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[subluxate]

Does anyone have any experience with either the Furminator or the Groominator brush?

Hawkeye is a longhair, quite possibly half Maine Coon, and she has a dense undercoat. A wire brush doesn't cut it, nor does a Zoom Groom. Ava is a medium-hair with a fine undercoat, and she's too sensitive-skinned for a wire brush.

We definitely need a brush that's going to be good for them, since it's going to start heating up here soon and I don't want either of them to mat up. (Hawkeye is more prone to it.) A lion cut is out of the question for various reasons, partly having to do with the fact that Hawkeye will plot our deaths and partly because Ava will throw a temper tantrum the likes of which the world has never seen. (Another part is rough play; none of the cats set out to injure, but they play hard.)

Any suggestions are welcome, preferably under about $25.

Edit: Thanks, everyone! I went with the Furminator.

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[wyldbutterflies]

We use the furminator on two of our five cats - not all the cats love it (and one just won't sit still enough for brushing yet), but it has been very useful for removing the thick undercoats and decreasing shedding. The one that really needs the furminator tho - the one who has Maine Coon in his blood - hates the damn thing.

I have heard that people have mixed results from this, so I would suggest that if you do decide to go with the furminator, you check out the return policy of the store you purchase from. Some pet stores will take an item back if you have tried it and can't use it.

[subluxate]

I bid for one off eBay, since it's cheaper than even Amazon. I'll just resell it if it doesn't work out for us.