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October 16, 2010 at
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Hi all,
I started this thread for anyone who wants to come here for lite discussion, jokes, and just general discussion and fun.
Everyone is welcome!
I was thinking that maybe it would be helpful to keep the original thread to a bit more of a serious discussion of the clues and answers.
This would make the original thread more useful to those seeking serious information and clues without having to read through hundreds of extraneous messages.
So, I hope it catches on !
So pop a beer and pull up a chair and relax !
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I started this thread for anyone who wants to come here for lite discussion, jokes, and just general discussion and fun.
Everyone is welcome!
I was thinking that maybe it would be helpful to keep the original thread to a bit more of a serious discussion of the clues and answers.
This would make the original thread more useful to those seeking serious information and clues without having to read through hundreds of extraneous messages.
So, I hope it catches on !
So pop a beer and pull up a chair and relax !
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Monday - won from the Go Green Giveaway ($49 toy); lost my coupon wallet and my cosmetic bag (filled with hundreds of dollars in gift cards), but was unaware until the next day
Tuesday - reached into my purse and realized my coupon wallet was missing; ran to Walgreens, the last place I'd shopped, and they had it for me at the register. Got home and searched for the cosmetic bag, but didn't find it. I called the store; they could't find it.
Wednesday - won a bag from Earthbound Farms giveaway and a skincare product ($33) from a Facebook wall giveaway. In the mail I received a $50 gift card to an online store (I won it a few days prior on a blog giveaway), and FedEx delivered a cat scratcher ($50) from a blog giveaway (my cats immediately started scratching on it).
Thursday - woke up to a text that I won from Birds Eye Dinner Made Easy Sweeps ($50 + 5 free product coupons). Also got a call from my vet that my cat has liver problems. Likely hepatic lipidosis, which can't be diagnosed without an ultrasound and/or a biopsy. However, if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it's a duck - no tests necessary to determine if its a duck. This is the 2nd time around with this disease, but with a different cat. While I knew what to do, panic ensued. I'm okay now, but this is a death sentence if you leave it in the hands of traditional veterinary medicine.
Friday - won a $150 gift certificate to EuroStyleLighting.com (so psyched about this!). Also went to a grocery store I'd been to on Monday and asked if they had a lost and found. When I told the girl what I'd lost, she pointed and asked, "is that it?" All the contents inside the cosmetic bag were intact, including the gift cards. Earlier, I'd gone to the Starbucks site and reported my two registered cards as lost, so the new ones should be here soon.
I haven't entered any sweepstakes since Thursday; I will have tons to catch up on when I'm a little less frazzled. I just hope I get no bad news this week - twice in one week is enough to last awhile.
I'd say you have a lucky star or the Boyd
FYI if you ever have a cat who stops eating (or is losing weight through diarrhea and/or vomting), give it Friskies canned food and Purina One dry food. Cats eat by smell and these have a smell that will entice them (especially Friskies); if they stop eating they will die. Forget quality - you just need them to eat and these foods are easy on the system, especially if they have problems with their organs (like the liver). After this I'm going back to raw/making my own food. I can't believe I've encountered this problem twice and both times my cats were eating premium foods (Evo, California Naturals, and Natural Balance this time - last time Halo and Wellness).
Monday - won from the Go Green Giveaway ($49 toy); lost my coupon wallet and my cosmetic bag (filled with hundreds of dollars in gift cards), but was unaware until the next day
Tuesday - reached into my purse and realized my coupon wallet was missing; ran to Walgreens, the last place I'd shopped, and they had it for me at the register. Got home and searched for the cosmetic bag, but didn't find it. I called the store; they could't find it.
Wednesday - won a bag from Earthbound Farms giveaway and a skincare product ($33) from a Facebook wall giveaway. In the mail I received a $50 gift card to an online store (I won it a few days prior on a blog giveaway), and FedEx delivered a cat scratcher ($50) from a blog giveaway (my cats immediately started scratching on it).
Thursday - woke up to a text that I won from Birds Eye Dinner Made Easy Sweeps ($50 + 5 free product coupons). Also got a call from my vet that my cat has liver problems. Likely hepatic lipidosis, which can't be diagnosed without an ultrasound and/or a biopsy. However, if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it's a duck - no tests necessary to determine if its a duck. This is the 2nd time around with this disease, but with a different cat. While I knew what to do, panic ensued. I'm okay now, but this is a death sentence if you leave it in the hands of traditional veterinary medicine.
Friday - won a $150 gift certificate to EuroStyleLighting.com (so psyched about this!). Also went to a grocery store I'd been to on Monday and asked if they had a lost and found. When I told the girl what I'd lost, she pointed and asked, "is that it?" All the contents inside the cosmetic bag were intact, including the gift cards. Earlier, I'd gone to the Starbucks site and reported my two registered cards as lost, so the new ones should be here soon.
I haven't entered any sweepstakes since Thursday; I will have tons to catch up on when I'm a little less frazzled. I just hope I get no bad news this week - twice in one week is enough to last awhile.
Congrats on all the wins and good fortune!
Monday - won from the Go Green Giveaway ($49 toy); lost my coupon wallet and my cosmetic bag (filled with hundreds of dollars in gift cards), but was unaware until the next day
Tuesday - reached into my purse and realized my coupon wallet was missing; ran to Walgreens, the last place I'd shopped, and they had it for me at the register. Got home and searched for the cosmetic bag, but didn't find it. I called the store; they could't find it.
Wednesday - won a bag from Earthbound Farms giveaway and a skincare product ($33) from a Facebook wall giveaway. In the mail I received a $50 gift card to an online store (I won it a few days prior on a blog giveaway), and FedEx delivered a cat scratcher ($50) from a blog giveaway (my cats immediately started scratching on it).
Thursday - woke up to a text that I won from Birds Eye Dinner Made Easy Sweeps ($50 + 5 free product coupons). Also got a call from my vet that my cat has liver problems. Likely hepatic lipidosis, which can't be diagnosed without an ultrasound and/or a biopsy. However, if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it's a duck - no tests necessary to determine if its a duck. This is the 2nd time around with this disease, but with a different cat. While I knew what to do, panic ensued. I'm okay now, but this is a death sentence if you leave it in the hands of traditional veterinary medicine.
Friday - won a $150 gift certificate to EuroStyleLighting.com (so psyched about this!). Also went to a grocery store I'd been to on Monday and asked if they had a lost and found. When I told the girl what I'd lost, she pointed and asked, "is that it?" All the contents inside the cosmetic bag were intact, including the gift cards. Earlier, I'd gone to the Starbucks site and reported my two registered cards as lost, so the new ones should be here soon.
I haven't entered any sweepstakes since Thursday; I will have tons to catch up on when I'm a little less frazzled. I just hope I get no bad news this week - twice in one week is enough to last awhile.
Congratulations on the wins and on getting your coupon wallet and cosmetic bag back with no losses.
I am so sorry about your cat. It's good that you know how to deal with the problem, but very worrisome to have the same disease with 2 cats now.
FYI if you ever have a cat who stops eating (or is losing weight through diarrhea and/or vomting), give it Friskies canned food and Purina One dry food. Cats eat by smell and these have a smell that will entice them (especially Friskies); if they stop eating they will die. Forget quality - you just need them to eat and these foods are easy on the system, especially if they have problems with their organs (like the liver). After this I'm going back to raw/making my own food. I can't believe I've encountered this problem twice and both times my cats were eating premium foods (Evo, California Naturals, and Natural Balance this time - last time Halo and Wellness).
Hope that you are able to enjoy your cat for a long while yet.
Good Luck to all!
It's been years since I read about cat foods, but I seem to recall reading that Fancy Feast and Meow Mix were two of the hardest foods to get cats to stop eating, because of an additive that makes them addicted. That might explain why the stray now turns his nose up at Friskies. I know that my friend's cat ate Fancy Feast, exclusively and got very ill. The vet put her on one of the Hill's prescription foods and she stayed hidden in the closet; her coat was greasy down the middle. I suggested she give her another premium food and I swear the cat changed overnight. She was once again a social butterfly, giving up the closet, and her coat was no longer greasy, but shiny and fluffy.
My other cat liked only the Friskies pate' and not the shreds (or whatever they're called), so I went with those again this time. He eats without problems - 4 to 6 times a day and about 15 minutes each time. With my other cat the vet wanted him eating a can a day. Even though he was 17lbs (down from 22 lbs), I couldn't get him to eat that much. This one is 9 lbs (down from 11.5 lbs) and is eating a can in about a day and a half. So, I'd say he's doing good.
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Monday - won from the Go Green Giveaway ($49 toy); lost my coupon wallet and my cosmetic bag (filled with hundreds of dollars in gift cards), but was unaware until the next day
Tuesday - reached into my purse and realized my coupon wallet was missing; ran to Walgreens, the last place I'd shopped, and they had it for me at the register. Got home and searched for the cosmetic bag, but didn't find it. I called the store; they could't find it.
Wednesday - won a bag from Earthbound Farms giveaway and a skincare product ($33) from a Facebook wall giveaway. In the mail I received a $50 gift card to an online store (I won it a few days prior on a blog giveaway), and FedEx delivered a cat scratcher ($50) from a blog giveaway (my cats immediately started scratching on it).
Thursday - woke up to a text that I won from Birds Eye Dinner Made Easy Sweeps ($50 + 5 free product coupons). Also got a call from my vet that my cat has liver problems. Likely hepatic lipidosis, which can't be diagnosed without an ultrasound and/or a biopsy. However, if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it's a duck - no tests necessary to determine if its a duck. This is the 2nd time around with this disease, but with a different cat. While I knew what to do, panic ensued. I'm okay now, but this is a death sentence if you leave it in the hands of traditional veterinary medicine.
Friday - won a $150 gift certificate to EuroStyleLighting.com (so psyched about this!). Also went to a grocery store I'd been to on Monday and asked if they had a lost and found. When I told the girl what I'd lost, she pointed and asked, "is that it?" All the contents inside the cosmetic bag were intact, including the gift cards. Earlier, I'd gone to the Starbucks site and reported my two registered cards as lost, so the new ones should be here soon.
I haven't entered any sweepstakes since Thursday; I will have tons to catch up on when I'm a little less frazzled. I just hope I get no bad news this week - twice in one week is enough to last awhile.
Nice you got all your stuff back.....rough week
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Igloo Take On Yukon Cold Locker Giveaway 5/31/13
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