One Furminator for short AND long hair cats

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Thinking to get one of these products, but sheesh, they have so many varieties! so expensive, would be nice if just one could do the job adequately.

If I buy the long hair version will it work at all on my short hair cats? Or will the short hair version be any good for the long hair cat? Anyone tried it?

-short hair cat moulting everywhere today

Not sure if this helps but I was advised to buy the long haired version for our British Shorthair who has a very thick plushy coat.

Definitely worth the money

realise I'm being a bit of a numpty & can probably manage fine with our regular comb for the short hair cats. I just have to use it regularly.
So... worth it for long haired? Our long hair gets such matts in his fur, and it is a kind of underfur knotted up but not coming loose problem.

Definitely worth it.

I wouldn't buy either. I would get a zoom groom which will do both types of cat and not 'tear' at their coats.

When I bought our furminator I don't think they had different ones for different fur lengths, just small medium and large, but this was several years ago though.

I got the medium one and this has done for my shorthair (no longer with us) through to the very longhair (no longer with us) and every length in between. The 4 we have now are semi/longhair with bushy tails!!

My shorthaired boy used to shed far more than the semi and longhairs. So it was really beneficial for him.
It still amazes me how much fur you can get out, expensive but worth every penny!!!!

I bought a shorthair one for my elderly cat who was definitely shorthaired but had a very very dense fluffy coat. As he got older he could no longer groom himself effectively and the furminator was pretty good for him. However I agree with Lone that it did risk tearing at his coat unless I was very very gentle. We had previously used a Zoom Groom brush which was really good and I've gone back to this with my current cat who is also a densely-coated shorthaired cat. He absolutely hates the furminator, I think it is too harsh a comb for him. Using the Zoom Groom is more like being being stroked.

does the zoom groom get rid of as much hair? My DS mangled my furminator brushing the patio so I need something new. I have the sheddiest cat and dog in the world lol.

PumpkinsMummy I'd say the zoom groom maybe doesn't get rid of quite as much hair but it does remove loads (it doesn't cut/tear the undercoat out in the same way as the furminator). The big rubber bristles pick up all the loose bits. It might also survive another attempt at patio-brushing

I've been really impressed with the zoom groom, I keep it on the patio table and grab each cat as they walk past for a thorough brushing most days. I wouldn't say they love it, but they do tolerate it very well and it gets a lot of fur off them, we have far less on our furniture since we started using it. It all mats up on the brush, you just pick the mat off and bin it afterwards.

Oh and it has stopped our shaggier cat from bringing up furballs, which used to be a delight to find on the carpet in the mornings.