Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Furminate Me!

I love brushing Hairy. Well, let me amend that. I love removing hair from Hairy, in whatever manner possible – whether that be brushing her, or pulling it out in clumps. (And the crazy cat lady rears her head – meoooow!) I can’t help it. And do you want to know why I love grooming her so much? If I tell you why, it’ll be creepy – I’m warning you now – and it’s also a little crazy, but I’ll divulge:

When I pull fur off my cat, and see the big pile I’ve removed from her person, I feel skinny. I’m not kidding. I feel like I’ve lost weight. It, like, boosts my self-esteem. I really can’t explain why, I just feel good when I do it! After a particularly successful de-clumping session, I’ll grab the excess fur in my hand and exude triumphantly to Brandon that I’ve just lost 10 lbs. He’ll look at me like I’m crazy and I’ll gleefully dance around the room and do a little I Lost Weight Without Restricitng Jig.  (When I told my therapist this, I think her exact words to me were, "You did not lose 10 pounds, you nutjob.")

So there it is. I’m weird, I know, but it’s true. And I know it doesn’t make sense. There is no basis in reality, here. It’s just a crazy, weird quirk of mine.

And she has sooooo much fur, so it doesn’t matter how long I pull hair out, it’ll keep coming. (And I’ll keep losing weight!) Poor thing, I think she appreciates it – I mean the hairball issues this feline has is horrendous. She is honestly one of the fluffiest cats I’ve ever seen, and trust me, I’ve seen my share.

So, I was told a long time ago to invest in the Furminator. I didn’t quite understand how a certain cat (or dog) brush could be so much better than any other, but I thought I’d give it a try – until I realized, to my horror, that the brush cost 50 bucks (or more!)  – no way did I want to spend that – so I went back to pulling out clumpage from Hairy with my fingers while she lounged on my lap in ecstasy.

This time of year is always really bad, though, because she’s starting to shed off all her winter fur, and that makes the shedding and my allergies even worse. She has a killer undercoat too, which makes the sheddage really horrendous. I’ve been brushing and pulling and grooming, but the cat’s fur content is insane – I just wasn’t making much progress.

So, somehow, I was telling all this to my therapist on Monday, and she showed me a picture on her camera phone that she’d taken of the pile – nay, dear readers – MOUNTAIN of fur she’d gotten off her dog using the Furminator. I wish I had that pic to show you, because I cannot even put into words how much fur I saw, and if I tried to describe it to you, you wouldn’t believe me anyway. It was unbelievable. And she told me she had done that all with an hour’s time and the Furminator. So that made me reconsider my No Furminator is Needed policy.

So then, I asked people on Facebook for their opinions – and every person that replied, told me that the Furminator was amazing! And a must have! And so worth the money! So that night, I went to the pet store, and begrudgingly paid for the brush.

And I started Furminating Hairy. And I kept Furminating. And Furminating. And fur kept coming out! It wouldn’t stop! I was getting skinnier and skinnier and Hairy was thrilled, I’m sure, to be getting rid of so much excess fur. It got intense. I was brushing feverishly and the fur and pounds were flying. We totally had A Moment, not even kidding.

So, after only 15 minutes of Furminating, (she can't take much more than that at a time) I give you the Furminated Hairy. And trust me, even though that pile looks weak, it was a lot more than it looks like. (I swear)


I am so, so happy with my purchase. 50 bucks to lose weight and de-fur my cat? I’ll take it!

9 comments:

Traci said...

We have a Furminator and also love it! We bought ours off of ebaby. My husband made me return the $50 one I bought at the vet. I suppose the one we have could be a fake knock off but it still works wonders.

Unknown said...

Yes- we have one for our dog and it is insane the amt of hair he has stashed in there.
And my weirdness is washing my car. I suppose it's the same thing as feeling like you've lost weight but when my car is dirty and we go through the car wash- I suddenly feel renewed, like it's Spring and I was somehow the one that was coating with dirt/junk and now I am clean and shiny and new.

brie said...

yes! will! i'm glad you get it. :)

KC said...

hahahaha roflmao

Jonny and Haley said...

I can't help you with when and how much to use it. I swear I brush my dog and it just keeps coming. I never know when to stop. I got it so that when I vacuumed, I wouldn't have to empty the canister after every room. I still do, though. I think he just grows twice as much.

Krista said...

Honestly that pile of pussy fur makes me want to vomit! I keep getting the feeling of hair in my mouth when I look at it.

Stevie Jackson said...

That is a LOT of fur!

Also, I just have to tell you that I love this floating baby graphic you have going on. It's mesmerizing!

Tiptoe said...

At this point in my life, living with three dogs, two with a lot of fur--one has a true double coat, the other has what I call a 1 1/2 coat, and yes, the furminator does a great job in getting all that undercoat out. There always seems to be so much hair!

Hairy will thank you for it later.

Sarah at Journeying With Him said...

You are one of the weirdest people I "know." It's pretty amazing. You should probably make flyers of this post and combine it with your "looking for friends" ad. I bet you'll get lots of calls :)