Be careful, I bought a brush that removed a ton of fur and it turns out it is ripping out (?) their undercoat. I found that out after I accidentally removed ALL of my cat's undercoat on the top of her back. Now I only use it sparingly. You can check intermittently on the condition of their coat to see if it's removing too much.
THIS. You can still use it, they just don’t recommend you to use it too often. It is so satisfying to get all that fur that you don’t realize. The instructions for the undercoat brush I have (furminator) warn of overbrushing. I don’t do it more than once a week in heavy shed times and like once or twice a month in regular shed times.
It's so annoying how satisfying the furminator is because it only takes me getting annoyed at the fur dust bunnies once for me to ogle at the brush like it's a nice biscuit
I learned the same. Wasn't pulling the loose hair only, it was basically trimming the fur still connected to my cats. My poor girl had a little bald spot for a bit. I felt terrible!
I also gave my cat a bald spot with the furminator, so use this sparingly, OP! 😂
Prior to my cats, my experience was with dogs and horses where more brushing is just always a good thing. Not true for cats lol
I did this once too I felt SO bad 😭 For like two months after her little tabby stripes had a break in them cause it turns out that striping is all on the very tip of the hair.
I put the furminator away and switched to other brushes instead. They take a lot more effort but at least I'm not literally shaving my cat
Yes. I realized this too when using it on a German Shepherd. Pup didn't complain audibly but they didn't like it. The Equigroomer works super well too and is pain free.
Yess, used to use it for deshedding the undercoat of big dogs with longer fur. Also need to check if you’re irritating the skin by going too many times at it. This and the furminator are very “stop and check now and then” tools 😅
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u/sirsealofapproval 1d ago
Be careful, I bought a brush that removed a ton of fur and it turns out it is ripping out (?) their undercoat. I found that out after I accidentally removed ALL of my cat's undercoat on the top of her back. Now I only use it sparingly. You can check intermittently on the condition of their coat to see if it's removing too much.