About the Campaign
Lucy is a 4-year-old female blue American Pit Bull Terrier with a torn cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) in her knee. Her vet has recommended a TPLO, a surgery that cuts and repositions the top of the shin bone so the knee stays stable without the ligament. It is the standard repair for a dog her size and build, with an excellent prognosis.
Her owner Joshua noticed she had started sitting cockeyed, with the leg kicked out to the side instead of tucked under her. After a week of watching it, he called the vet. The exam found the tear and showed she was already losing muscle mass in the leg from not using it properly. The vet’s view is that it will only get worse. A torn CCL does not heal on its own, and an unstable knee wears down the joint and pushes the dog to overload the other leg until that one tears too.
Joshua is an electrician, but during the pandemic he delivered pizza, and one of his regular customers had a litter of puppies. He had been telling his girlfriend how much he liked blue pits. The customer brought out three of the five puppies for him to look at, and he fell for Lucy immediately. She was malnourished when he got her, and he spent the first two weeks getting weight back on her. She has been his dog for four years.
Joshua has not been able to work for more than a year because of serious health problems he is still seeing multiple doctors about. He lives alone, keeps his overhead as low as it can go, and is on income-based programs for gas and electric. He gets $289 a month in SNAP and has applied for Medicaid. To get by, he has drained his savings, sold the scrap copper he had been setting aside from his electrical work, sold his guitar, and is trying to sell a four-wheeler that does not run. There is nothing left to sell that would cover Lucy’s TPLO.
Lucy is young, and TPLO has an excellent track record! Donations will cover her surgical consultation, x-rays, bloodwork, anesthesia, the TPLO, pain medication, and follow-up visits so she can sit, walk, and run the way she should. All donations are paid only to the veterinarian. The estimate from Patton Veterinary for $7468 is below (click to enlarge), however Joshua has since found another vet that has given him a verbal quote of $4075 and the fundraiser is based on that and what Joshua is able to contribute.
30 comments
Anonymous
What a cutiepie🥰! May surgery be uneventful & recovery smooth. Best wishes to Lucy and her dad, Joshua.
October 1, 2026 at 5:18 pm
Anonymous
Hope everything turns out ok!
October 3, 2026 at 2:17 am
Anonymous
Beautiful pup and prayers for you both.
October 3, 2026 at 6:38 am
Kathy Giangregorio
Good thoughts and prayers for Lucy 🩷
October 3, 2026 at 9:55 am
Bertha Sanchez
Blessings
October 3, 2026 at 11:34 am
Kimberly Warfield
Best of luck 🙂
October 4, 2026 at 8:39 am
Sandra Sauer
Prayers for you and your dog🙏❤️
October 4, 2026 at 5:35 pm
Karen Ang
A year ago, I lost my 14.5 year old dog who looked just like Lucy. Donating in memory of her and of course to give Lucy’s leg a fighting chance. Love and prayers for her full healing and speedy recovery.
October 4, 2026 at 7:26 pm
Josh Fisher
Everyone thank you so much, Lucy is not just a dog she is family and brings happiness to everyone around her and we appreciate your donations and love…..
October 4, 2026 at 10:41 pm
Anonymous
Get well soon sweetheart 💖
October 6, 2026 at 9:31 am
Lynnette Cain
My Penny had this surgery on both legs about 3 months apart. Everything in your post is exactly what happened to her. Its been 5 years and she has been fine ever since. Good luck.
October 7, 2026 at 6:37 am
Chris Farrell
Good luck little buddy!
October 7, 2026 at 9:04 pm
Anonymous
Wishing Lucy a positive outcome and smooth recovery
October 8, 2026 at 3:21 am
Theresa Mueller
I’m praying you get the whole amount soon! Sending Lucy many prayers 🙏🙏🥰 for a speedy recovery. Good Luck 👍🍀 Your Lucy is your Family! I feel the same about my Georgie!🤗😍🫶
October 8, 2026 at 9:26 am
Ronnie Mann
My dog had the surgery. He’s 10 and weighs 92 lbs. it worked Perfectly.
October 8, 2026 at 10:39 am
Anonymous
Best wishes for your pup!
October 8, 2026 at 7:53 pm
Di Tredway
You got this babygirl!!! 👍
October 10, 2026 at 6:40 am
Heather Fritz
Good luck to you both. I have pitties and would go to the end of the earth for any of them. Whatever you do don’t loose Lucy. She needs you. Donated. Heather
October 10, 2026 at 9:03 am
John Fritz
Mt pitties are my life. I would do anything for them. Whatever you do don’t get rid of her-it would kill you both. She needs you as much as you need her. Love and prayers. Heather
October 10, 2026 at 9:12 am
James Raybon
Hoping the pup gets the care needed. Some veterinarians are just greedy shills!
October 10, 2026 at 9:25 am
Tracy Kalesnik
Everyone needs help sometimes and I would rather help this man take care of his baby and keep her at home than have her in a shelter.
God bless you both!!
October 11, 2026 at 1:13 pm
Denise Schauer
Prayers for healing
October 11, 2026 at 6:18 pm
Jan Lojko
Please make clearer that donations go directly to the veterinarian, and the people you are helping will receive more donations, put it in boulder print that is obvious without people having to click on something because people often don’t take the time to read a page through (I didn’t see this in first).
October 12, 2026 at 5:42 am
Janethel WALTMAN
I know how hard it can be. My Rottweiler had this surgery years ago, very successfully. Prayers for you and yours.
October 12, 2026 at 4:32 pm
Anonymous
This man lovesvhis puppy. He is sacrificing for her.
October 12, 2026 at 5:50 pm
Tara
He’s taking her to a different vet so I’d like the vet info so I can donate. With all the risks of being scammed out there most dogs don’t get the help they desperately need in situations like this bc ppl are worried the money won’t go where it should. Please send me the vet info and your acct info with her name God bless you both. You obviously love and care for her to make so many sacrifices. But you’re not taking the easy way out and surrendering her to a shelter. You are fighting to give her what she needs to be healthy and pain free and I hope life brings you both many more healthy and happy years.
October 13, 2026 at 4:48 am
Amy Stevens
Praying for you guys!
October 13, 2026 at 5:22 am
Anonymous
Get well soon sweetheart ❤️
October 13, 2026 at 7:09 am
Lisa Warner
You’re a good man to help her even when you have nothing yourself. I hope my donation helps towards your surgery.
October 13, 2026 at 11:20 am
Kimberly Milne
What a cute girl. I donated to help Lucy, get the knee surgery she requires. Wishing Joshua and Lucy, a lifetime of walks, hugs and love!
October 13, 2026 at 11:42 am