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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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Barbaro's gone to greener pastures

Diagnosis: A lifetime of pain. Treatment plan: Euthanasia. READ MORE

Jan 31, 2007 / (4) comments

Is my pet gay? This vet takes up the question of gay pets (against her better judgment)

“I wish I could quit ewe” and “He’s just not into ewe” are but two of the tasteless puns to make the rounds of headlines after a researcher at Oregon State University READ MORE

Jan 30, 2007 / (3) comments

Is your dog too smart? Seizures might be just the thing for you

Cold as the title may sound, there’s plenty of evidence to show that permanent brain damage from seizures, near-drowning, head-trauma, anesthesia-related hypoxia (low oxyxen in the blood) and READ MORE

Jan 29, 2007 / (1) comments

When pet therapies go wrong'¦

It happens. You see a sick animal and you try to make it better: You plan to give it a drug or perform a procedure you expect will help. You inform the owners of the risks. They agree. READ MORE

Jan 28, 2007 / (3) comments

Drooling up a storm of controversy: plastic surgery in pets

The controversy is decades old but the volume of discourse on the subject is still turned way up high. READ MORE

Jan 27, 2007 / (12) comments

Risky business: When vets bring sick pets home

Last night’s houseguest was not exactly sick; she was pregnant—somewhere between 64 and 70 days pregnant. Darn near overcooked, I’d say. READ MORE

Jan 26, 2007 / (3) comments

Wild animals and pit bulls: No contest

A couple of months ago a child was attacked by a “pet panther’ here in Miami. Although the term I offer in quotations should be an oxymoron, the state of Florida doesn't agree. READ MORE

Jan 25, 2007 / (16) comments

'Fluffy! Don't eat that!' Tales of pets with pathologically indiscriminate dietary habits

It happens. In fact, it happens a lot to some of my less discriminating patients. I’m talking about their often bizarre dietary habits. READ MORE

Jan 24, 2007 / (24) comments

What a bloody mess! Pet bleeding in vet practice

The importance of blood in my everyday life cannot be understated. READ MORE

Jan 23, 2007 / (8) comments

Auburn vet student turns PETA spy in canine kidney transplant case

Unbelievable! In a recent story out of Auburn University, a vet student takes on a role better suited to a Tom Clancy novel than to an ivory tower academic setting. READ MORE

Jan 22, 2007 / (13) 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.