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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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'Swine influenza' from a vet's perspective (now, can we all stop blaming the pigs?)

Let’s all call it “H1N1,” OK? Or “Mexican Flu.” Because to refer to this triple human-bird-swine influenza virus by its porcine etymology does everyone a BIG disservice. READ MORE

Apr 30, 2009 / (46) comments

Dog breed perceptions drive ownership choices. Is that a good thing?

Got a Schnauzer? What made you want this breed of dog? Did “Shnauzer” come up on an Internet breed finder? Maybe you grew up with one, or your friends have one. Perhaps you just like the way they look. Their spunk. Their style. READ MORE

Apr 29, 2009 / (65) comments

Computerized medical records...for humans and for pets

The Obama administration is working hard on solutions to the high cost, spotty availability and inefficiencies of our current medical system. As if the economic crisis, foreign policy nightmares and energy issues weren’t enough, taking on the US’s human healthcare insufficiencies as well... READ MORE

Apr 28, 2009 / (48) comments

The EPA's finger wag at the topical pet insecticide industry (is this the pet food recall, revisited?

Topical pet pesticides. You may know them as Frontline, Advantage, Advantix and Promeris, among others. Perhaps you also use Adams brand flea and tick shampoo and occasionally defer to a Sergeant’s supermarket brand spot-on flea and tick killer when your veterinarian is closed (or when you’re... READ MORE

Apr 27, 2009 / (116) comments

This veterinarian's ten most common pet problems

Wanna know what I spend my time doing...day after day? It’s pretty simple really. The hard part’s the talking, explaining, teaching, cajoling, reasoning, recruiting, empathizing, etc. The rest? It’s mostly a breeze. READ MORE

Apr 26, 2009 / (15) comments

Cancer's curse (On living with a canine time bomb)

Not a day goes by that I don’t think about my dog’s brain tumor. Strange, this ability of a questionably animate thing to lay me low so effectively. READ MORE

Apr 25, 2009 / (22) comments

Incision site madness post-op in pets (and five ways I handle it)

I have a relative whose two adult dogs were both neutered last week. So I knew to expect the cross-country phone calls––in spades. But nothing prepared me for the onslaught of incision site issues that awaited me in the wake of this simple procedure. READ MORE

Apr 24, 2009 / (18) comments

Counting calories in fat dog weight loss and the role of 'intelligence'

After spending more time than is reasonable explaining WHY dogs are gaining weight in spite of all owner attempts at the reverse, I get tired...really tired. READ MORE

Apr 23, 2009 / (56) comments

On losing 21 polo ponies in 12 hours

Bad things happen. But you expect them to happen less often to the horses that play the Polo Club circuit. READ MORE

Apr 22, 2009 / (141) comments

Do you treat your pets better than you treat yourself?

After reading your comments from yesterday’s post on the cost of routine dentistry, I got to thinking: Do we humans often treat our pets better than we treat ourselves? READ MORE

Apr 21, 2009 / (50) 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.