I wish I had seen this thread a month ago. I must've spent forty dollars on grooming products for Lock before I found the shedding blade. I'd had one before, but, forgotten about it. And, Lock's fur is more like a pelt than regular cat hair, and, nothing worked on him. My boyfriend is allergic, too, so, it's important in a lot of ways for Lock to not throw as much hair around. I vacuum really well after I'm done brushing him and then, I use a pet hair remover tape thing for me! I spend forty five minutes brushing Lock each time! I just don't understand how that much hair comes off and he still is covered in fur. It seems like they'd be bald.