How does the Desheddinator compare to the Furminator?
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No comparison, in my experience. I found that the Furminator's blade kept popping out. The Desheddinator works as advertised. another big advantage is the coarse comb option. One of our cats tends to be skittish, and the comb is a gentle way to start the grooming.
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The Desheddinator is quite unique in that it does two jobs as opposed to the Furminator (Read Review March 4th 2014) and is approximately half the price
248102
I've never used the Furminator. It was the dog groomer whoo recommended the Desheddinator and she commented it was better than the Furminator.
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I've never used the furminator but I have looked at the price. I know this product works very well on med hair dogs. hope this helps.
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Nope, you just need one FURminator. I suggest the long hair versions. God bless, Linda
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This is listed as "#3 in Pet Supplies > Cats > Grooming > Shedding Tools" FURminator Long Hair deShedding Tool for Dogs, Medium It looks like the same one I have that I use on my cat and she likes it and it seems to work well. She is a 9 lbs calico.
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I think that there is no difference. I do not see the difference in the description of both models. I do not recommend this model if you intend to use on the face for clean shaving, suitable only for beard or stubble.
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I believe there are 2 main things that make it an "animal" model. First the battery lasts longer than the DC35 with boost mode on (8 min compared to 6). Second, I believe the brush has more bristles and spins faster on the 44 compared to the 35; According to the Dyson website - "The motorized floor tool has twice the power of the DC35 floor tool, to drive the bristles deeper into the carpet pile with more force. Floor tool attaches to the wand or directly to the machine for cleaning awkward spaces."
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I would go with short hair comb fulminator , I have a golden Retriever & a Bernese mountain dog & was sold a short hair fulminator by mistake ,It worked on both my dogs fine until I discovered the error & went to long hair one ,don't notice a lot of difference in the performance think the long hair comb does it easier & little deeper job on there long hair coats of dogs like mine ,their coats are long hair compared to a lab .Hope this helps
754282
We have multiple cats, the short haired ones love the furminator. The long haired one tolerates it but does not seem to enjoy it. This product works great at removing hair, much better than a hairbrush.
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I guess I have ask the question "In comparison to what?" I had another of their vacuum hair systems and I preferred it to this one, but it does the job. The only thing I really don't like is the method for cleaning out the filter, kind of cumbersome compared to the older model. The older model wasn't round but more bullet shaped and more stable. But as for the strength of the vacuum in sucking power, it's adequate for what you're using it for.
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Hi Terri: I have not tried the Furminator on a small short haired dog: However, next time I go to the animal shelter I will try it on a few different dogs and get back to Amazon with my experiment.
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I think it´s better if you get a long furminator hair brush. The dual brush is intended for dog with short fur.
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One difference I noticed is the brushes are removable so it's makes for much easier cleaning. There is no little cleaning tool with this one either. I saved mine from the first one and just snapped it on the new one. When I remove the brushes I take a pair a scissors and cut what ever is wrapped around the brushes in have the length of the brush and it comes right off. I have an Irish setter and he has long hair and if I do a quick sweep up job with this and get his hair in it the removable brushes make it easy to clean. You just slide one way or the other to remove them. They are spring loaded. Love my sweeper.
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I use it on my chocodoodle who has medium long hair and works well. I have used the furninator which I think would work better than the magic pro for a husky. The furminator is a better product. Next deshedding tool I buy I will splurge for the furminator.
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Depends on the type of coat that you are dealing with. I have a Chow, they have double undercoats. I use a Mars tool (curved blades, removes loose undercoat without effecting the outer coat) which is similar to to a furminator This brush is useless for de-shedding a double coated dog. However it does a great job when using it to brush and blow dry. It also depends on the type of furminator that you are using. Many models are merely stripping knives. (note; excellent fine tooth stripping knife cost under $10, furminator fine tooth costs upward of $50)
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According to furminator.com they are all the same, only the width is different. So, it's going to be more difficult to get into smaller places with a wider furminator. But at the same time, it's going to take a lot longer to complete furminate a larger dog with a smaller furminator. We have 2 dogs - 25 lbs and 40 lbs. We use the medium furminator on both.
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The Desheddinator 76 mm Medium is recommended for dogs from 26 to 65 lbs however is sufficient to groom small or large pets. Excellent for owners with more than one pet. The small 46 mm, for pets up to 25 lb is now available.Middle of next month will be introducing the Large 100mm Desheddinator to complete this amazing tool
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For a full blooded Lab I would go with the Short Haired Version (I use to have a Full blooded lab also). I've compared both styles and the Short hair version would get close to doing as good as a job on say a Husky (my case) But Labs lean more towards shorter hair. Its still long but not as long as a Shepard of Husky style dogs hair cut. It grows different and there is less coat to get through. The Short hair Furminator should do the trick in your case. :)