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Dr. Coates is a veterinarian based in the other “Sunshine State” – that's Colorado to the rest of you – where she lives and plays with a varied range of animals. She shares her professional and personal experiences, Monday through Friday, here on petMD's blog, the Fully Vetted. Log in for your daily dose of her insight and wisdom.

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Friends of Garth, Unite!

Sweet Garth Martinez, named for, you guessed it, Mr. Brooks himself. Unfortunately, Garth is as old as his namesake’s first hit song. READ MORE

Jan 14, 2006 / (0) comments

Christmas Eve Vet Work

It always seems as if no one works on Christmas Eve but us vets. READ MORE

Dec 24, 2005 / (0) comments

Pre-Christmas Lemmings

Today is a whirl of ridiculous pre-Christmas traffic with all kinds of stupid people driving stupidly to get their stupid presents for relatives even they consider stupid. READ MORE

Dec 23, 2005 / (0) comments

On Late Night Visits With Hospitalized Pets

I love nothing more than late night visits with my patients. READ MORE

Dec 22, 2005 / (0) comments

Veterinary Endorphins

Today deserves one of those smarmy happy face illustrations that mark so many bloggers, entries. READ MORE

Dec 21, 2005 / (0) comments

A Crappy Day In the Vet's Neighborhood

Crappy day. Death and destruction. For me this is literal: euthanasias and fender benders do occur on the same day to some of us.Teeny dent: infuriating.Dead cat: depressing. READ MORE

Dec 20, 2005 / (0) comments

A Beautiful Day in the Vet's Neighborhood

It will be a great day. It will be a great day. It will be a great day. Smile. Smile. Smile. READ MORE

Dec 19, 2005 / (0) comments

Typical Vet Visits

Another lovely day in the clinic: READ MORE

Dec 18, 2005 / (0) comments

More Vet Stuff

Vet stuff: braving Miami traffic, dropping off the kid at school, Starbucks before work, a round of good mornings and (rarely) disaster reports, peering into the kennels and cages to assess the bas READ MORE

Dec 17, 2005 / (0) comments

More Vet Stuff

Back again. READ MORE

Dec 16, 2005 / (0) comments

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About fully vetted

Patty Khuly, VMD, MBA

Dr. Khuly is a former petMD blogger and small animal veterinarian in Miami, Florida, where she practices medicine at Sunset Animal Clinic and serves on the board of the South Florida Veterinary Medical Association. She is a graduate of Wellesley College, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, and The Wharton School of Business.

As a significant sideline, she writes...a lot. She authors pet health columns for USA Today, The Miami Herald and Vetstreet. She also writes a popular monthly column for Veterinary Practice News and serves as regular contributor to Veterinary Economics, The Bark, and the Veterinary News Network.

Dr. Khuly lives in South Miami with her brood of hens, goats, dogs, cats...and humans.