Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Corded Handheld Vacuum

I needed a small handheld vacuum to vacuum our hardwood stairs so that I didn't have to lug my heavy canister vacuum up and down the stairs. This one isn't a good vacuum for that task, as the exhaust vents cause the cat hairs to swirl up in the air before you can vacuum them, so you cannot pick them up with the vacuum. However, I also wanted it to remove cat hairs from our beds and other soft surfaces where our 3 cats sleep, and to remove cat litter that they track when they jump out of the cat boxes. It works great for that, and much better than my canister vacuum for removing the cat hair on the beds.

Our Margo sheds quite a bit and this vacuum has helped a bunch to remove her loose fur from furniture, cars, and her own bed. It also is great at grabbing crumbs which we needed to clean the crumbs from her bed. Overall very pleased! If you’re having a tough time removyhard from certain areas, I suggest brushing the area really hard and running the vacuum through the area.

This is the best thing for removing cat fur I have ever used and I have owned multiple pet specific vacuums and have used every sort of “fur removal hack” possible to try and help my problem over the last few years. I have a healthy cat that has a super thick, plush, and bright white short coat and no matter how much I brush her, her fur still ends up everywhere. I’ve owned cats my entire life, even long haired cats, but this cat is something else. I love her dearly but her unreal amount of fur being everywhere was a regular annoyance and I spent so much time trying to clean it because it was embarrassing and made it seem like I didn’t even try when I was doing everything I could to deal with This is the best thing for removing cat fur I have ever used and I have owned multiple pet specific vacuums and have used every sort of “fur removal hack” possible to try and help my problem over the last few years. I have a healthy cat that has a super thick, plush, and bright white short coat and no matter how much I brush her, her fur still ends up everywhere. I’ve owned cats my entire life, even long haired cats, but this cat is something else. I love her dearly but her unreal amount of fur being everywhere was a regular annoyance and I spent so much time trying to clean it because it was embarrassing and made it seem like I didn’t even try when I was doing everything I could to deal with the issue. You couldn’t even sit on my couch without leaving with some white cat fur stuck to you and I felt so bad, I had lint rollers in every room. This thing was pulling up fur I couldn’t even see out of my furniture and carpet. I cannot stress enough how amazing of a purchase this was and how much I love this thing. I spent so much time in the last 3 years trying to do what this thing did in like 10 minutes. If you’re questioning this purchase don’t because it’s so worth it. … more

I was hesitant about this vacuum because I have used so many in the past that just did not get the cat litter. I read multiple reviews of how this was a great choice for litter, so I bought it. It is 100% terrific for kitty litter, fur, and other small messes that cats seem to make. It has a great interchangeable end tip (rubbery one for using on furniture and floor to get the fur and a plastic one to get the rest of the messes up like litter). I love it and highly recommend it to those pet owners that are constantly battling the kitty litter in the floor. Oh, and another huge plus is the vacuum is a plug in vac, but has a super long cord that practically reaches across an entire big room.

This was great for vacuuming the couch and chairs. Love the cord because so much more power. I agree with other reviews about using on the floor - vent throws out so much power that it just blows the hair across the floor - therefore 4 stars. I am going to try my duvet next but it is pretty powerful so not sure that will work?

I really don’t know how I managed to be a pet owner all these years without this. It’s so compact, easy to use, and picks up all of the cat/dog hair from my carpeted stairs and furniture. Now I don’t have to lug my upright vacuum around the house. So easy to use and so convenient!

It does the job for sucking up cat litter, etc. However, very awkward to get to filter and then put back together. So powerful that the air from the sides of the vacuum blow the litter around on the floor while trying to suck it up!

My cat chooses one end of the sofa to do her grooming, at night. This vacuum is small enough to live, hidden, under the sofa I can grab it and remove all the cat hair while a visitor walks from car to my door.

Takes pet hair off couches and does well at picking up litter that my cats like to throw out of their litter boxes. Does not do well at picking up dust bunnies, instead exhaust fan blows them all over.

The air vents on the side point forward toward the hair you're trying to vacuum, meaning that it blows the hair away from the vacuum opening. Works well on carpet where the hair is less likely to blow away, but on hard surfaces it's a pointless exercise where you are chasing the hair around the room. Alternately, you can awkwardly cup the sides of the vacuum so that your hands are diverting the air flow to the sides.