Does your cat shed hair excessively?

We have a Manx named Tabitha. She is 13 1/2 years old. She sheds hair like crazy all the time. She has done this since we got her four years ago. We used to brush her a few times a week, but she would still shed hair.

When we have time to brush her every day, it obviously helps more. When we don't, cat hair gets all over the house. We are constantly dusting and vacuuming.

It's weird because our two cats shed worse in different areas than others. Max, our nine-year-old Tabby, sheds mostly in the living room and during the spring months. Batman, a nine-year-old black Havana, sheds only in the bathroom and kitchen (we find his black hair everywhere in our food and on the bathroom walls).

When they first moved in with my fiancee, they didn't shed much, but it became terrible once May arrived. My lady told me it had to do with the changing of the season and their coats adapting.

I would recommend getting a pet brush called the Furminator. It works better than any pet brush I've every used. It gets down in there and pulls out the loose undercoat. This thing will take off so much loose fur that you will feel like you have another cat with all the fur you'll brush out. When I am consistent with using it, there is much less hair all over the furniture and our clothes. I highly recommend it.