Has anyone used this on an animal marked as "hand wash only" How did it turn out? We have a lion with a hairy mane- I'm afraid to wash him!
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We wash my sons Simba which is hand wash only a few times a month. His tail has the lion hair on it. It works great! I was nervous at first because we can't ind another Simba that looks the same and this is his favorite animal. Always comes out perfect!
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So far I have just brushed the filter each time I use it. I have a small long haired dog but the sweeper picks up very well and the filter brushes clean very easily. Sorry I can't answer your question about washing it but I assume it could be carefullly done.
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I have not had a problem with that at all. Practically no hair on the Velcro, and I have a long-hair cat. Hope I helped :-)
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well regardless of how it works Dogs as a rule don't like being brushed. It took a little coaxing and man handling the first time I brushed Kirby the dog but now when he see's the brush he knows whats happening and just endures. (his eyes still say he doesn't like it). First brushing resulted in a bag of fur ( and this is a LAB!). Weekly brushings have yielded less hair but my house is much, much, much less fur covered! Would have paid double for this product. WARNING: when brushing over less meaty areas (like the legs) be careful...doesn't feel too good if you use the same tension as the back areas. Kind of like when a hair dress rakes over your ears with a comb....ouch. You will develop a plan of attack and will be successful!
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Hi Catherine I'm not sure I understand your question the people who developed thus would do the ultimate testing. I'm an end-user and as I use it on myself on my clothes on my bed anywhere else that there's hair and finally yes I use it on my Grand basset hound. None of us have had any ill effects in fact it helps us feel better because it gets the itchiness of the hair off. Before I use it on Mr. Knight diamond I ensure that I have got this section use some so that it's not too sticky when I run it over his coat. When I run it over my arm or my legs I wear shorts a lot I usually use a brand-new piece. I hope this helps some and like I said remember I'm an end-user in only use it in my house and for my own use, so I don't test anything. Have a great day.
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I don't have a good answer for that! Mine does that too sometimes. I end up taking the brush out completely and clearing any dog hair that is wrapped around it all the way out to the ends. Then it seems to work. Sometimes I don't find much on the brush because I clean it off regularly but it seems any little bit can cause it. I wonder if a new brush would help.
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I have a Labradoodle and I used it on him. However, I was scared to use it around face, groin, and ears. I believe it could do damage for sure if you are not very careful in those areas. That being said I used it along most of the other body and it slices through matted hair like a hot knife through butter!
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I never used it to wash my dogs. I only used it in my laundry, cleaning the house and bed bug prevention. It says its non-toxic but I wouldn't bathe my dog in it.
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You can remove the outer covering and toss it in the wash. Or you could try to vacuum it. The smell on mine dissipated in a little over a week. So you have to deal with it for now. The more you "re-fur" it, the sooner it stops smelling weird.
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Tricky... it's 'surface washable' if that makes sense, but my wife uses hers around pets and decided that the organic cotton one was better to use, and it is very washable (hand washing is best though)
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My pekingese is white, and I've used this for 2 years now and have never had it stain her fur. Does that mean it won't stain white hair on another breed of dog? I can't swear to it, but I don't see why any of the ingredients in this would stain. So my answer, based on my experience, is no, it won't stain.
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My dog's fur varies in length, so no, I bought the long haired one. I saw a picture of a German Shepard on amazon and the owner had purchased a long haired, so I thought that was similar to my dog's fur. It gets thicker and longer towards her hind legs. I will try to repost a picture with my review. I did brush my friends shorter hair dog with mine and it worked on her too.
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I can only imagine if this plush animal were put in a washing machine, it might not end well. I would just spot clean with a non-bleach wipe, baby wipe or some soapy water.
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Hi Pam - Yes - I have two goldens both with very long hair and it's picking it up great. The ONLY negative I have run into at all is that the tube that goes into the canister is about the size of a silver dollar (kind of smallish) and though it's super light weight and manueverable (which kind of outweighs that for me) we have had to unclog it a bit more than the normal one when I picked up a small piece of a dog toy or something like that which clogged the tube. We've had to unclog it twice in the last 2 weeks so that's unusual for me compared to my older Dyson (which I sold on Craiglist so I hope this works it way through!!) But function-wise as far as picking up hair it does an excellent job!! Hi Pam - Yes - I have two goldens both with very long hair and it's picking it up great. The ONLY negative I have run into at all is that the tube that goes into the canister is about the size of a silver dollar (kind of smallish) and though it's super light weight and manueverable (which kind of outweighs that for me) we have had to unclog it a bit more than the normal one when I picked up a small piece of a dog toy or something like that which clogged the tube. We've had to unclog it twice in the last 2 weeks so that's unusual for me compared to my older Dyson (which I sold on Craiglist... » Read More Hi Pam - Yes - I have two goldens both with very long hair and it's picking it up great. The ONLY negative I have run into at all is that the tube that goes into the canister is about the size of a silver dollar (kind of smallish) and though it's super light weight and manueverable (which kind of outweighs that for me) we have had to unclog it a bit more than the normal one when I picked up a small piece of a dog toy or something like that which clogged the tube. We've had to unclog it twice in the last 2 weeks so that's unusual for me compared to my older Dyson (which I sold on Craiglist so I hope this works it way through!!) But function-wise as far as picking up hair it does an excellent job!! « Show Less
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I've owned this little guy for 3 years. I washed him on gentle, cold, by himself at least twice and haven't had any issues. I do let him air-dry, though. The fur will be a slightly different texture after he comes out but it's not bad.
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You are very welcome! In opinion. .it is well worth it.On my longer haired dogs my trimmer takes a beating.it has gotten put knots & tangles.In fact, my pld one would have been stillcworking if it were not that my older dog Charlottle gets so messy, and had a really bad tangle that took awhile and it finally gave our after a year and a half.Like I said, I am rough on the trimmer.It should last aclot longer.Tge second one I have is over a year and still in great condition.It is lightweight& fits easy in your hand.If the blade gets too warm...stop ut for a few mins.and wipediwn w/a cotton ball (not soaked) of alcohol. I hope they never stop making this trimmer! :) You are very welcome! In opinion. .it is well worth it.On my longer haired dogs my trimmer takes a beating.it has gotten put knots & tangles.In fact, my pld one would have been stillcworking if it were not that my older dog Charlottle gets so messy, and had a really bad tangle that took awhile and it finally gave our after a year and a half.Like I said, I am rough on the trimmer.It should last aclot longer.Tge second one I have is over a year and still in great condition.It is lightweight& fits easy in your hand.If the blade gets too warm...stop ut for a few mins.and wipediwn w/a cotton... » Read More You are very welcome! In opinion. .it is well worth it.On my longer haired dogs my trimmer takes a beating.it has gotten put knots & tangles.In fact, my pld one would have been stillcworking if it were not that my older dog Charlottle gets so messy, and had a really bad tangle that took awhile and it finally gave our after a year and a half.Like I said, I am rough on the trimmer.It should last aclot longer.Tge second one I have is over a year and still in great condition.It is lightweight& fits easy in your hand.If the blade gets too warm...stop ut for a few mins.and wipediwn w/a cotton ball (not soaked) of alcohol. I hope they never stop making this trimmer! :) « Show Less
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Haven't washed mine yet. My cat is very skittish about being brushed. Having her scent on it seems to make it easier to brush her. I would think that swishing it around in warm soapy water & leaving to air dry would be best.