Anne is a 30-something full-time SAHM mom of 5 ranging from 3 to 17 and grandma of 1 who resides in Ashwaubenon (Green Bay) Wisconsin. She started blogging in 2008 as a way to regain her sanity. She enjoys coffee, chocolate, cheeseburgers and vodka along with spending time with her husband and kids.
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As a pet owner, I know how important it is to do whatever I can to help keep our beloved Balty safe. When it comes to his health and safety, we treat him as though he is one of our kids. Just like we follow what our family doctor says about our kids, when we take Balty to the vet, we follow his recommendations as well.
Flea & Tick Prevention Is No Joke
Protecting Balty from the dangers of nature is something is important to us and that is why we believe it flea and tick prevention. BRAVECTO®is an FDA approved tasty chew that provides protection from fleas and ticks for up to 12 weeks* and it is also what our vet recently recommended to us for Balty.
BRAVECTO® kills fleas, prevents flea infestations, and kills ticks (black-legged tick, American dog tick, and brown dog tick) for 12 weeks. BRAVECTO®also kills lone star ticks for 8 weeks.
What to Ask Your Vet
What is new in flea and tick control?
This is important to ask because many products currently being used have been around for 10-20 plus years and you may not know the differences or benefits of some of the newer products. For instance there are now oral products that kill both fleas and ticks, and one product, Bravecto® (fluralaner) that lasts for up to 12 weeks* with just one tasty chew.
What product is best for my dog and my lifestyle?
There are many products available and your veterinarian is the right person to ask which product is best for your specific pet. Some products are easier to administer, dosed more or less frequently, have different types of side effects and even different expectations for efficacy. Feel comfortable asking your veterinarian to explain some of these differences.
Should I use a prescription product or just get a product over-the-counter?
Your veterinarian can explain to you some of the differences so you can make an educated decision. For instance, prescription products have more in depth safety and efficacy study requirements for approval.
What should I expect from my flea and tick control?
You may think your current product is not working because you see fleas and ticks on occasion, but should that be expected with the product you are using? On the flip side, you may think your current product is doing a great job because you don’t see ticks and fleas that often. But can you expect more?
Ask to get more information on BRAVECTO® if you are interested in treating less often with a tasty chew without compromising on safety or efficacy.
Find a Vet Near You
To find a vetrinarian near you that can prescribe BRAVECTO, click here.
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If I may say so myself, I’m a bit of an expert with apps made for parents. So when newbie XNSPY hit the market, I knew I had to review it before it took off. So what is XNspy? In a nutshell, it is an Apple Spy App that parents can put on their children’s devices to keep an eye on them. Does it really work? Why yes, it does in fact work as advertised. Which is quite rare for the parenting app market. Let’s dig a little deeper.
The Interface
To me, the layout of any app speaks volumes. If it looks like you can use it, then it’s the real deal. If it looks way too complex to work, it is probably fake. XNSPY has a pretty clean interface so yeah, you can rest be assured that the phone tracking app is legit. Another thing that I liked about the design is the way they’ve laid out their features. And they’ve got a lot of features. But my point is, even if you don’t consider yourself to be great with computers, the layout is pretty rudimentary. It is clean and sharp and presents itself in the form of buttons and tabs. It is not very text heavy, which was a relief to me because I hate reading through little bits of tiny text on my screen. I’d rather than see a big bold symbol and know exactly what I’m supposed to click. So, XNSPY was all checks in this front.
An Abundance of Features
I did mention that XNSPY is essentially a mobile tracking app. But honestly, calling it that doesn’t fully do it justice because it lets you do a few other things. You can
Remotely see who your children talk to, text, or IM
Remotely see what websites they visit
Monitor where they go through GPS
Record all their calls
Look through the multimedia files on their phones
Monitor dating apps like Kik or Tinder
Monitor social media apps like Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook
There were a few more apps that you can get depending on what package you get, but these were definitely the most impressive. I’ve never seen call recording this sophisticated on any other parenting app, and I have reviewed a lot of parenting apps.
What’s the Catch?
Have you realized the obvious loophole with this mobile tracker yet? Because I have. You have to actually acquire physical access of the phone to install XNSPY onto it. If you were planning on being sneaky, you can see how this could be a problem.
My second reservation with this particular app is that it is a fairly new entrant of the market. So we don’t have any historical data by which to judge it, nor do we have enough tales of user experience.
Final Verdict
But if you want to take my word for it? I’d give XNSPY a solid ‘A’ based on what I saw. If you’re looking for an Apple Spy App for your children, I’d say go for this one. Install XNSPY because as a parent, this is the app I’d use if I wanted to keep a better eye on my son.
As a dog owner, for years, we always gave our pets rawhide bones, it was what was always recommended to us. Now, with all of the reports and stories of how bad rawhide is and what it does, we switched to products that contain real food like SmartBones from PetMatrix.
PetMatrix is committed to providing the healthiest, tastiest, safest pet chews available with their Healthy Alternative to Rawhide®, SmartBones® chews are rawhide-free, highly digestible, and 100% delicious.
Just Say No to Rawhide!
Rawhide is the inner hide from a cow or other animal that has undergone chemical processing to remove hair and other materials. The rawhide is then ground or used whole, and is formed into various dog chews shapes.
Many veterinarians are concerned with the potential health risks associated with dogs consuming rawhide. These health risks include: stomach & intestinal blockage and potential ingestion of toxic chemicals used to process rawhide chews.
In addition, there are serious negative environmental issues generated by the use of chemicals in processing rawhide products.
What is in a SmartBone?
SmartBones®’ outer layer is made of wholesome, flavorful vegetables, including sweet potatoes, peas and carrots. This is then combined with an irresistible inner layer of real chicken, for a scrumptious taste dogs can’t resist!
Available in delectable recipes such as Chicken, Sweet Potato, Peanut Butter, and Dental your furry friend will have a variety of SmartBones to choose from.
Independent digestibility studies show that SmartBones® chews are highly digestible, and tests demonstrate that 9 out of 10 dogs prefer SmartBones chews over the leading rawhide chews.
Balty happens to be a HUGE fan of the SmartBones Stuffed Twistz because they are made with real peanut butter and he goes nuts over peanut butter!
The SmartBones information, product samples, and gift cards, and have been provided by PetMatrix.
Balty is overjoyed that we made the switch to SmartBones and can’t get enough of them. We’ve already had to replenish our supply! (We buy ours at our local Petco store).
Win It
You can enter for your chance to win a SmartBones prize pack with $25 Visa Gift Card below.
This giveaway will end on 8/23/2016 at 11:59pm CST. Winner’s will be contacted via email and will have 24 hours to respond with their mailing information to claim their prize. The Megalomaniac Mommy is not responsible for prize fulfillment. Any questions, please contact us.
*The Megalomaniac Mommy policies on giveaways can be found here.
Having active kids means we like to keep them busy and encourage them to burn the extra energy they have. During the months when they can be outside, they are literally out there from morning to night and we only really see them when they need to eat or use the bathroom.
Of course, along with keeping them busy comes the struggle of constantly finding something new and exciting for them to do. This month, the kids have been enjoying burning some extra energy with all of their new balls from Reactorz by COOP Sports.
What Are Reactorz?
Reactorzare Coop Sports new line of balls made with Reactive Light Technology, so a kicked soccer ball or a tossed football becomes illuminated on contact.
According to my kids, these are the coolest balls to ever exist and they cannot get enough of them, especially Joey.
From regulation-sized basketball and soccer to football (throws just like a real, regular football!) and disc, these awe-inspiring sporting goods are priced an allowance-friendly $5.99 to $19.99.
How Do They Do That?
The secret is the long-lasting battery life built in each ball, and the micro prism core that refracts light. Then they put their focus on the exterior. Each Reactorz boasts one of three core colors – Atomic (lime) Ice (blue) and Lava (red). Covering the balls is a contrasting shield color. The final result is like nothing else on the market!
See Reactorz in Action
The kids are planning on organzing some night kickball games at the ball diamond across from our house before the new school year kicks off and I am excited to watch!
Shop for Reactorz at Toys R Us
You can find all of these great products at a Toys R Us near you!
Win It
Enter for your chance to win any one ball or disc from the Reactorz line (based on availability).
This giveaway will end on 8/25/2016 at 11:59pm CST. Winner’s will be contacted via email and will have 24 hours to respond with their mailing information to claim their prize. The Megalomaniac Mommy is not responsible for prize fulfillment. Any questions, please contact us.
*The Megalomaniac Mommy policies on giveaways can be found here.
