PORTLAND, Ore, (KOIN) – In March of 2023, Vanilla the ferret arrived at Washington State University’s emergency veterinary clinic — fighting for her life.
The one-year-old ferret’s heart rate had slowed drastically, according to Washington State University, noting she was barely breathing, and her mental activity was “’stuporous to comatose.’”
When Vanilla was admitted to the clinic, her owners and the veterinarians thought the two-pound ferret had a serious head injury because the owner found her under a recliner and thought she was crushed by the furniture, which would have explained her symptoms such as tremors…