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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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Eccentric Clients, Redux

It’s my first day back since the Memorial Day festivities and I’m having an extremely busy time of it. READ MORE

May 31, 2006 / (0) comments

Still Vacating...Let the Nurses Do Their Job

In my mind I’m still on vacation. And, although I’m back in town sleeping in my own bed, I’ll not be back to work until tomorrow. So, technically, I’m still vacating. READ MORE

May 30, 2006 / (0) comments

On Vacation (No Mention of Pets Here)

Today we made our way [slowly] back from Key Largo. The water was so beautiful we stopped about twelve times to stare down through it. READ MORE

May 29, 2006 / (0) comments

Life Is Good

Vacation. Nothing to do but snorkel in pristine water with near-perfect visibility. Not a cloud in the sky. Explored vast beds of coral smothered in fish. READ MORE

May 28, 2006 / (0) comments

Getting the Hell Out of Dodge..And Some Turtle Porn

Got up early. Checked on my patients. Everybody’s doing okay. Time to get out of here. READ MORE

May 27, 2006 / (0) comments

I Need a Vacation. Does This Make Me a Bad Person?

Today was supposed to be my day off. I was supposed to be cooking and packing and preparing for a three-day sojourn by boat to Key Largo. Unexpectedly, however, it turned into a nightmare day of talking clients down from their various ledges. I swear, some of these people could drown in a glass of milk. READ MORE

May 26, 2006 / (0) comments

From Cancer Survival to Public Euthanasia: Life's a Trip

Thursday. It finally had to be done. One of my favorite patients had to be euthanized today. She was a cancer survivor. She had lived for eleven months with a tumor attached to her heart. READ MORE

May 25, 2006 / (2) comments

Old, Feeble and In Need of Fire-Fighting Care

Wednesday. Mushu is doing well. She needed antibiotics, pain relievers, a couple of stitches, and a whole lot of nursing care for the skin infection she’d been fighting for some time now. READ MORE

May 24, 2006 / (0) comments

I'm the Dolittler. I Know Because Mushu Told Me.

Tuesday. Midway through morning appointments someone yells, Emergency! I have an emergency! Please somebody help me! Okay perhaps I’m exaggerating—but only a tad, really. READ MORE

May 23, 2006 / (0) comments

Lean On Me: The Dynamic Duo in Action

Monday. An orthopedically challenged, elderly gentleman brings in a very large, stumbling red Doberman. They clearly have a special bond between them. No—really. READ MORE

May 22, 2006 / (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.