Voltron is a 11-year-old Terrier mix in Cambridge, MN, who needs $1,700 for emergency care and surgery.

Voltron limped his way back home, bleeding and in pain. His shocked human family found a trail of blood leading from their mailbox, up the driveway, and to the house. No one knows what happened, Voltron may have been hit by a car.

What was clear: Voltron was critically injured. "My husband said, 'I think his leg is broken. It's bleeding everywhere,'" Alicia Z., Voltron's human mom, tells Waggle.

Alicia is a veterinary technician, and when she saw Voltron's leg, she was stunned. "I said, 'I can't fix that!' I rushed him to the animal hospital. He was in shock. His heart rate was high. His blood pressure was high. All his tendons were shredded, and a lot of his skin was missing. His nerves were exposed and frayed," Alicia says.

Things were looking grim. The medical team at the Animal Emergency Referral Center of Minnesota stabilized Voltron but ultimately decided his leg could not be saved. Now Alicia and her family are struggling to pay the thousands of dollars needed for his emergency care and amputation surgery. "I said, 'How are we going to pay for this? How are we going to afford this? I can't do this.' But euthanizing Voltron was not an option," Alicia says.

Currently, Alicia's family is overwhelmed with medical emergencies. She is not working because she is suffering from a horrible case of shingles that are not going away. She says doctors are trying to figure out if an autoimmune disorder is causing it. And next week, her daughter may need surgery to put tubes in her ears.

Alicia decided to create a Waggle campaign. She has dedicated her life to helping animals. Now she and her family need a little help. "I am a certified veterinary technician. In my profession, I try to give everyone I meet kindness, but now, unfortunately, I need a little help for my own dog. He is my best friend, and our family needs him. Voltron gets tucked into bed next to me every night. He sleeps under the covers until my husband decides to crawl into bed. We have two daughters who cuddle and play with him every day," Alicia says.

Can you help Voltron get the surgery he desperately needs? "Thank you so much for helping us out," Alicia adds. "Even though this situation is hard both mentally and financially, I am so blessed to still have my dog, even if he is a defender of the universe only with three legs. Besides, he will make a very cute tripod."