The Rayne Ferrets

11/18/2024

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11/17/2024

Cancer Study for Dog Owners

11/14/2024

Such a well done film.
Highly recommend.
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11/11/2024

We have several ferret groups on Instagram and Facebook. Send a DM for the link. 💗🐾

11/11/2024

Cloud ⛅️

11/10/2024

Many people don’t understand the harmful affects of rat poison. We could save many lives simply by informing them…

If you are interested in a FREE yard sign to spread awareness about rat poison and it’s harmful affects, please contact our office manager at [email protected]

We can’t mail them but we can tell you where to pick them up in Chelmsford! Together we can save lives. ❤️

11/07/2024

11/05/2024

I have been wanting to change our logo ever since I took photos of our babies with peonies a couple years ago. Tonight I spent a few hours reworking Roo (our original model for our ferret logo silhouette) into this new version and I feel like I fell in love with this result. I know it’s a big visual change. It also feels like it’s time. I hope you love it, Angels. 🌺💗🐾

11/03/2024

Artemis 🌊 Nebulizer Rx Today

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11/03/2024

Artemis 🌊 Post Nebulizer Rx Today — Follow our updates on FB and IG The Rayne Ferrets | .Rayne.Ferrets

11/03/2024

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11/03/2024

A lot of people have been tagging, messaging, and emailing us asking for our opinion on Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon, two wild animals who were seized and euthanized by New York State officials after they were kidnapped from the wild and held as pets and Instagram accessories.

Like all of you, we’re deeply saddened by the fate of these two priceless animals, who should have been able to be free in the wild where they belong. However, we feel that the blame for what happened to them rests solely on the shoulders of Mark Longo, the man who kidnapped them from the wild.

Videos of Peanut look cute to someone unfamiliar with wildlife, but he was obese and showed some signs of metabolic bone disease, a condition caused by malnutrition. Longo fed him a wildly inappropriate diet of mostly waffles (because squirrels are known for grabbing waffles from wild waffle trees?). This is like feeding a dog a diet of Snickers.

Longo amassed quite a following of impressed fans who had no idea they were supporting animal cruelty.

New York looked the other way for seven years, allowing Peanut to be held in captivity despite laws against illegal possession of wildlife. Despite what the internet would have you think, most wildlife officers aren’t actually in a rush to take people’s pets from them or deal with the social media backlash when they do their jobs.

When Mark Longo added Fred, a raccoon, to the mix, that’s clearly when he crossed a line and could no longer be ignored. Fred’s addition to the social media fandom meant two things: that Mark intends for keep kidnapping wild animals, and that he doesn’t care if he endangers humans in the process.

Rabies is essentially nonexistent in squirrels. The same is not true for raccoons. It is always a real possibility, in the eastern half of the U.S., that any given raccoon collected from the wild could have rabies. Likely? No. But with no vet able to treat or vaccinate an illegal pet and no way to rule out rabies, and no way to test for rabies in a living wild animal, Mark Longo’s social media stunts were now a public health hazard.

We can’t say for sure why neither of these two could be placed in education, and can’t say whether it was the right decision because we weren’t part of it, but most of the reason likely had to do with the fact that Fred had bitten people and that Peanut had been exposed to Fred for long enough to contract the rabies virus from him. The Department of Health likely determined that testing both animals was the correct course of action, medically and ethically.

There’s also the simple fact that rescues and sanctuaries don’t have unlimited space or resources. To take Peanut and Fred, had it even been allowed, would mean that both animals would need to be quarantined for a long period, and would need all their basic healthcare during that time, and Peanut was clearly in need of veterinary care, at the sanctuary’s own expense. The public also has a tendency to harass sanctuaries that take confiscated animals, even resorting to burglary and physical violence, and the notoriety of this case in particular is something no sanctuary wants to become part of.

If you don’t want quirky wild pets to be seized and killed, leave them in nature where they belong. Or, when they are truly orphaned or injured, contact a rehabilitator.

Their lives matter more than your social media views.

10/31/2024

Maya 🔥 is fighting that Lymphoma. Slowly, slowly improving. The chemotherapy and prednisolone are doing the heavy lifting.

Her eyes still look pained, but better. Every day she is noticeably feeling more herself. More play, more rolls, more chirps. :)

We are spacing out the chemo to every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday now.

Her liver values look better. Her lymph nodes are better. Her platelets need a recheck soon — worried about her bone marrow. Overall, she is headed in a good direction.

Medical management cost is under $800 per month for Maya.

We are doing everything we can to keep her happy, calm, stress-free, and supported.

We feel so fortunate to be able to provide this level of care for her. Maya 🔥 is my first ever ferret with Lymphoma. I wish I had known there were options sooner.

I am grateful to be able to share what I’m learning with others. If you have a Lymphoma baby and want options, please reach out. I’m happy to share what I’ve learned so far.

10/31/2024

When Echo 🥂 doesn’t get her way, she will put the stairs 🪜 in places they don’t belong. 💁‍♀️

10/31/2024

Shadow 🐻
Artemis 🌊
Raven 🐦‍⬛
Echo 🥂

10/29/2024

I’m still organizing the white structure by the door, but our sweet little Maya 🔥 has a very nice setup by the front door. I will hopefully be sharing more positive news about her progress (moving the Lymphoma out of her body) later this week. ❤️‍🩹♥️🙌🐾