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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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Doc, I think I gotta sit down (On the difference between men and women in the veterinary exam room)

Why is it that men always seem to keel over first? Though the ones that “know thineselves” are smart enough to walk away at the first sign of an impending needle stick or bodily effluence, I always seem to get the ones who pretend to want to be “in on the action.” READ MORE

Mar 31, 2009 / (37) comments

Top ten pet owner excuses for aggression in dogs

by Dr. Phil Zeltzman and Dr. Patty Khuly You might find this odd, but there’s a whole world of denial out there with respect to aggression in dogs. READ MORE

Mar 30, 2009 / (77) comments

How to start and grow a top pet health site...with love

Today’ post is inspired by Tripawds.com and Maverick's Story, two pet health sites dedicated to a couple of individual dogs and their diseases. READ MORE

Mar 29, 2009 / (8) comments

Please don't exterminate the cat!

Things in Miami don’t happen the way they do in the rest of the US. Unlicensed usage of dangerous chemicals is my newest example. After being accidentally fumigated with a variety of bug-killing chemicals (whose true provenance we’ll likely never know), this gorgeous kitten suffered a variety... READ MORE

Mar 28, 2009 / (20) comments

Top ten cat friendly cities in the U.S. Where do YOUR felines live?

You've digested the lists for top dog towns and cities that rank high for animal welfare concerns, but have you ever read one that tells you where you might rather live if you love cats? READ MORE

Mar 27, 2009 / (17) comments

Lymphoma in dogs and the new bone marrow transplant 'cure'

I’ve got an in to lots of new stuff happening in the world of oncology. Two of my classmates from back at Penn are tops in this field at the academic level. And they’re both working hard to find a cure for lymphoma in dogs. READ MORE

Mar 27, 2009 / (27) comments

On Metacam, Rimadyl, and their NSAID-ish side-effects

For today’s post I’d like to share the contents of a reader’s email for your consideration. This is Catherine Shaffer’s story, one she and I believe is worth sharing with other Dolittler readers. My comments will follow. READ MORE

Mar 26, 2009 / (56) comments

Why this vet hates the in-hospital toenail trim

OK so here’s where I confess: I don’t like to trim toenails––nor do I relish delegating claw detail to my staff. And no, it’s not because we’ve got better things to do and can’t be bothered with the lowly pedicure. It’s more that I can’t stand the... READ MORE

Mar 25, 2009 / (49) comments

Giving it away feels soooo good (on neutering 91 cats in 3 hours)

Yeah, after neutering 91 cats in three hours our fingers might’ve been on automatic––and every male in my vicinity in the immediate thereafter should’ve been on high alert––but we felt sooooo good. READ MORE

Mar 24, 2009 / (26) comments

'Cat got your fish?' and the environmental ethics of keeping cats

I couldn’t pick a more incendiary topic for a Monday. Even if I recycled last week’s Cesar Millan post, condemned a breed of dogs, and picked on the HSUS––all in one post––it still wouldn’t raise hackles any more than the opinion piece Paul Greenberg put out... READ MORE

Mar 23, 2009 / (29) 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.