Summary: It didn't work too well, I ended up having to fix the previous vacuum cleaner and pretty much abandoned this one. Not much suction power, especially for all the cat hair.
Summary: I haven't gone through multiple pet vacuums, so I cannot compare. However, takes a lot of work to pick up the pet hair, esp from my rug and blankets.
Summary: This vacuum does a great job on my carpeted stairs, which collect a lot of pet hair (3 dogs and a cat) and is SO much easier to use than the attachments on my regular