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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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A review of Redemption (or, God, I love Nathan Winograd but'¦)

Have you ever started reading a book only to find that after rocking your world for sixty-plus pages it next serves up a section so annoying you're hard-pressed to actually finish it? READ MORE

Dec 31, 2007 / (30) comments

Worthy causes 101: Year-end tax deductible giving to animal charities

OK, let’s say you’ve got some cash to give away. READ MORE

Dec 30, 2007 / (8) comments

Canine Distemper Virus on the move - and jumping ship, too

I’ve got this cute-as-a-button Jack Russell from puppy mill origins (sense a theme in this months posts on my patients?). READ MORE

Dec 29, 2007 / (7) comments

MUMS the word on the Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act

It’s a big species world out there. READ MORE

Dec 28, 2007 / (5) comments

Bartering for pet care'¦just don't tell the IRS!

As we’ve often discussed on Dolittler, not every person has the means to pay for even the most basic pet care. READ MORE

Dec 27, 2007 / (8) comments

Hope springs eternal when it comes to Helen the wonder-cat

I’ve always felt that with a little perseverance, intelligence and a hefty dose of excellent PR one could sell almost anything. READ MORE

Dec 26, 2007 / (13) comments

Merry Christmas from my animal family (and me)

If my recent rash of whiny, self-indulgent posts haven’t put you off this blog forever, then here’s to a very Merry Christmas from Vincent and Sophie, Dart, Helen, Poppy…and me. READ MORE

Dec 25, 2007 / (12) comments

'Shelter' holiday nastygrams from Miami-Dade County (And a very Merry Christmas to you, too)

As if the week before Christmas isn’t enough to drive anyone mad, Miami-Dade County took this time out of their schedule (and some money out of our exorbitant property taxes and sizable dog l READ MORE

Dec 24, 2007 / (4) comments

Guiltily getting out of Dodge and one sick Christmas pup

It’s 9 AM. It’s the day before Christmas Eve and I’m at my cousin’s house in the Florida Keys again. READ MORE

Dec 23, 2007 / (5) comments

The great testicle hunt: Cryptorchidism in pet practice

The definition of stress: over thirty minutes spent hunting down the exact location of a stray testicle in a dog’s abdomen. In the abdomen? Yep. READ MORE

Dec 22, 2007 / (6) 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.