller turning (carpet setting).
2037577
I only use it on the hard floors, not the carpet. I would say that it does a pretty good job of getting most everything, but I can't always see the cat hair on my floors. I like it mainly for the crumbs and it does a good job.
1841445
Yes! Rather well, too. It gets all the cat litter out of my bathroom rugs and the carpet in the hallway outside the door. The suction surprised me, really. I actually have to push the vacuum away from me while sometimes stepping on the rugs to vacuum them.
642456
I have a cat and it does just fine picking up litter. I use the rotary head to do it as the suction takes too long to suck it all up. The rotating brushes seem to give it some help.
769167
Does a really nice job of picking up pet hair. First time using, the canister was half filled with dirt and half filled with pet hair. I have cats all with different hair textures (and a non-shedding dog) and am very pleased.
771020
The Rug Rake does load up quite quickly, but it does a great job of picking up cat hair from a carpet. It's hard to remove the hair from the rake with your fingers, but I use a smaller soft wire brush like the "JW Pet Company GripSoft Cat Slicker Brush" or the "Oster Clean and Healthy Cat Slicker Brush" to remove the hair. Then it's quite easy to remove the hair from the smaller brush.
1441962
It catches pretty good from pets hair to dust. Howevere, it cannot sweep out everything.
718059
Yes, unfortunately it does collect pet hairs. Our daughter's cat loves to get up on our bed, and it takes me a while get rid of the hair by using a giant lint roller.
396938
It does a very good job picking up pet hair on floors and rugs in upright mode. The power hand tool does a good job on upholstery, but it takes some practice and more than one pass with my cat's hair. Make sure to clean the dirt cup and the cyclonic filter regularly though.