oneisall Dog Clippers Low Noise, 2-Speed Quiet Dog Grooming Kit Rechargeable Cordless Pet Hair Clipper Trimmer Shaver for Small and Large Dogs Cats Animals (Gold) by oneisall

Let me put it shortly: I have two long-haired cats—I didn’t get them for their long hair, it just seemed to grow all by itself—and until my dear wife departed three years ago on Monday I had not thought too much about the cats’ hair being a problem.

In the old days, we just put them in their boxes, got in the car and took them to a groomer’s—we had a couple of favourites—and they came back looking like lions.

But I don’t drive and finding groomers where I live is actually impossible—they don’t exist or they won’t come to your home, or they WILL come to your home but then require your help, which defeats the entire purpose—so when Brigitte went I was really in a mess, because cats don’t brush themselves and long-haired cats are no better equipped than short-haired cats to tame their hair. It’s just as big a problem for them as it is for you.

But it’s not just that there’s cat hair everywhere; it’s that the hair itself makes them sick, often on your living room carpet, because they simply can’t cope with licking away all that fur.

But all long-haired cats are not equal. Some have coarse, stiffer individual hairs and relatively little down (very fine, almost curly hairs that are the ones that will mat first and which are usually found in the most delicate areas) and both my cats are, wouldn’t ya know it, completely opposite.

One has beautiful fine fluffy fur that is incredible to stroke and the other has the lion-type flowing locks that defy all attempts to brush.

To put it mildly, I was not looking forward to having to groom these cats. Plus, one, the black-haired lioness, Pika, has a point at which she will, with incredible speed, lash out at the unwary whose ministrations stray to certain “kill” spots, at which she changes from a placid , purring little Pika to a vicious, bite-to-injure she-devil.

I remember groomers who suddenly became busy when I called to see if they had any spots for my two fleabags . . . yet the other cat, Kai, a male best resembling a Norwegian Forest Cat, is a very laid-back cat who almost never miaows and has never hissed or growled at anything, to my knowledge.

So they’re like Fire and Rain, and this was the task set before me one fine day about three years ago.

Desperate, I looked up everything I could on how to cut cats’ hair, but there found a forest of conflicting advice, along with the obviously doctored YouTube videos of placid cats being rolled over to be shaved and other funny cat videos.

So this is where I was when I spotted this shaver on Amazon. The selling point was obvious: “QUIET.” The cats are used to things that buzz, click, ring and chirp, so one more device shouldn’t alarm them, but when it’s next to their ear they start to pay attention.

So I got them where I knew they would be at their most calm: in the bathroom, where they like to sit on the counter while I take a bath, or perform my arcane pre-bed rituals, so that is where I deployed the One-Is ALL.

Indeed, the shaver is quiet; quieter than the shaver I use to shave my face, by a factor of at least two! So I practiced bringing it near the cats and all went well.

Then the crunch: I selected Pika, because I thought she was going to be the most difficult. But surprise! She let me shave all I wanted, purring and —OUT CAME THE FANGS and scored a direct hit on my forearm, but it was, indeed, only a laceration an inch long.

But then I discovered the heaviest weapon there is to defend yourself against these Possible-Trips-To-The-ER . . . it is called simply **DISTRACTION.**

With Pika, her rather odd obsession is chewing on hairbrushes, so if I put a hairbrush in front of her face and she starts chewing it or obsessing over it, I find I can do almost anything almost anywhere. (Kai will go nuts for catnip).

It’s a huge art, distracting the front end of a cat while shaving the back end, but the One-is-All shaver makes this easy. Although I have precious little experience, I manage to do a pretty good job, especially in tricky areas, like the back of their hind legs (which they HATE, for some weird reason). I use the shaver facing up or facing down, whichever way seems to be getting the best results at the time, but I do NOT bother with the attached plastic guides and all those accessories—the naked shaver is all you need to get the job semi-done.

Remember, this is not a beauty context, so if your animal comes out looking like it just went through a feather-plucking machine, DON’T WORRY. The cats will NOT care, nor will they grumble among themselves about the lousy job you did on their ear, or that now one looks like a dictator who shall remain nameless . . . before you know it, it will ALL HAVE GROWN BACK, covering up your amazing work, so get ready for Round II, and II, and so on until they (and you) have grown old.

And don’t worry that my ER friend told me “cat bites are the worst for infections, you’re in big trouble if you get one.” I’ve been bitten now probably over a thousand times by various cats and nothing ever happened to me . . . But long story short: I’ve used this shaver on both cats and they both have come to accept it as the Price For Sitting On the Bathroom Counter . . . I just shave away and let the fur fall where it may; then leave it lay, for—you guessed it—another day.

Produit de bonne qualité;
Utilisé sans problème pour mon springer (poil très dense)
Je recommande cette tondeuse ; durée d’utilisation 18 mois environ pour une coupe toutes les 3 semaines.

We have two ragdoll cats and our youngest, CoCo, has super silky hair that matts easily. We have had her professionally clipped in a lion cut once or twice a year for the past few years using a mobile grooming service. She loves being clipped short but never enjoys being taken out to the groomer’s van for her hour long treatment. We decided to give these inexpensive clippers a try and are very impressed! This is the first time we’ve ever clipped our cat and admittedly the process has taken us about 10 different short clipping sessions spread over a couple weeks, when we have time, but she seems to actually enjoy the clipping while we are using them on her! She purrs and stretches out wanting more but each session lasts only 5 minutes or so til she has had enough. We don’t need to forcibly hold her down – she even licks our hands while we clip her The clippers themselves are quiet and easy to use. They don’t produce heat or annoying vibrations and the battery lasts a long time, too! This will definitely be our go-to way to clip her from now on, saving us money and saving our cat much stress. This is a great buy for a great set of clippers and tools! I highly recommend them!

Tips: We started with a medium length blade to fine tune our technique and determine her patience with the process before moving to a shorter blade. We groomed her wherever she was relaxing, not moving her to a table. It worked best to lightly hold her long hair “up” away from the clipper while clipping. She looked crazy for a while with uneven patches and clear grooming marks, but once we used the shorter blade we evened it all up and she looks just like the groomer’s end product. Good luck!

Update: Still love this clipper. My son just started CoCo’s spring clipping. She like hanging out in a tray basket on our ottoman so he clips her there. I have added a video and one photo on the early stages of clipping. As stated previously, it takes several rounds of clipping to get her hair “perfect” while letting her decide how long she wants to cooperate. She usually lasts 10 minutes and will lick us while being clipped. She gets up when she’s had enough but typically is ready for another round within 15 minutes. The clippers are quiet and still hold a charge well.

I have TWO Oster clippers. Both are broken. One broke after some time, the other broke almost at once. Naturally it broke after I had a dog half clipped down. Do you KNOW how stupid a dog looks half-clipped? Also, it turns out to be practically impossible to finish the job with a scissors.

Even though I have a lot of Oster blades, I’m done with Oster. And I don’t want to pay a lot for an Andis clipper that has no warranty and can’t be returned. I don’t trust clippers one bit at this point.

So I googled “best dog clippers” and this one popped up at the head of someone’s list. I read a few reviews, but really what I noticed was the price. At $39 instead of $159 plus $25 for each blade, well, THIS clipper is a lot more worth risking than an Andis.

It arrived yesterday. I immediately read the directions, took the blade on and off, attached combs and detached them — everything seemed fine and pretty easy to use. So I took my half-clipped dog out on the deck and finished the job. This clipper worked great. 2 mm turns out to be shorter than I thought it was, but at least I removed the ragged evidence of the terrible, incomplete clipping job. For the second dog, I used the 6 mm attachment. That was fine for her.

So, things to love about this clipper:
–Cordless, which it turns out I really, really like.
–Quiet, which is fine but not important to me because the two dogs I’m clipping are elderly and deaf as well as cooperative.
–Really quite easy to take apart and put together. Good directions about where to drip oil after use.
–Charge more than adequate to finish clipping one dog and then clip the other. My dogs are small and I’m pretty experienced, but I can’t imagine running out of charge.
–Best of all, NOT BROKEN and also cheap enough to be replaceable if it does break.

The comb that comes with this clipper is a very sturdy metal comb, exactly the kind I need for my dogs. The scissors seems nice too. Altogether a very good clipper set.

If this breaks before the end of the summer, I’ll revise this review, but right now I’m really, really happy I bought this clipper.

UPDATE

So, I’ve been using this clipper for four years or so now. What I’ve found is that at about the two-year mark, the blade ceases to cut, seemingly overnight. BUT, when I contacted the company and asked about their lifetime guarantee, they immediately sent me a new blade, and I put this on the clipper, and by gum it is now working again just like new.

And I love this clipper and can’t see how you could possibly beat it, especially for the price.

Bought this 4 yrs ago. Have used it on a regular basis for 2 Yorkies. The rechargeable battery quit. However I can use it plugged in, just not cordless. 4 years seems short for something only being used once a month for 48 months, but it is quite and cuts good.