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Demystifying the cost of spays and neuters in veterinary practice

Spays and neuters can be really inexpensive. Call up your local shelter and ask. I’ve seen them go for nothing in some municipalities (as in $0) and seldom for more than a hundred bucks. READ MORE

Apr 30, 2008 / (20) comments

On moving and relocating outdoor and feral cats: A quick and dirty how-to guide

For some reason, my email inbox gets more play on the issue of moving outdoor and feral cats than just about anything else (except those pesky deals on Viagra, which I definitely do not need and am READ MORE

Apr 30, 2008 / (4) comments

Infantilization in pet keeping'¦and its unintended consequences for animal health

Yes, it’s true. We modern humans are a confused lot. READ MORE

Apr 29, 2008 / (26) comments

The limp is suddenly gone'¦.it's veterinary magic!

Something amazing often happens to a limp at the first sign of an impending vet visit. READ MORE

Apr 28, 2008 / (14) comments

CSI Miami: Everyday veterinary forensics in practice

It happens everywhere, not just in Miami. READ MORE

Apr 28, 2008 / (2) comments

Florida's at it again! Banning books, breeds and now'¦balls

Florida’s the new Oklahoma…or Tennessee…though neither Bible Belt READ MORE

Apr 27, 2008 / (10) comments

Chronic pain and adverse behavior in one big, black monster kitty

Mordecai had been getting fouler tempered over the years. It had become a family joke to quip that no one should approach him barehanded while he’s sleeping. READ MORE

Apr 27, 2008 / (13) comments

Sign-overs of pets in veterinary hospital settings: Most vets now just say NO!

Every vet hospital has plenty opportunity to turn its unused cages into Adoption Central. READ MORE

Apr 26, 2008 / (23) comments

Foreclosing on pets along with our homes'¦this sad trend's got legs

Toss ‘n runs haven’t been very common at our place since the late seventies and early eighties. The early nineties saw a spike. READ MORE

Apr 26, 2008 / (7) comments

On DNA Day, Cinnamon and Tasha and the Florida Legislature

Fifty-five years ago the now-ubiquitous double-helixed DNA molecule made its debut on the world stage. READ MORE

Apr 25, 2008 / (4) comments

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Patty Khuly, VMD, MBA

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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.

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