I HAVE 3 CATS AND WOOD FLOORS. THE CAT FUR ACCUMULATES QUICKLY. IT STICKS TO THE FUNITURE AND THERE ARE DUST BUNNIES EVERY WHERE. I NEED A STRONG VACCUUM TO HANDLE THIS AND IS STRONG ENOUGH TO GET THE FUR OFF THE FURNITURE.
Instead of a vacuum for furniture. Go to the store and buy a Pledge Fabric sweeper. It's a little hand tool that you roll back and forth. It actually picks up more of the cats fur than a vacuum. You won't believe how good this is.
I have a Bissel hand held vaccuum for the furniture ... its designed specificly for pet hair and works wonderful. I also have a Shark that picks fur up like none other and it comes with a pet hair vaccuum attachment for furniture that also works amazing. and then we just swiffer the kitchen floor. But I highly recomend the Shark ... you wont believe how much fur it gets out. and its easy to dump the chamber!
Sorry, I can 't tell you which vacuum to get. But I can tell you which one not to get. I got the Bissell vacuum that is supposed to vacuum up pet hair. I guess it does a good job doing that, BUT it is the dirtiest vacuum I have ever had. You have to empty the dirt cup every time you use it. I have to take mine outside because the damn cup is open (wide) on the top and dirt flies everywhere!! There is a little contraption above the dirt cup that gets clogged occasionally and I have to reach up and twist and pull it out to clean. Again lots of dirt flying everywhere. I would never get a bagless vacuum ever again!!
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I clean houses for a living and one client has an Oreck (she has no pets) but it it the most amazing vacuum I have ever used. Another client has a Dyson (very expensive) but the dirt cup is completely enclosed and opens from the bottom when you want to release the dirt into the trash can.
I have six cats so I totally relate to your problem with fur everywhere and how much there is. Three of my cat are long haired. One, Kanoko is a long haired Siamese. When he sheds his fur comes off in small hunks and is baby soft. it immediately sticks to whatever it touches and it difficult to remove because of that baby softness. I actually have carpet but one level is linoleum.
I have a Dyson Animal. I've had it for quite a few years. It is one of the first of the model to come out and the finest vacuum I've ever owned. I like it for several reasons. One is the way you can take it apart if anything becomes lodged in it almost anywhere. It also means if a part breaks, you can buy a new one rather easily for a reasonable price. It also has the option being used on bare floors. It has a button that you switch from carpet to bare floors which stops he beater bar from going. I have had to replace my hose and beater bar, but I am really tough on this vacuum. It has been used outside, in the garage and can count on being used daily.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com The only complaint i have is the beater bar. While it really stood the test of time I did eventaully have to replace it. I have found just like all vacs, it collects the fur on it. With my replacement bar, I actually clean the fur out of it after each level of my house which means it cleans better and I don't risk breaking anything. (the Siamese's hair is of course the biggest problem!) I consider this a small price to pay as it as truly done the job. It doesn't use bags and is easy to empty, and has a washable filter in it. It is rather costly to begin with, but when you break it down over how many years of use you will get out of it, it is a bargain. I've never had any vac last more than a couple years tops and of course the others decline in how well they work during that period. Dyson makes great products and they stand behind them.
I encountered one small problem when I replaced the beater bar. The company did not want to sell it to me direct. They wanted me to send in the entire vac and let them do it. While it IS difficult to remove it is not impossible. I've talked to other people who have also successfully done it. (a gal at our local petstore has two husky/samoyed type dogs with long hair and she said this vac is the only thing that has ever worked and she takes the beater bar off all the time to clean it) You don't have to remove it to clean it and with a bit of pressure the company WILL sell you one.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com I highly recommend this vacuum for any type of surface. I have to vacuum everyday, especially right now as my kitties are indoor cats so they shed in winter when we run the heater. I have hair everywhere. They have three large scratch post/houses so it's always covered too. I have days when I have to vac twice a day. It also picks up kitty litter with NO problem at all. I use it on all my furniture. Sometimes the easiest way to remove hair from anything is to use a damp cloth first and push the hair into a ball then suck it up. Even if I do this I still vac the area to get the dander, etc down deep in the carpet/furniture. I even use this vac on my curtains. Don 't just trust me, I've talked to many happy owners. Good luck to you, I hope this helps, Cat
