What kind of comb or brush to buy for Maine Coon cats?

My 2 kittens HATE the new Furminator (long hair one) I bought on Amazon so much that I am taking it into Petco and checking to see if this one is an original or a reproduction.  They hate it, cry when I brush them with it, and I want to find some other solution.

Their hair does not matte at all.  I just want to catch all the loose hairs and loose undercoat hair before it lands on my furniture.

Anyone have a suggestion as to what type of brush or comb to purchase that is best?  I have brushed both with a too soft brush, and they were really good.  I think this Furminator hurts them--altho it sure pulls out the loose hair for sure.   

After loads of false starts, I finally lucked out with a mane comb for horses for Louie. He doesn't fight it, he doesn't bite or scream when I use this. Mane combs are wide toothed and smooth and come in two styles - with our without a handle and they run around 1.00

I see you solved it yourself. Eh...  I'll still mention that the Zoom Groom has exceeded my expectations and my Ragdoll actually really loves it.

I've tried the Zoom Groom and it was pointless. It didn't catch a good amount of hair and my cat didn't like the feeling of it. I have two Maine Coon mixes, one is long hair. She gets hairball easily so I brush her everyday. I use a wire paddle brush, which she loves. I also use the furminator for short hair cats, the small light purple one, and it works great! I have the one for long hair cats but it doesn't work that well.

Why does the longer Furminator not work well do you think?  Interesting remark and just wondering.

I got my large Furminator which is dark purple on the net, so I am worried it is a reproduction and not the original.  When I go to Petco next time I am bringing it to compare.  It is very well made looking, tho.

I got the same one, the dark purple long hair furminator, on Amazon for $15. I work at a PetValu where we have a short hair light purple small furminator for the adoptable cats in the store. I thought why not so I borrowed it and tried it on my long hair and it worked so much better. I don't know why... maybe because the teeth are not as deep as the long hair furminator? I think that's the only difference. But when I used the long hair one, it didn't catch hair, it kind of glided over the hair. The short hair one really caught the hair.

a wire brush is what I use for my angora. otherwise I would be brushing her a million times a day!

As a general rule a comb will work much better than a brush on longhaired cats.

My Maine coons are only 6wks old but I heard about taking to a pet salon for one fresh cut, and you'll never be bothered again. I hope this helps

I can understand that the furminater could be rough on longhaired kitties.  When I had a longhair, I used either of 2 combs I had bought for my poodle.  They are stainless steel with teeth that are 1 1/2 and 1 1/4 inches long, and fairly wide spaced.  Be sure to brace the skin firmly with the heel of your hand before you start pulling through the hair, or you will be dragging at the skin long before you are pulling through the hair.  Start with fairly short strokes until you know you have a path cleared to be able to use full length strokes all the way down the body.  It really is important to use the heel of your hand to brace the skin before you start pulling at the hair.  It will be much more comfortable for your kitty ( doggies too) if you are not pulling at the skin.  If you are dragging the skin, the animal may start fussing before you even begin to pull through the hair.

I use Horse Mane Brush..It is a rake with swivel metal teeth, I also use a Horse tail brush w/ stationary long teeth..Both have very long metal teeth w/ rounded tips (not like old fashioned horse brushes w/ nail like tips)..Cost about $5-$15 for good ones, depending on where you go...I see you have chosen the same options..I use them on my Norwegian Forest Cat (who mats up just from licking his fur) and my Maine Coon mixes...I also use it on my Italian Maremma (Italian long haired sheep dog- looks like a longer haired great pyrenese ) and my Huskita (Husky/Akita hybrid) with a thick double coat..  Very sturdy- gets all the hair/fur and under coat;  and I can use one brush on everyone.  My animals don't go to the groomer, I do all my own grooming - and all were rescues (except the Maremma)- so not used to grooming when I get them.  And surprisingly, this has been the most pleasant type of brush with the best results I have ever had (and I have tried them all).

my cat Meeko have long hair and I tried use wire brush on his hair but he hate it! always keep bitten the brush argh and I tried to get Furminator for my cat but no luck to find cheaper .. yes I hate buy too much cost  

I use a kong Cat Zoom Groom. It's amazing !!