Jagger is a four-month-old Golden Retriever in CT, who needs $4,000 for emergency care.

Jagger is one sick puppy who needs your help!

Puppies chew everything! Literally, everything is "game" when they're four months old. They can tear apart and gobble down the strangest items in seconds with their razor-like puppy teeth. But when poor Jagger ate a toy, it spiraled into some catastrophic health problems.

"Jagger started vomiting," Edgar A., Jagger's human dad, tells Waggle. "We took him tothe vet for emergency care." That's where X-rays confirmed he ate part of a toy. Everyone hoped it would pass through his system, but the next day Jagger took a turn for the worse and needed urgent surgery.

Once Jagger's operation started, the medical team discovered the pup had a congenital issue called a diaphragmatic hernia, which resulted in a hole in his diaphragm. Jagger also had a perforated stomach which caused its contents to leak into his chest, leading to a massive infection. The surgeon repaired Jagger's hernia and abdomen, but the pup is so sick from the infection he has been hospitalized for a week with chest tubes to help him heal.

Jagger's hospital bill is now more than $12,000, and his family is struggling to pay it. "Our family has raised $3500 to put down as a deposit to save our sweet puppy," Edgar says. "This is a huge financial hardship for our young family, and we would appreciate any help."

Edgar says they are devastated and love Jagger, who they recently adopted, so much. "He loves to play with his toys, and he is very active," Edgar says. "He is a happy, silly young pup who loves our toddler. We could not think of having to give him up and separate them because of financial concerns. He is an important member of our family already!"

Jagger loves everyone he meets! He has won the hearts of every staff member at the vet office. Even while weak and sick, fighting for his life, he manages to tip his little tail. While struggling to breathe, he will give a tiny lick to the nurses' faces. "He is such a fighter through everything," Edgar says. "He is not willing to give up, neither are we."

Please help Jagger fight for his life and get home to his family!