If only the kitty would tolerate it!
Is this the dream cat-grooming tool you've been waiting for? Yes and no. It does take off more hair than anything else out there. However, the video on the manufacturer's website is a best-case scenario.

My cat, a shorthair who seems to shed tumbleweeds of fur in his wake, hates the Furminator and will not hold still long enough for me to do a really good job with it. And if you watch the video, you'll see that they grab and stretch that cat's skin. My guy bolts when I try to grab him that way! In fact, no one I know using it on a shorthair says it takes off as much as it does in the video.

Our vet says that in his experience, cats with colorations like mine shed much more than average. I've had to stop wearing black clothes because kitty's white belly fur is just too hard to remove. The Furminator is a good and useful product, but I still won't be buying any sleek black clothing anytime soon.

The best shedding tool ever
This thing works GREAT on my two Labrador Retrievers. It gets down to the undercoat and removes piles and piles of hair. A regular dog hairbrush cannot do this. An amazing product!

The FURminator deShedding Tool Works for Me!
I finally bought this item last week, after my friends and family started to complain about the dog hairs that were everwhere! My Shepherd is losing his undercoat, and this fall season seems to be the worst ever! I have used all my grooming tools the past month, and the hairs kept coming.. Last week, the Furminator arrived, and the 1st day, in only 5 minutes, had a pile of hair that could have made a baby sweater. The dog enjoyed it, the same as the regular brush. I continue to use it this week, but every day, the pile of hair becomes smaller...Today, there was just a tiny bit. I cant recommend this tool enough, especially if you have a shepherd with an undercoat! This will save you hours of housework! On a rating from 1-10, I rate it a 12!

It works, cat is happy
Really works. My cat is shorthaired, yet after first round of brushing I had a small bag of brushed-out fur. Cat seems to like it too.
I bought the biggest one, but for my average-sized cat I could have used medium size.

OMG!!!
What can be said that hasnt already? THE THING ROCKS!!!! My Pembroke Welsh Corgi which is a shedding machine looks pounds lighter now. Coat is silky smooth and I am vacuming up a LOT less fur now. There was literally a mound of fur the size of my dog after the first use. Now to some who said it did nothing for them I suspect was the fact that it is not for short hair animals or ones that do not shed. I can highly recommend this device. I bought the large version. It wasnt really anymore expensive and takes fewer strucks becuase of its size as well.