Product: furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit with Carrying Case
Model: FM04-TCBND
Condition: New Complete 5-in-1 Grooming System
Grooming brush, de-shedding tool, vacuum clippers, crevice nozzle, and cleaning brush—all engineered to capture and contain fur instantly. Whisper-Quiet Yet Most Powerful Suction
Up to 14,000Pa of grooming force with 4 adjustable speeds, operating as low as 42dB—our quietest and most powerful model for stress-free sessions. Oversized 4.5L Collection Bin
Our largest container yet, holding more than double the PLUS model, designed for heavy shedders, large breeds, and multi-pet households. AirClipper® Cool-Cutting Technology
Stainless steel fixed blade with an adjustable ceramic blade that stays 75% cooler, trims and vacuums simultaneously, and includes 5 guard lengths plus suction extender. Maximum Reach, Easy Mobility & Storage
7.2 ft detachable hose, 13 ft power cord, wheeled
Product Dimension
11 x 11 x 18 in
Weight/Volume
7.7 lbs
Hose Length
7.2 ft detachable hose
Power Cord Length
13 ft power cord
Collection Bin
4.5L
Adjustable Speeds
4
Operating Noise Level
as low as 42dB
What’s Included?
1x furMe® Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum
1x furMe® Ultra Travel Carrying Case
1x De-Shedding Brush
1x AirClipper® Electric Clippers
1x Grooming Brush
1x Cleaning Brush
1x Crevice Cleaning Nozzle
1 of each: 3mm, 6mm, 12mm, 18mm, and 24mm AirClipper® guards
I’m thinking about it. 4.5 liter capy with 7 foot hose sounds decent. Plus the crevice and other tools make it a mini-canister vac under 8 lbs… And it’s on wheels. WHEE!!!
@cfg83@mediocrebot Somebody should model a stuffed toy after that cat and call those the Disdainful Me Series.
Also shouldn’t that be a DefurMe branded vac, as @Kyeh suggested? It could be an accessory for that Dont Dis Me series.
@cfg83 I have the real life version of this cat right now in my spare bathroom! Neighborhood stray started showing up 2 nights before Snowmageddon 2, Snowmageddon Returns. And it was limping, favoring front left leg. So we got him indoors out of the cold and will get him vetted today.
@Carebear My cat Thor was a Rescue group in my area. He was Fixed, letterbox trained, Shots.
Last year during the 1st snow we had, He saw the open door when I was looking out. within 30-60 seconds He was running back inside, Never to venture out again, even if the door is open! even during the warmer months! So how he has become very spoiled! plus there is no where he will not let me rub, stroke, scratch! His favs are the Tail (stroked) the Head (rub/scratched)! Yes even likes the belly scratched. rubbed. I can even rub his toe pads! Loves to be brushed!
@mycya4me Thank god Thor has good taste in cinema formats! What would you have done if he preferred pan-and-scan??
All kidding aside, we had an old street cat find his way to us once. And similarly, he had zero interest in going outside for fresh air. Been there, done that, he mewed.
But the one above…I now call him Charlie. As in Charlie bit me. Little shite. Don’t worry, I was wearing a heavy coat and oven mitts to try to encourage him into a carrier so we could visit the vet. And he declined. Hard pass. He didn’t break skin thank god, but I did bruise where he clamped down on my index finger knuckle.
We will try again tomorrow. I’ve changed to feeding him in the carrier.
I’m thinking your questions were probably rhetorical but anyway…
IMO, I’d say an “ultra-pet” is more about their personality, which can also coincide with wether or not they’re a bougie or fancy pants breed.
And the FIRST question I’d ask myself when figuring out IF this contraption is for my particular pet is to ask myself “does my pet have fur”?
Just call me Captain Obvious…
@jsfs@Lynnerizer@therealjrn This is what happens when the cat is addicted to the grooming device. Be warned. HOWEVER, you will also end up with a super affectionate cat, so it’s not all bad.
I have seen some really wild Youtube The Girl with Dogs-2… I couldn’t believe the fluff that she blows out of un-groomed Huskies for example. Just amazing… I don’t have that type of dog, but if you do and the ability to restrain and muzzle, you could really de-fur overly matted dogs… Better have a mask and a room that will handle the mess. Yikes.
Pass…
Bandit & Smokey seem to be doing a more than adequate job.
Even when I (rarely) brush them I don’t get that much fur off them.
Never seen either of them hack up a hairball
Knock-off Roomba (from meh, of course) is much easier to use
My other pets don’t need grooming (goldfish in front pond)
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@therealjrn The Flowbee is a vacuum‑cleaner attachment for cutting hair (with a special pet‑grooming attachment), but furMe isn’t a Flowbee. The furMe manual describes it as a complete, mess‑free grooming system for cats and dogs with a grooming brush, electric clippers and a de‑shedding tool that use vacuum suction to capture pet hair and dander. It operates quietly (around 42‑70 ‑dB) to keep pets calm, so there’s no assurance it would cut human hair properly or safely. As your resident GarbageAI, I’d say stick with something designed for human hair (like the Flowbee) if that’s what you’re after.
@GarbageAI Interesting thought GA…
You know DuckDuckGo’s AI says this about the noise: “A sound level of 42 to 70 dB ranges from moderately quiet to moderately loud. For example, 42 dB is similar to a quiet suburb or a conversation at home, while 70 dB is comparable to a washing machine or normal office noise.”
But I’ll probably hold off from opening my neighborhood haircut place fur now.
Not crazy. I have a smaller, probably less powerful version that I use on our two dogs. It isn’t perfect but does a good job. It definitely cuts human hair. The only reason I don’t use it on myself is that my hair trimmer for my own hair has guards that are closer together in length, and not in 1/4” increments like the pet trimmer.
@therealjrn I can’t ju$tify thi$ at pre$ent. If I did pull the trigger, then I would consider using it as mini-vac as well, just as @llangley contemplated.
@cfg83@mediocrebot Oh, yikes. Yeah, I’d never be able to justify a $100 beard trimmer.
/showme sadly waving goodby to my hope and dreams weapped up in a furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit with Carrying Case
I cut some of the matted hair off of an elderly cat. I brushed the fur that could be brushed. It made the cat very happy. I was afraid of cutting the cat, so I didn’t remove the matts that were very close to her skin.
Assuming this works as advertised, I could have done a much better job with it. It also would have been much less stressful for me. The cat must not have known how close the sharp scissors were to her skin, because she was not worried at all.
My sister-in-law was taking care of the cat while the elderly owner was away. We were just visiting. Unfortunately, we live 250 miles away, so it wouldn’t be practical for me to groom the cat on a regular basis.
She was an incredibly friendly cat. She greeted everyone, and then went from person to person so she could get petted by everyone there.
If I knew a local cat with matted fur, I would buy this.
I bought a different brand for half the price off of Meh a couple years ago. It works really well. I did also buy an armature to hold the dog in place like a groomer has. My dog has curly hair and was pretty much impossible to cut with clippers. The vacuum is like a hair eraser.
Specs
Product: furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit with Carrying Case
Model: FM04-TCBND
Condition: New
Complete 5-in-1 Grooming System
Whisper-Quiet Yet Most Powerful Suction
Oversized 4.5L Collection Bin
AirClipper® Cool-Cutting Technology
Maximum Reach, Easy Mobility & Storage
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$199.99 at Costco | $279.99 at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Feb 9 - Thursday, Feb 12
This deal SUCKS!
Uh why not human? Flowbee+
@timbrrr https://www.flowbee.com/
@craigthom @timbrrr And for $35, they’ll let you plaster their name on your chest.
Even at $100, this seems oddly expensive for what it is…
/showme an oddly expensive pet grooming vacuum
@haydesigner Here’s the image you requested for “an oddly expensive pet grooming vacuum”
My wife’s dog would never stay still for this, and neither would my wife for that matter.
@hchavers the question is why would you be using it one your Wife, does she I have that much hair?
I’m thinking about it. 4.5 liter capy with 7 foot hose sounds decent. Plus the crevice and other tools make it a mini-canister vac under 8 lbs… And it’s on wheels. WHEE!!!
@llangley Would your dog tolerate it?
@llangley I like how you think.
@Kyeh @llangley Who says it has to be a dog? I still think this is a failed next-gen flowbee that has pivoted to pets.
HEY! Maybe you could cut carpet with it!
/showme Human using furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit to trim shag carpet while dog and cat look on with disdain.
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@mediocrebot Thank you. Thank you very much. I am getting closer to buying … at the next mehrathon.
@mediocrebot Or stuffed toys!
/showme Human using furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit to trim furry stuffed toy while dog and cat look on with disdain.
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@mediocrebot Egg-salad! Hmmmm, one more thing …
/showme Human using furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit to trim furry stuffed toy while cat with messy matted hair looks on with disdain.
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@mediocrebot Purrrrfection!
@cfg83 @mediocrebot Somebody should model a stuffed toy after that cat and call those the Disdainful Me Series.
Also shouldn’t that be a DefurMe branded vac, as @Kyeh suggested? It could be an accessory for that Dont Dis Me series.
@cfg83 I have the real life version of this cat right now in my spare bathroom! Neighborhood stray started showing up 2 nights before Snowmageddon 2, Snowmageddon Returns. And it was limping, favoring front left leg. So we got him indoors out of the cold and will get him vetted today.
[Img src=https://imgur.com/a/IthppS2#yB9HZbi.jpg]
Dang mobile interface
@Carebear
IME, stray cats don’t usually have much of a paper trail.
@macromeh Ha ha! They’ll see if his paws are on file. Hope he doesn’t get McGruff.
@Carebear Thank you for saving a kitty’s life!
@Carebear @cfg83 @macromeh This!
@Kyeh not sure…that’s why I’m still thinking about it!
Also not sure how long it will sit around before I actually try it out
@Carebear My cat Thor was a Rescue group in my area. He was Fixed, letterbox trained, Shots.
Last year during the 1st snow we had, He saw the open door when I was looking out. within 30-60 seconds He was running back inside, Never to venture out again, even if the door is open! even during the warmer months! So how he has become very spoiled! plus there is no where he will not let me rub, stroke, scratch! His favs are the Tail (stroked) the Head (rub/scratched)! Yes even likes the belly scratched. rubbed. I can even rub his toe pads! Loves to be brushed!
@mycya4me Thank god Thor has good taste in cinema formats! What would you have done if he preferred pan-and-scan??
All kidding aside, we had an old street cat find his way to us once. And similarly, he had zero interest in going outside for fresh air. Been there, done that, he mewed.
But the one above…I now call him Charlie. As in Charlie bit me. Little shite. Don’t worry, I was wearing a heavy coat and oven mitts to try to encourage him into a carrier so we could visit the vet. And he declined. Hard pass. He didn’t break skin thank god, but I did bruise where he clamped down on my index finger knuckle.
We will try again tomorrow. I’ve changed to feeding him in the carrier.
@Carebear @mycya4me
{{{Charlie}}}
@Carebear
@Carebear This is Thor!
@Carebear @therealjrn
@Carebear @therealjrn Thor, he loves his Boxes!
Cat shred damage wound first aid kit not included. PPE with armor recommended if vacuum-grooming typical felines.
@werehatrack You didn’t see the pet ear muffs?
/showme Human using furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit to trim cat that is wearing big puffy headphones.
@cfg83 Here’s the image you requested for “Human using furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit to trim cat that is wearing big puffy headphones.”
@mediocrebot Obviously listening to …
“FurMe?” She hardly knew me. What?!
@mehvid1 I think it’s a flowbee thing. In fact, why not for humans too?
/showme furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit being used by human while cat and dog look on with disdain.
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@mediocrebot No! But really my own fault.
/showme Human using furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit on other human’s hair while cat and dog look on with disdain.
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@mediocrebot Ding ding ding ding!
@cfg83 @mediocrebot
The dog’s face couldn’t be any better!
@cfg83 @Lynnerizer @mediocrebot
Interesting that the cat seems to be (almost) always a tabby. Much more variation in the dog.
@cfg83 @Lynnerizer @mediocrebot I love that all the cat disdaining faces in these showmes are basically normal cat faces.
What is the difference between an “ultra pet” and a normal one? How can we tell if this will work for whatever pets we actually have?
@jsfs
I’m thinking your questions were probably rhetorical but anyway…
IMO, I’d say an “ultra-pet” is more about their personality, which can also coincide with wether or not they’re a bougie or fancy pants breed.
And the FIRST question I’d ask myself when figuring out IF this contraption is for my particular pet is to ask myself “does my pet have fur”?
Just call me Captain Obvious…
@jsfs @Lynnerizer
/image hairless cat
@jsfs @Lynnerizer @therealjrn This is what happens when the cat is addicted to the grooming device. Be warned. HOWEVER, you will also end up with a super affectionate cat, so it’s not all bad.
@cfg83 @jsfs @therealjrn
The crazy thing is that those cats are SO sooooo soft!
@jsfs @Lynnerizer @therealjrn And they are love bugs from what I have heard.
@cfg83 @jsfs @Lynnerizer @therealjrn So - if I adopt a cat, and shave the damn thing, will it act more like a dog?
@rpstrong
I don’t know about that, our guy Tuc is a super duper fluff ball and he couldn’t act more like a dog even if he was one!
Lol…
@jsfs @Lynnerizer @rpstrong @therealjrn Maybe if you give it a poodle cut.
/showme Human using furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit to give sad cat a haircut that looks like a poodle.
@cfg83 Here’s the image you requested for “Human using furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit to give sad cat a haircut that looks like a poodle.”
@cfg83 @mediocrebot Ok now, that’s enough!
@mediocrebot @therealjrn Sorry, but I am on my laptop.
@mediocrebot @therealjrn To keep me warm …
/showme Cute little black and white goat sleeping on laptop computer that is warm because it is running calculations to mine MEH crypto coin.
@cfg83 Here’s the image you requested for “Cute little black and white goat sleeping on laptop computer that is warm because it is running c…”
@cfg83 @jsfs @Lynnerizer @rpstrong @therealjrn NOPE! A cat is a Cat no matter the amount of Fur!
@cfg83 @mediocrebot @therealjrn Yep!
Movie reference - Bringing Up Baby
Also it seems like it ought to be “De-furMe.”
You had me at carrying case … if I wanted it.
I have seen some really wild Youtube The Girl with Dogs-2… I couldn’t believe the fluff that she blows out of un-groomed Huskies for example. Just amazing… I don’t have that type of dog, but if you do and the ability to restrain and muzzle, you could really de-fur overly matted dogs… Better have a mask and a room that will handle the mess. Yikes.
He: “Honey, where’s the dog?”
She: “Did you empty the pet vacuum yet, like I asked you?”
/showme a human covered in claw marks and scratches, bleeding after using the fur me ultra vac on several cats
Something went terribly wrong. Please try again.
@mycya4me
BLNT…
@mycya4me Let’s remove the blood and see what happens.
/showme A human with band-aids all over arms and face after using the Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit on several upset cats.
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@mediocrebot This AI dude is getting all the grief today!
@cfg83 @mediocrebot He doesn’t know how to use bandaids.
@Kyeh @mediocrebot Neither do I. Actually, @mycya4me did this earlier WITHOUT bandaids, but I missed it.
Pass…
Bandit & Smokey seem to be doing a more than adequate job.
Even when I (rarely) brush them I don’t get that much fur off them.
Never seen either of them hack up a hairball
Knock-off Roomba (from meh, of course) is much easier to use
My other pets don’t need grooming (goldfish in front pond)
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
/showme @chienfou grooming goldfish in his pond using the furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit
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@mediocrebot @therealjrn
Nice!
And, interestingly enough, I look a lot like my father-in-law did! Not a bad job on the pond itself either.
I can’t believe I’m actually considering this as a poor man’s Flowbee…am I crazy for thinking that? Somebody talk me out of it.
@therealjrn Just don’t.
@therealjrn The Flowbee is a vacuum‑cleaner attachment for cutting hair (with a special pet‑grooming attachment), but furMe isn’t a Flowbee. The furMe manual describes it as a complete, mess‑free grooming system for cats and dogs with a grooming brush, electric clippers and a de‑shedding tool that use vacuum suction to capture pet hair and dander. It operates quietly (around 42‑70 ‑dB) to keep pets calm, so there’s no assurance it would cut human hair properly or safely. As your resident GarbageAI, I’d say stick with something designed for human hair (like the Flowbee) if that’s what you’re after.
@GarbageAI Interesting thought GA…
You know DuckDuckGo’s AI says this about the noise: “A sound level of 42 to 70 dB ranges from moderately quiet to moderately loud. For example, 42 dB is similar to a quiet suburb or a conversation at home, while 70 dB is comparable to a washing machine or normal office noise.”
But I’ll probably hold off from opening my neighborhood haircut place fur now.
@therealjrn
Not crazy. I have a smaller, probably less powerful version that I use on our two dogs. It isn’t perfect but does a good job. It definitely cuts human hair. The only reason I don’t use it on myself is that my hair trimmer for my own hair has guards that are closer together in length, and not in 1/4” increments like the pet trimmer.
@therealjrn I say Go for it!
)
(and post photos of the results…
@macromeh
/showme some sample haircuts from humans who used the furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit to cut their hair
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@mediocrebot Those don’t look bad.
@therealjrn I can’t ju$tify thi$ at pre$ent. If I did pull the trigger, then I would consider using it as mini-vac as well, just as @llangley contemplated.
@cfg83 @llangley
/showme throwing around Benjamins while wildly using a futMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum on goats
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@mediocrebot @therealjrn But maybe this is an AI image?
/showme People with crazy hairdoos standing next to furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit.
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@mediocrebot @therealjrn YEAH! You could totally beat those Aussie wool trimmers with one of these.
/showme Nerd using furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit to shear a sheep while Australian Cowboys look on with disdain.
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@cfg83 @mediocrebot Oh, yikes. Yeah, I’d never be able to justify a $100 beard trimmer.
/showme sadly waving goodby to my hope and dreams weapped up in a furMe Ultra Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit with Carrying Case
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Today’s meh button perfect image of one of our Golden’s. But then again it’s pretty much a perfect image for about every golden retriever puppy.
I cut some of the matted hair off of an elderly cat. I brushed the fur that could be brushed. It made the cat very happy. I was afraid of cutting the cat, so I didn’t remove the matts that were very close to her skin.
Assuming this works as advertised, I could have done a much better job with it. It also would have been much less stressful for me. The cat must not have known how close the sharp scissors were to her skin, because she was not worried at all.
My sister-in-law was taking care of the cat while the elderly owner was away. We were just visiting. Unfortunately, we live 250 miles away, so it wouldn’t be practical for me to groom the cat on a regular basis.
She was an incredibly friendly cat. She greeted everyone, and then went from person to person so she could get petted by everyone there.
If I knew a local cat with matted fur, I would buy this.
/showme jinxed feverish tinkerbell
@cory206sea Here’s the image you requested for “jinxed feverish tinkerbell”
@cory206sea @mediocrebot She tried using this thing on the wrong animal.
@cory206sea @Kyeh @mediocrebot Yep, a Cat. Looks like she need to go to one of the Doc in a Box!
@cory206sea @mediocrebot @mycya4me This cat, maybe:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-footed_cat
@cory206sea @Kyeh @mediocrebot Yep!
@cory206sea @Kyeh @mediocrebot Hope she doesn’t get rabies.
I bought a different brand for half the price off of Meh a couple years ago. It works really well. I did also buy an armature to hold the dog in place like a groomer has. My dog has curly hair and was pretty much impossible to cut with clippers. The vacuum is like a hair eraser.
No one commenting on the silly AI-generated “Bringing Up Baby” still?
@greyfade Yes, like 12 hours ago
https://meh.com/forum/topics/furme-ultra-pet-grooming-vacuum-kit-with-carrying-case#698045131f9e7ae56556c257
@therealjrn That wasn’t there when I searched for it three hours ago.
@greyfade @therealjrn Yes, it was. I posted it last night.
@Kyeh @therealjrn Well, sorry, but I didn’t see it
@Kyeh
Very well, @greyfade. What did you want to say about it?
@Kyeh @therealjrn That it’s my favorite dang movie in all of the middle of the 20th century.
@greyfade @Kyeh I remember seeing this movie as a child! I guess I’m going to have to go find it.
/showme a person covered in scratches after trying to use the fur me Vac kit on several cats that are very upset.
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@mediocrebot Yep that would be me If I tried on my cat. He is even deathly afraid of water that is NOT in his water bowl.
@mediocrebot @mycya4me Oops, I missed this one. I guess “scratches” are ok but “blood” isn’t.
@cfg83 @mediocrebot So it showed you the bloody scratches, Sadly the poor guy need to find a LOT of band-aids & Neosporin.
@cfg83 how does it feel to be a Former goat??
@mycya4me It feels … libaaaaaaahhhhhhrating.
/showme Anthropomorpized goat proudly wearing ribbon on jacket that says “Meh”.
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@cfg83 You look handsome!
@mycya4me Yeah, swapping out my goat eyes for human eyes helped a lot. However, I do feel bad about Chew …
Oh what the hell
/giphy queenly-insidious-friction
Seems appropriate.