* Petunia has found her forever home with her foster family! Yay! *

We rescued Petunia from Hamilton Animal Control. She was found as a stray.
Petunia is a super friendly ferret, but she’s suffering from a very swollen vulva. Our vets advised that this could either be because she is not spayed, or it could be adrenal gland disease. Petunia settled in at her foster home while she had several vet visits for tests and treatment to sort out the issue.
After a short time with no change, Petunia underwent surgery where it was discovered that she in fact, was not spayed or de-scented! Thankfully our vets are knowledgable about ferrets, as unspayed female ferrets can go into extended heat, and if not mated, can die of aplastic anemia. We’re so glad that we could get Petunia fixed before her condition got worse!

During the time between her rescue and surgery, Petunia’s foster family fell very much in love with her, and they decided she should stay forever! Yay!

Congrats on being adopted Petunia! We were happy to have you as our first rescued ferret!

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