Lucy was finally in a secure location. But she wasn't even out of the woods yet. She was diagnosed with the lethal parvovirus and given a 50/50 chance of surviving by the vets. It was touch and go for a few days, but after two weeks, Lucy began to show signs of improvement and was allowed to be placed in foster care. After only one day, she began acting abnormally, and she tested positive for distemper—as if she hadn't already gone through enough. We didn't believe Lucy would make it, despite her strength. The parvovirus had destroyed her immune system, and she was already skin and bones when we found her.

Lucy began to heal after a lot of hard work and a slew of different illnesses, but she didn't trust humans at all.