between I and my roommate , we have 4 cat . one with long hair -lrb- mancoon -rrb- and the rest be short hair . I know that I need a good quality vacuum that would pick up the cat hair . I have have the vacuum now for nearly a year and it be still work like it be brand new . I have have no problem with it - I change the vacuum bag every 2-3 month and clean the filter out . I prefer the bagged vacuum because with the bagless it seem that you have to clean all the filter almost after each use . maybe someday I 'll be able to save up for a Dyson but not anytime soon : p