Has anyone tried this on a cat for matted hair? How much noise and vibration is there?
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Never used on a cat. Use on our miniature schnauzer but don't think it would work well on matted hair. Would use scissors for that. It is very quiet and not a lot of vibration.
1715284
Not much noise or vibration compared to other clippers. It does have a narrow blade so be careful not to muscle your way thru the matts. Let the tool do the work.
1715285
This is an extremely quiet trimmer!! There is a little vibration, but I think it would work for a scared animal.
842515
I've used this to shave numerous cats at the local animal shelter (mainly due to excessive mats that could not be combed out), and yes, it will work. However, it's true that it is noisy and some cats don't like it, but from my experience, the loud 'click' when it's turned on is the scariest part, so I usually turn it on away from the cat, let them calm down a little and get used to the noise, and then proceed.
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You did not leave a lot of information. I have not tried it on a cat but had a cat one time that would get all sorts of balls of hair. I found if one worked the clipper blade all the way to the skin and got under the clots it worked fine. going through the thick wads of hair was not a smooth cut.
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Yes I have 2 Ragdoll cats and the comb works great on both cats !!! However my Male Bicolor seems to have a thicker coat and I need to also use a rake on him Not sure why his fur is different was bought from a breeder without papers But his fur will get mats if I don't keep him combed through my female is silky smooth The comb is the best purchase I have made for grooming I also have Chinese Crested Powder Puffs with long hair WORKS GREAT !!!!
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They aren't very loud I have had louder ones.. I have a problem getting through my cats fur with the blade that came with it..I think with a better blade it would go right through my cat's fur. My cat is part Siberian and she is extremely furry. Her fur gets matted on her backside there I have issue with the blade.. I would suggest getting a better blade ,but the unit itself seems to be good.. Hope this helps
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Marilisa we only have a long haired cat and this tool works great on her. So that being said I really can't comment on the short hair situation. Sorry
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I don't have cats, but my dogs has cat like hair. It might be a bit large though, you don't want to hurt them. Might be easier to control the one made special for cats.
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Absolutely yes. That's all that I have,domestic ones. This is the most silent efficient machine ever and I had two others but nothing like this. This is the Ferrari of those machines, I suppose. Get the oil too because it is a good oil and it keeps the maintenance as well. AS you know cats get startled by noise, one of my cats taht I took to the groomer was refused because of her enormous amount of hair, they said if they took her it would cost me around $600.00 but even then they didn't want to take her. She looks gorgeous now. I'll never buy any other brand, hope this help. Now I didn't wash the cats, mycats are not used to being washed--even though they recommend to keep the machine in top shape, this is what I did, I got a toothbrush with little non abrasive soap, placed on the counter with the blades touching the counter and cleaned it up af ter the hair cut, rinsed the toothbrush and gave two more sweeps--to make sure there's no soap there and then dried it, now this may invalidate your warranty, I don't know. This is what I did because my cats are not really pussy cats. Hope this help
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You will probably want to use it very lightly at first, not try to actually pull hair out. Once she is used to it, she will probably be comfortable with firm brushing. I think it feels like a massage for cats if you do it correctly.
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I am guessing that cat hair is to fine for the comb. It is more for a dog. A Flea Comb (for cats) would be better for your cat. I use that for my cats.
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have not tried on cat directly, but us on my 2 house dogs, cats and dogs sleep with and groom each other all the time with NO bad effects. If you are using the shampoo bottle says 5 min. then dampen and lather then rinse completely. Hope this helps.
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You have great courage to use it on a cat! Yes, if they will tolerate the noise and the vibration it would work
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I have used this for almost 2 years now.My dogs & cat don't seem to mind the sound at all.I would say it is less loud than a full size clipper.However,I would let your pet hear the sound before you start to use it on your dog/cat Let them see it,and sniff it. I love it & this is ny second one!good luck.
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Jackie, There are better products out there for long haired dogs and cats. I do own this tool but rarely use it any more because the curved corners on the bottom make it hard to get under mats that are really close to the skin. For those, I use the Safari De-Matting comb for dogs because it is sharper and there is less pulling involved. You just have to be more careful with the Safari tool because it has exposed sharp edges. I've scraped myself a few times, but never my puppy. the tips are rounded to wedge under the mat so it doesnt' hurt the pet. For the really thick and advanced mat, your best tool is going to be very sharp, pointed scissors that slice upward through the mat one slice at a time (do NOT cut straight across the bottom of the mat if you want to preserve some hair....poke through the bottom and slice straight up to save as much hair as possible) The multi tooth de-matting tools like the Mars and Safari are only good on fairly loose mats in the early stages of matting so that you don't tug on poor kitty or puppy's skin while trying to slice through.
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I don't have a cat but from my experience the best solution for pet hair is a moving brush, which does not come with the DC58. The vacuum is quite powerful but as you know, pet hair is stubborn. If you add the rotating brush ("Dyason Tangle Free Turbine" - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008SH85J0) my guess would be that it would do quite well on cat hair.
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Well I have a cat so his hair gets all over the place. So not so well. But if you have a lent brush its gonna get the job done, though it will take you a good 10mins to get all the hair off
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I used it on my cat when i had to shave her leg when she hurt it. dogs should be easy since they generally have coarser hair. it will scare them a little because it is not the quietest tool around but once they see it does not hurt, they calm down... at least my cat learned to ignore it. turn it on away from them because it makes a crack sound when it turns on.