Pet grooming device with detachable head

A pet grooming device for removing fleas, ticks, loose hair and other debris from a pet comprising:

• a motor housing having a power source located therein for generating a vacuum;
• a vacuum compartment disposed adjacent the motor housing and including a collecting bag for collecting fleas, ticks, loose hair and debris and the like, a grooming head secured to the vacuum compartment and including a front and back side and a plurality of separate and distinct manifolds;
• means associated with the grooming head for detachably connecting the same to the vacuum compartment of the pet grooming device;
• a handle secured to the pet grooming device and depending therefrom such that an individual using the pet grooming device may grip and hold the handle;
• and a series of generally uniformly spaced individually grooming bristles formed on the front side of the grooming head and projecting outwardly therefrom for engaging the pet, and wherein the front side of the grooming head includes an exposed surrounding edge that extends around the respective manifolds formed about the front side of the grooming head and wherein the respective grooming bristles are formed continuously and generally uniformly about the surrounding edge of the front side of the grooming head, the vacuum compartment includes a see-through area that enables one to visually inspect the collecting bag contained therein, the see-through area further includes a see-through area formed in the collection bag itself.