Pets of Destiny

06/20/2024

To whom ever sent the donation through chewy and our wishlist,
Thank you so very much!!!!!
The guinea pig, rat, and ferret food is always very much needed and is greatly appreciated!!!!

06/14/2024

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06/13/2024

Thank you for whom ever sent the donation through chewy! We will certainly be able to put them to great use!!!!!

06/07/2024

Hello everyone! Happy Friday!! Here are the two female rabbits rescued on Monday. We've temporarily named them Elmo and Moo. Last night, Elmo had a brief scare with G.I. stasis and we were at the AERC until 9pm. After some fluids, critical care, and some TLC, she is back to feeling better today - even proudly displaying her binky skills and zoomies. Moo is living up to her name - being the most chill bunny ever and doing nothing except for eating her hay and clover. These girls are enjoying the sweet life and are going to their forever home this evening ❤️🥰🐰.

06/04/2024

First picture update of the rabbit rescue.
"Snowball" made it to the Saint Paul location safe and sound. He was very scared but from our understanding, these rabbits have had very little human interaction, essentially living in a small box with nothing to interact or play with.
We are told Snowball is about a year old.
One of the first things he did was splooted out onto the blanket as if he has never known the comfort of something so soft on his peets. ( sounds like he probably hasnt)
We will be working with socializing him, getting him vaccinated and neutered and adventually he will be available for adoption!

05/31/2024

* update!*
We are saving 5 precious bunnies from a horrible fate today!
I will update with pictures once they are settled into their foster and adopter homes!
Please if anyone wants to donate towards the care of the ones in foster or become a foster yourself, we can use foster for all sorts of critters!

We are trying to help save some bunnies from a cull bin and need your help!
We would like to save as many as we can but in order to do that we urgently need fosters and/or adopters!
Pictured are 3 of the bunnies currently in the cull bin that we are getting out but there are more! I will update with more pics as they come in but please don't hesitate to reach out!
The only fault these bunnies have is " not being show quality" and deserve a chance at life.
I would love to be able to make a trip and clear them out!

If you are interested in fostering.
You would need to provide pellets and fresh greens ( we can provide hay if needed) proper housing, love and time.
We would provide medical care as long as it's within our approved vet clinics.
Out of our network, you would be responsible for.

05/31/2024

Miss Dallas is excited about her exercise time, today! Please reach out to the rescue if interested in adopting Dallas. She is a mini rex mix - looking for her forever home to live out her golden years.

05/23/2024

This wonderful family adopted 3 ferrets from us a few months back, even knowing they had some temperment issues to work on they very much wanted to give the sisters a home.
One of the girls is in need of surgery and they are needing help. If anyone can help, here is their gofundme

Hi my name is Niki Peterson and my little girl Ebony is in need of a pretty risky surgery… Niki Peterson needs your support for Support Ebony's Urgent Surgery

05/18/2024

Hello everyone! Meet Dallas ❤️ She's a sassy older lady - about 8 years old. She was surrendered to our rescue last Spring, and she's still looking for a loving forever home. She will be at the Eden Prairie Pet Expo tomorrow! Please message us with any questions about Dallas ❤️

04/26/2024

People who are messaging "Do you have any rats for adoption?"
😁

04/19/2024

If anyone is looking to upgrade their cage, a fellow follower is selling this one with extra items.
She only had it for about a month.
What is included.
Hammock, fleeces, two hides, a litter box, instructions and spare parts including an extra bottom.
Please contact Kip Wood

04/04/2024

Update- thank you to everyone who has been very supportive and to those who have donated. We met goal! After transferring fees, donations came in at 271.87/270.34
I've added a screen shot to show this is where the funds went too.
Thank you all so much.

Our beautiful rescue bun Charlie ( white bun) crossed the rainbow bridge last night.
When he came into the rescue and hearing his back story, he instantly broke my heart and I wanted to show this bun all the love he has only ever deserved his whole life.
From what I was told, he was abandoned and then abused. Mentally and physically.
When he came in I was told he bites.
He was nothing but a perfect gentleman. Every day he would greet me at the door and follow me around to be held. I would hold him and give him hugs and kisses, he would burrow into my chest and lay his head down, closing his eyes just soaking it all in knowing he was finally safe. He was only here for about 3 months but we very quickly became attached to this little guy and not wanting him to ever feel like he was being abandoned again, I promised him he had a loving home.
Charlie recently developed a wet chin and while trying to get an appointment at our regular vet, infection spread quickly and seemed to go up behind his right eye causing it to buldge.
We rushed him to the ER vet last night and after going over all the options and with his current state, we could attempt treatment for thousands upon thousands of dollars with no promises or we could relieve him of his pain.
But I still want to keep my promise to him. He was home, this is his home. The one place he was very loved, treated with the respect he should have had his whole life and didn't get.
This is where I ask for your help. His cremation is going to cost $270.34 and I am hoping we can get some that are willing to help bring Charlie back home.
Being a non profit our funds are so extremely limited and currently we have very little donations coming in so much of it comes from our own pocket. With just having another bun emergency a few days ago, we are tapped.
But Charlie deserves to be here.
Thank you for reading.
If you choose to donate and would like a receipt for taxes please message us and I can mail you a receipt!
Paypal- petsofdestiny
Venmo-petsofdestiny1

03/31/2024

Blink, I'm so sorry we couldn't do more for you. Binky big over the rainbow bridge and tell you mama Sable we love and miss her.

Blink developed a sinus infection. Despite taking her to the ER vet within 24 hours when symptoms showed, she was not doing well at all and with a very poor prognosis, a very heafty quote for a "maybe" it's with a heavy heart we decided to ease her pain and showed her to the rainbow bridge.

RIP sweetheart. See you again one day.

03/29/2024

It is that time of the year again. Easter. The season for kids to believe in the Easter bunny.
We ask, please don't make a living, breathing bunny just an Easter bunny to your child.
While this may seem magical and fun at the time, bunnies are not a prop.
They are family, they are responsibility, they require room to run, attention and medical care.
This is such a sad time of the year for so many wonderful rabbits who simply get abandoned, surrendered, or locked away in a small cage and forgotten about after the magic of the " Easter bunny" for the season has worn off.
So as we do every year, we are suspending the adoption of all our bunnies over Easter.

Please always do your research before adding a new member to the family.
Thank you all and have a wonderful and safe holiday!

*POD

03/27/2024

Just a heads up! As a 501c3 rescue we now have receipts for folks making donations if you wish to write them off on your taxes!!

03/27/2024

Gerald the guinea pig is seeking his forever home. Such an adorable little lad. He is located about 45 minutes north of Alexandria MN.
If you are interested in adopting Gerald or have any direct questions about Gerald please contact Rudy Lewis

03/27/2024

Anyone in the Brownsville PA area that can foster 3 guinea pigs?
1 male and 2 females?
Found outside in a cardboard box.
Females potentially pregnant.
Male does not seem to do well with other males.
Gal who found them would like to keep them but currently can not have them in her housing situation and is looking for someone to foster them until she moves.
If interested or any addition questions, please reach out to
Paige Pasquale

To add she is also looking for a foster for her dog if anyone in the area is able to foster the doggie!

03/19/2024

First thing I'd like to say to immediately get it out there, no, we do not keep rats and ferrets in the same room, they do not typically interact ( this was the first and only time and will be explained in the story below)
We also do not support prey and hunting animals living together unless proper precautions are being taken such as living in different rooms of the home with no access to eachother.
Now...onto the story.

Back to more behind the scenes. This beautiful ratty boy was surrendered with his brothers months ago. They all came in terribly sick and one brother had a massive tumor.
Sadly 2 of the brothers passed shortly after coming in. Their lungs were so bad, the meds just didn't help. This boy did get better though and his brother Atuma ( the one with the massive tumor) had his mass removed and healed wonderfully.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago Atuma took a bad turn and we ended up at the emergency vet around 11pm to help him over the rainbow bridge.
Now his beautiful brother is making his way to the rainbow bridge to reunite with his brothers.
While we work our full time day jobs, I always do what I can, when I can to comfort them and spoil them. Being with me all afternoon and evening he had breakfast and lunch with me, had some cereal, later some blueberry muffin, some roast beef. We took a quick cat nap together at lunch time and had a little snack upon returning to work.
Good ol' dear Pochi, showing his concern, for a fellow fuzzy creature. Typically hunter vs prey, he shows he understands and tells him it will be OK.
Animals have so much more love and compassion than we realize. It's just amazing to me. This picture absolutely speaks to me and I wanted to share it with everyone.
Thank you all for reading.
-schauna. POD

**update**
As of 10pm our little friend crossed the rainbow bridge

03/02/2024

We have some beautiful friends for adoption at the pet expo in Rochester ❤️

03/02/2024

At the Rochester Pet Expo and Cocoa got adopted! Congratulations to Cocoa and her new family!!

01/30/2024

For the new year, Minnie and Nugget got a fur-ever home and settled in very well! These 2 lovely ladies are being spoiled and pampered! Check out the video in the comments as well.
Thank you for adopting!

01/22/2024

Luna, Ebony, and Foxy ( previously Queenie, Nibbler and Leelah) got a wonderful forever home on Friday and have adjusted and settled in well!
We are so happy for these 3 girls and their new family! Thank you for adopting!!!!!

01/20/2024

If you haven't yet, you should check out this awesome page! Not only is there awesome stuff for our little fuzzy friends but it supports a lot of small animal rescues including us here at POD!

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01/17/2024

Wonderful Eleanor got adopted by a wonderful family in November at the pet expo. We have been getting regular updates and her and her new family always look so happy.
Thank you for adopting!

01/16/2024

The part of animal rescue that you don't hear about.
In that bonding pouch around my wifes neck, is a dying rat.
When an animal is surrendered and is either sick or near the end of its life, at best you can get them in to a vet to ease their pain. On a three day weekend on a holiday where all the vets were closed, or when the end is near and inevitable, here my wife sits, holding the animal close, giving it warmth, love, kindness and being there when the end comes. And with her this animal will stay until they cross to the rainbow bridge.
Many would say "just a rat" but to her? she was part of our family, however brief her stay.

*As I typed this our little friend crossed the rainbow bridge. Her last moments being held and loved. She went out boggling.

12/25/2023

We have a very pretty group of young females that was surrendered to our Saint Paul location a couple weeks ago.
They came from North Dakota.
They are not ready to be adopted yet, while the 2 week quarantine process has passed and they all passed health check, we did have one of the very young ones birth a litter of babies and a few others are looking a bit chunky so we are watching closely.
Litter that was born was born on Dec. 22nd.
2 weeks after arriving. Which means they were exposed to a male at least a week before hand.
We shall know in the next week if there are any more beans arriving for the new year.
Any donations would be greatly appreciated via venmo or PayPal or shop our wishlist on chewy.

https://chewygivesback.prf.hn/click/camref:1101lBoka/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chewy.com%2Fg%2Fpets-of-destiny-small-animal-rescue_b113937182 -list

It's a lot of mouths to feed!
Thank you!
And Merry Christmas to everyone!

11/18/2023

For the next few days if you are contacting us, please be patient if we do not respond right away.
Our saint paul location is working through the heart break of losing one of their beloved family dogs.

Check out Pets of Destiny's video.