The B.C. SPCA said no dogs have become seriously ill and all are recovering, however they are concerned about how aggressive the disease spreads.

Aug. 6, 2021

The B.C. SPCA is warning about an outbreak of an unusual strain of kennel cough among dogs in the province.

So far, the agency has seen 24 cases of the illness that specialists believe could be caused by a virus that isn’t detected by commercially available tests.

“We first started seeing cases in dogs coming into our facilities in July and began hearing of similar cases in the community, particularly in the Kamloops region,” said Dr. Emilia Gordon, senior manager of animal health for the B.C. SPCA, in a statement.