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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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[healingmirth]

Found it -

http://www.chrissystems.com/grooming-tools/brushes-/pet-grooming-show-dog-and-cat-pin-brushes.aspx

Like I said, my cat doesn't have a dense coat that needs a ton of grooming to thin out, so this may not be what you're hoping for, but a pin brush should definitely both get through her coat like a comb would, but with a bit of give, and one of these isn't nearly so irritating as the tips of slicker brush bristles are. I'm sure you can find similar, cheaper pin brush options to try out at your local pet supply store, though.

[subluxate]

Ah, thank you. I'm going to look on Amazon and have my wife look at WalMart. (We don't have a pet store--small town.)