Coastal Pet Safari Dematting Comb – Brush for Dogs with Coarse, Matted or Medium to Long Hair Coats – One Size

Works Well
This product works well. It would work even better if my dog was not so hyper, but that is our issue and not the products. We have both this model and the longer/larger model. We own a Samoyed and he loves to play outside on the farm, row around, and shed endlessly. Being that he is a long haired breed, these activities allow for the creation of new mats on a weekly bases no matter how often we comb him (which is daily). My wife and I read in a person’s review that this product hurts the dog by pulling out its hair. I honestly feel that person must have just not been patient enough with the tool or their dog must pull away often. We have found that the best way to utilize this product is by placing the desired area of fur between your thumb and finger (as if making the Okay symbol) while your dog is relax, and gently start at the top of the mat, and slowly work your way down as it releases. Rome wasn’t build in a day, so don’t expect the mat to disappear if you don’t take the time to do it right and in increments. By holding the fur in place with your fingers below the mat (or at its base), this prevents the fur from pulling up from your dogs skin, thus taking away any pain. Granted, we have had one mat that was even too bad for this tool that needed cut off, but that was 1 out of at least 40 thus far. Overall, we love this product and its larger version too. I hope this review helped.Update (11-13-14):This tool just became a lifesaver for us.Long winded History and Situation:First off, my wife and I went on our anniversary trip and left our parents puppy-sit out beautiful Samoyed. He had full range to run the farm (which is safely fenced in) with their playful dogs and was very dirty upon our return. Since they live out of state, our parents convinced us to take our Samoyed to the local Petco for a quick bath, saying they did good would on their dogs (all short haired). Before entrusting our Samoyed with the Petco groomers we explained their need to be dried and how they shred a coat immediately in warm bath water which can result in mats if they are not combed out immediately during blowdrying. They stated that they worked with Samoyed before and they would dry him completely without incident. Long story short, they took 4 hours to finish him (we had to pick him up when they closed) and it cost well over $100. Worse yet, he was still wet in his undercoat and looked like he had licked himself in aggravated areas. Furthermore, they must have only washed him without combing out the excess shed fur since his fur was matted all over his body. There were literally hundreds of mats (that is not an exaggeration). A Petco manager agreed he was poorly bathed and dried, and said they could redo him the following day, but would not refund us nor fix him then since the grooming staff just left. As such, quite perturbed, we drove home late and placed him in an inflatable cone/collar since he started biting at the areas. We noticed hot spots were forming (he was in pain) so I broke out the Mat Remover.Outcome:I spent 6 hours utilizing this tool to get the mats out while simultaneously blowdrying him since every mat was wet inside. After getting out the mats (which I cannot stress how great this tool was, much better than the larger version), I noticed one hot spot in particular was getting bad so we took him to our vet. Our veterinarian had to mildly shave the area, gave us medical ointments for treatment, and said this commonly happens with matted dogs that are improperly dried. We told her about our Petco experience and she said she had a similar case with a Sheepdog that had to be almost completely shaved down via the amount of hot spots it developed from matting. She further stated that many of these chain pet stores are utilizing shampoos that are great for quick cleaning of fur, but extremely irritating to their skin if not removed quickly. After showing her a before and after of our Samoyed on our phone, she stated that if we hadn’t removed the mats in such a timely manner, our Samoyed might have had to be shaved to the same degree as the sheepdog’s treatment. She was shocked at how poorly Petco did and was extremely impressed with how well the mat remover worked. Upon our visit today, to check on the hot spot, she showed us how she recently shocked her office with the tool and said it is working wonders for pet owner education. That being said, this tool is undeniably worth every penny and more than 5 stars.Lessons learned:1) we will do all our bathing from now on (like we always did prior).2) we are buying more of this product to place in each car and dog bag since without it, we most likely would have had a completely shave our suffering dog bald for treatment of many other hotspots (very inhumane).As mentioned in our initial review, you need to work slowly and kindly with this tool to avoid coarsely pulling out the pets fur (causing pain). However, if utilized properly, it can make a significant and humane difference in the maintenance of your fluffy friend.

This is not for the normal pet owner
This product works amazingly well. I am a pet groomer and I use this for my work. This is NOT for the casual dog owner who is looking to rid their dog of mats between grooms. This has sharp blades that only professionals should be using. It removes mats super well by cutting them up and leaving minimal damage to the skin. This should only be used in small areas on the pet and not as a substitute for brushing followed by a metal comb. This tool is vital to my work and has helped me groom doodles. This is only for right handed work so lefties would have a hard time using it.

Me gusto, me sirvió para quitarle unos nudos a mi Pomeranian

This is the best de-matting tool I’ve used. There’s nothing sharp on it, just a row of hooks and two rows of little catches that will gather bits of matted fur as you skim from the top of the mat and gradually work through it. I bought from the US, quite painless – no UK VAT or Duty as below £15.

My aussie gets tangles on his neck and butt-fluff regularly, especially after swimming. When I haven’t trimmed it down recently, this comb takes out the tangles like magic. Does affect the texture of his fur slightly, but worth the well-maintained coat in the summer. (My cats go bananas for grooms with this, too.)