Buzzzzzz Fleas Be Gone...... Damn you........ (Electronic Flea Comb)

Member Name: mythdata

Product:	Electronic Flea Comb
Date:	03/11/08 (874 review reads)
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Advantages: Stuns & kills any lodgers, gives a relaxing massarge for you pet..

Disadvantages: This will not prevent fleas, just remove them...

As many of you many know I am the very proud owner of a five year old, old English sheep dog and I have just adopted another one at six months old. So the grooming and maintenance of these two has become very time consuming.

I have never had a problem with fleas before, but as I have just taken in this rescue I have noticed a few crawling. They have not affected my other dog as she is on the frontline flea treatment, but I was worrying about using this on the rescue I have taken in, until I have been to the vet check up that is.

I have spent the day spraying the house and using flea shampoo on the puppy, this way I can kill the fleas before I have a major problem on my hands. Anyway on my Sunday afternoon visit to Tesco, I found this Epilady electronic flea zapper comb, and thought it looked like I could help in my situation.

PRODUCT

The Epilady flea zapper is a comb that detects and removes fleas from your pet's fur, by emitting an electronic charge through the metal prongs on the come. This charge will either kill the fleas or stun them long enough for you to remove them from your pet.

If the flea is big enough it will be able to get removed with the comb, but if the little bleeders area small enough to fit through the gaps in the comb, you will have no option but to pull it out yourself. This is pretty disgusting, but usually they are dead after the electric charge has hit them.

If you are thinking this is pretty cruel for your pet, well you are wrong it will not shock, stun or harm your pet in any way. In fact they seem to enjoy it as it vibrates, they think you are being nice and giving them a massage.

This handy little comb is effective for both cats and dogs, and will let you know if fleas are present before killing them and clearing your problem quickly.

ABOUT THE ACTUAL DEVICE

The Epilady Flea Zapper is great little instrument similar to a clothing tagger the clothing shops use to attach tags to clothes before displaying them. It is roughly six inches long and is very compact and light weight, making it very easy to use as it fits neatly into the palm of your hand.

This unit is battery operated and runs off of two AA batteries, which come complete with the comb when you buy it. The batteries are standard so you will never have a problem replacing them, you cannot use rechargeable batteries in this device.

The zapper in made of a heavy duty plastic and the comb is metal, the actual comb is retractable so when you are not using it, it can be pushed back into the device to prevent damage of rust on the prongs.

The come is made with small prongs that sit very close together, this is similar to a hair lice comb.

HOW TO USE

This is very easy to use, all you need to do is set the teeth of the comb at a 45degree angle and comb the dog it the direction of the hairs growth, this will pull out the fleas as you brush. If you don't comb the pet in the direction of its hairs growth this will be very painful for the animal and very difficult for you to collect fleas.

This is exactly the same a combing your pet, but if fleas are present the devise will start buzzing, as the comb comes in contact or near any fleas. If you get buzzing and then it stops you can be assured that the devise has killed or stunned them, now pull the comb down the hair and your flea will be stuck to the comb, you will need to remove any dead fleas from the comb before you can carry on as it will not stun any more until the comb is clear.

To take the fleas off of the come you can pick it out, which I did as it was a lot quicker then retracting the comb so the flea falls off. I did try this but the flea would fall out bounce and I would be on my hands and knees looking for it, so I would stick to picking them out.

This Eiplady zapper not only comes with batteries, but also a little brush that is used to clean the comb after every use, this brush was also handy to remove fleas from the comb.

Before you even attempt to try this you should read all of the instructions, as I would have used it after the dog had been bathed as she had wet hair. I always comb the dog when her hair is wet, it seems to get the knots out better and quicker. Anyway the point being this should not be used on wet hair, common sense really but I am so glad I read the instructions.

PRICE

This cost me 15.00 at Tesco, It is located in the pet isle next to the flea treatments and shampoos.

I also got a manufactures warranty for one year and two AA batteries.

You can also buy this online at many pet websites, I have seen this for 14.95 but postage need to be added so I feel like I have got myself yet another bargain.

MY OPINION

My first impression was why is there a lady shave in the pet isle. This is why I really picked it you as I found it very novel and assumed that someone had dumped it there.

After reading it I decided to give it a go, as it is chemical free and very easy to use. This was ideal for me as I didn't want to put frontline on the puppy until I had seen the vet for the right dosages, for her.

This can be used on any type of dog, but with old English having long hair and the comb being so fine I was constantly tugging away at her. So if you have a long hair dog I would recommend you brush and knots and snags out before hand.

I am amazed how this could pick up and detect fleas that even I struggled to see, it is a great little device that really works. I don't think I will trade in the frontline just yet as I don't think this will keep fleas at bay.

Yes it will remove fleas but it won't prevent them, so I will only ever use it when I have a flea problem, which is very unlikely when I get them both on frontline.

I think this is perfect for a few fleas but if you pet has hundreds then, I would look for another alternative.

Summary: Great for get rid of living fleas, but not a prevention.....