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Is cancer a common health issue in Walkers?

I have had two Treeing Walker hounds, both seemed to pass much sooner than I would've expected - one at 7 years old and the other at 6-1/2 years old. Both had different cancers, but I am wondering if cancer is a common health ailment in this breed.

Does anyone know?

Thank you,

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The long and short of it ... too many unknown variables to make such a broad statement because of 2 occurrences.

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I'm going to say it is definitely not a problem in the treeing walker breed as they may die from various things like all hunting dogs,but to lose two at those ages to cancer would make me ask a lot of questions as to why this happened.my friend lost a black n tan to cancer which came as no surprise to me as she was just a pet that was way way overfed with dog food people food ,treats,and under exercised,making her weigh twice what a normal hound of her frame should 130 lbs.they also kept giving this dog steroid shots ever month for allergies when the dog was more stressed out from lack of exercise and dried out from laying in front of heaters ,and woodstoves 24 7. the vet they had preyed very heavy on their emotions right to the bitter end.the dog was literally killed with kindness.he wouldn't run her,because they meaning him ,and his wife were so afraid something would happen to her.the hound he had previous to this one lived to be 15 was in great shape 45 lbs ,hunted hard, fed once a day with very minimal vet visits other than rabies shot.

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Originally posted by kordog
I'm going to say it is definitely not a problem in the treeing walker breed as they may die from various things like all hunting dogs,but to lose two at those ages to cancer would make me ask a lot of questions as to why this happened.my friend lost a black n tan to cancer which came as no surprise to me as she was just a pet that was way way overfed with dog food people food ,treats,and under exercised,making her weigh twice what a normal hound of her frame should 130 lbs.they also kept giving this dog steroid shots ever month for allergies when the dog was more stressed out from lack of exercise and dried out from laying in front of heaters ,and woodstoves 24 7. the vet they had preyed very heavy on their emotions right to the bitter end.the dog was literally killed with kindness.he wouldn't run her,because they meaning him ,and his wife were so afraid something would happen to her.the hound he had previous to this one lived to be 15 was in great shape 45 lbs ,hunted hard, fed once a day with very minimal vet visits other than rabies shot.

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Bi products,fillers and preservatives put into today's Dog food is a big part of Cancer in dogs.
Also pesticides sprayed on farmers fields, we hunt our dogs in don't help.They have to ingest them into their body if their breathing it?
JMO

I hope you have better luck in the future with the health of your dogs. sincerely ,kory

every good dog I have ever owned has died or came down with some sort of cancer. I have had two vets. tell me it is from smelling insecticides. weed killers .
if you read on the labels of a lot of them they have warnings . IMO I believe it is true.

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round up has been linked.. but i know skuna river fred died of cancer, and the mother of my dog a daughter of fred died of cancer. I'm hoping my pup doesn't go the same route. If so that would be 3 generations which would strongly point towards a genetic trait.

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