Small n Furry Rescue

31/10/2025

Happy Halloween to all that celebrate 🎃

Spooky Skeleton is happy to be snuggled up in his bed tonight during this crazy wind. This brave little kitten has officially trippled his weight since we found him about a month ago. He is still quite shy but we are working with him every day to teach him that people are not so scary.

We would love to find Spooky a forever home with someone that has other cats that can show him how to be a house cat.

If you are interested in giving this special kitten a forever home please contact us!

For a full list of our adoptable animals check out our petfinder page.

https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/nj/howell/small-n-furry-rescue-nj1002/

30/10/2025

Exciting Adoption!

Lola, our sweet and sassy 7 year old netherland dwarf was adopted today by an amazing family. They happed to see her in the background of our TikTok that we posted about cabbage a few weeks ago and fell in love with her. Her new owners made her a huge custom enclosure and are so excited to add her to their family. They drove several hours today (despite the bad weather!) and just got her home and are all settled in.

This is why I rescue - to see this sad scared animal come in a tiny prison like cage after being bounced around through several families to finally settling in to her forever home, well it just makes all of the stress and heartbreak worth it.

30/10/2025

We just took in these 3 young angora rabbits from a local farm. They were dumped on their property a few months ago. The family was not prepared for the high maintenance of their wool and reached out to us to take them in. They are feeling much better after several hours of grooming!

26/10/2025

Oscar cichlid rescued from living in filth - now searching for his forever home!

Meet Wonka, a beautiful Oscar fish that was recently rescued by one of our good friends. Wonka was saved from horrible conditions, living in a tank entirely too small for him, with no filtration. Despite these conditions he is in pretty good health and is now ready to find a bigger tank to call home.

Oscar cichlids are commonly sold in major chain pet stores when they are only a few inches. Unfortunately many people purchase them without knowing that these fish can get 15+inches long and require a large aquarium. They are also very territorial fish and can be aggressive to others. They may do well in an aquarium with other similarly sized fish.

We are looking for someone with at least a 125 gallon tank that can give Wonka the life he deserves.

Please send us a message if you are interested in giving this fish a forever home!

24/10/2025

Update on our Super Senior, Ghost.

Ghost (formally known as Gunner) is settled in at the rescue. He has a great routine and seems fairly comfortable. We had an appointment today with one of our awesome veterinarians at Nautilus Avian & Exotics Veterinary Specialists to evaluate Ghost’s eyes and his overall condition.

The good news is that he has gained some weight since his last check up with the shelter, and he overall seems stable.

Ghost has a long list of problems, several of which we can address with supportive care. Most are age related changes, like arthritis and some ocular changes. We also know he has pretty severe pododermatitis, or sore hocks. He also has eye ulcers, which Dr. Mosley confirmed with special eye stain. He’s on medication for these to keep him comfortable. He has some dental changes which we will monitor.

Our ultimate goal for Ghost is to keep him happy and comfortable for whatever time we can. We will achieve this with some anti inflammatory medication, eye medication, joint supplements, special booties for his hind feet, and critical care supplemental diet.

As always he needed a face wash break in the middle of his visit, and made everyone laugh with his silly personality.

I will continue to post updates on this special little rabbit (all of 1.65lbs of him!) throughout his journey with us as a sanctuary resident.

If you’d like to help with Ghost’s veterinary expenses, we have a GoFundMe set up specifically for our medical fund.

https://gofund.me/40941f30

Venmo/paypal/cashapp: Smallnfurryrescue
Specific ghost wishlist items listed also.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2SSMCPKZEA3I5?ref_=wl_share

Thank you for your continued support!

21/10/2025

Happy from all of our scaly friends at the rescue! We have several reptiles currently available for adoption.

Barry is an adult male crested gecko. He was surrendered when his owner moved away for school and was not able to take him along. No worries; this guy already has his PHD in rock climbing and camouflage. Barry is a very active gecko and loves exploring his enclosure.

Candy Corn is an adult female leopard gecko that is full of sass! She LOVES food, but is not too fond of the people that feed her. CC would rather stay in her enclosure than be handled, so we are hoping to find an experienced adopter or someone that will build her an expansive enclosure to explore.

Mini is an adult female ball python. She was surrendered when her owner was not able to care for her anymore. Unfortunately mini was fed incorrectly, so she is severely stunted. At three years old she is still the size of a baby. Mini will need an experienced reptile keeper to help her learn to trust people.

For more information about adopting one of these awesome reptiles from us, please send us a message.

18/10/2025

Newest sanctuary resident

This sweet netherland dwarf came up on my newsfeed and I just knew he had to join the Small n Furry family. Big thanks to our friends at Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge for taking this super senior in.

Gunner (he needs a new name - suggestions appreciated!) is a FIFTEEN year old Netherland Dwarf rabbit that was surrendered to RBARI due to some family changes at home. The shelter posted him on their social media page because he was not eating well at the shelter. Fortunately, we were able to coordinate with their volunteer team to get him transferred to us asap.

Little old man has some chronic medical issues that we are addressing, but as of right now he is eating and doing well so far!

Due to this little guy’s advance age and fragile state we have opened our rescue to him as his forever home. Whatever time he has left our goal is to keep him comfortable.

We have ordered him a pair of custom made hock socks to help with his severe pododermatitis, in the meantime I was able to use an old pair of marvelous Marge’s with some modifications.

Now we just need a new name for him! (Pretty sure he is deaf, so I don’t think changing his name will be an issue - and he deserves a fresh start).

If you’d like to help us with this little guy’s continued care we have added a few things to our Amazon wishlist for him, we are also planning to take him to our vet to re-evaluate him after a few weeks once he gets settled in.

https://gofund.me/40941f30
Venmo/cashapp/paypal: Smallnfurryrescue
Amazon wishlist:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMaAvSLQ/

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2SSMCPKZEA3I5?ref_=wl_share

17/10/2025

Update on Cabbage, the young rabbit we rescued on Monday!

One of our amazing veterinarians that we use for our rescue animals, Dr. Mosley at Nautilus Avian & Exotics Veterinary Specialists was able to fit Cabbage in for a visit this morning. I was concerned that he was squinting his eyes a lot, and seemed a bit uncomfortable around his face.

The good news is this little fighter has gained 250 grams since Monday - which is HUGE. He is eating well on his own and seems to be back on track. Dr. Mosley did a full head to tail exam and found that he has some mild dental points that we will monitor, most likely from poor nutrition. Now that he’s munching on hay all the time that should fix itself!

Unfortunately we did find that he has eye ulcers (scratches) in BOTH of his eyes. In the photos you’ll see a special safe stain was used in his eyes to show Dr. Mosley where the scratches were (the lime green lines in the middle of his eyes).

Fortunately we are able to start eye drops and anti-inflammatory medication that will hopefully get him feeling better soon!

Special shout out and thanks to Sandra,Denise,Nicol, Krista, Audrina and Kellie for donating towards Cabbage’s vet expenses, it was a huge help and so appreciated!

Once this little guys eyes have healed he will be ready for his forever home. Cabbage is such a sweet little bun, we think he would make a great addition to any household.

Just a reminder we posted a video all about Cabbage’s rescue and intake process over on our TikTok page - go give us a follow!

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM5QgEMF/

15/10/2025

Emergency rescue!
Meet Cabbage. This baby rabbit was surrendered to us Monday night. We have to thank our local Petsmart for giving the owner our information when they called the store - because if they didn’t cabbage’s fate would have been dire.

Cabbage’s owner purchased him from a local farm over the summer. They were given no information on how to care for him. Unfortunately, cabbage was kept outside in a small cage exposed to the elements of weather and risk of injury from predators. His owners called us because they were overwhelmed and did not want to care for him anymore.

They said that if we didn’t pick him up, they were just going to “let him into the wilderness”. Even though we are pretty full right now and adoptions have been slow, I know I had to help this little bun.

Now, I know what you’re thinking - how horrible are these people that they were just going to let this rabbit outside to certain death. But here’s the thing - they did not know any better. This family was not educated on how to care for a rabbit from the farm that they purchased the rabbit from.

They had never had a pet before, and were not given the appropriate resources to make sure they knew how to care for it. So in my eyes - the farm that sold this rabbit failed him, not the family. They knew they were overwhelmed and called me and asked for help.

The family was feeding him cabbage and carrots mostly, since that’s what the kids say the farm told them they could feed. This little guy reeked of rotten cabbage when I took him home, so that’s how he got his name.

Little Cabbage was in rough shape on Monday - but he has bounced back pretty quickly. I am worried that he may have something going on with his eyes, because he seems a bit uncomfortable. We made an appointment with our vet to get him checked out asap.

Check out the video of Cabbage’s intake on our TikTok page and give us a follow!

https://www.tiktok.com/?_t=ZT-90ZauWB0Mvu&_r=1

If you’d like to help us with the cost of Cabbage’s vet care we would really appreciate any support!

https://gofund.me/40941f30
Venmo/cashapp/paypal (smallnfurryrescue)

12/10/2025

Come see us at the Catsbury Park Cat Convention today from 9-4! A little rain didn’t keep us away!

12/10/2025

Today! Come see us at the Catsbury Park Cat Convention! We will be bringing a few adoptable baby rats and TJ the rabbit with us.

We will be at the Catsbury Park Cat Convention on Sunday October 11th.

Come see us and meet our adoptable animals, and help support a great cause. Our friends at Catsbury Park have a great lineup of vendors and speakers at this event for all the cat enthusiasts.

11/10/2025

Cinderella is still looking for her castle!

This unique angora mix rabbit is ready to hop into her forever home. Cinderella has been through a lot - she was left behind when her owner moved away and the people she was with were not equipped to care for her. She came to us severely matted and underweight. After a lot of TLC she is doing fantastic and now ready for her forever home. She enjoys being brushed and is a very calm rabbit. Her foster mom reports that she is an excellent house guest. Cinderella is spayed and litter box trained.

Cinderella will need regular grooming, and we are happy to assist with this with her new owner.

Interested in giving Cinderella a forever home? Send us a message!