Pet Republique Dematting Rake

Teddy is my 13yo yorkipoo rescue, and he HATES being groomed. In the five years I’ve had him, I’ve done all of his grooming because he gets too anxious to have someone else try. He gets mats on his neck and under his arms (probably from walking in a harness), and it’s impossible to get electric clippers through the tangles. His head and face fur also get tangly super easily. This brush is phenomenal. As long as I’m careful, it gets through the mats with minimal pulling and pain to Teddy. As an added bonus, it’s also done a great job removing the rest of his winter undercoat! Teddy and I both highly approve of this product. Pictures before (on couch) and after (standing). He even looks like he Teddy is my 13yo yorkipoo rescue, and he HATES being groomed. In the five years I’ve had him, I’ve done all of his grooming because he gets too anxious to have someone else try. He gets mats on his neck and under his arms (probably from walking in a harness), and it’s impossible to get electric clippers through the tangles. His head and face fur also get tangly super easily. This brush is phenomenal. As long as I’m careful, it gets through the mats with minimal pulling and pain to Teddy. As an added bonus, it’s also done a great job removing the rest of his winter undercoat! Teddy and I both highly approve of this product. Pictures before (on couch) and after (standing). He even looks like he feels so much better! … more

I was scared of this brush because it looked like it would hurt to use on my cats. I was so wrong, it worked really well! I have two long haired cats and it was amazing. It worked on my short hair cat too, they all loved it. Two of my cats love being brushed, this brush was no exception. The other cat doesn’t like being brushed, but was fine with this as long as she also got treats. so much hair came off of them, I wish I had bought this years ago. It did get mats out of my cat as well! Really helps get the under coat off, I couldn’t believe how much fur came off! Definitely would buy this again!

Bought this because our male tabby recently developed bad matting that other combs weren't able to untangle; read the reviews on this and decided to give it a try. The dematting rake removed his mats like a charm! We were a bit intimidated by the look of the "teeth" but they are really harmless as long as you don't yank your cat's hair/fur as you pull the rake through it. And you will not believe the amount of hair it removes. After the mats were removed from our tabby, we moved on to our other four cats, 2 short-haired and 2 medium-haired cats. The amount of hair this tool removes is insane! And the cats just love the feel of it, much more than any of the brushes and combs we usually use. They Bought this because our male tabby recently developed bad matting that other combs weren't able to untangle; read the reviews on this and decided to give it a try. The dematting rake removed his mats like a charm! We were a bit intimidated by the look of the "teeth" but they are really harmless as long as you don't yank your cat's hair/fur as you pull the rake through it. And you will not believe the amount of hair it removes. After the mats were removed from our tabby, we moved on to our other four cats, 2 short-haired and 2 medium-haired cats. The amount of hair this tool removes is insane! And the cats just love the feel of it, much more than any of the brushes and combs we usually use. They will sit for as long as we'll brush them; when we stop, it looks as if we've been shearing sheep--no joke. I would highly recommend this product. … more

When I ordered this for our long haired cat (our first ever long haired cat), I was worried that it would be sharp and painful for her. She had several large matts and this worked wonders on them! It's not sharp at all and having the two different sizes of the "teeth" really work at getting the tangles out.

I adopted a long haired cat that was full of matts. Even though I have to go slow with her (can't dematt all at once), it has been amazing. It helps so much, so I would recommend it for long hair that tangles. Not sure it is as comfortable to them as the description said but it has really helped. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because she seems touchy when I start and I can't do her whole body at once because it seems to hurt/pull a little too much.

Outdoor long haired cat that adopted us 7 years ago and refuses to move indoors. Each Spring, both sides of his rump end up with skin level knots that we can tell pull his skin. Pre-pandemic we took him for professional grooming each Spring. Groomers in our area are so busy with dogs, they aren't taking cats. Our vet will not try unless our cat is sedated. We ordered several tools and sprays and this is the winner. In a class of its own. With daily, repeated use, after one week, his rumps are tangle free and he is noticeably in a better mood.

I wish I had a better review for this item, but it seems we've wasted our money on it. We have a long haired cat that gets matted very easily and she hates to let us brush her. We purchased this after reading the reviews and hoped it would make grooming her easier for both us and her but to no avail. We've tried to gently comb her with this and she still tries to nip us and scratch us. She's normally a very gentle, loving cat but when it comes to grooming it seems nothing makes her happy. We didn't see any difference at all in that regard after using this product.

I have 2 short hair and last year we adopted a kitten that turned out to have long hair. They all love to be groomed. I got this for the long hair but so far have been unsuccessful at getting the mats out. It does a good job of removing the hair that has not yet matted. I also use it on the short haired cats and it seems to get a lot more hair out than brushing alone. They all like it.

So I have 5 cats, one is long hair and one is medium and the other 3 are short haired. This brush has been so much better to use compared to the furminator which feels like I'm ripping their skin when trying to brush a knot out. All 5 cats are happy and content with this brush and I agree.

I do really like this comb. I've had one that was similar, but the hooks on these seem to grasp the fur, better, and I am not afraid of stabbing the skin with the curved tines. The other one had straight tines. For a very thick mat of fur, I start at the edge to use one hook to pull out the loose fur while holding the mat in the other hand, so as not to pull on the skin. My cat only has so much patience, and sensitive skin.