Shamrock's Story

Well this was when we brought Briar and Aloe home to rehabilitate them... we picked htem up... then we went to fetch them collars and this ferret who's been there for months and months and months was all alone. I decided to play with him and this big guy, literally, he looked like a mobster and talked like one, his name was Paulie.

He approached us and said 'Is he all alone?' I reply with yes.

He looked at us and asked if I liked him.

I said of course! I go to that pet store to visit him all the time.

He picked up the ferret.
Walked to the counter.
Talked to the manager and all of a sudden handed it to me. 'Please take care of him. I want you to have him.' (NO SHIT O.O)

At first I told him it was ok, that he could have him. He shook his head and explained that he bought them for me, the only thing was that he was to be called Uncle Paulie.

He was very sweet and rather old.

Flabbergasted I took the beautiful ferret in my arms and snuggled him, Paulie gave me a big ol hug and told me he knew I had a good heart.

So we brought them home, everyone got a bath. :3

To this day I love my Sham Sham and he loves me! :3 I hope x3;

Dilema|RainbowBridge

I got offered 2 more babes after looking for one more from craigs list

Someone from the humane society contacted me asking me if I was interested in two they had available at the moment.

They have to go together but they are fun and cuddly.
A sable and a silver. I'm quite willing but I don't know at the same time, what do you all think?

Today I wanted to talk about some of the ferrets that have been rescued and passed to the rainbow bridge.

Ivy, he awesome babygirl. She was 10 years old and came with her brother Sumac. She couldn't care for her ferrets any longer and was having a baby and offered us for free. So I told her I'd love to meet them, so we went to her house.
We met Ivy and Sumac, I took to Ivy right away.
She was a sweet quiet girl, but I noticed she started feeling quiet and ill after a month or so. She wasn't acting herself.
I held her, hoping it would pass. I wrapped her in her favorite towel and she cuddled with me and fell asleep.
Unfortunately during that cuddle, she passed peacefully in my arms.

Sumac came with Ivy, he too was around 10. He hated my kits without Ivy around, so he had to be rehomed, unfortunately I was told he passed on shortly after.
I personally think he wanted to be by her side, he may have known something was wrong and wanted to hold on a little longer.

My reason for Rescuing

Above is a picture of my first two rescues.

We found them through a friend who had heard a radio ad about the two and a cage.
They had been beaten and thrown out of their house. A woman was kind enough to pick them up and put them on the radio station's list for sale.

150.00 for each of them so I happened to have gotten 200.00 as a gift for whatever I wanted from a family member.

I immediately bought them.

They were vicious, they were scared, they screamed when you touched them.
It was a nightmare.
We worked and worked and worked with them until all was well. They calmed down, they started playing and were sweethearts till the very end.

Time came that we had to move. It was hard on me because I knew Rath wouldn't survive the move, he hated change, he loved the climate of Kentucky and whatnot.

We found a woman who had 4 children, they wanted a ferret, but a baby was just not an option. I told them that Rath and Ara were good beginner ferrets, they were calm but playful, they put up with anything.

I let them come meet the ferrets, checked their house, told them to study up on ferret proofing and what I believed needed to be proofed before they took them home.

She gave us 60.00 for the cage, and they left a month after meeting them.

I cried the whole way there.

But it was for the best.
The woman kept in contact and I decided they were to be the mascots for my rescue.
Ever since them I wanted to help ferrets in need, and specialize in ferrets once I go to Veterinary School.

It was a happy story.

So let me introduce you to each one.


This sweet boy is Ratholomue/Rath, with his favorite toy. He was a good boy once he knew we weren't gonna hurt him. He was a lot of work. I took him everywhere, he loved me and I loved him. We did everything together. One day even we took him to participate in a parade. He learned to sit up, he learned to roll over and learned that when I curled him up against my chest it was nap time. He never complained. :)
He, in my opinion was the hardest to let go.



Here is Araphina. She was a daddy's girl. She wasn't as easy going as Rath was so she didn't get taken out that much out in the open. She loved to climb trees, she loved to climb everything. She was a cuddle bug. She was calmer than Rath in many aspects, she refused to learn tricks but it was fine. Ara was a good girl, she loved the family right away. It made me happy to know she was happy.

These guys hold a very special place in my heart and always will.

So thank you Ara and Rath, you guys were the best. :)