Mickey Rourke’s dog needs heart surgery that the actor can’t afford

Mickey Rourke‘s beloved pup faces a life-threatening health crisis… and the cost of essential surgery may be more than the actor can bear.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Mickey’s old dog, Ivansuffers from heart disease and needs surgery – an operation that is not cheap.

We’re told the procedure will cost about $10,000… and Ivan may need a second surgery that will cost another $6,000 to $8,000.

To complicate matters further, the actor is in dire straits and has no money to pay for the procedure. Mickey had just checked into one hotel with Ivan two weeks ago.

As you know…Mickey emphatically rejected set up a GoFundMe to help him stay afloat and avoid eviction, despite raising more than $100,000. A GoFundMe spox tells us about donation refunds were issued On January 14, donors will receive 100 percent of their contributions back.

We’re told Mickey is now urgently looking for work to cover his dog’s heart surgery… but as we previously reported, he’s reluctant to accept offers presented to him by his manager.