Kindness Matters Ferret Rescue, Acworth GA

10/15/2026

A rant here - Tuesday afternoon I got a message from someone about adopting a ferret. I was in the middle of working on something, so didn't get it responded to. Wednesday morning she sent a message saying I obviously don't want to adopt out ferrets, what an awful person I am, and so on. She blocked my number and on Facebook.

Last week a woman texted, emailed and called about adopting. I talked with her that evening and asked her to email me for an application, which she did. I sent the app to her the next morning then saw a message from her chastising me for not getting the app to her yet. I explained what's going on around here and it's a particularly busy time right now. After I sent the app, I sent her a text explaining, because of what I was dealing with that day, I would need to review the app until the next day. She texted how rude I was for not sending the application the evening she emailed me, not taking this rescue work seriously, not wanting to adopt out ferrets, and she was just going to go buy one from the pet store. I responded to her to reach out if she has any questions or problems with the ferret she gets and sent her some ferret info she needs to know with having a baby.

Really people? Does your life work on such a slow track that you can immediately respond to everyone? I get anywhere from 20-50 calls, texts and emails every day. I'm still running the rescue on top of that, dealing with some serious health issues and we've got a lot of major things going on around here right now.

We rescues get messages like this all the time. We try not to let it get to us, but it's like people are expecting perfection and miracles and we don't have either to give.

10/15/2026

This pic shows the gastrointestinal system of a ferret. Note the very short digestive tract. If any part of that tract is inflamed or irritated, it'll cause a lot of discomfort and probable symptoms. Given how serious it can become, GI symptoms should be seen by a vet.

Symptoms to be acutely aware of with your ferret for an ulcer or other GI issue.
Signs of ulcer can be -
* Gagging when drinking water (sign of upset or nauseous stomach)
* Drooling
* Pawing at mouth (sign of stomach pain or nausea)
* Signs of pain - gnashing teeth after eating or drinking, squinted eyes, whimpering (almost always accompanied by another symptom), unusual chewing on food bowl
* Black or tarry stool (indicates a bleeding ulcer)
* Blood in stool (indicates the beginning of a bleeding ulcer)
* Lack of appetite (due to stomach pain)
* Anemia - decreased color (white or light pink) on nose, ears, gums and/or foot pads (due to bleeding ulcer)
* Stomach tender to the touch
* Weight loss
Other signs of intestinal issues -
* Diarrhea more than 1 1/2 days
* Vomiting more than once
* Distended stomach

10/15/2026

10/14/2026

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10/13/2026

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10/12/2026

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