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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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All hail the Furminator! (I know it's just a brush but I'm a convert)

I don’t normally talk products on this blog. After all, it’s kind of tacky to wax evangelic on something as pedestrian as a plastic-and-metal fur-defying implement. READ MORE

Sep 30, 2007 / (15) comments

Pet sites you love'¦give '˜em up (please)

A good friend has charged me with the task of finding the best pet sites on the Internet. He seems to think that my blog makes me some kind of Web-content expert. READ MORE

Sep 29, 2007 / (27) comments

Holistic cancer care for The Miami Herald

OK so here was last week's Miami Herald column. In case you're wondering how I field questions for this column you should know that some of them come from my own clients. READ MORE

Sep 28, 2007 / (3) comments

Finding holistic veterinary care'”here's where you and your big mouth can help

Last Wednesday night I met with a group of pet people to give a talk on holistic veterinary care. Now, I’m no expert, but I’m definitely a proponent of holistic medicine. READ MORE

Sep 28, 2007 / (5) comments

Surgical disasters in vet medicine'¦a long-distance consult on a case gone wrong

At the risk of courting oodles of personal emails on the subject of individual pet healthcare issues (beyond the heaps I already receive), I’m going to recount one particular correspondent&rs READ MORE

Sep 27, 2007 / (5) comments

Tasers and vet medicine'”no, really

Still making the rounds in email inboxes everywhere is a link to the University of Florida student who was “tased&rdqu READ MORE

Sep 26, 2007 / (13) comments

Phone calls and vet time and pet time

Your pet throws up a couple of times first thing in the morning (something she never does) and you want to know whether you should bring her in to the vet’s office. READ MORE

Sep 25, 2007 / (34) comments

Peacock healthcare'”and partnership'”in suburban pet practice

In case you’ve never been here, you should know that suburban Miami is full of peafowl. READ MORE

Sep 24, 2007 / (4) comments

Comparing canine back surgery emergencies and human-kinda-healthcare

About a month ago, one of my favorite colleagues got taken to task by a physician client. READ MORE

Sep 23, 2007 / (4) comments

Rottweiler from Rottweil. No dock on her and what a beauty!

Last Thursday my boyfriend was attracted to a beauty he met at work—a gorgeous Rottweiler. She was cut from the mold of something quite other than the typical, American-standard Rottie. READ MORE

Sep 22, 2007 / (11) 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.