This is Bubu. She is a 5 year old Marshall ferret my parents received from a neglectful owner. Basically, she had been raised with cats, been ignored, and had been given bad kibble.

I had been worried about her for a long time, ever since I noticed that fur was missing from the tip of her tail. I've been telling them to take her to the vet for a long time. Her fur loss had been moving up from her tail ever since.

Recently, they took one of our other ferrets to the vet for diarrhea and got him medication. While I care deeply about all of the ferrets, this frustrated me because Bubu has shown signs of what I think is adrenal disease.

They had used her 'old age' and 'rescue background' as an excuse to not take her. I confronted them about this and said that "apparently care has an expiration date". I then got screamed at for being stupid and my sister even called me the R-slur for even suggesting to take her to the vet.

Am I in the wrong?

TLDR: 5 year old rescue ferret suspected of having adrenal disease and family won't take her to vet because of her age and rescue status; am I taking it too seriously?

Best nap spots are always in the business.

I love you forever and ever my Molly girl.

Dreaded making this post since I first laid my eyes on her six years ago.

So easily this girl became my entire world.

Around 10:30am today, she was put to rest. No more pain. No more discomfort. No more stupid cancer.

We let Bella visit with her body and eventually after she left and went to sleep, we decided to bring Molly to the aqua cremation center.

It was the hardest thing leaving her little body there. But her pink toes had turned white, her body was cold and her arms were getting stiff.

I saw it out to the very end. Stood by her side through everything. Yet I wish I could’ve done more.

I miss you already my Molly Wolly. You are my best friend now and forever and I’m so sorry that I couldn’t save you.

I love you girl. DIP 🤍

Hi so I have a 1 year old female ferret she’s kept indoors but I’ve noticed the past few weeks she’s shedding quite abit. She’s acting her normal self eating drinking playing etc just wondered if anyone else’s lost this much hair during shedding. I live in the uk & also know about adrenal disease but online is saying it’s not common for them to get that at this age. I know with her being white it can look more dramatic too. Basically taken photos every week & there has been no change in hair loss so hoping it’s just seasonal shedding but if no change in the next couple weeks we’re going to take her to the vets if no change soon☺️ just want some advice if anyone’s had similar hair loss 😀

some beautiful last photos with him enjoying the nice weather with me and having some cuddles after lots of yummy soupies.

i already miss you more than anything tonight, i wish i could fall asleep with you in my arms just one last time :(

you were so strong and brave, you gave me something to cherish, ill hold onto that feeling until im in my deathbed.

A collection of funny pictures of my baby’s

Hi! I’m considering getting a ferret and I want as much information about care as possible - I’m stumbling on a ton of food guides and such but I haven’t really gotten a sure answer on if it’s okay to feed a ferret primarily or only dry food? I was thinking ferret epigen 90 or Ziwi peak venison or one of the other air dried kibbles. I’m not sure I have the space or means to keep a bunch of raw meat and I wanna get 2 ferrets so they keep each other company. I’m just scared to fully commit before I know for sure I can take care of one 100% properly. Thanks!

i got my baby ferret a week ago and she wasnt biting at all at first i i thought im lucky. but since yesterday she wont stop biting me and it hurts alot so if any of u have some suggestions i would appreciate it so much

Hello ! Does anyone use a glucose reader for their ferret with insulinoma? If so what kind? My girl Bread is seven and got diagnosed yesterday I am a scared momma and welcome any advice. Thank you .

They grow up so fast

I couldn’t get the best picture but Mouse’s eyes look like rubies. It’s so funny cause the red eyes make them look 50% more brain dead than before which I didn’t know was possible 😂

its been a good 2 years with you emmet. with a rapid health decline and very quick sudden aging, i know ive done everything i could. i know its time to finally rest those beautiful eyes of yours and join your older brother across the rainbow bridge. ferrets have touched my heart in a way nobody can comprehend. as my last, ill be officially retiring as a ferret mom until perhaps the future, when i have all the money in the world to spend for them.. in just 12 hours heaven will great you with welcoming arms my most special and extraordinary emmet.

i love you beyond natures course.

Hi ferreteers,

We're new to having ferrets (and new to Reddit, hi!) and picked up our babies about 2 months ago (2 jills, now 4,5 months old), after extensive research. I've successfully weened them off of the unstuitable kibble they got at the ferretry and now they're on (I think) a well rounded BARF diet. Sometimes they get a couple of mostly-meat cat kibbles as a snack, but they're not really interested.

So my research told me they shouldn't smell on raw, but they DO. Like really bad.

Before we got them, we went to visit a ferret owner. Our ferrets will go there in 2 weeks to stay over while we're on vacation. She has 5 ferrets in a small apartment and it does NOT smell ferrety in there!

But... she washes her ferrets with a vet shampoo and rubs them with baby oil every week.

Now, I'm very much against washing them that often (if at all) and no way I'm getting synthetic baby oil all over them. But my wife wants to try the other owner's method, since her ferrets don't smell at all.

What can I do to (convince my wife we can) reduce the smell naturally?

This is what we currently do:

- change bedding every week or even twice a week if it's really bad
- feed them 99% raw diet
- walk them outside on a leash almost every day
- I've washed them once with a probiotic pet cleaner, didn't really help so didn't repeat
- Air purifier HVAC/carbon... doesn't really help although supposedly it's a great one
- they'll be getting a hormone implant in a month or so.
- they're not quite housebroken; I use a pet safe enzyme cleaner on our tile floor to clean up after them (tips welcome btw, we've tried everything from wood chips to puppy pads but they prefer the floor and pick a new spot every day)

Both the excrement smell as their pretty heavy body odour are problematic.

Two other things to know:
- I suspect they're not 100% kind to each other. One is way more calm and quiet, the other is terrorizing her 'sister' and us by playing too rough and is way more nervous, bitey etc. I'm trying to give her safety but maybe they smell worse because of rivalry?
- the calm one probably has early onset heat (says the vet), so we can't give her the hormone implant rightaway.

Please help! Should I rub them with a natural oil to get rid of the smell? Or do anything else? Please be kind, I'm really trying to do what's best for the ferrets... but also for my wife ;-) Thank you,

Ferret Moms of
Willow & Raven

​Hi everyone. I am from Japan and using a translation tool, so I apologize if my English is a bit unnatural.

​I am looking for anyone who might have experienced something similar with their ferret.

(Please note: My ferret is already under the care of an exotic animal specialist and we are actively treating this. I am just looking for shared experiences/information.)

​Detailed Description of Current Situation:

​Location: Right front leg (around the elbow area), with a swollen lymph node nearby.

​The Lumps & Fluid: My ferret developed multiple hard lumps around the area. Today, one of them ruptured (burst open), leaking a clear, colorless, and watery fluid (not thick yellow pus, and not bloody).

​Other Lumps: There are still about 3 un-ruptured lumps remaining around the same area.

​Medical Timeline:

​January: Started limping on the right front leg.

​April: X-rays showed bone abnormalities. The vet started antibiotics and steroids.

​July 1st: Since the X-rays didn't show worsening bone changes, the vet decided to stop the antibiotics while keeping the steroids.

​Mid-July (Now): The area swelled up rapidly, multiple lumps formed, and one of them ruptured. The vet suspects it might be a deep bone infection/osteomyelitis that formed fistulas (tunnels) to the skin.

​Overall Health:

Despite the wound and pain when touched, my ferret is eating well, drinking, and pooping normally.

​What I want to know:

Has anyone dealt with a similar chronic bone/tissue infection that caused multiple lumps and clear fluid leakage like this? If so, what was the specific diagnosis or bacteria, and what treatment (surgery, specific antibiotics) worked for your ferret?

​Any shared experiences or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!