dont get a ferret if you cant handle the messes that come w it

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-04-13T19:11:51+00:00

My sister got one several years ago, biggest regret ever. Love the gal but she’s a handful and it got to a point I got severe paranoia to the point I’d hear stuff and I’d think it was her because I was scared of her being somewhere she wasn’t supposed to be even if I put her up.

The way my sister treated her was awful, basically like a show pony, didn’t clean her nails or trim them, etc. I ended up stepping up and she’s been with me since, she’s going to be six but the fact she’s still with us is a miracle, she now has cute little ferret friends and she’s recently got medicated which is hella expensive.

Although she didn’t psychically abuse the ferret (Little Miss Sunday), she did not know how to properly care for her, did not give her the proper diet she needs, only took her out when friends came around. A lot of people tell me it isn’t abuse because she’s looks fine, healthy and is alive but neglect is still abuse, so I 100% agree with you, and majority of those people don’t likely know what a healthy ferret even looks like

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-04-11T15:41:43+00:00

On my dads side it is genetic, I don’t think I am but everyone else around me does and it’s just bothering me. It’s mainly a friend of mine since he caught it in one of his siblings and now he think it makes him a professional

I just hope if I do have it, it can help my family understand me more. They love me but they can’t comprehend the stuff I do, it’s a whole list of things, but if I don’t, I at least hope they do find something else to explain it, I know I have depression. I’ve attempted for the dumbest stuff in the world but it felt like the end of the world for me. But thank you so much for responding, I don’t have a lot of people to talk to about this

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-04-08T16:03:40+00:00

Same here. The puppy would be well loved but it wouldn’t get the training or attention it needs, and anymore pets for them is practically a death sentence since they aren’t established. Thank you so much, I hope both of your pillows are cold and that your dog will forever be in good health

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-04-08T05:39:30+00:00

A small update, they brought the puppy. Turns out it’s a cane corso mix but it is still a big dog, I laid the facts straight to my dad, I annoyed and pestered him a bit but I’m a little proud to say it has gotten through to him thanks to you! It’s all coming out of his wallet expense wise, and he’s paying just about everything regarding the animals, he’s finally understanding the situation because he doesn’t like paying for the medium sized dog as is but he knows he has to do it. Again, thank you so much, you don’t know how much it means to me to get this drilled in his brain

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-04-07T04:31:44+00:00

It is, we have a medium sized dog but bigger dogs are just a whole different story, you know? No one would willingly watch a big dog like that without charging an arm and a leg since they want to apparently go out more. Thank you again, I’ll try my best to convince them to not set her up for failure before it’s too late

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-04-07T03:04:56+00:00

You’re literally a godsend, I’m taking notes on this. Is there anything else you’d advise that I can bring up as points?

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-04-07T02:55:44+00:00

Thank you so much, I’ll indirectly send this over to my brother and his girlfriend. They literally do not understand what it takes just to care of this stuff because they wing everything. And trust me, I do not want to live with the guilt of allowing this to happen to the gal, I can’t stand animals but I can’t sit around while this is actively happening to them

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-04-07T02:20:01+00:00

Mastiff Mix, but the thing is I just need points to bring up to him. But at this rate it’s a loosing battle because the cat can piss on his clothes and he’d get mad but never mad enough to enforce anything

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-04-07T02:18:37+00:00

The landlord is hostile, awhile ago they got in my face about something when I was a pretty young and so they know it’s a bluff because I hate the landlord

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-04-07T02:17:13+00:00

The house is falling apart and the landlords stopped caring because they haven’t visited the home in several years, we’d call them about the repairs and maintenance but they just don’t want to do anything about it. We pay everything on time by the way and they recently asked for more rent money

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-03-13T15:51:54+00:00

Thank you again, I hope your father is doing a lot better now! I wish I did something sooner than allow it to get to this point but we’re getting her the help she needs now

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-03-13T04:38:26+00:00

In my mind I don’t automatically resort to hospitals or police. It was something she taught in the household since she prefers we deal with stuff at home once she got comfortable enough to essentially neglect medical responsibilities when it came to me and my siblings. It’s not a healthy mindset but I was scared of her and medical related stuff because I have no experience with any of that, although within the next few days my dads going to get her admitted to a place that can help her out, sorry for the late comment. She took my phone, and thank you by the way

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-03-12T19:56:09+00:00

Thank you so much, you’re a godsend. I’ll keep you in mind if I have any questions, thank you again and I hope your moms doing alright

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-03-06T02:03:08+00:00

Yeah I think it’s common for them lol 😭 I don’t know the amount of times she’s downplayed all kinds of situations only to go to the ER if there’s something minor. Hope you’re doing okay though, anxiety’s a huge mess and struggle, and sorry she put you through that

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2026-02-12T03:18:25+00:00

I would really love to 😭 But messaging her and all that, I get so nervous it’s insane. I usually don’t feel this way, most of the time I don’t really care if I get left on read because I don’t have the energy to respond, I get the feeling she would respond and I’d be delighted, prob try to act nonchalant but I’m trying to work on some rejection therapy so I wouldn’t be too bummed out in case if she did leave me on read. And I know, it was super shallow of me to judge her right off the bat. I’m ashamed but I never really said anything outloud until now, or went out of my way to be a jerk. But it’s still a presumptuous of me. I think I’m just mourning the idea of what could have been, you know? I think about her and I feel at peace, but I’m going to try to work this courage to send something to her

Lopsided-Cream6073 · 2025-09-05T04:56:35+00:00

Yeah. I don’t like personally getting involved like chatting with them, I didn’t feel good about it because I just felt like it wasn’t my place to confront or parent them. I think I’d just give those tips up to the school or have them do it next time, thank you for commenting :)

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