Well, it's hairball season in Colorado.

Apparently the factory that produces Wellness Turkey-related foods was
shut down temporarily, and so the local distributor is out of the
stuff.  Consequently, the 5.5oz cans are nowhere to be found.  I've
reluctantly been buying the 12.5oz cans so that Oscar will eat, but
only two or three at a time so that I can switch back to the smaller
cans ASAP.  So I'm at the store a lot.  I guess it's a good thing that
I'm unemployed and have so much free time *cough*

Anyhoo ... went to the local pet specialty store, Four Paws & Co., and
saw the Zoom Groom.  They were out of the feline version, but the
owner said it's the same as the canine one, just with a different
graphic.  Despite having just been laid off, I decided that the chance
that Oscar would allow herself to be brushed was just too good to pass
up; our carpet doesn't need any more abuse.

And ... I LIKE it.  Oscar ... she likes it.  Sort of.  She acts like
she's being pet, which is to say, she likes it at first, then gets
really excited, then without warning lashes out angrily.  In the
meantime, though, I've harvested some goodly-sized clumps of fur from
her.  Not only does the brush grab some loose fur, but it also seems
to pull even more fur up to the surface, where I can easily just
snatch it off of Oscar.  It's tons more effective than any other
brush I've tried.