ZoomGroom- Is it as good as everyone says it is?

Prego gets combed and then Zoom Groomed every night. Polly gets Zoom Groomed 3 times a week. It takes off a lot of hair. It has really helped prevent hairballs in my two cats.

For the flying fur, do it in a room with a hard floor, not carpeting, then use the Zoom Groom to pick up the fur that went on the floor. That's what I do. Polly's fur does tend to fly more than Prego's.

If you have a garden or plants outside that are being bothered by deer or rabbits, put the fur around the plants after you brush them. Natural deer and rabbit control!

Terrific, wonderful, amazing! Okay, I've ony managed to get the dog-sized Zoom Groom, but I'm absolutely convinced that it's the best brush ever (and I grew up with assorted dogs, cats, rodents, and amphibians, the latter of which had no use for the Zoom Groom.) Get it! I visit the U.S. every August, and pick up the Zoom Groom for friends, acquaintances, and students every time! It's fabulous!!!

Hmm I wasnt too impressed with this. The 'bristles' are like so far apart? Maybe I'm not doing it right, I dont know.

sorry for the stupid question - but what is the difference between undercoat and overcoat?

btw as for zoom groom -- my kitties LOVE it ... they sit there and purr while i groom them their hair tends to stay in the comb though (they are both shorthair)

Undercoat is the fur that is closest to the skin - and it should be a lot "softer" then the outer coat.

The outercoat is the top layer - the one you see and the one that gets dirty, etc. Its usually a bit harsher because it has to protect against the weather.

Cornish rexes only have the soft undercoat - there are no guard hairs (which is the outer coat).

The Zoom Groom cleans the undercoat brilliantly--that's why mine and Gizmo's filled up with hair with only a couple of brushes. If you are getting only guard hairs, the cat's undercoat isn't shedding yet.

When Gizmo lost her winter undercoat this Spring, I had to empty the Zoom Groom three times since it was packed with soft fur each time. I wound up with enough felt to make a coaster six inches around and an inch thick!

Gizmo is not shedding as much now so I get mainly guard hairs. After a few brushes most of the hair stays in the Zoom Groom since it is electrostatic action that makes it work. Sort of like rubbing a balloon on a cat's back.

Anyway, some of it does come loose and go towards Gizmo's tail, but I"m no longer wearing a fur coat after I brush her! You have to brush her more than once a week at first, and the hair sheds will naturally go down.

Although I've also heard good reviews, It doesn't work that great on my cats. But they are persian and have very thick, long coats. Nothing beats a good comb!

I think that the zoom groom works best on shorthair cats. I'd get a comb for a longhair like your persian.

I got my ZoomGroom today, and all I can say is WOW! It's awsome! I've never been able to brush so much hair out of Luna before! And she actually loves being brushed with it so much she curled up in my lap purring and almost went to sleep! The fur does fly quite a bit, but it's nothing that can't be picked up afterwards. It worked good on Nova too, but she wasn't too crazy about it so her grooming session was considerablely shorter than Luna's. That's ok, because Luna is the one with the shedding problem anyway.

from me!

Originally Posted by mzjazz2u

Although I've also heard good reviews, It doesn't work that great on my cats. But they are persian and have very thick, long coats. Nothing beats a good comb!

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With Prego (he's not a persian, but has a beautiful long black coat) I comb him first to make sure his fur doesn't get matted (he mats easily) and then Zoom Groom him to get rid of excess fur. This really keeps the hairballs down, since he won't take hairball medicine.

IMHO it works well for short hair cats, but not for long hair. When I use it on Isaac I get nothing out of him, but the other cats I do. I personally prefer one of those combs with the teeth that rotate.

Originally Posted by Rang_27

IMHO it works well for short hair cats, but not for long hair. When I use it on Isaac I get nothing out of him, but the other cats I do. I personally prefer one of those combs with the teeth that rotate.

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Can you post a pic of that?

I use a Zoom Groom on Scratch, and it works very well. It takes off a ton of undercoat.

My girls love their Zoom Groom. I bring it out and they try to push each other out of the way. It does make the hair fly around but at least it's in one place not all over the living room.

Remy loves his zzooom groom sessions. All i have to do is get it out of the drawer and he is all over you. It takes loads of hair out of him. And it makes him happy what more can you ask? *