The owners of a critically ill French Bull Dog were left 'heartbroken' after she was stolen while the family slept upstairs.
Ivy the dog was taken from her home in William Harvey Close, Netherton, during the early hours of Tuesday, August 31.
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Owner, Joanne, was woken up by her children who were looking for the 18-week-old dog and couldn't find her.
Joanne's handbag was also stolen.
Ivy had been waiting to get surgery on a hernia on her stomach, with Amy Connolly, 31, Joanne's sister, saying the dogs condition was 'critical'.
She told The ECHO : "Ivy is on a special diet and medication for nutrition as she is vomiting due to the hernia.
"If she doesn't get this surgery she is going to die.
"She's critically ill and the family and the kids are heartbroken that she's been taken."
Ivy is small for her age and has a curly tail that goes under rather than it being a stump.
The family have had Ivy since she was eight-weeks-old and said she was 'adored' by the kids.
Amy said: "If anybody knows who has her or you have her, please do the decent thing and give her back.
"Even if you have seen this post and realise just how ill she is or that you cant breed her or sell her, just put her in the garden safely and securely.
"The kids are so scared that someone is hurting her. Please bring her back."
The family have said there's a 'big cash reward' for anybody who has information on where Ivy is.
Anybody who has seen Ivy or has any information should call Amy on 07703635031.
