furminator

[lilliegez]

hi can anyone tell me if a furminator will get rid of fluffy fur on my working cocker.  she has gone fluffy since being spayed.    any tips or advice thanks.

[vixen]

I used a furminator on my spayed girls and 'thought' it was the answer to my prayers.  It certainly got rid of LOADS of hair very quickly.  Perfect I thought.  However, when their coats began to grow, the new regrowth was a terrible mess, sticking out at all angles, spiralling and not laying flat.  I decided NEVER to use one again.  Since then I have just used a comb and rubber band interwoven through the tines to remove the dead coat on their backs and sides.  I use a coat king on their tummies and on their chest.  It has taken a LONG time to get their coats back to  pre-furminator condition    My solid black girl has a much heavier coat than her blue roan sister and always seems to be shedding hair    I sometimes feel that whatever I remove one day, grows back again overnight  . 
Try the comb and rubber band method as it does take out the dull dead hair.
Someone else make say they like the furminator but for me it was a terrible mistake 
If you type in furminator in the search box in the grooming section you will be able to read other discussions about it. 

[lilliegez]

thanks do you use a particular comb also do I just comb as normal using this.  thanks

[vixen]

thanks do you use a particular comb also do I just comb as normal using this.  thanks

I use a wide tooth metal comb (it would be really difficult to thread a rubber band through the teeth of a fine comb  ) and a thick rubber band (courtesy of the postman  ) and just comb as usual.  The rubber band really helps to get the dead fluffy hair out. 

This is what my comb looks like

[fionad]

I agree. I used a furminator on our border collie. It removed loads of fur but damaged the growing coat.

The wide tooth comb looks a good idea.