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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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Bullishly inhumane by design? On bulldog breeding and welfare

A couple of months ago the Journal of the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) ran a cover illustration of three English bulldogs. READ MORE

Sep 30, 2008 / (29) comments

Puppy tragedy and sweet veterinary revenge (when the 'miracle of life' isn't so miraculous)

Sometimes I wish I could reach out through the telephone lines…and strangle someone. READ MORE

Sep 29, 2008 / (34) comments

Sept 28th is World Rabies Day! Do your part!

Today is World Rabies Day! READ MORE

Sep 28, 2008 / (24) comments

Breedism in the dog world: A case of misdiagnosed even-temperedness

Yesterday was my birthday. In a misguided attempt to celebrate this auspicious day with me, my first patient of the day took a whopping chomp out of my left hand. READ MORE

Sep 27, 2008 / (22) comments

Killing me softly: Chemical (drug) euthanasia for pets 101

This past Monday’s post on euthanasia raised a discussion on the merits and pitfalls of various euthanasia methods. READ MORE

Sep 26, 2008 / (58) comments

Too old for treatment? Aging pets and medical decision-making

This is a tough one. And it’s a biggie. READ MORE

Sep 25, 2008 / (39) comments

Gimme shelter: Justice for animals abandoned in Galveston, Texas

At least a hundred Galvestonian animals have been found and remanded to shelter care each and every day since Hurricane Ike. READ MORE

Sep 24, 2008 / (31) comments

Histiocytoma: The benign canine tumor with a not-so-friendly look and feel

Both my French bulldogs have suffered from unsightly, often-itchy and technically benign tumors we call histiocytomas. Though histiocytomas typically resolve after two to three months, the un READ MORE

Sep 23, 2008 / (26) comments

When is it time to euthanize? A specialist round table on prolonging animal suffering

A coven of nine veterinarians united around a table to break bread and suck down wine is never a too-pretty experience once the evening winds down and talk of veterinary disaster cases overwhelms t READ MORE

Sep 22, 2008 / (20) comments

Nine kittens in a box and nine more veterinary hospital 'horrors'

Here’s another one of my list-style posts in which I bemoan the many ways in which my clients, colleagues and even random citizens manage to make my life more of a stress-fest than it already READ MORE

Sep 21, 2008 / (21) 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.