Safari Dog Flea Comb

A review from Mrs. L- First of all, we do not nor have we ever had fleas in our home. We are not fans of chemical flea and tick products and won't use them. This review is for the Safari Flea comb W6161 double row flea comb and also for the W560 NCL00 single row flea comb. I purchased both this year. I use the double row flea comb on all dogs and one cat. It is easier to comb through the coat of a Great Pyrenees where the single row flea comb will not budge on the coat of a Pyr. The double row flea comb removes debris, but not all dry skin flakes that may rest on the top layer of a dog's skin. It does a good job but is not totally perfect. And I don't expect it to be perfect. The double row flea comb is well tolerated by our longer haired "fluffy" cat. And it does a good job of removing hair that is shedding and thereby reduces cat hair balls. After I have used the double row flea comb on the two smaller dogs and the cat, then I go back with the single row flea comb and give a good comb out. It removes shedding dog and cat hairs and dry,flaky skin as well as small debris. By helping to keep their coat and skin clean and debris free, their coat and skin stays healthier. One of our rescue dogs is a small to medium sized dog with tight curly hair. When we first got her she was loaded with fleas coming from a home where she stayed outside all of the time. I used this style of flea comb and worked on her coat for about an hour. It was energy and time consuming because she was so infested with fleas. I had to comb through her coat. Carefully lift the comb towards a jar with hot soapy water. Swish the comb through the water to remove live fleas and egg debris (which looked like crusty black dots), Dry the comb with a paper towels and start over. I did all of this outside with my husband holding and petting this poor dog. But, within an hour, I seemed to have gotten most of the fleas and debris off of this dog. It is important to comb out the flea eggs also. And, we did this procedure outside! Then we gave her a gentle bath with a very, very very light diluted solution of Dawn dish detergent. Rinsed well and dried her off with towels Everyday, for a few weeks, I combed her out with these flea combs. First the double row and then the single row. We never again had a problem with fleas on her ever. And she is an adorable, sweet, happy dog who loves to be combed out. She is such an asset to our family. Both combs are excellent at doing the job for which they are designed. I think that using these types of flea combs have successfully prevented us from having any type of flea problem EVER with the dogs or cats. I think it has also prevented us from using neurotoxic tick and flea sprays, collars or powders with our pets.

Have had cats since I was young and none of my fur babies ever really liked when I brushed their fur with those small steel combs with the tiny teeth. It worked well but snagged their fur when trolling for fleas so they grew to hate grooming time. This comb is fantastic at getting fleas, and just for grooming their fur in general. The teeth of the comb are not sharp so it doesn't hurt my cat's skin, nor does their fur get pulled. You can really angle the brush right against their skin, knowing it isn't hurting them. The two rows of teeth work great at getting any fleas. Rescued a stray that was riddled with fleas and this comb worked amazingly well at getting most of them off her prior to the treatment kicking in. I'll share my tried and true trick for trapping the caught fleas easily without mucking around with a cup of water: 1) Pass the brush through your pet's fur several times to gather any loose fur and fleas, then immediately insert the comb into an open sandwich-sized zip lock bag. 2) Use your fingers on the outside of the bag to pull the fur off the comb. 3) Fold bag over between brushes so no fleas escape. 4) Zip when finished. Voila! All the fur, fleas and any dander stay inside the bag while your hands and lap stays clean. No fuss, no watery drippy mess, no worrying about the cup of water getting knocked over if your pet bolts! To be honest, I use the same bag multiple times to prevent waste. It is not pretty to look at all the fur and fleas inside (although there is a perverse satisfaction at seeing them dead--knowing they are no longer bothering your babies). One plus is you can easily see how many fleas you are getting off your pet each time, to see if your flea treatment is working as expected. I store my pet grooming supplies in a decorative bucket so no one sees it but me, and this creates less plastic waste. Just empty or toss when bag starts to get full. Whole process takes me just a few minutes daily. GET THIS COMB!

This new flea comb works very well in that while combing my Dal’s short fur it traps fleas between the two combs where they cannot escape. I stay away from any flea medications including the use of Dawn soap but I do use flea lamps as well and certain essential oils diluted properly in a carrier oil. Very pleased with this comb and highly recommend. And yes checking for fleas throughout the day I will always find a few.

I have two terriers one with a smooth coat and one with a wiry coat and we had a few fleas pop-up. This comb works really well getting the fleas out and does not get caught in their fur. The reason I gave it four stars is because it has two rows of teeth very close together, and sometimes the fleas are in between the rows of teeth and can’t get them out to put them in alcohol. I would not recommend it for large dogs.

I have purchased flea combs in the past that were made of poor materials and did not last. This flea comb is NOT one of them. The teeth of the comb are made of a strong metal and do not bend or separate. They drag easily through my cats long thick hair and do a nice job of trapping the fleas. Another reviewer mentioned that by the time you see the fleas they have jumped right off again, but I have not had that problem. If you do, however, it's easy to solve: simply wrap a tissue around the comb's teeth right after you remove the brush from your animal's hair and then drop it in warm sudsy water. The soap will kill the fleas but will not harm your animal should you have to get the comb wet. The comb does an absolutely fantastic job of removing the fleas and the closely knit double row of teeth ensures that the fleas will be captured. The handle has a fantastic grip and is comfortable to hold while you are combing your pet. I don't love the color but it's not like my flea comb has to be stylish. One really nice thing about this comb is it doubles as a pet brush, helping to prevent uncomfortable and unsightly tangles, and removing excess hair which can also help put a stop to hairballs. But let's back to its intended use. I do not recommend using this comb as your sole line of defense in ridding your pet of fleas, as it obviously does not kill fleas or their eggs. The comb is great for relieving your cat or dog of the irritation while waiting for prescribed medication to work. I recommend using FrontLine Plus in combination with this flea comb. The FrontLine will kill the fleas on your pet, as well as any fleas or nests the pet comes into contact with for the next 30 days. This medicine usually starts working within a few hours. In the meantime, you can use the comb to remove any stubborn, lingering fleas from your pet and help relieve itching, scratching, and biting. The medicine combined with the flea comb is an unbeatable duo. Your animal will be flea and scratch free in no time and will start to show improvement in health and behavior almost immediately. One last note: Please don't make the mistake of using flea shampoo or flea collars (ESPECIALLY Hartz products which are known to be deadly) as these are often poisonous and can kill your pet. Use this double layered flea comb and a vet-recommended medication like FrontLine or Advantage and your flea problems will soon be over.

After getting my cats back from my In-laws who had been pet sitting, we started noticing fleas on them. It's my fault for not treating them topically before sending them over to live with animals that go out late in the 30 day cycle, but regardless of how it happened we had to deal with the consequences. I ordered this comb as it is the cheapest I could find and I felt silly even spending $5 for it, but at least it had Prime shipping at the time so it was still a lot cheaper than the one at the grocery store. (I put this off also because I know I already have one, but can't find it). I am waiting for some other things to arrive because I tend to deal with problems like this by nuking them, so we're getting carpet powder, Frontline, and flea shampoo to bathe the poor cats with. However I took this comb out of the package and ran it through both cats' fur a few times just to see how it worked. My goodness, I had no idea they had that many bugs on them already. I pulled a half dozen fleas out with this comb just doing a casual introduction to the combing process with my cats. The double row of teeth is a great addition to the older style of comb, because it kind of traps the insects between both rows instead of letting them jump free. It's not 100% on that but it's still really effective. Something to keep in mind is that when you dip it in water (as per the instructions) air bubbles can form between the teeth, so keep it in the water for a while and make sure you've gotten all the fleas and fur out before removing it. It seems like the fleas can stay alive for a few minutes in water. Also, it called for a 'mild detergent' in the water, but I think I figured out what that means and it's not for killing the fleas directly - it's for breaking the surface tension on the water so that they can't sit on the 'skin' and survive. After realizing I'd put too much soap in the first tub, I dumped it because I do not want the cats getting soap in their fur and then licking it off - it would probably make them very sick. What I did after that was put one tiny drop of soap in the water after filling it, so that there was no bubbling and basically it wouldn't get stirred around. My mother used to just use water by itself and didn't seem to have any problems, but I thought I would at least try this method. If you're at all worried about the cats eating soap, don't do that step. I used about three cups of water and just that small drop of soap, so if you do it, make sure you keep the amount SMALL.

Did not work. Trapped the fleas but could not clean it out well

I have been using this comb on two older cats with medium length hair for several months now and I have to say this has easily been the best comb/brush I have ever tried on them! I bought the comb, not for flea control, but as a way to keep the hair on my two 12-year-old cats groomed. Early on, I had made the mistake of never brushing them as kittens so, as adults, they both hated any kind of brush I might have tried to use on them. And I had tried several different brushes over the years, but they simply would not tolerate even the briefest or mildest of brushing. Then I saw this comb and thought, "well, if not a brush, maybe a comb?". It worked. It took a few sessions of brief and mild combing over small areas to get them accustomed to it, but I gradually expanded both the area covered and the amount of combing. After a few weeks, both cats came to actually ENJOY the combing sessions, and I've been brushing them daily since! And, while this comb may not get nearly as much loose hair as a true brush might, it DOES get enough to make short, daily sessions easy, even enjoyable, for all parties. As a bonus, at the end of a session, hair is easily pushed off of the comb's teeth, leaving it clean and ready for the next use. A couple of tips I might offer: First, try holding the comb at a flatter angle such that the handle and teeth are more parallel to the body of the cat, so the teeth glide over the cat's skin, rather than digging into it, at least initially--that made a big difference in how I got them to accept this comb. Also, they always seem to want to sniff and inspect the comb before I use it. Let them. It only takes a few seconds to do so and it seems to keep them happy and accepting. If you have medium- to long-haired cats who otherwise resist any kind of grooming or brushing, I say you owe it to yourself to try this simple comb. It's cheap. It's sturdy. It's easy to clean. And, most importantly, it works where other brushes may not. UPDATE August 1, 2012: After several months of using the Safari comb on both of my aging cats, I had to come back and report how much I truly appreciate this simple yet wonderfully effective 5-star product. With an initial goal of only being able to hopefully groom my brush-hating cats, I had no idea how, some seven months later, this daily little "ritual" would become a much-beloved routine for both cats! Whereas for years they HATED any attempts at brushing them, with this comb, each has come to LOVE a few minutes a day of me grooming them. One of the two actually gets so giddy with excitement when I pull out the comb that she plops down lazily and purrs madly while I groom her. I have to laugh as I say, "It's a miracle!".

Better flea catching than single but hair does need to be tangle free. Easy on my thin haired cat, a bit of a challenge getting the double comb through my thick fuzz cat, need to pre brush any loose coat off first.

He incorporado el Safari Peine para pulgas con doble fila de dientes (770071) a la rutina de cuidado de mi perro y ha resultado ser una adquisición sumamente útil para mantenerlo sano y libre de parásitos. Estas son las razones por las que destaca: Doble Eficacia: Lo que hace a este peine realmente útil es su doble fila de dientes metálicos. Esta característica permite atrapar no solo pulgas adultas, sino también huevos y restos de suciedad que otros peines sencillos suelen pasar por alto. Diseño Ergonómico: El mango de plástico tiene una forma que facilita el agarre, permitiendo realizar pasadas suaves y precisas por el pelaje de la mascota sin que la mano se fatigue. Seguridad y Calidad: Los dientes de metal están bien terminados para no lastimar la piel del animal, convirtiéndolo en un accesorio de calidad para el aseo preventivo. Portabilidad: Gracias a su tamaño compacto y al orificio en el mango, es muy fácil de colgar o guardar en el kit de viaje de tu mascota. Veredicto: Es una herramienta básica e indispensable para cualquier dueño de mascotas. Su diseño de doble fila lo hace mucho más eficiente que los modelos estándar, asegurando una limpieza profunda con poco esfuerzo.

This flea comb works very well, having 2 sets of teeth keeps hold of any fleas . Good quality and strong. Just as described . Very good price. Definitely recommend

ottimo pettine contro le pulci dei miei gatti.... solo dovrebbe avere i denti leggermente più lunghi per il pelo dei gatti persiani risulta difficoltoso il passaggio

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