South Mississippi Ferret Rescue

05/24/2026

In February, I commissioned Michellestrinkets to make a ferret keychain for me using a picture of my sweet baby Toaster as the reference. While it was being made, Toaster unexpectedly passed away. Before I even had the chance to tell Michelle what happened, she had already added little wings to him. 🤍

I just got the keychain today, and I honestly couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. It’s absolutely beautiful, and now I get to keep my sweet boy with me every day. Thank you so much for creating something so special for me. 🫶🏼

05/22/2026

Huge thank you to K&C small animal farm for the egg donation! 🫶🏼 The ferrets are absolutely slurping down these fresh chicken eggs. We appreciate the support so much!

If you’re on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, definitely go check them out! ❤️

05/21/2026

They have SO MANY beds. But they would rather cuddle pile on one lol.

05/12/2026

Hey everyone, thank you so much for your patience. I will be getting back to messages, adoption applications, and replies tomorrow.

I’ve been sick for over a week now, and it’s honestly just been a really rough few weeks all around. My husband has had to step in and help take care of the ferrets while I’ve been sick because illnesses can be passed to them, and the last thing we need right now is 30 sick ferrets too.

I also picked up Toaster’s paw print today from where he was cremated, and it hit me harder than I expected. I miss him so much already. It still doesn’t feel real, and walking past his area without him there has been incredibly hard.

Thank you all again for the kindness, patience, and support while we work through everything. ❤️

04/30/2026

Tuesday morning I woke Toaster up to express his bladder like normal. When I picked him up, I felt a lump on his side that wasn’t there the night before. I set him down and watched him closely, and he was very lethargic. I immediately grabbed him and rushed to the vet.

On the way there, he started turning gray in the face. At the vet, they were able to stabilize him and gave him injections to help remove the fluid and keep him stable. After imaging, they found a large amount of fluid near his heart, and his spleen was enlarged and pressing on his diaphragm. He stayed at the vet all day Tuesday so they could monitor him, with the plan for me to continue his care through the night and bring him back for surgery the following day to remove his spleen.

After spending thousands trying to give him every chance, I brought him home with medications… but he didn’t make it through the night.

This is one of the hardest losses I’ve ever dealt with, especially after Nugget just passed. It honestly doesn’t feel real. I can’t even go into the living room where his pen is without completely breaking down.

Toaster was my baby. He came to us as a surrender at the end of last year, and I wish more than anything I had more time with him.

I’ll miss him trying to pull the socks off my feet. I’ll miss getting peed on while expressing his bladder. I’ll miss his little scoot and our routine of giving him toys just for him to stash under the couch. I put so much time, love, and money into making sure he had a happy life… and he did.

My family and I have been hit really hard by this loss. I’m going to take about a week to process and step back. I’ll be back next week to go through applications and resume posting.

Please give your babies a little extra love tonight for Toaster 🤍

04/26/2026

Today we unexpectedly lost Nugget 💔

When Nugget first came to us, he was so underweight (first picture). Over time, he gained weight, strength, and so much love. He truly blossomed here, and getting to watch that was something special.

This morning, I found him peacefully passed in his sleep, cuddled up with the others. It was completely unexpected and honestly really shocking, because he had been doing so well and seemed to be in great health.

Nugget was deeply bonded to Opposume. I gave them time together this morning so Opposume could say goodbye in his own way. Opposume is being surrounded with extra support from the other ferrets and will be staying with us as a sanctuary baby where he can continue to feel safe and loved.

Nugget was so loved, and he knew it. That’s what matters most.

Please give your ferret babies some extra love tonight 🤍

04/22/2026

For our wishlist Wednesday we are asking yall to donate to Pfeiffers rescue! 🫶🏼

04/19/2026

04/08/2026

The next few wishlist Wednesdays are a bit more important for us. In mid May, my husband will be undergoing spinal surgery. I will be out of work for at least 2 weeks, and with a decreased workload for likely a month after. We are fortunate enough to have help with the babies during this time, but it is so important that we stock up on supplies beforehand.

We have updated our ‘most needed’ list, where you’ll see a few new things. Each item on the list is crucial to our rescue running smoothly- but a few specifics that will be especially helpful are the bowls for easy cleaning, the syringes with caps so I can pre-draw everyone’s meds and have them organized by ferret and time, the acrylic sheets so we can stop our naughty climbers to save my mother the hassle of dealing with their bad behavior, and the baby food to have on hand as a just-in-case failsafe for emergency illness.

We of course will need to stock up on kibble, freeze dried raw, and critical care, too. You all know how serious our babies are about their soupies 😆 every donation makes the world of difference for our fuzzies ❤️

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/185F4NHRHYLC2?ref_=wl_share

04/07/2026

I washed everything
I dried everything
I folded nothing
Ferret laundry 1 me 0
Send help 😭

04/03/2026

I’ll be going over new applications and replying back to emails tomorrow!

Thank you everyone for your patience! :)