Ivy is a three-year-old Pit Bull mix in Papillion, NE, who needs $2,000 for urgent care.

Ivy is in excruciating agony! She needs emergency care and urgent surgery. Her condition is absolutely heartbreaking for her family, who loves her dearly.

"We adopted Ivy from a bad situation where she was bred and bred for puppies, then left unwanted," Heidi L., Ivy's human mom, tells Waggle. "When we met her, she was the sweetest dog we had ever met. We decided to make her part of our family, including our two other dogs. My kids instantly fell in love with her."

But recently, Ivy got into an altercation. "Ivy suffered some significant injuries from dog bites," Heidi says.

Ivy has been fighting for her life at VCA Midwest Veterinary Referral Emergency Center. She's suffered infections that developed into blood poisoning or sepsis. She's also had necrotic tissue that reached down to her bone.

Now she needs surgery, hospitalization, and urgent care. Her family is struggling to pay for Ivy's hefty animal hospital tab.

"We are a family of six, surviving on one income with a special needs child," Heidi says. "Our vet bills have exceeded $25,000 and are expected to be $30,000. We are living on a prayer because our credit cards are maxed out, and we are out of money. We have already spent $10,000."

In the pictures Heidi sent, you can see how dear Ivy is to her children. They want their dog back home, enjoying life as she did before the horrific incident.

"Ivy loves to go hiking," Heidi adds. "As soon as I get the leash out, she sits pretty and waits. Hikes are her favorite thing except for her little human siblings, ages 3, 6, 8, and 11. Every night at bedtime, she makes the rounds, checking on all the kids. She rotates whose bed she is going to sleep in. She loves to cuddle and give kisses."

Please help Ivy get out of the hospital and heal her family's broken hearts and bank account!