An abandoned dog found tied to a bush with his friend was later discovered to have a tumour during a routine neutering.
Freshfields kennel assistant Vikki Ferguson was driving home from the charity's rescue centre on East Lane in Sefton in April when she spotted two dogs tied to a bush. At first, she thought they were being walked by a Freshfields volunteer, but then she saw they were tied up.
One of the dogs, Maggie, was quickly rehomed but Rubble had a more difficult journey. A "worrying lump" was found when he underwent a routine neutering procedure and was suspected to be a high-grade mast cell tumour, an aggressive tumour that spreads across the body.
