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...who furry kindly asked us, if we'd like to sample some of their delicious delicacies they had on offur, and what cat could say no to that!? MOL
Let's show mew what was in the box.
As usual our resident 'Foodie', Fudge was furst to inspect the merchandise... but Amber soon muscled in and said. "Dude move offur, it's ladies furst!"
The Big Taste Test:
OMC the packaging was divine, but not as divine as what was inside the packaging! MOL
Watch out video to see how we got on!
Mew can see that we really, really enjoyed Blink cat food, and Fudge even got his bestest, newest bow tie on fur the occasion - what a dude! MOL To find out all about Blink cat food, just click the link below and go check out all the yummy pawesomeness fur yourselves!
We would like to say a special thanks to the pawesome peeps at Blink fur giving us the oppurtunity to try out their yummy, scrumptious food and treats ~ THANK MEW FURRY MUCH!
Many thanks fur joining us today and don't furget to stop by tomorrow when we will be blog hopping around the wurld on the Pet Parade.
Until then... Happy Tuesday
Wing Commander Basil & The B Team
*FYI: Even though we were given this item/s free of charge for a review, our review is completely honest and reflects our own experience with the product/s
Back in May, Boo the Cat from Scrumbles invited us to London fur their brand new pet food launch, mew may remember that was the day the P.A. and Dad went to the Natural History Museum, it was a fantastic day out!
Annual Championship Cat Show ~ Doors opening at 12.30 So if mew get chance, do pop in and say hi!
So let's show mew what was in the box.
The Big Taste Test:
Watch out video to see how we got on!
Our closing thoughts:
As mew can see we loved the Cool Cats Chicken flavour kibble. I, Fudge nommed with delight as did Smooch. Amber is a fan too as is Parsley, Pandora howeffur only eats wet food, but that's ok it means all the more fur us! MOL
What we love about Scrumbles Cat Food:
It's all natural There are no nasty extras It's gluten free Naturally hypoallergenic and it has added probiotics
What more could mew want? Plus mew have to see the seal on the bag, the P.A. loved the velco fastening, she said and we quote. "Finally a bag that you can seal properly with no effort at all!" Also they donate some of the profit to charity, which is fantastic, so if mew want to try something completely scrumbilicious, we think that mew'll just love this!
And Scrumbles have furry kindly offured our readers a 15% discount on your next order, just use the code: Bionic
... who emailed us a few weeks ago and asked if we'd like to try their brand new waterless pet shampoo, not just for cats, but K9's, bunnies and even horses can use it too. So we said we'd love to try a sample here at BionicBasil HQ.
So let's show mew what was in the box.
We were sent 2 bottles, the larger one is the original waterless shampoo and the smaller bottle has a blend of essential oils that are believed to repel fleas and ticks.
About Nilaqua:
Now we know that all mew kitties and peeps are thinking; we cats lick our fur so what's in the bottle and is it safe, as we asked that question right from the get-go.
And we were assured that, yes it is completely safe for cats; as mew know we wouldn't try anything if it wasn't.
Here's what else they have to say:
First of its kind
The first deep cleansing waterless
shampoo that also deters unwanted critters.
Using natural oils
Your pets health is our top
priority. That's why we don't use any strong chemicals. Just natural, essential
oils.
Award Winners
Nilaqua® have been praised for
their innovative designs and products. Our body wash range is currently stocked
by the NHS.
Simply Towel Off
Nilaqua® is so easy to use. Simply
pour on the liquid and massage to a lather. Once the fur is wet, simply towel off
to dry, removing dirt and grease.
NILAQUA® IS USED & APPROVED BY THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE
and it's made in the UK
NILAQUA® IS SO KIND AND GENTLE IT CAN BE USED ON A VARIETY OF ANIMALS
Now as mew know, we're not the kind of kitties who get bathed, as in actually bathed in the bath, a sink or similar. None of us has ever had that experience, the most we've effur had is being gently washed with a warm, damp flannel should we come home aftur a rather durty excursion. So this was a whole new experience for The B Team... watch the video to see who got partly washed and how it went down... FYI we tested the original formula...
As mew saw, young Fudge really didn't want his ablutions videoed - oops! So we had to wait for Dad to come home to offur assistance in Round Two and where we showed mew a quick spot clean on the back of his neck. And yes his eyes were like dinner plates, but we think he did tremendously well and he did get extra treats for his purrticipation. The P.A. says his fur where she did clean it smells heavenly and felt so soft once it was completely dry.
Our closing thoughts
While Fudge didn't make the best shampoo model today, we still think this product is really great. The P.A. said she wished there was something like this available when she had her horses and dogs years ago. One of her ponies was called Charlie, he was pure white and he loved rolling in the filthiest, muddiest place in the field and he'd always do it the day before a show or event - it was like he knew that they were off to compete. So having something like this as an emergency clean-up without having to resort to an allover wash would have been brilliant, especially in the colder months. Also the P.A.'s last dog, the cutest little Jack Russell you effur saw: Miss Daisy Mai [OTRB Sept 2010] had a dreadful habit of rolling in rather 'yucky stuff' when out on walks and she hated to be bathed in the sink, so this again would have been excellent to clean her up aftur one of her little misadventures. Now, these products aren't 100% natural or organic, which may put some pet owners off, but we think fur a quick clean up or a clean-up on the go for K9 owners especially, that this is a really fab product and would make an excellent addition to your pet necessities in your supply cupboard. And let's not furget that as it's waterless, so it kinder for the planet too and we really like that a lot!
We would like to say a special thanks to the pawesome peeps at Waterless/Nilaqua fur giving us the oppurrtunity to try out their innovative waterless pet shampoo~ THANK MEW FURRY MUCH!
Many thanks for joining us today and don't furget to stop by tomorrow when Amber will be sharing this week's top book pick.
Happy Tuesday
Basil & The B Team
*FYI: Even though we were given this item/s free of charge for a review, our review is completely honest and reflects our own experience with the product/s
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...who asked us late last year if we'd like to try their new Pet Friendly Alarm, which we thought was a totally stellar idea and that we could set it up in the new catservatory.
Though as many of mew know we had a little roofing issue in there with one of the roofing panels, so it has kind of delayed all of our sponsored posts by a few weeks, but the good new is, we got it installed and have been road-testing it for about 6 weeks now.
So let's show mew what was in the box.
Installation:
Installation was a breeze and went just like this...
open box
download free smart phone app* and open account
...*there are in app purrchases fur enhanced security features, though we've only tried the free version so far, which does send alerts to your phone if the alarm triggered...
connect hub id number to app
connect sensors by id number to app
position sensors
test drive
Putting it together and sticking the sensors inside the catservatory took less than 5 minutes.
We tried it in the location above furst, but then decided it got better coverage at the other end of the catservatory, so we simply took it down and re-stuck it into the final position below, yes it's really that easy!
Unboxing effurythingand taking pics took more time than the installation, that's how simple it was.
A little bit of manufacturer info:
Triple Layer Security System for the Smart Home
NEW Alexa Controlled Protect Skill -The Y-cam Protect Skill allows you to control your Y-cam Protect alarm system using the intelligent personal voice assistant Alexa. The Y-cam Protect Alarm intelligently knows you have not set a PIN, it will ask you to select a 4 Digit Number and then ask for this each time you which to disarm using Alexa voice control commands.
NEW Phone Call and SMS alarm trigger alerts –When the alarm is triggered you will instantly get a phone call informing you of your alarm trigger and alerting you to which sensor has triggered the alarm. If you have a camera you can instantly visually verify what is going on before taking the appropriate action. The video link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk5Dsg5vMkw
NEW Cameras record on alarm trigger –Protect can work seamlessly with Y-cam’s cameras. When the Protect alarm is triggered, the Y-cam camera* will automatically start recording.
NEW Sensor override + sensor override indicator – this allows you to set the alarm if a sensor is faulty or out of battery. The indicator will tell you through the app which sensor is the cause of the issue.
New Disable individual sensor – you can now set the alarm by disabling a sensor. An example of this is if you want to keep a top window open to allow heat out then you can disable this particular sensor and then still be able to set the rest of the alarm
NEW Customisable home mode – this in effect is the ability to create a zone. It means you can select which sensor are armed when you select home mode. This means you can set a zone up for example when you go to sleep you can deselect any upstairs sensors and then arm everything downstairs.
NEW Signal strength indicator – this is an indicator on the app showing you how strong the data signal is and which carrier is being use
NEW Protect Accessory - Pet Friendly Motion Sensor – this is a motion sensor with a 100 degree field of view and tamper switch. The advantage of this is that it allows your pets to roam freely round your home while the Protect alarm is activated.
You can add as many sensors as you need. Just £34.99
We love this system, mew can either use your supplied remote to activate and de-activate the alarm or the app on your smart phone. It is indeed a pet friendly system, as we bounce all over the catservatory all day and night and we've not have one false alarm while its been activated.
The ease of installation was also a plus and furry easy, and mew can buy more sensors or camera's or door sensors and keep adding to the system via the app, which we think is a pawesome idea.
We think this is a fantastic bit of kit, easy to install and does exactly what it says on the box. So if mew're looking fur a system upgrade or a new installation fur your home this is purrfect!
We would like to say a special thanks to the pawesome peeps at Y-Cam fur giving us the oppurtunity to try out their amazing pet friendly alarm ~ THANK MEW FURRY MUCH!
Many thanks fur joining us today and don't furget to stop by tomorrow when Amber will be sharing this weeks top book pick.
Happy Tuesday
Basil & Co xox
*FYI: Even though we were given this item/s free of charge for a review, our review is completely honest and reflects our own experience with the product/s
