Shedding season is a losing battle fought with a hoover, and the only thing that genuinely changes the odds is getting the dead undercoat off the animal before it lands on your carpet. A fine-toothed edge run through a coat pulls out the loose hair that a soft bristle brush glides straight over, and ten unhurried minutes a day during a moult removes a startling amount of fur that would otherwise end up everywhere else.

The handle is wood, shaped and contoured rather than a straight stick, which is the part most people underestimate. A grooming session that lasts long enough to be useful puts a lot of repetitive strain through the wrist, and a handle that sits in the palm properly is the difference between finishing the job and giving up halfway down one flank. The working edge is finely toothed to catch and lift the shedding coat while leaving the healthy topcoat sitting flat behind it.

• Contoured wooden handle shaped for a comfortable grip
• Fine-toothed working edge that lifts dead and shedding fur
• Suitable for daily use during a moult
• Works on dogs and cats
• Single version, no size or colour options

Use it gently, and check the description with us. Fine-toothed deshedding tools cut hair if you bear down hard or go over the same patch repeatedly, and they can leave skin sore, so use light passes and stop at the first sign of pink.

Who it's for: Owners of double-coated or heavy-shedding dogs and cats who want to catch the moult at the source rather than at the vacuum.