An underweight dog has been found straying, struggling to walk, and suffering with a tennis ball-sized mass on his body.
The middle-aged male Dogue de Bordeaux/cross Mastiff was taken to a local veterinary practice after being found by a concerned member of the public in the Tunstall Hills area of Sunderland on Friday (28 April). His hips and spine were protruding and there was a distressing tennis ball-sized mass visible near the base of his tail.
And now the RSPCA is appealing to anyone who recognises him to get in touch. The dog was found wearing a patterned fabric collar, but unfortunately he wasn't microchipped.