I don’t own a pet, nor do I want one. But when the folks at FurZapper reached out to me and offered up one of their grooming gloves for me to try out, I agreed.
Why? Because my neighbor has a couple of pets and a car full of fur, so why not?
If anything, I could use the glove to pet his cat (Yum Yum) and dog (Tifa) to further win over their love and affection. I could also try it out on his car to see if the glove can get the fur off the seats and cargo area quicker than a lint brush. Let’s see if the FurZapper can do what it’s supposed to do.
What is the FurZapper Pet Grooming Glove?
The FurZapper Pet Grooming Glove is a 100% silicone glove that fits a variety of hand sizes. My hands are pretty small, so there was room to grow when I slid it on. It should fit those with Shrek-sized hands pretty easily.
As for the glove’s purpose, it has over 2,000 soft bristles that glide over any fur-infested surface to pick up millions of strays with ease. It’s pretty simple as it’s essentially a lint brush in glove form. But let’s see how it works.
How does the FurZapper Pet Grooming Glove work?
To test out the FurZapper glove, I put it on and swiped it over the seats and cargo area in my neighbor’s car. I was expecting it to leave clean spaces behind every time I swiped, but it didn’t.
Instead, it took multiple swipes to adequately clean a spot and leave it looking somewhat decent. I gave up after a couple of minutes because every surface looked like it would take a while to clean using the glove alone.
To be honest, it works OK. If I had to give it a rating from 0-10, I would give it a five at best. Not because the FurZapper glove didn’t do its job. It did. But it didn’t exactly blow me away. Instead, it picked up as much fur as the bristly surface could handle and I kept having to clean it to pick up more.
That’s to be expected, considering the glove can only handle so much fur at a time. However, I think my sticky lint brush could do a better job as far as covering more ground and picking up more fur. I think it could be more ergonomic as well.
The FurZapper Glove is better for petting pets than cleaning up after them
After unsuccessfully cleaning my neighbor’s car, I decided to try the glove on his pets. His beautiful dog, Tifa, didn’t seem to care for it and ran away as soon as I tried to pet her with it. The cat, on the other hand, liked it.
After sniffing it briefly, she allowed me to pet her for a couple of minutes as she paced back and forth while I ran my hand down her back. At least those bristles were good for something.
Would I recommend the FurZapper glove to a friend?
Not really. The FurZapper glove isn’t all that great for cleaning up fur piles, but it’s good for petting pets. It’s not a terrible product nor is it expensive ($12.99 on the FurZapper website), but it’s no better than a lint brush for cleaning up fur. Your cat might love it, though.