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Half of my fifteen dogs have already reached the age of ten. For dogs, this is a solid age and their health needs increased control. I try to get them to visit the vet's preventive examination regularly.

This time it was Stepan's turn. Stepan is big and kind. In the past, he was a street dog. But he was shot. After that, the volunteers approached me and asked me to pick him up. He has been living in our family for six years and feels like a pet. In fact, it is. I love him just like the rest of my dogs.

A visit to the vet became stressful for Stepan. We didn't do anything. Vererinar took the blood for analysis and weighed Stepan in case he needed to prescribe treatment. That's all. But Stepan was still very afraid.

Fortunately, the analyses did not reveal any problems. Now Stepan can forget about visits to the vet clinic for six months.

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