Second Chance Ferret Rescue

Second Chance Ferret Rescue 501(c)(3) nonprofit • Tampa Bay, FL
Rescuing and rehabilitating ferrets in need. Education • Advocacy • Second Chances
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This is such a hard post to make. My sweet, perfect, amazing boy passed in his sleep Wednesday afternoon. I found him in...
08/28/2026

This is such a hard post to make. My sweet, perfect, amazing boy passed in his sleep Wednesday afternoon. I found him in a perfect donut, I thought he was in a deep sleep. He was normal in the morning, cage raging after getting his meds. He had been improving with the furosemide and Vetmedin. His heart was just too diseased. It’s been really hard to follow up with messages and to get on here and post anything, I’m sorry. This last month and a half have been so painful. I miss my Fatticus. He was just the happiest, cuddliest boy. He loved to climb into my ferret-go-bag, it was HIS purse. He was always digging around it and curling up to snuggle in it. He taught me so much love. ❤️‍🩹

08/27/2026

8/27/26 *SEEN* 10:55 am - ferret seen on 85 St between 15th & 16th Ave

Close of Tootsie’s surgical site, most of her stitches are scabbed over. She is healing beautifully ❤️
08/26/2026

Close of Tootsie’s surgical site, most of her stitches are scabbed over. She is healing beautifully ❤️

This picture of Poe popped up in my memories. My sweet boy. I miss you. ❤️‍🩹
08/25/2026

This picture of Poe popped up in my memories. My sweet boy. I miss you. ❤️‍🩹

Tootsies bandage is off! It’s not too pretty right now, but I’m excited to see how it heals over the next few weeks. ❤️
08/24/2026

Tootsies bandage is off! It’s not too pretty right now, but I’m excited to see how it heals over the next few weeks. ❤️

Milo ❤️ my weird little man
08/24/2026

Milo ❤️ my weird little man

Tootsie and I are having a lazy day ❤️
08/24/2026

Tootsie and I are having a lazy day ❤️

I’m so lucky to have had the chance to meet and love on this sweet boy back in May. He absolutely melted my heart. Send ...
08/23/2026

I’m so lucky to have had the chance to meet and love on this sweet boy back in May. He absolutely melted my heart. Send some love to his mom and dad, this loss is a big one 😞❤️‍🩹

Today is one of those days that reminds you that in rescue, you just can’t seem to have a good day without eventually having a hard one.

Today, we lost our Will Ferret. 💔

Will had been with us for over a year, and we are so grateful for every moment. Many of you may know him as our OF (OnlyFerrets) star, but to us, he was our Will.

We knew recently that his insulinoma was beginning to take its toll on him. We held onto hope against hope that he would keep fighting the good fight, because that was who Will was. A warrior. A legend. Absolutely larger than life.

Will battled adrenal disease, insulinoma, lymphoma, and most recently, an enlarged spleen. His little body had been fighting so many battles, yet somehow his personality always managed to shine through.

Will loved his friends. ❤️ He was the resident groomer of all, whether they wanted to be groomed or not. 😂

There is going to be an enormous hole here without him. His presence was impossible to miss, and his absence will be felt in every corner.

Will, you were truly one of a kind. Thank you for every laugh, every cuddle, every ridiculous grooming session, every OF appearance, and every moment you shared with us.

Run free, sweet boy- be with your best bud Murdock. You fought so hard. You were loved so very much. 🌈💔

"He was a goodly spirit—he who fell
A wanderer by mossy mantled well
And gazed on the lights that shine above,
A dreamer in the moonbeam of his love."

— Al Aaraaf, Edgar Allan Poe

Rest peacefully, Will Ferret. You were a warrior, a legend, and you will never be forgotten. ❤️

Lyra and Fiona ❤️
08/22/2026

Lyra and Fiona ❤️

On tonight’s episode of sleepy little freaks.. 😆
08/22/2026

On tonight’s episode of sleepy little freaks.. 😆

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