Police in Milton, West Virginia, have delivered some upsetting news about two oddly behaving raccoons that were originally thought to be drunk on fermented crab apples .

At least one of the raccoons actually appears to have had distemper, a highly contagious illness , and had to be euthanized.

The Milton Police Department explained what had happened in a detailed Facebook post on Thursday .

On Nov. 9, police trapped a raccoon suspected to be rabid, but they concluded the animal was likely just drunk on the fermented fruit due to his proximity to the crabapple tree, his actions and appearance.