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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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Vet smells (or Don't bathe her before you bring her in'”please!)

Are you one of those extra-conscientious owners so concerned about how Fluffy smells that you feel compelled to shampoo her diligently immediately before every vet visit? READ MORE

Aug 31, 2007 / (10) comments

Vick: A vet's take (written for NPR and posted just for you)

OK so I’m recycling. READ MORE

Aug 30, 2007 / (16) comments

Give me Starbucks or give me death'”corporate vet medicine redux

The vet community is abuzz with a fresh round of hand-wringing over the issue of corporate vet medicine. READ MORE

Aug 29, 2007 / (8) comments

An attempt at suburban lizard vet medicine

I have this lizard that lives in my back yard. He’s technically not a gecko and [embarrassingly] I’m not even sure what species of reptile claims his DNA as its own (Carolina gecko?). READ MORE

Aug 28, 2007 / (12) comments

Picky pets, picky people and their stressed out families

Neophobia: Not exactly a catchy buzz-word, but an entertaining one all the same. It was coined to describe the finicky behavior of those who fear tasting new foods. READ MORE

Aug 27, 2007 / (20) comments

Flaming and defaming flame retardants and other putative feline thyroid hazards

Have you heard the hype on flame retardants as they relate to pets? READ MORE

Aug 26, 2007 / (4) comments

A vet knows how to give advice'”and this one occasionally takes it, too

We must be rapidly approaching the full moon’s maximum effects. I can tell because almost every post this week has been soooo self-centered and sensitive. READ MORE

Aug 25, 2007 / (4) comments

This vet feels pretty'¦oh so pretty'¦

Has anyone ever called you “cute”? Was it the kind of delivery that might have occasioned a barroom-style brawl should you have been gratefully relieved of all inhibition? READ MORE

Aug 24, 2007 / (14) comments

Boiling blood transfusions (another rant on severe client misbehavior)

Remember Dingleberry? He’s the cat who arrived crawling with so many fleas that his clumps of matted fur appeared to move with singular purpose: Get us off this animal, they might have said. READ MORE

Aug 23, 2007 / (16) comments

Taste in veterinary medicine

There’s no accounting for some people’s taste. In fact, as a child, my pediatrician had to talk my mother down off a ledge after I was found snacking on the Purina Cat Chow. READ MORE

Aug 22, 2007 / (27) 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.