![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/70c8fc80.png\")
<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tLucky Bring brought to the vet.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tRomany runnalls\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
When a rescuer found a three-month-old puppy wandering in the Oliver area, she hoped she had found her future dog.<\/p>\n
The tiny puppy, later named Lucky, was severely underweight and in rough condition, but his rescuer was determined to help. She planned to take him home, nurse him back to health and eventually adopt him.<\/p>\n
Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n
Those plans quickly changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was not eating and didn\u2019t take any water the night she had him,\u201d said Romany Runnalls with the Okanagan Humane Society.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got a distressed email at three o\u2019clock in the morning saying that this dog was in distress and critical.\u201d<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t![\"Get](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/national.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories.<\/p>\n
Lucky was rushed for treatment, where he was diagnosed with parvovirus, a highly contagious and potentially deadly disease that primarily affects puppies and young dogs.<\/p>\n
Now fighting for his life, Lucky has become the latest reminder of a virus animal advocates say is once again spreading across British Columbia.<\/p>\n
Veterinarian Dr. Harsh Joshi says parvovirus attacks a puppy\u2019s digestive system, causing severe vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy and loss of appetite.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is going through severe dehydration. His body cannot absorb water or nutrients, and he is losing water through his gastrointestinal tract,\u201d said Joshi.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tThe veterinary clinic that is taking care of Lucky.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tRomany runnalls\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tMore on Canada
\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n
The virus is easily spread through contact with infected dogs, contaminated food and water bowls, clothing and even public places such as dog parks.<\/p>\n
Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n
For unvaccinated dogs, the disease can be devastating.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe mortality rate can be 80 to 90 per cent in unvaccinated dogs,\u201d Joshi said.<\/p>\n
Despite the danger, experts stress that parvovirus is highly preventable through routine vaccinations. A full series of puppy vaccinations typically costs a few hundred dollars, while treatment for parvo can reach $4,000 to $5,000 and still may not save the animal.<\/p>\n
As Lucky continues his fight to survive, the Okanagan Humane Society remains hopeful. His story, however, serves as a warning that one missed vaccination can mean the difference between life and death.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tLucky the dog.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tRomany runnalls\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t© 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lucky Bring brought to the vet. Romany runnalls When a rescuer found a three-month-old puppy wandering in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":731482,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[62896,49,48,9300,44,66,13922],"class_list":["post-731481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-animal-rescue","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-dogs","tag-news","tag-science","tag-virus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/731482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}