Two grooming jobs that usually need two separate tools sit on opposite sides of the same steel head. The wide-set teeth rake through the undercoat and pull out dead hair that would otherwise end up on your sofa and your clothes. Flip it over and the fine teeth are close enough together to drag fleas and flea dirt out of the coat where you can actually see them. One comb, one drawer.

The teeth are steel with rounded tips, which matters more than it sounds. A comb that ends in sharp points will scratch skin the moment your pet flinches, and after that they remember, and the next session is harder. Rounded tips let you work close to the skin without leaving tracks. The handle gives enough grip for short, controlled strokes rather than long dragging ones, and the session doubles as a chance to feel for lumps, scabs and sore patches.

• Double-sided steel head: coarse deshedding teeth one side, fine flea teeth the other
• Rounded tooth tips to reduce scratching
• Suits cats and dogs with short to medium coats
• Lifts loose undercoat, tangles, flea dirt and dander
• Spreads natural coat oils as you work
• Moulded handle for controlled short strokes

On what a flea comb can and cannot do. Combing catches adult fleas and confirms whether your pet has them, but it will not clear an infestation, because the eggs and larvae live in carpet and bedding rather than on the animal. Treat the house and the pet properly alongside it. On a heavy double coat the coarse side thins the undercoat but is no substitute for a proper deshedding rake.

Who it's for: Cat and dog owners with short to medium coats who want one tool for routine combing and for checking a coat that has started to look suspicious.