Sheba is a two-year-old German Shepherd in Huntington, WV, who needs $2,000 for urgent care.

How much do you think the average-sized German Shepherd weighs? 70 pounds? 80 pounds? Not 36 pounds! But sadly, that's how much Sheba weighed when One By One Animal Advocates saved her.

Sheba's owner could no longer care for her and wanted to give her up. When Sheba came to a local shelter for an evaluation, the shelter's director called One By One for help. "She said she was sick to her stomach when she saw this dog because she was so emaciated. As she was calling me, the shelter's animal behaviorist messaged me in capital letters, 'SHE IS EMACIATED! HORRIBLE," Heather A., from One By One, tells Waggle.

Heather immediately sent the dog to the Proctorville Animal Clinic. "We were unsure if her condition was from the owner being unable to care for her or if there was an underlying illness. She is a two-year-old female German Shepherd who weighed 36 pounds! Not even half of what she should weigh," Heather says.

The medical team immediately went to work on Sheba. They worried she was so malnourished she could go into organ failure. They started her on supplements, antibiotics, and prescription foods. They ran tests for many illnesses. Sheba tested positive for two tickborne diseases, Lyme and Ehrlichia, and she had low vitamin B12. She had to have four meals a day and in limited quantities, spaced out, so her system didn't get overwhelmed. But something is still hindering Sheba's digestive system. She needs more tests and a possible intestinal biopsy.

Now One By One is trying to raise the money to pay for this sweet girl's care and testing.

"What strikes me the most about Sheba is despite her really terrible condition; her ribs were sticking out, her hips were sticking out, her shoulders were sticking out, yet she wasn't defeated," Heather says. "The vet techs were hugging her, and she was filled with such hope."

Please keep hope alive for Sheba, who needs your help!