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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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Dog fights: inter-dog violence wreaks havoc in otherwise loving homes

If you’ve never experienced a dog fight, consider yourself lucky. For loving owners of two or more pets, a serious row is grounds for a nervous breakdown. READ MORE

Feb 28, 2007 / (12) comments

Veterinary hospice care in practice: one case of bladder cancer

Altogether too often, the diagnosis of cancer in pets comes complete with death sentence attached: The vet makes the case, presents the histopathology report or the X-rays, then exits stage left. READ MORE

Feb 27, 2007 / (2) comments

The bilingual vet will see you now (or, El veterinario bilingue ahora le atenderÃ¡)

Miami is a funny place to be a service professional. Whether you’re a doc, accountant, bank teller or hotel clerk, you’d best speak some Spanish. READ MORE

Feb 26, 2007 / (4) comments

The glamour of this veterinarian's day job (not!)

Once upon a time (when I worked on South Beach) I might have been able to say that being a veterinarian was somewhat glamorous (as it seems too many people believe). READ MORE

Feb 25, 2007 / (7) comments

Screw the Microchip'¦I want my pet to get an implantable GPS!

I’ve often thought that when a product I want doesn’t exist it’s because something really important stands between my imagination and reality. READ MORE

Feb 24, 2007 / (39) comments

When love is not enough to save your pet'¦what next?

In my first job out of vet school I worked nights, alone, at a small regional emergency clinic on the Pennsylvania-Delaware line. READ MORE

Feb 23, 2007 / (13) comments

She's crafty (or, Even veterinarians get the blues)

I’m afraid that after a long, hard day one of my favorite escapes is among the most mundane known to man: needlework. READ MORE

Feb 22, 2007 / (8) comments

Aromatherapy in pets: the emerging science of pet scent therapy

It seems there’s no middle ground in the debate between believers and non-believers when it comes to natural care for pets. READ MORE

Feb 21, 2007 / (7) comments

Uncommitted clients make for half-a---- care

Sorry for the mild profanity but nothing makes me crazier than clients who can’t figure out whether or not they want their pet to live…to receive treatment…or even to go to the READ MORE

Feb 20, 2007 / (7) comments

When great techs leave, this vet ponders the mysteries of the animal hospital business

Two weeks from today my favorite veterinary technician will begin her new life—in an oral surgeon’s office as a medical assistant. READ MORE

Feb 19, 2007 / (7) 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.