OsterA5 Hair Clippers for Dog, Cat, and Pet Grooming with 2 Speed Settings and Detachable Blade, Blue

I have a cute Golden Doodle, "Nessie", who is very prone to bad matting, especially behind her ears, but generally she gets matted all over. We like to let her hair grow long because it looks so cute, but the matts get worse as it gets longer.Previously I'd been using a basic set of Wahl clippers which simply couldn't keep up. They would literally cut a quarter inch and then jam up. It took me over 4 hours to cut Nessie!In desperation I finally decided to splash out and go for these Oster clippers after reading good reviews. I can honestly say these clippers are AMAZING. They glide through Nessie's matts like butter. Almost as if they weren't there at all. I've had them for several months now, and given her three cuts. Each time, same result. Effortless cutting. They are definitely on the expensive side, but WORTH EVERY PENNY in my opinion.Pros:Amazing at cutting through matts.Overall very easy to use.Quiet motor.Comes with spare lubricating oil and motor grease.Long cord, so I no longer needed to use an extension cord.Cons:On the expensive side.Quite heavy and chunky, but not excessively so.Seem to get quite hot, but not so hot that it bothers my dog.Final Thoughts:I can cut my dogs hair in 1 hour now! Thats 4 times faster than when I used my old Wahl clippers. I wish I'd bought these clippers sooner. They do what they are supposed to do, and they do it very very well. Buy them, you won't regret it.

This is my 2nd Oster animal clipper and I couldn't be more pleased with it. I retired my old one that was the same model only the single speed. It was almost 30 years old and worked like a mule for all those years. I figured it was time to put it to rest and get a new one. This 2-speed clipper is a nice improvement over my single speed. I used an old set of blades since I have about 5 sets of #10 and thought I'd keep the new one for when the old blades are dull. Well, let me tell you, with this new clipper it showed me that my old blades were just as good as new because it cut so much better. What a nice surprise. It runs relatively quiet for a professional type clipper. For those that complain about clippers getting hot, they all get warm/hot after extended use. It's a matter of physics. No matter how well lubricated the blades are, they are going to produce heat. You have two metal surfaces rapidly rubbing against one another and it will produce heat. So if you expect to get any clippers that don't get hot, take your animal to a groomer and let them handle it, because it's not gonna happen. I'm very satisfied with Oster and will continue buying their products. I had an Andis as a backup and it was trashed in a few years. I hated it. The switch was on the side and kept getting bumped from usage and finally wore the switch out. This Oster has the switch on the end and you will not keep hitting it. This is a very well designed clipper. It is a little on the heavy side, but then again, it's a corded model and is made to hold up over time, so you don't want something light weight. I would recommend this clipper to anyone looking for a quality animal clipper. Oh, and I used my old ones last summer to clip the goats and it worked like a charm on them too, so it's not just for dogs.

Purchased this to use on my persian cat.First time using it, my cat was really matted and fur was very long. This was excellent at cutting through her mats! It worked like a knife through soft butter. I was really impressed with how easy it was to use and how efficiently it cut. It does get hot super fast so you do need cooling spray and/or an extra clipper to use while this one cools down. I had a small chi I used while this cooled. It also is louder than I expected, other reviewers said it was super quiet but I found it to be louder than other clippers I have used. I did use the slower setting also, because the faster setting scared my cat too much. I did not use clipper guards, as I really needed to get to her skin, and it REALLY got to her skin. I knicked her a few times. So if you are not going to use guards, be very careful.The second time I used it my cat's hair wasn't as long or matted, but I wanted to keep her at about an inch. So I purchased the guards and used them with it. The guards made it a lot more difficult, the hair kept getting clogged after less than a minute and I had to clean and brush it out. It took forever, even longer than the first time. It was good because I never got too close to her skin, and her look afterwards was very nice, but it was a pain and doubled the amount of time.I have used several different clippers on my cat, and despite this one getting hot quickly and being loud, it really is the best I have used.

After reading through all of the reviews the other night, I bit the bullet and bought these clippers. They arrived pristine and in working order.I used these clippers this morning to fix/finish a body clip on an older horse(1000lb Quarter Horse, not a mini, lol) that I had foolishly begun with dog clippers last week because we were concerned that she would overheat with last weekend's sudden warm spell.I did not experience any of the purported overheating issues with the clippers. The clippers got warm, but not as warm as my dog clippers regularly do. The blades got warm, but with blade wash and kool lube, they never got warmer than what was comfortable to leave lying against my hand.I started clipping at about 5 am and was done in about 45 minutes. I left the clippers on the lower speed so as not to freak out the horse, and it was like a hot knife through butter. I'm not gonna say it looks professional, because I'm a first timer, but it took off the hair that I hadn't been able to get before and took a haphazard, hasty trace clip to a passable full body clip with very little effort.The horse is much cooler and much happier, and I am thrilled with my purchase. Worth every penny to make an older horse comfortable again.And as soon as the other blades and guides I ordered show up, the dog is next.

As expected, the Oster A5 is a workhorse.