A frantic search has begun for a family pet in need of medical attention.
Two months ago, Mona Aldoff discovered her six-year-old Siberian husky, Mya, was an extreme diabetic.
"I had to rush her down to Vancouver for emergency care. I spent thousands of dollars and almost lost her," Aldoff said.
On Sunday morning, Aldoff made an even worse discovery when she went out to give the dog her insulin - Mya was gone.
Mya, who Aldoff has had since she was a puppy, is described as a typical purebred Siberian husky - knee height with black and white colouring and big, bright blue eyes.
Aldoff's search for her dog is especially harried due to its condition.
"If she doesn't get her insulin today or tomorrow, she'll die," said Aldoff, who was putting up missing-dog posters Sunday afternoon and had called the police.
Aldoff said she was suspicious of Mya having been stolen from her North Nechako yard.
"When I went out [Sunday] morning, the gate was open and Mya can't reach that high to get to the latch," she said, adding that if the intent was to breed the dog, it wouldn't be possible due to Mya's diabetes.
Mya was outside locked in a side pen with another male husky. Aldoff said she went out to give Mya her insulin injection at 8 a.m. and the last time she had seen her was when she checked on the dogs at 1:30 a.m.
"She's not strong enough to wander, she's half-blind from the diabetes," Aldoff said, adding it wouldn't take long before Mya became extremely ill and would be weak and falling down.
Anyone with information on the dog's whereabouts is asked to call Aldoff at 250-960-8519 or 250-564-8760.
