Worth every penny! The fur really flies with the FURminator. I have worked in the veterinary field for 25 years and have used all types of brushes, combs and shedding blades. This is by far the best out there. It does an unbelievable job on cats and all my cats love it, even the one that hates to be brushed. It removed all the loose hair and dead coat from my Dalmatian. One word of caution...don't get over enthusiastic brushing over the same spot. Like most shedding/stripping blades the FURminator removes the undercoat and you can create thin/balding spots if you get too agressive.